Re: [PATCH v6 4/8] module: prepare to handle ROX allocations for text

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On Wed, Oct 16, 2024 at 03:24:20PM +0300, Mike Rapoport wrote:
> From: "Mike Rapoport (Microsoft)" <rppt@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> In order to support ROX allocations for module text, it is necessary to
> handle modifications to the code, such as relocations and alternatives
> patching, without write access to that memory.
> 
> One option is to use text patching, but this would make module loading
> extremely slow and will expose executable code that is not finally formed.
> 
> A better way is to have memory allocated with ROX permissions contain
> invalid instructions and keep a writable, but not executable copy of the
> module text. The relocations and alternative patches would be done on the
> writable copy using the addresses of the ROX memory.
> Once the module is completely ready, the updated text will be copied to ROX
> memory using text patching in one go and the writable copy will be freed.
> 
> Add support for that to module initialization code and provide necessary
> interfaces in execmem.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mike Rapoport (Microsoft) <rppt@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewd-by: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@xxxxxxxxxx>

  Luis




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