+ add-sys-kernel-notes.patch added to -mm tree

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The patch titled
     Add /sys/kernel/notes
has been added to the -mm tree.  Its filename is
     add-sys-kernel-notes.patch

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Subject: Add /sys/kernel/notes
From: Roland McGrath <roland@xxxxxxxx>

This patch adds the /sys/kernel/notes magic file.  Reading this delivers the
contents of the kernel's .notes section.  This lets userland easily glean any
detailed information about the running kernel's build that was stored there at
compile time.

Signed-off-by: Roland McGrath <roland@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Richard Henderson <rth@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ivan Kokshaysky <ink@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

 kernel/ksysfs.c |   28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 files changed, 28 insertions(+)

diff -puN kernel/ksysfs.c~add-sys-kernel-notes kernel/ksysfs.c
--- a/kernel/ksysfs.c~add-sys-kernel-notes
+++ a/kernel/ksysfs.c
@@ -62,6 +62,28 @@ static ssize_t kexec_crash_loaded_show(s
 KERNEL_ATTR_RO(kexec_crash_loaded);
 #endif /* CONFIG_KEXEC */
 
+/*
+ * Make /sys/kernel/notes give the raw contents of our kernel .notes section.
+ */
+extern const char __start_notes __attribute__((weak));
+extern const char __stop_notes __attribute__((weak));
+#define	notes_size (&__stop_notes - &__start_notes)
+
+static ssize_t notes_read(struct kobject *kobj,
+			  char *buf, loff_t off, size_t count)
+{
+	memcpy(buf, &__start_notes + off, count);
+	return count;
+}
+
+static struct bin_attribute notes_attr = {
+	.attr = {
+		.name = "notes",
+		.mode = S_IRUGO,
+	},
+	.read = &notes_read,
+};
+
 decl_subsys(kernel, NULL, NULL);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kernel_subsys);
 
@@ -88,6 +110,12 @@ static int __init ksysfs_init(void)
 		error = sysfs_create_group(&kernel_subsys.kobj,
 					   &kernel_attr_group);
 
+	if (!error && notes_size > 0) {
+		notes_attr.size = notes_size;
+		error = sysfs_create_bin_file(&kernel_subsys.kobj,
+					      &notes_attr);
+	}
+
 	return error;
 }
 
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Patches currently in -mm which might be from roland@xxxxxxxx are

add-sys-kernel-notes.patch

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