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* [PATCH] Modules: x86_64 - R_X86_64_PC32 gives signed 32 bit and needs overflow check.
@ 2010-10-29 15:07 Nikanth Karthikesan
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From: Nikanth Karthikesan @ 2010-10-29 15:07 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Rusty Russell; +Cc: Ingo Molnar, linux-kernel, x86

R_X86_64_PC32 gives signed 32 bit and needs overflow check.

Signed-off-by: Nikanth Karthikesan <knikanth@suse.de>

---

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/module.c b/arch/x86/kernel/module.c
index 8f29560..59b859a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/module.c
@@ -168,11 +168,9 @@ int apply_relocate_add(Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs,
 			break;
 		case R_X86_64_PC32:
 			val -= (u64)loc;
-			*(u32 *)loc = val;
-#if 0
+			*(s32 *)loc = val;
 			if ((s64)val != *(s32 *)loc)
 				goto overflow;
-#endif
 			break;
 		default:
 			printk(KERN_ERR "module %s: Unknown rela relocation: %llu\n",

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