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Date:      Tue, 1 Apr 2025 01:27:52 +0900
From:      Tomoaki AOKI <junchoon@dec.sakura.ne.jp>
To:        Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org>
Cc:        FreeBSD Current <freebsd-current@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: Heads-up: Kernel module symbol resolution changing
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On Mon, 31 Mar 2025 10:57:45 -0400
Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org> wrote:

> On Fri, 14 Mar 2025 at 23:03, Tomoaki AOKI <junchoon@dec.sakura.ne.jp> wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, 12 Mar 2025 13:07:58 -0400
> > Ed Maste <emaste@freebsd.org> wrote:
> >
> > > Our in-kernel module linker currently performs symbol resolution
> > > against local symbols from other modules, which is a bug.
> > >
> > Hi.
> > Is this planned only for main (aka 15-Current)? Or any plan to MFC?
> 
> Right now I plan to do it only in main. The current behaviour is
> undesired, but I strongly prefer to avoid changes like this in stable
> branches that could surprise users.

Thanks for the clarification.
And yes, POLA violations on stable and releng branches should be
avoided, unless it is mandated to address workaround-less security
vulnerabilities.

Regards.

-- 
Tomoaki AOKI    <junchoon@dec.sakura.ne.jp>


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