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-rw-r--r--arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c12
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c
index e4f7d4eed20c..08b7a40de5f8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/module_64.c
@@ -326,7 +326,10 @@ static void dedotify_versions(struct modversion_info *vers,
}
}
-/* Undefined symbols which refer to .funcname, hack to funcname (or .TOC.) */
+/*
+ * Undefined symbols which refer to .funcname, hack to funcname. Make .TOC.
+ * seem to be defined (value set later).
+ */
static void dedotify(Elf64_Sym *syms, unsigned int numsyms, char *strtab)
{
unsigned int i;
@@ -334,8 +337,11 @@ static void dedotify(Elf64_Sym *syms, unsigned int numsyms, char *strtab)
for (i = 1; i < numsyms; i++) {
if (syms[i].st_shndx == SHN_UNDEF) {
char *name = strtab + syms[i].st_name;
- if (name[0] == '.')
+ if (name[0] == '.') {
+ if (strcmp(name+1, "TOC.") == 0)
+ syms[i].st_shndx = SHN_ABS;
syms[i].st_name++;
+ }
}
}
}
@@ -351,7 +357,7 @@ static Elf64_Sym *find_dot_toc(Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs,
numsyms = sechdrs[symindex].sh_size / sizeof(Elf64_Sym);
for (i = 1; i < numsyms; i++) {
- if (syms[i].st_shndx == SHN_UNDEF
+ if (syms[i].st_shndx == SHN_ABS
&& strcmp(strtab + syms[i].st_name, "TOC.") == 0)
return &syms[i];
}