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Re: [PATCH 00/14] Fix wrong %pF and %pS printk format specifier usages

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On 14.09.2017 10:03, Sergey Senozhatsky wrote:
> On (09/14/17 16:40), Sergey Senozhatsky wrote:
> [..]
>> powerpc and parisc handle kernel .opd section as well:
>>
>> arch/powerpc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S:      .opd
>> arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S:       .opd
> 
> for modules, arch-s define mod_arch_specific struct.
> 
> parisc has .opd
> 
> (fdesc offset should be the start of .opd,
>   fdesc_offset + sizeof(fdesc) * fdesc_count should be the .opd address range)
> 
> struct mod_arch_specific
> {
>          unsigned long got_offset, got_count, got_max;
>          unsigned long fdesc_offset, fdesc_count, fdesc_max;
>          struct {
>                  unsigned long stub_offset;
>                  unsigned int stub_entries;
>                  } *section;
>          int unwind_section;
>          struct unwind_table *unwind;
> };
> 
> 
> ia64 has .opd
> 
> struct mod_arch_specific {
>          struct elf64_shdr *core_plt;    /* core PLT section */
>          struct elf64_shdr *init_plt;    /* init PLT section */
>          struct elf64_shdr *got;         /* global offset table */
>          struct elf64_shdr *opd;         /* official procedure descriptors */
>          struct elf64_shdr *unwind;      /* unwind-table section */
>          unsigned long gp;               /* global-pointer for module */
> 
>          void *core_unw_table;           /* core unwind-table cookie returned by unwinder */
>          void *init_unw_table;           /* init unwind-table cookie returned by unwinder */
>          unsigned int next_got_entry;    /* index of next available got entry */
> };
> 
> 
> powerpc does not keep track of .opd, need to add
> 
> struct mod_arch_specific {
> #ifdef __powerpc64__
>          unsigned int stubs_section;     /* Index of stubs section in module */
>          unsigned int toc_section;       /* What section is the TOC? */
>          bool toc_fixed;                 /* Have we fixed up .TOC.? */
> #ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
>          unsigned long toc;
>          unsigned long tramp;
> #endif
> 
> #else /* powerpc64 */
>          /* Indices of PLT sections within module. */
>          unsigned int core_plt_section;
>          unsigned int init_plt_section;
> #ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
>          unsigned long tramp;
> #endif
> #endif /* powerpc64 */
> 
>          /* List of BUG addresses, source line numbers and filenames */
>          struct list_head bug_list;
>          struct bug_entry *bug_table;
>          unsigned int num_bugs;
> };
> 
> 
> seems like we are looking at a solution here.
> 
> thoughts?

The basic concept of your proposal may work, and since it will avoid such
coding issues in the future I think it's probably the best solution.

Will you come up with a patch ? (I won't have time the next few days).
If yes,I'd be happy to test it on parisc.

Helge

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Re: [PATCH 00/14] Fix wrong %pF and %pS printk format specifier  usages Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky.work@gmail.com> - 2017-09-14 09:50 +0200
  Re: [PATCH 00/14] Fix wrong %pF and %pS printk format specifier  usages Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky.work@gmail.com> - 2017-09-14 10:10 +0200
    Re: [PATCH 00/14] Fix wrong %pF and %pS printk format specifier  usages Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de> - 2017-09-14 10:40 +0200
      Re: [PATCH 00/14] Fix wrong %pF and %pS printk format specifier  usages Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky.work@gmail.com> - 2017-09-14 11:30 +0200
        Re: [PATCH 00/14] Fix wrong %pF and %pS printk format specifier  usages Helge Deller <deller@gmx.de> - 2017-09-14 11:50 +0200
          RE: [PATCH 00/14] Fix wrong %pF and %pS printk format specifier  usages "Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@intel.com> - 2017-09-14 18:10 +0200
            Re: [PATCH 00/14] Fix wrong %pF and %pS printk format specifier  usages Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky.work@gmail.com> - 2017-09-18 09:10 +0200

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