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Tools like readelf/llvm-readelf use p_align to parse a PT_NOTE program header as an array of 4-byte entries or 8-byte entries. Currently, there are workarounds[1] in place for Linux to treat p_align==0 as 4. However, it would be more appropriate to set the correct alignment so that tools do not have to rely on guesswork. FreeBSD coredumps set p_align to 4 as well. [1]: https://sourceware.org/git/?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=commit;h=82ed9683ec099d8205dc499ac84febc975235af6 [2]: https://reviews.llvm.org/D150022 Signed-off-by: Fangrui Song <maskray@google.com> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230512022528.3430327-1-maskray@google.com
Linux kernel
============
There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.