[PATCH] Add support for R_PPC_ADDR16_HI relocations

Simon Vallet linux-ppc at castalie.org
Wed Jan 3 17:49:56 EST 2007


apply_relocate_add() does not support R_PPC_ADDR16_HI relocations, which
prevents some non gcc-built modules to be loaded.

Signed-off-by: Simon Vallet <svallet at gmail.com>
---

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/module_32.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/module_32.c
index 8339fd6..07a89a3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/module_32.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/module_32.c
@@ -224,7 +224,12 @@ int apply_relocate_add(Elf32_Shdr *sechdrs,
 			/* Low half of the symbol */
 			*(uint16_t *)location = value;
 			break;
-		
+
+		case R_PPC_ADDR16_HI:
+			/* Higher half of the symbol */
+			*(uint16_t *)location = (value >> 16);
+			break;
+
 		case R_PPC_ADDR16_HA:
 			/* Sign-adjusted lower 16 bits: PPC ELF ABI says:
 			   (((x >> 16) + ((x & 0x8000) ? 1 : 0))) & 0xFFFF.



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