lkdtm_rodata_do_nothing() is an empty function which is generated in
order to test the non-executability of rodata.
Currently if function tracing is enabled then an mcount callsite will be
generated for lkdtm_rodata_do_nothing(), and it will appear in the list
of available functions for function tracing (available_filter_functions).
Given it's purpose purely as a test function, it seems preferable for
lkdtm_rodata_do_nothing() to be marked notrace, so it doesn't appear as
traceable.
This also avoids triggering a linker bug on powerpc:
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=20428
When the linker sees code that needs to generate a call stub, eg. a
branch to mcount(), it assumes the section is executable and
dereferences a NULL pointer leading to a linker segfault. Marking
lkdtm_rodata_do_nothing() notrace avoids triggering the bug because the
function contains no other function calls.
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
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