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From: Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky@gmail.com>
To: "Naveen N. Rao" <naveen.n.rao@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/5] powerpc64: Add .opd based function descriptor
 dereference
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On (09/16/17 15:13), Naveen N. Rao wrote:
[..]
> Would it be simpler to just use kernel_text_address() and dereference 
> everything else? See commit 83e840c770f2c5 ("powerpc64/elfv1: Only 
> dereference function descriptor for non-text symbols") for a related 
> patch.

I had this idea, see

lkml.kernel.org/r/20170908172528.qc2vdtxzqh777k6o@intel.com


	-ss