On Tue 2022-02-22 14:12:54, Aaron Tomlin wrote: > No functional change. > > This patch migrates livepatch support (i.e. used during module > add/or load and remove/or deletion) from core module code into > kernel/module/livepatch.c. At the moment it contains code to > persist Elf information about a given livepatch module, only. > > Signed-off-by: Aaron Tomlin <atomlin@xxxxxxxxxx> > diff --git a/kernel/module/livepatch.c b/kernel/module/livepatch.c > new file mode 100644 > index 000000000000..486d4ff92719 > --- /dev/null > +++ b/kernel/module/livepatch.c > @@ -0,0 +1,74 @@ > + * Persist Elf information about a module. Copy the Elf header, > + * section header table, section string table, and symtab section > + * index from info to mod->klp_info. > + */ > +int copy_module_elf(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info) > +{ > + unsigned int size, symndx; > + int ret; > + > + size = sizeof(*mod->klp_info); > + mod->klp_info = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL); > + if (!mod->klp_info) > + return -ENOMEM; > + > + /* Elf header */ > + size = sizeof(mod->klp_info->hdr); > + memcpy(&mod->klp_info->hdr, info->hdr, size); > + > + /* Elf section header table */ > + size = sizeof(*info->sechdrs) * info->hdr->e_shnum; > + mod->klp_info->sechdrs = kmemdup(info->sechdrs, size, GFP_KERNEL); > + if (!mod->klp_info->sechdrs) { > + ret = -ENOMEM; > + goto free_info; > + } > + > + /* Elf section name string table */ > + size = info->sechdrs[info->hdr->e_shstrndx].sh_size; > + mod->klp_info->secstrings = kmemdup(info->secstrings, size, GFP_KERNEL); > + if (!mod->klp_info->secstrings) { > + ret = -ENOMEM; > + goto free_sechdrs; > + } > + > + /* Elf symbol section index */ > + symndx = info->index.sym; > + mod->klp_info->symndx = symndx; > + > + /* > + * For livepatch modules, core_kallsyms.symtab is a complete > + * copy of the original symbol table. Adjust sh_addr to point > + * to core_kallsyms.symtab since the copy of the symtab in module > + * init memory is freed at the end of do_init_module(). > + */ > + mod->klp_info->sechdrs[symndx].sh_addr = (unsigned long)mod->core_kallsyms.symtab; > + > + return 0; This code include several other well hidden changes: --- del.p 2022-02-24 16:55:26.570054922 +0100 +++ add.p 2022-02-24 16:56:04.766781394 +0100 @@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ * section header table, section string table, and symtab section * index from info to mod->klp_info. */ -static int copy_module_elf(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info) +int copy_module_elf(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info) { unsigned int size, symndx; int ret; size = sizeof(*mod->klp_info); mod->klp_info = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL); - if (mod->klp_info == NULL) + if (!mod->klp_info) return -ENOMEM; /* Elf header */ @@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ static int copy_module_elf(struct module /* Elf section header table */ size = sizeof(*info->sechdrs) * info->hdr->e_shnum; mod->klp_info->sechdrs = kmemdup(info->sechdrs, size, GFP_KERNEL); - if (mod->klp_info->sechdrs == NULL) { + if (!mod->klp_info->sechdrs) { ret = -ENOMEM; goto free_info; } @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ static int copy_module_elf(struct module /* Elf section name string table */ size = info->sechdrs[info->hdr->e_shstrndx].sh_size; mod->klp_info->secstrings = kmemdup(info->secstrings, size, GFP_KERNEL); - if (mod->klp_info->secstrings == NULL) { + if (!mod->klp_info->secstrings) { ret = -ENOMEM; goto free_sechdrs; } @@ -43,8 +43,7 @@ static int copy_module_elf(struct module * to core_kallsyms.symtab since the copy of the symtab in module * init memory is freed at the end of do_init_module(). */ - mod->klp_info->sechdrs[symndx].sh_addr = \ - (unsigned long) mod->core_kallsyms.symtab; + mod->klp_info->sechdrs[symndx].sh_addr = (unsigned long)mod->core_kallsyms.symtab; return 0; Please do not do these small coding style changes. It complicates the review and increases the risk of regressions. Different people have different preferences. Just imagine that every half a year someone update style of a code by his personal preferences. The real changes will then get lost in a lot of noise. Coding style changes might be acceptable only when the code is reworked or when it significantly improves readability. That said. I reviewed and tested this patch and did not find any problem. Feel free to use: Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@xxxxxxxx> Tested-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@xxxxxxxx> Please, take the above as an advice for your future work. Best Regards, Petr