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book3s/32 and 8xx have a separate area for allocating modules, defined by MODULES_VADDR / MODULES_END. On book3s/32, it is not possible to protect against execution on a page basis. A full 256M segment is either Exec or NoExec. The module area is in an Exec segment while vmalloc area is in a NoExec segment. In order to protect module data against execution, select ARCH_WANTS_MODULES_DATA_IN_VMALLOC. For the 8xx (and possibly other 32 bits platform in the future), there is no such constraint on Exec/NoExec protection, however there is a critical distance between kernel functions and callers that needs to remain below 32Mbytes in order to avoid costly trampolines. By allocating data outside of module area, we increase the chance for module text to remain within acceptable distance from kernel core text. So select ARCH_WANTS_MODULES_DATA_IN_VMALLOC for 8xx as well. Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu> Cc: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au> Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org> Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org> Signed-off-by: Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org>
Linux kernel
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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.