[RFC PATCH v3 17/20] x86/tools/relocs: Ignore __kcfi_typeid_ relocations

Sami Tolvanen
2022-06-10T23:40:22Z

The compiler generates __kcfi_typeid_ symbols for annotating assembly
functions with type information. These are constants that can be
referenced in assembly code and are resolved by the linker. Ignore
them in relocs.

Signed-off-by: Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
---
arch/x86/tools/relocs.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c b/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c
index e2c5b296120d..2925074b9a58 100644
--- a/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ static const char * const sym_regex_kernel[S_NSYMTYPES] = {
"^(xen_irq_disable_direct_reloc$|"
"xen_save_fl_direct_reloc$|"
"VDSO|"
+ "__kcfi_typeid_|"
"__crc_)",

/*