linux-stable/arch/x86
Jessica Yu 425595a7fc livepatch: reuse module loader code to write relocations
Reuse module loader code to write relocations, thereby eliminating the need
for architecture specific relocation code in livepatch. Specifically, reuse
the apply_relocate_add() function in the module loader to write relocations
instead of duplicating functionality in livepatch's arch-dependent
klp_write_module_reloc() function.

In order to accomplish this, livepatch modules manage their own relocation
sections (marked with the SHF_RELA_LIVEPATCH section flag) and
livepatch-specific symbols (marked with SHN_LIVEPATCH symbol section
index). To apply livepatch relocation sections, livepatch symbols
referenced by relocs are resolved and then apply_relocate_add() is called
to apply those relocations.

In addition, remove x86 livepatch relocation code and the s390
klp_write_module_reloc() function stub. They are no longer needed since
relocation work has been offloaded to module loader.

Lastly, mark the module as a livepatch module so that the module loader
canappropriately identify and initialize it.

Signed-off-by: Jessica Yu <jeyu@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Miroslav Benes <mbenes@suse.cz>
Acked-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@de.ibm.com>   # for s390 changes
Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz>
2016-04-01 15:00:11 +02:00
..
boot Merge branch 'x86-boot-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2016-03-15 10:02:25 -07:00
configs Merge branch 'next' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jmorris/linux-security 2016-03-17 11:33:45 -07:00
crypto Merge branch 'linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/herbert/crypto-2.6 2016-03-17 11:22:54 -07:00
entry Merge branch 'x86-asm-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2016-03-15 09:32:27 -07:00
events perf/x86/intel/rapl: Simplify quirk handling even more 2016-03-08 17:49:52 +01:00
ia32 Merge branch 'x86-headers-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2015-11-03 21:05:40 -08:00
include livepatch: reuse module loader code to write relocations 2016-04-01 15:00:11 +02:00
kernel livepatch: reuse module loader code to write relocations 2016-04-01 15:00:11 +02:00
kvm One of the largest releases for KVM... Hardly any generic improvement, 2016-03-16 09:55:35 -07:00
lguest Merge branch 'perf-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2016-03-14 17:58:53 -07:00
lib Merge branch 'x86-boot-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2016-03-15 10:02:25 -07:00
math-emu Merge branch 'x86-headers-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2015-11-03 21:05:40 -08:00
mm Merge branch 'akpm' (patches from Andrew) 2016-03-16 11:51:08 -07:00
net bpf, x86: detect/optimize loading 0 immediates 2015-12-18 16:04:51 -05:00
oprofile x86/cpufeature: Carve out X86_FEATURE_* 2016-01-30 11:22:17 +01:00
pci PCI changes for the v4.6 merge window: 2016-03-16 14:45:55 -07:00
platform Merge branch 'x86-platform-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2016-03-15 11:20:44 -07:00
power x86/pm: Introduce quirk framework to save/restore extra MSR registers around suspend/resume 2015-11-26 10:04:53 +01:00
purgatory
ras x86/ras/mce_amd_inj: Inject bank 4 errors on the NBC 2015-10-12 16:15:48 +02:00
realmode UBSAN: run-time undefined behavior sanity checker 2016-01-20 17:09:18 -08:00
tools
um Linux 4.5-rc7 2016-03-07 09:27:30 +01:00
video
xen Merge branch 'smp-hotplug-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2016-03-15 13:50:29 -07:00
.gitignore
Kbuild perf/x86: Move perf_event.c ............... => x86/events/core.c 2016-02-09 10:23:49 +01:00
Kconfig PCI changes for the v4.6 merge window: 2016-03-16 14:45:55 -07:00
Kconfig.cpu x86/Kconfig/cpus: Fix/complete CPU type help texts 2015-10-21 11:12:56 +02:00
Kconfig.debug Merge branch 'x86-asm-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2016-03-15 09:32:27 -07:00
Makefile Merge branch 'linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/herbert/crypto-2.6 2015-11-04 09:11:12 -08:00
Makefile.um
Makefile_32.cpu