+++ Josh Poimboeuf [14/04/20 11:28 -0500]: [snip]
diff --git a/Documentation/livepatch/module-elf-format.rst b/Documentation/livepatch/module-elf-format.rst index 2a591e6f8e6c..629ef7ffb6cf 100644 --- a/Documentation/livepatch/module-elf-format.rst +++ b/Documentation/livepatch/module-elf-format.rst @@ -298,17 +298,7 @@ Examples: Note that the 'Ndx' (Section index) for these symbols is SHN_LIVEPATCH (0xff20). "OS" means OS-specific. -5. Architecture-specific sections -================================= -Architectures may override arch_klp_init_object_loaded() to perform -additional arch-specific tasks when a target module loads, such as applying -arch-specific sections. On x86 for example, we must apply per-object -.altinstructions and .parainstructions sections when a target module loads. -These sections must be prefixed with ".klp.arch.$objname." so that they can -be easily identified when iterating through a patch module's Elf sections -(See arch/x86/kernel/livepatch.c for a complete example). - -6. Symbol table and Elf section access +5. Symbol table and Elf section access
Nit: I think we need to fix the numbering in the Table of Contents too.
