revert the 027-mips_module_reloc.patch patch for mips64 targets until we fix it (#6129)

SVN-Revision: 18593

3 files changed, 1005 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/target/linux/cobalt/patches/001-no_module_reloc.patch b/target/linux/cobalt/patches/001-no_module_reloc.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..833dea7919
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/cobalt/patches/001-no_module_reloc.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,335 @@
+diff -urN linux-2.6.30.7/arch/mips/Makefile linux-2.6.30.7.new/arch/mips/Makefile
+--- linux-2.6.30.7/arch/mips/Makefile	2009-09-27 13:17:16.000000000 +0200
++++ linux-2.6.30.7.new/arch/mips/Makefile	2009-09-15 19:46:05.000000000 +0200
+@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
+ cflags-y			+= -G 0 -mno-abicalls -fno-pic -pipe
+ cflags-y			+= -msoft-float
+ LDFLAGS_vmlinux			+= -G 0 -static -n -nostdlib
+-MODFLAGS			+= -mno-long-calls
++MODFLAGS			+= -mlong-calls
+ 
+ cflags-y += -ffreestanding
+ 
+diff -urN linux-2.6.30.7/arch/mips/include/asm/module.h linux-2.6.30.7.new/arch/mips/include/asm/module.h
+--- linux-2.6.30.7/arch/mips/include/asm/module.h	2009-09-27 13:17:16.000000000 +0200
++++ linux-2.6.30.7.new/arch/mips/include/asm/module.h	2009-09-15 19:46:05.000000000 +0200
+@@ -9,11 +9,6 @@
+ 	struct list_head dbe_list;
+ 	const struct exception_table_entry *dbe_start;
+ 	const struct exception_table_entry *dbe_end;
+-
+-	void *plt_tbl;
+-	unsigned int core_plt_offset;
+-	unsigned int core_plt_size;
+-	unsigned int init_plt_offset;
+ };
+ 
+ typedef uint8_t Elf64_Byte;		/* Type for a 8-bit quantity.  */
+diff -urN linux-2.6.30.7/arch/mips/kernel/module.c linux-2.6.30.7.new/arch/mips/kernel/module.c
+--- linux-2.6.30.7/arch/mips/kernel/module.c	2009-09-27 13:17:16.000000000 +0200
++++ linux-2.6.30.7.new/arch/mips/kernel/module.c	2009-09-15 19:46:05.000000000 +0200
+@@ -43,116 +43,6 @@
+ static LIST_HEAD(dbe_list);
+ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(dbe_lock);
+ 
+-/*
+- * Get the potential max trampolines size required of the init and
+- * non-init sections. Only used if we cannot find enough contiguous
+- * physically mapped memory to put the module into.
+- */
+-static unsigned int
+-get_plt_size(const Elf_Ehdr *hdr, const Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
+-             const char *secstrings, unsigned int symindex, bool is_init)
+-{
+-	unsigned long ret = 0;
+-	unsigned int i, j;
+-	Elf_Sym *syms;
+-
+-	/* Everything marked ALLOC (this includes the exported symbols) */
+-	for (i = 1; i < hdr->e_shnum; ++i) {
+-		unsigned int info = sechdrs[i].sh_info;
+-
+-		if (sechdrs[i].sh_type != SHT_REL
+-		    && sechdrs[i].sh_type != SHT_RELA)
+-			continue;
+-
+-		/* Not a valid relocation section? */
+-		if (info >= hdr->e_shnum)
+-			continue;
+-
+-		/* Don't bother with non-allocated sections */
+-		if (!(sechdrs[info].sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC))
+-			continue;
+-
+-		/* If it's called *.init*, and we're not init, we're
+-                   not interested */
+-		if ((strstr(secstrings + sechdrs[i].sh_name, ".init") != 0)
+-		    != is_init)
+-			continue;
+-
+-		syms = (Elf_Sym *) sechdrs[symindex].sh_addr;
+-		if (sechdrs[i].sh_type == SHT_REL) {
+-			Elf_Mips_Rel *rel = (void *) sechdrs[i].sh_addr;
+-			unsigned int size = sechdrs[i].sh_size / sizeof(*rel);
+-
+-			for (j = 0; j < size; ++j) {
+-				Elf_Sym *sym;
+-
+-				if (ELF_MIPS_R_TYPE(rel[j]) != R_MIPS_26)
+-					continue;
+-
+-				sym = syms + ELF_MIPS_R_SYM(rel[j]);
+-				if (!is_init && sym->st_shndx != SHN_UNDEF)
+-					continue;
+-
+-				ret += 4 * sizeof(int);
+-			}
+-		} else {
+-			Elf_Mips_Rela *rela = (void *) sechdrs[i].sh_addr;
+-			unsigned int size = sechdrs[i].sh_size / sizeof(*rela);
+-
+-			for (j = 0; j < size; ++j) {
+-				Elf_Sym *sym;
+-
+-				if (ELF_MIPS_R_TYPE(rela[j]) != R_MIPS_26)
+-					continue;
+-
+-				sym = syms + ELF_MIPS_R_SYM(rela[j]);
