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Re: [RFC PATCH v2 2/6] module: preserve Elf information for livepatch modules

From Miroslav Benes <mbenes@suse.cz>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [RFC PATCH v2 2/6] module: preserve Elf information for livepatch modules
Date 2015-12-16 12:00 +0100
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On Mon, 30 Nov 2015, Jessica Yu wrote:

> @@ -3530,6 +3614,16 @@ static int load_module(struct load_info *info, const char __user *uargs,
>  	if (err < 0)
>  		goto bug_cleanup;
>  
> +	/*
> +	 * Save sechdrs, indices, and other data from info
> +	 * in order to patch to-be-loaded modules.
> +	 * Do not call free_copy() for livepatch modules.
> +	 */
> +	if (mod->klp)
> +		err = copy_module_elf(mod, info);
> +	if (err < 0)
> +		goto bug_cleanup;
> +

I think goto bug_cleanup is not sufficient. Just before this hunk sysfs is 
created. So in case of error here we should call mod_sysfs_teardown() or 
something before going to bug_cleanup. That is new error label is needed 
before bug_cleanup. Correct?

Miroslav
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Re: [RFC PATCH v2 2/6] module: preserve Elf information for livepatch  modules Miroslav Benes <mbenes@suse.cz> - 2015-12-16 12:00 +0100
  Re: module: preserve Elf information for livepatch modules Jessica Yu <jeyu@redhat.com> - 2015-12-17 02:10 +0100

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