linux/arch/arm
Dave Martin 9a00318ead ARM: 6963/1: Thumb-2: Relax relocation requirements for non-function symbols
The "Thumb bit" of a symbol is only really meaningful for function
symbols (STT_FUNC).

However, sometimes a branch is relocated against a non-function
symbol; for example, PC-relative branches to anonymous assembler
local symbols are typically fixed up against the start-of-section
symbol, which is not a function symbol.  Some inline assembler
generates references of this type, such as fixup code generated by
macros in <asm/uaccess.h>.

The existing relocation code for R_ARM_THM_CALL/R_ARM_THM_JUMP24
interprets this case as an error, because the target symbol appears
to be an ARM symbol; but this is really not the case, since the
target symbol is just a base in these cases.  The addend defines
the precise offset to the target location, but since the addend is
encoded in a non-interworking Thumb branch instruction, there is no
explicit Thumb bit in the addend.  Because these instructions never
interwork, the implied Thumb bit in the addend is 1, and the
destination is Thumb by definition.

This patch removes the extraneous Thumb bit check for non-function
symbols, enabling modules containing the affected relocation types
to be loaded.  No modification to the actual relocation code is
required, since this code does not take bit[0] of the
location->destination offset into account in any case.

Function symbols are always checked for interworking conflicts, as
before.

Signed-off-by: Dave Martin <dave.martin@linaro.org>
Acked-by: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com>
Signed-off-by: Russell King <rmk+kernel@arm.linux.org.uk>
2011-06-17 11:25:04 +01:00
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boot ARM: 6954/1: zImage: fix Thumb2 breakage 2011-06-09 10:15:06 +01:00
common Merge branch 'for-rmk' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kgene/linux-samsung into devel-stable 2011-05-25 21:47:48 +01:00
configs rtc: fix build warnings in defconfigs 2011-06-15 20:04:02 -07:00
include/asm ARM: 6959/1: SMP build fix for entry-macro-multi.S 2011-06-17 11:25:03 +01:00
kernel ARM: 6963/1: Thumb-2: Relax relocation requirements for non-function symbols 2011-06-17 11:25:04 +01:00
lib ARM: 6945/1: Add unwinding support for division functions 2011-05-27 22:56:53 +01:00
mach-at91 at91: drop at572d940hf support 2011-05-25 23:04:35 +08:00
mach-bcmring
mach-clps711x
mach-cns3xxx
mach-davinci davinci: make PCM platform devices static 2011-06-08 14:41:37 +05:30
mach-dove
mach-ebsa110
mach-ep93xx ep93xx: set DMA masks for the ep93xx_eth 2011-06-11 16:25:15 -07:00
mach-exynos4 ARM: EXYNOS4: Remove compiler warning on exynos4_pwm4_resume 2011-06-03 16:22:01 -07:00
mach-footbridge ARM: footbridge: fix clock event support 2011-06-11 00:46:17 +01:00
mach-gemini Merge git://git.infradead.org/mtd-2.6 2011-05-27 20:06:53 -07:00
mach-h720x ARM: 6962/1: mach-h720x: fix build error 2011-06-17 11:25:03 +01:00
mach-imx
mach-integrator
mach-iop13xx
mach-iop32x
mach-iop33x
mach-ixp4xx Merge git://git.infradead.org/mtd-2.6 2011-05-27 20:06:53 -07:00
mach-ixp23xx
mach-ixp2000
mach-kirkwood
mach-ks8695
mach-l7200/include/mach
mach-loki
mach-lpc32xx
mach-mmp
mach-msm
mach-mv78xx0
mach-mx5
mach-mxs arm: mxs: include asm/processor.h for cpu_relax() 2011-06-06 09:50:04 +02:00
mach-netx ARM: 6827/1: mach-netx: delete hardcoded periphid 2011-05-26 10:33:34 +01:00
mach-nomadik gpio: move Nomadik GPIO driver to drivers/gpio 2011-05-26 17:30:03 -06:00
mach-nuc93x
mach-omap1 arch/arm/mach-omap1/dma.c: Invert calls to platform_device_put and platform_device_del 2011-06-01 02:25:04 -07:00
mach-omap2 ARM: OMAP4: MMC: increase delay for pbias 2011-06-01 04:48:15 -07:00
mach-orion5x
mach-pnx4008
mach-pxa Merge git://git.infradead.org/mtd-2.6 2011-05-27 20:06:53 -07:00
mach-realview
mach-rpc
mach-s3c24a0/include/mach
mach-s3c64xx Merge branch 'for-rmk' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kgene/linux-samsung into devel-stable 2011-05-25 21:47:48 +01:00
mach-s3c2400
mach-s3c2410 ARM: S3C2410: remove the now empty mach-s3c2410/irq.c 2011-06-03 18:36:53 -07:00
mach-s3c2412
mach-s3c2416
mach-s3c2440
mach-s3c2443
mach-s5p64x0
mach-s5pc100 gpio: Move the s5pc100 GPIO to drivers/gpio 2011-05-26 17:33:41 -06:00
mach-s5pv210 ARM: S5PV210: Fix possible null pointer dereference 2011-06-01 15:06:35 -07:00
mach-sa1100
mach-shark
mach-shmobile ARM: mach-shmobile: mackerel: tidyup usbhs driver settings 2011-06-15 16:03:17 +09:00
mach-spear3xx
mach-spear6xx
mach-tcc8k
mach-tegra ARM: Tegra: Harmony: Fix conflicting GPIO numbering 2011-06-04 15:51:52 -07:00
mach-u300 ARM: 6949/2: mach-u300: fix compilaton warning in IO accessors 2011-06-09 10:15:06 +01:00
mach-ux500 gpio/nomadik: fix sleepmode for elder Nomadik 2011-06-09 15:03:38 -06:00
mach-versatile
mach-vexpress ARM: 6946/1: vexpress: move v2m clock init to init_early 2011-06-06 10:56:09 +01:00
mach-vt8500
mach-w90x900
mm ARM: initrd: disable initrds outside of memory 2011-06-11 00:43:21 +01:00
nwfpe
oprofile
plat-iop
plat-mxc ARM: mx51/sdma: Check the chip revision in run-time 2011-06-06 09:50:04 +02:00
plat-nomadik gpio/nomadik: fix sleepmode for elder Nomadik 2011-06-09 15:03:38 -06:00
plat-omap ARM: OMAP4: MMC: no regulator off during probe for eMMC 2011-06-01 02:25:04 -07:00
plat-orion
plat-pxa
plat-s3c24xx ARM: S3C24XX: Move s3c24xx_irq_syscore_ops to plat-s3c24xx/irq.c 2011-06-03 18:36:52 -07:00
plat-s5p ARM: SAMSUNG: Remove unused onenand plat functions 2011-06-03 16:45:02 -07:00
plat-samsung ARM: SAMSUNG: Remove unused onenand plat functions 2011-06-03 16:45:02 -07:00
plat-spear
plat-tcc
plat-versatile
tools
vfp
Kconfig Merge branches 'devel', 'devel-stable' and 'fixes' into for-linus 2011-05-27 22:59:57 +01:00
Kconfig-nommu
Kconfig.debug lib: consolidate DEBUG_STACK_USAGE option 2011-05-25 08:39:54 -07:00
Makefile Merge branch 'for-rmk' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kgene/linux-samsung into devel-stable 2011-05-25 21:47:48 +01:00