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From: Sam Ravnborg <sam-uyr5N9Q2VtJg9hUCZPvPmw@public.gmane.org>
To: Jan Beulich <jbeulich-Et1tbQHTxzrQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
Cc: linux-arch-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] move BUG_TABLE into RODATA
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:07:32 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080422180732.GA27222@uranus.ravnborg.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <480E1BEE.76E4.0078.0-Et1tbQHTxzrQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>

Hi Jan.

> --- linux-2.6.25/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S	2008-04-17 04:49:44.000000000 +0200
> +++ 2.6.25-bug-table-rodata/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S	2008-03-04 11:14:13.000000000 +0100
> @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ PHDRS {
>  	data PT_LOAD FLAGS(7);	/* RWE */
>  	user PT_LOAD FLAGS(7);	/* RWE */
>  	data.init PT_LOAD FLAGS(7);	/* RWE */
> -	note PT_NOTE FLAGS(4);	/* R__ */
> +	note PT_NOTE FLAGS(0);	/* ___ */
>  }

Is this intentional in this patch?


>  SECTIONS
>  {
> @@ -40,16 +40,14 @@ SECTIONS
>  	_etext = .;		/* End of text section */
>    } :text = 0x9090
>  
> +  NOTES :text :note
> +
>    . = ALIGN(16);		/* Exception table */
>    __ex_table : AT(ADDR(__ex_table) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
>    	__start___ex_table = .;
>  	 *(__ex_table)
>    	__stop___ex_table = .;
> -  }
> -
> -  NOTES :text :note
> -
> -  BUG_TABLE :text
> +  } :text = 0x9090

And I do not see the 0x9090 justified.
Is this something to do with the fact that 0x90 equals NOP on x86?

Rest looks good.

	Sam

WARNING: multiple messages have this Message-ID (diff)
From: Sam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
To: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@novell.com>
Cc: linux-arch@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] move BUG_TABLE into RODATA
Date: Tue, 22 Apr 2008 20:07:32 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20080422180732.GA27222@uranus.ravnborg.org> (raw)
Message-ID: <20080422180732.gRS4921eAxN1JO5F4-7WfROJNkVgQhNFTTUGr9NMHpk@z> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <480E1BEE.76E4.0078.0@novell.com>

Hi Jan.

> --- linux-2.6.25/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S	2008-04-17 04:49:44.000000000 +0200
> +++ 2.6.25-bug-table-rodata/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux_64.lds.S	2008-03-04 11:14:13.000000000 +0100
> @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ PHDRS {
>  	data PT_LOAD FLAGS(7);	/* RWE */
>  	user PT_LOAD FLAGS(7);	/* RWE */
>  	data.init PT_LOAD FLAGS(7);	/* RWE */
> -	note PT_NOTE FLAGS(4);	/* R__ */
> +	note PT_NOTE FLAGS(0);	/* ___ */
>  }

Is this intentional in this patch?


>  SECTIONS
>  {
> @@ -40,16 +40,14 @@ SECTIONS
>  	_etext = .;		/* End of text section */
>    } :text = 0x9090
>  
> +  NOTES :text :note
> +
>    . = ALIGN(16);		/* Exception table */
>    __ex_table : AT(ADDR(__ex_table) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
>    	__start___ex_table = .;
>  	 *(__ex_table)
>    	__stop___ex_table = .;
> -  }
> -
> -  NOTES :text :note
> -
> -  BUG_TABLE :text
> +  } :text = 0x9090

And I do not see the 0x9090 justified.
Is this something to do with the fact that 0x90 equals NOP on x86?

Rest looks good.

	Sam

  parent reply	other threads:[~2008-04-22 18:07 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2008-04-22 15:10 [PATCH] move BUG_TABLE into RODATA Jan Beulich
2008-04-22 15:10 ` Jan Beulich
     [not found] ` <480E1BEE.76E4.0078.0-Et1tbQHTxzrQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2008-04-22 18:07   ` Sam Ravnborg [this message]
2008-04-22 18:07     ` Sam Ravnborg
     [not found]     ` <20080422180732.GA27222-QabhHTsIXMSnlFQ6Q1D1Y0B+6BGkLq7r@public.gmane.org>
2008-04-23  6:36       ` Jan Beulich
2008-04-23  6:36         ` Jan Beulich

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