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diff --git a/Documentation/livepatch/module-elf-format.rst b/Documentation/livepatch/module-elf-format.rst index dbe9b400e39f..7347638895a0 100644 --- a/Documentation/livepatch/module-elf-format.rst +++ b/Documentation/livepatch/module-elf-format.rst @@ -210,11 +210,11 @@ module->symtab. ===================================== Normally, a stripped down copy of a module's symbol table (containing only "core" symbols) is made available through module->symtab (See layout_symtab() -in kernel/module.c). For livepatch modules, the symbol table copied into memory -on module load must be exactly the same as the symbol table produced when the -patch module was compiled. This is because the relocations in each livepatch -relocation section refer to their respective symbols with their symbol indices, -and the original symbol indices (and thus the symtab ordering) must be +in kernel/module/kallsyms.c). For livepatch modules, the symbol table copied +into memory on module load must be exactly the same as the symbol table produced +when the patch module was compiled. This is because the relocations in each +livepatch relocation section refer to their respective symbols with their symbol +indices, and the original symbol indices (and thus the symtab ordering) must be preserved in order for apply_relocate_add() to find the right symbol. For example, take this particular rela from a livepatch module::: |