On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 11:46:51AM -0500, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> On Mon, Mar 21, 2016 at 05:31:57PM +0100, Petr Mladek wrote:
> > > diff --git a/kernel/livepatch/core.c b/kernel/livepatch/core.c
> > > index 780f00c..2aa20fa 100644
> > > --- a/kernel/livepatch/core.c
> > > +++ b/kernel/livepatch/core.c
> > > +static int klp_resolve_symbols(Elf_Shdr *relasec, struct module *pmod)
> > > +{
> > > + int i, cnt, vmlinux, ret;
> > > + struct klp_buf bufs = {0};
> > > + Elf_Rela *relas;
> > > + Elf_Sym *sym;
> > > + char *symname;
> > > + unsigned long sympos;
> > > +
> > > + relas = (Elf_Rela *) relasec->sh_addr;
> > > + /* For each rela in this klp relocation section */
> > > + for (i = 0; i < relasec->sh_size / sizeof(Elf_Rela); i++) {
> > > + sym = pmod->core_kallsyms.symtab + ELF_R_SYM(relas[i].r_info);
> > > + if (sym->st_shndx != SHN_LIVEPATCH)
> > > + return -EINVAL;
> > > +
> > > + klp_clear_buf(&bufs);
> > > +
> > > + /* Format: .klp.sym.objname.symbol_name,sympos */
> > > + symname = pmod->core_kallsyms.strtab + sym->st_name;
> > > + cnt = sscanf(symname, ".klp.sym.%64[^.].%128[^,],%lu",
> > > + bufs.objname, bufs.symname, &sympos);
> >
> > Note that MODULE_NAME_LEN even is not 64. It is defined by:
> >
> > #define MAX_PARAM_PREFIX_LEN (64 - sizeof(unsigned long))
> >
> > I strongly suggest to use the proposal from Josh.
>
> Hm, looks like my suggestion to use __stringify(MODULE_NAME_LEN) doesn't
> work. It results in the string "MODULE_NAME_LEN". Which surprises me:
> isn't is supposed to resolve the macro before applying the '#' operation
> to it?
Turns out I hadn't included module.h. When I do so,
__stringify(MODULE_NAME_LEN) becomes "(64 - sizeof(unsigned long))".
Which is still not going to work :-/
> I was going to suggest another idea: hard-code it at 63 and then do
> something like
>
> BUILD_BUG_ON(MODULE_NAME_LEN != 64)
>
> But you're right... it's not even 64!
>
> Need to think on this some more...
--
Josh
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