Re: [PATCH] lkdtm: add test for executing .rodata

From: Kees Cook
Date: Tue Feb 23 2016 - 17:03:04 EST


On Tue, Feb 23, 2016 at 2:00 PM, PaX Team <pageexec@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 23 Feb 2016 at 12:53, Kees Cook wrote:
>
>> I prefer using all the "regular" mechanisms so that I really know I'm
>> exercising the actual case I want to be testing. (i.e. I don't want to
>> bypass the linker.)
>>
>> If only there were some way to filter gcc output, like with plugins. ;)
>
> plugins can set/override section flags, initify and constify both do in
> fact but i guess that's little help for your generic case that has to
> work without them as well.

I don't mind using a plugin to get the linker to see the right flags. :)

I'm hoping someone will take pity on me in the kbuild list.

-Kees

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Kees Cook
Chrome OS & Brillo Security