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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2 0/2] link with -z noexecstack --no-warn-rwx-segments
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On 8/10/22 4:24 PM, Nick Desaulniers wrote:
> Users of GNU ld (BFD) from binutils 2.39+ will observe multiple
> instances of a new warning when linking kernels in the form:
>
> ld: warning: vmlinux: missing .note.GNU-stack
> section implies executable stack
> ld: NOTE: This behaviour is deprecated and will be removed in a future
> version of the linker
> ld: warning: vmlinux has a LOAD segment with RWX permissions
>
> Generally, we would like to avoid the stack being executable. Because
> there could be a need for the stack to be executable, assembler sources
> have to opt-in to this security feature via explicit creation of the
> .note.GNU-stack feature (which compilers create by default) or command
> line flag --noexecstack. Or we can simply tell the linker the production
> of such sections is irrelevant and to link the stack as --noexecstack.
>
> LLVM's LLD linker defaults to -z noexecstack, so this flag isn't
> strictly necessary when linking with LLD, only BFD, but it doesn't hurt
> to be explicit here for all linkers IMO. --no-warn-rwx-segments is
> currently BFD specific and only available in the current latest release,
> so it's wrapped in an ld-option check.
>
> While the kernel makes extensive usage of ELF sections, it doesn't use
> permissions from ELF segments.
>
> Broken up into 2 patches; one for the top level vmlinux, one x86
> specific since a few places in the x86 build reset KBUILD_LDFLAGS.

For x86-64:

Tested-by: Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>

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Jens Axboe

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