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1 files changed, 7 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c b/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c
index 27441e5863b2..e937be979ec8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/tools/relocs.c
@@ -841,10 +841,10 @@ static int is_percpu_sym(ElfW(Sym) *sym, const char *symname)
static int do_reloc64(struct section *sec, Elf_Rel *rel, ElfW(Sym) *sym,
const char *symname)
{
+ int headtext = !strcmp(sec_name(sec->shdr.sh_info), ".head.text");
unsigned r_type = ELF64_R_TYPE(rel->r_info);
ElfW(Addr) offset = rel->r_offset;
int shn_abs = (sym->st_shndx == SHN_ABS) && !is_reloc(S_REL, symname);
-
if (sym->st_shndx == SHN_UNDEF)
return 0;
@@ -900,6 +900,12 @@ static int do_reloc64(struct section *sec, Elf_Rel *rel, ElfW(Sym) *sym,
break;
}
+ if (headtext) {
+ die("Absolute reference to symbol '%s' not permitted in .head.text\n",
+ symname);
+ break;
+ }
+
/*
* Relocation offsets for 64 bit kernels are output
* as 32 bits and sign extended back to 64 bits when