Re: [PATCH net-next v2] sections: global data can be in .bss

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On Mon, Nov 22, 2021 at 9:24 AM Antoine Tenart <atenart@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> When checking an address is located in a global data section also check
> for the .bss section as global variables initialized to 0 can be in
> there (-fzero-initialized-in-bss).
>
> This was found when looking at ensure_safe_net_sysctl which was failing
> to detect non-init sysctl pointing to a global data section when the
> data was in the .bss section.
>
> Signed-off-by: Antoine Tenart <atenart@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Co-Developed-by: Jonathon Reinhart <jonathon.reinhart@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Jonathon Reinhart <jonathon.reinhart@xxxxxxxxx>

> ---
>
> A few remarks:
>
> - This still targets net-next but I added Arnd if he prefers to take it
>   through the 'asm-generic' tree, now that is_kernel_core_data is in
>   include/asm-generic/.
>
> - I kept the Acked-by tag as the change is the same really, the
>   difference is the core_kernel_data function was renamed to
>   is_kernel_core_data and moved since then.
>
> - @Jonathon: with your analysis and suggestion I think you should be
>   listed as a co-developer. If that's fine please say so, and reply
>   with both a Co-developed-by and a Signed-off-by tags.

Added, thanks. Although it appears I may have missed the boat.



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