8734b41b3e
Livepatching a loaded module involves applying relocations through
apply_relocate_add(), which attempts to write to read-only memory when
CONFIG_STRICT_MODULE_RWX=y. Work around this by performing these
writes through the text poke area by using patch_instruction().
R_PPC_REL24 is the only relocation type generated by the kpatch-build
userspace tool or klp-convert kernel tree that I observed applying a
relocation to a post-init module.
A more comprehensive solution is planned, but using patch_instruction()
for R_PPC_REL24 on should serve as a sufficient fix.
This does have a performance impact, I observed ~15% overhead in
module_load() on POWER8 bare metal with checksum verification off.
Fixes: c35717c71e ("powerpc: Set ARCH_HAS_STRICT_MODULE_RWX")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # v5.14+
Reported-by: Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Russell Currey <ruscur@russell.cc>
Tested-by: Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@redhat.com>
[mpe: Check return codes from patch_instruction()]
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20211214121248.777249-1-mpe@ellerman.id.au
Linux kernel
============
There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.