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authorDmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>2023-03-17 04:01:30 -0700
committerDmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>2023-03-17 04:01:30 -0700
commitd26a3a6ce7e02f9c056ad992bcd9624735022337 (patch)
tree9df8aeaceed50bf65d01172c67f67035c9fa59ef /include/linux/moduleloader.h
parent007e50eb5dbe7b33a43a1449a0d9c29e8dcf1c67 (diff)
parenteeac8ede17557680855031c6f305ece2378af326 (diff)
Merge tag 'v6.3-rc2' into next
Merge with mainline to get of_property_present() and other newer APIs.
Diffstat (limited to 'include/linux/moduleloader.h')
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1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/moduleloader.h b/include/linux/moduleloader.h
index 7b4587a19189..03be088fb439 100644
--- a/include/linux/moduleloader.h
+++ b/include/linux/moduleloader.h
@@ -75,6 +75,23 @@ int apply_relocate_add(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
unsigned int symindex,
unsigned int relsec,
struct module *mod);
+#ifdef CONFIG_LIVEPATCH
+/*
+ * Some architectures (namely x86_64 and ppc64) perform sanity checks when
+ * applying relocations. If a patched module gets unloaded and then later
+ * reloaded (and re-patched), klp re-applies relocations to the replacement
+ * function(s). Any leftover relocations from the previous loading of the
+ * patched module might trigger the sanity checks.
+ *
+ * To prevent that, when unloading a patched module, clear out any relocations
+ * that might trigger arch-specific sanity checks on a future module reload.
+ */
+void clear_relocate_add(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
+ const char *strtab,
+ unsigned int symindex,
+ unsigned int relsec,
+ struct module *me);
+#endif
#else
static inline int apply_relocate_add(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
const char *strtab,