Peter Zijlstra
d62e4f2b95
Encoding a relative NULL pointer doesn't work for KASLR, when the whole kernel image gets shifted, the __bug_table and the target string get shifted by the same amount and the relative offset is preserved. However when the target is an absolute 0 value and the __bug_table gets moved about, the end result in a pointer equivalent to kaslr_offset(), not NULL. Notably, this will generate SHN_UNDEF relocations, and Ard would really like to not have those at all. Use the empty string to denote no-string. Suggested-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linuxfoundation.org> Cc: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
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 reStructuredText 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.