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Re: [Xen-devel] [RFC 21/22] x86/module: Add support for mcmodel large and PLTs



On Tue, Jul 18, 2017 at 9:35 PM, H. Peter Anvin <hpa@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 07/18/17 15:33, Thomas Garnier wrote:
>> With PIE support and KASLR extended range, the modules may be further
>> away from the kernel than before breaking mcmodel=kernel expectations.
>>
>> Add an option to build modules with mcmodel=large. The modules generated
>> code will make no assumptions on placement in memory.
>>
>> Despite this option, modules still expect kernel functions to be within
>> 2G and generate relative calls. To solve this issue, the PLT arm64 code
>> was adapted for x86_64. When a relative relocation go outside its range,
>> a dynamic PLT entry is used to correctly jump to the destination.
>
> Why large as opposed to medium or medium-PIC?

Or for that matter, why not small-PIC?  We aren't changing the size of
the kernel to be larger than 2G text or data.  Small-PIC would still
allow it to be placed anywhere in the address space, and would
generate far better code.

--
Brian Gerst

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