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Diffstat (limited to 'kernel/module.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | kernel/module.c | 21 |
1 files changed, 19 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c index 4bf30e4b3eaa..805c49d1b86d 100644 --- a/kernel/module.c +++ b/kernel/module.c @@ -2348,6 +2348,21 @@ static int verify_exported_symbols(struct module *mod) return 0; } +static bool ignore_undef_symbol(Elf_Half emachine, const char *name) +{ + /* + * On x86, PIC code and Clang non-PIC code may have call foo@PLT. GNU as + * before 2.37 produces an unreferenced _GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_ on x86-64. + * i386 has a similar problem but may not deserve a fix. + * + * If we ever have to ignore many symbols, consider refactoring the code to + * only warn if referenced by a relocation. + */ + if (emachine == EM_386 || emachine == EM_X86_64) + return !strcmp(name, "_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_"); + return false; +} + /* Change all symbols so that st_value encodes the pointer directly. */ static int simplify_symbols(struct module *mod, const struct load_info *info) { @@ -2395,8 +2410,10 @@ static int simplify_symbols(struct module *mod, const struct load_info *info) break; } - /* Ok if weak. */ - if (!ksym && ELF_ST_BIND(sym[i].st_info) == STB_WEAK) + /* Ok if weak or ignored. */ + if (!ksym && + (ELF_ST_BIND(sym[i].st_info) == STB_WEAK || + ignore_undef_symbol(info->hdr->e_machine, name))) break; ret = PTR_ERR(ksym) ?: -ENOENT; |