+-				if (!is_init && sym->st_shndx != SHN_UNDEF)
+-					continue;
+-
+-				ret += 4 * sizeof(int);
+-			}
+-		}
+-	}
+-
+-	return ret;
+-}
+-
+-#ifndef MODULE_START
+-static void *alloc_phys(unsigned long size)
+-{
+-	unsigned order;
+-	struct page *page;
+-	struct page *p;
+-
+-	size = PAGE_ALIGN(size);
+-	order = get_order(size);
+-
+-	page = alloc_pages(GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_NORETRY | __GFP_NOWARN |
+-			__GFP_THISNODE, order);
+-	if (!page)
+-		return NULL;
+-
+-	split_page(page, order);
+-
+-	for (p = page + (size >> PAGE_SHIFT); p < page + (1 << order); ++p)
+-		__free_page(p);
+-
+-	return page_address(page);
+-}
+-#endif
+-
+-static void free_phys(void *ptr, unsigned long size)
+-{
+-	struct page *page;
+-	struct page *end;
+-
+-	page = virt_to_page(ptr);
+-	end = page + (PAGE_ALIGN(size) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
+-
+-	for (; page < end; ++page)
+-		__free_page(page);
+-}
+-
+ void *module_alloc(unsigned long size)
+ {
+ #ifdef MODULE_START
+@@ -168,45 +58,16 @@
+ 
+ 	return __vmalloc_area(area, GFP_KERNEL, PAGE_KERNEL);
+ #else
+-	void *ptr;
+-
+ 	if (size == 0)
+ 		return NULL;
+-
+-	ptr = alloc_phys(size);
+-
+-	/* If we failed to allocate physically contiguous memory,
+-	 * fall back to regular vmalloc. The module loader code will
+-	 * create jump tables to handle long jumps */
+-	if (!ptr)
+-		return vmalloc(size);
+-
+-	return ptr;
+-#endif
+-}
+-
+-static inline bool is_phys_addr(void *ptr)
+-{
+-#ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
+-	return (KSEGX((unsigned long)ptr) == CKSEG0);
+-#else
+-	return (KSEGX(ptr) == KSEG0);
++	return vmalloc(size);
+ #endif
+ }
+ 
+ /* Free memory returned from module_alloc */
+ void module_free(struct module *mod, void *module_region)
+ {
+-	if (is_phys_addr(module_region)) {
+-		if (mod->module_init == module_region)
+-			free_phys(module_region, mod->init_size);
+-		else if (mod->module_core == module_region)
+-			free_phys(module_region, mod->core_size);
+-		else
+-			BUG();
+-	} else {
+-		vfree(module_region);
+-	}
++	vfree(module_region);
+ 	/* FIXME: If module_region == mod->init_region, trim exception
+            table entries. */
+ }
+@@ -214,24 +75,6 @@
+ int module_frob_arch_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr, Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
+ 			      char *secstrings, struct module *mod)
+ {
+-	unsigned int symindex = 0;
+-	unsigned int core_size, init_size;
+-	int i;
+-
+-	for (i = 1; i < hdr->e_shnum; i++)
+-		if (sechdrs[i].sh_type == SHT_SYMTAB)
+-			symindex = i;
+-
+-	core_size = get_plt_size(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings, symindex, false);
+-	init_size = get_plt_size(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings, symindex, true);
+-
+-	mod->arch.core_plt_offset = 0;
+-	mod->arch.core_plt_size = core_size;
+-	mod->arch.init_plt_offset = core_size;
+-	mod->arch.plt_tbl = kmalloc(core_size + init_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+-	if (!mod->arch.plt_tbl)
+-		return -ENOMEM;
+-
+ 	return 0;
+ }
+ 
+@@ -254,41 +97,27 @@
+ 	return 0;
+ }
+ 
+-static Elf_Addr add_plt_entry_to(unsigned *plt_offset,
+-				 void *start, Elf_Addr v)
++static int apply_r_mips_26_rel(struct module *me, u32 *location, Elf_Addr v)
+ {
+-	unsigned *tramp = start + *plt_offset;
+-
+-	*plt_offset += 4 * sizeof(int);
+-
+-	/* adjust carry for addiu */
+-	if (v & 0x00008000)
+-		v += 0x10000;
+-
+-	tramp[0] = 0x3c190000 | (v >> 16);      /* lui t9, hi16 */
+-	tramp[1] = 0x27390000 | (v & 0xffff);   /* addiu t9, t9, lo16 */
+-	tramp[2] = 0x03200008;                  /* jr t9 */
+-	tramp[3] = 0x00000000;                  /* nop */
+-
+-	return (Elf_Addr) tramp;
+-}
++	if (v % 4) {
++		printk(KERN_ERR "module %s: dangerous relocation\n", me->name);
++		return -ENOEXEC;
++	}
+ 
+-static Elf_Addr add_plt_entry(struct module *me, void *location, Elf_Addr v)
+-{
