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Instead of saving a pointer to the .got, .plt and .plt_idx sections to
apply {got,plt}-based relocations, save and use their section indices
instead.
The mod->arch.{core,init}.{got,plt} pointers were problematic for live-
patch because they pointed within temporary section headers (provided by
the module loader via info->sechdrs) that would be freed after module
load. Since livepatch modules may need to apply relocations post-module-
load (for example, to patch a module that is loaded later), using section
indices to offset into the section headers (instead of accessing them
through a saved pointer) allows livepatch modules on LoongArch to pass
in their own copy of the section headers to apply_relocate_add() to
apply delayed relocations.
The method used is same as commit c8ebf64eab ("arm64/module: use plt
section indices for relocations").
Signed-off-by: Hongchen Zhang <zhanghongchen@loongson.cn>
Signed-off-by: Huacai Chen <chenhuacai@loongson.cn>
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.