28 Sep, 2012

1 commit

  • Use the mapping of Elf_[SPE]hdr, Elf_Addr, Elf_Sym, Elf_Dyn, Elf_Rel/Rela,
    ELF_R_TYPE() and ELF_R_SYM() to either the 32-bit version or the 64-bit version
    into asm-generic/module.h for all arches bar MIPS.

    Also, use the generic definition mod_arch_specific where possible.

    To this end, I've defined three new config bools:

    (*) HAVE_MOD_ARCH_SPECIFIC

    Arches define this if they don't want to use the empty generic
    mod_arch_specific struct.

    (*) MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA

    Arches define this if their modules can contain RELA records. This causes
    the Elf_Rela mapping to be emitted and allows apply_relocate_add() to be
    defined by the arch rather than have the core emit an error message.

    (*) MODULES_USE_ELF_REL

    Arches define this if their modules can contain REL records. This causes
    the Elf_Rel mapping to be emitted and allows apply_relocate() to be
    defined by the arch rather than have the core emit an error message.

    Note that it is possible to allow both REL and RELA records: m68k and mips are
    two arches that do this.

    With this, some arch asm/module.h files can be deleted entirely and replaced
    with a generic-y marker in the arch Kbuild file.

    Additionally, I have removed the bits from m32r and score that handle the
    unsupported type of relocation record as that's now handled centrally.

    Signed-off-by: David Howells
    Acked-by: Sam Ravnborg
    Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell

    David Howells
     

12 Jun, 2009

1 commit

  • These are all kernel internal interfaces that get copied
    around a lot. In most cases, architectures can provide
    their own optimized versions, but these generic versions
    can work as well.

    I have tried to use the most common contents of each
    header to allow existing architectures to migrate easily.

    Thanks to Remis for suggesting a number of cleanups.

    Signed-off-by: Remis Lima Baima
    Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann

    Arnd Bergmann