Subject: [PATCH v4 1/2] module: add elf_check_module_arch for module specific elf arch checks

From: Nicholas Piggin <[email-masked]>
Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2021 19:39:58 +1000

The elf_check_arch() function is used to test usermode binaries, but
kernel modules may have more specific requirements. powerpc would like
to test for ABI version compatibility.

Add an arch-overridable function elf_check_module_arch() that defaults
to elf_check_arch() and use it in elf_validity_check().

Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <[email-masked]>
[np: split patch, added changelog]
Signed-off-by: Nicholas Piggin <[email-masked]>
---
 include/linux/moduleloader.h | 5 +++++
 kernel/module.c              | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/moduleloader.h b/include/linux/moduleloader.h
index 9e09d11ffe5b..fdc042a84562 100644
--- a/include/linux/moduleloader.h
+++ b/include/linux/moduleloader.h
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@
  * must be implemented by each architecture.
  */
 
+// Allow arch to optionally do additional checking of module ELF header
+#ifndef elf_check_module_arch
+#define elf_check_module_arch elf_check_arch
+#endif
+
 /* Adjust arch-specific sections.  Return 0 on success.  */
 int module_frob_arch_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
 			      Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 7e78dfabca97..7c3f9b7478dc 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -2946,7 +2946,7 @@ static int elf_validity_check(struct load_info *info)
 
 	if (memcmp(info->hdr->e_ident, ELFMAG, SELFMAG) != 0
 	    || info->hdr->e_type != ET_REL
-	    || !elf_check_arch(info->hdr)
+	    || !elf_check_module_arch(info->hdr)
 	    || info->hdr->e_shentsize != sizeof(Elf_Shdr))
 		return -ENOEXEC;
 
-- 
2.23.0