+-	if (location >= me->module_core &&
+-	    location < me->module_core + me->core_size)
+-		return add_plt_entry_to(&me->arch.core_plt_offset,
+-				me->arch.plt_tbl, v);
++	if ((v & 0xf0000000) != (((unsigned long)location + 4) & 0xf0000000)) {
++		printk(KERN_ERR
++		       "module %s: relocation overflow\n",
++		       me->name);
++		return -ENOEXEC;
++	}
+ 
+-	if (location >= me->module_init &&
+-	    location < me->module_init + me->init_size)
+-		return add_plt_entry_to(&me->arch.init_plt_offset,
+-				me->arch.plt_tbl, v);
++	*location = (*location & ~0x03ffffff) |
++	            ((*location + (v >> 2)) & 0x03ffffff);
+ 
+ 	return 0;
+ }
+ 
+-static int set_r_mips_26(struct module *me, u32 *location, u32 ofs, Elf_Addr v)
++static int apply_r_mips_26_rela(struct module *me, u32 *location, Elf_Addr v)
+ {
+ 	if (v % 4) {
+ 		printk(KERN_ERR "module %s: dangerous relocation\n", me->name);
+@@ -296,31 +125,17 @@
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	if ((v & 0xf0000000) != (((unsigned long)location + 4) & 0xf0000000)) {
+-	    v = add_plt_entry(me, location, v + (ofs << 2));
+-		if (!v) {
+-			printk(KERN_ERR
++		printk(KERN_ERR
+ 		       "module %s: relocation overflow\n",
+ 		       me->name);
+-			return -ENOEXEC;
+-		}
+-		ofs = 0;
++		return -ENOEXEC;
+ 	}
+ 
+-	*location = (*location & ~0x03ffffff) | ((ofs + (v >> 2)) & 0x03ffffff);
++	*location = (*location & ~0x03ffffff) | ((v >> 2) & 0x03ffffff);
+ 
+ 	return 0;
+ }
+ 
+-static int apply_r_mips_26_rel(struct module *me, u32 *location, Elf_Addr v)
+-{
+-	return set_r_mips_26(me, location, *location & 0x03ffffff, v);
+-}
+-
+-static int apply_r_mips_26_rela(struct module *me, u32 *location, Elf_Addr v)
+-{
+-	return set_r_mips_26(me, location, 0, v);
+-}
+-
+ static int apply_r_mips_hi16_rel(struct module *me, u32 *location, Elf_Addr v)
+ {
+ 	struct mips_hi16 *n;
+@@ -585,23 +400,11 @@
+ 		list_add(&me->arch.dbe_list, &dbe_list);
+ 		spin_unlock_irq(&dbe_lock);
+ 	}
+-
+-	/* Get rid of the fixup trampoline if we're running the module
+-	 * from physically mapped address space */
+-	if (me->arch.core_plt_offset == 0 &&
+-	    me->arch.init_plt_offset == me->arch.core_plt_size &&
+-	    is_phys_addr(me->module_core)) {
+-		kfree(me->arch.plt_tbl);
+-		me->arch.plt_tbl = NULL;
+-	}
+-
+ 	return 0;
+ }
+ 
+ void module_arch_cleanup(struct module *mod)
+ {
+-	if (mod->arch.plt_tbl)
+-		kfree(mod->arch.plt_tbl);
+ 	spin_lock_irq(&dbe_lock);
+ 	list_del(&mod->arch.dbe_list);
+ 	spin_unlock_irq(&dbe_lock);
diff --git a/target/linux/octeon/patches/106-no_module_reloc.patch b/target/linux/octeon/patches/106-no_module_reloc.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..833dea7919
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/octeon/patches/106-no_module_reloc.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,335 @@
+diff -urN linux-2.6.30.7/arch/mips/Makefile linux-2.6.30.7.new/arch/mips/Makefile
+--- linux-2.6.30.7/arch/mips/Makefile	2009-09-27 13:17:16.000000000 +0200
++++ linux-2.6.30.7.new/arch/mips/Makefile	2009-09-15 19:46:05.000000000 +0200
+@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
+ cflags-y			+= -G 0 -mno-abicalls -fno-pic -pipe
+ cflags-y			+= -msoft-float
+ LDFLAGS_vmlinux			+= -G 0 -static -n -nostdlib
+-MODFLAGS			+= -mno-long-calls
++MODFLAGS			+= -mlong-calls
+ 
+ cflags-y += -ffreestanding
+ 
+diff -urN linux-2.6.30.7/arch/mips/include/asm/module.h linux-2.6.30.7.new/arch/mips/include/asm/module.h
+--- linux-2.6.30.7/arch/mips/include/asm/module.h	2009-09-27 13:17:16.000000000 +0200
++++ linux-2.6.30.7.new/arch/mips/include/asm/module.h	2009-09-15 19:46:05.000000000 +0200
+@@ -9,11 +9,6 @@
+ 	struct list_head dbe_list;
+ 	const struct exception_table_entry *dbe_start;
+ 	const struct exception_table_entry *dbe_end;
+-
+-	void *plt_tbl;
+-	unsigned int core_plt_offset;
+-	unsigned int core_plt_size;
+-	unsigned int init_plt_offset;
+ };
+ 
+ typedef uint8_t Elf64_Byte;		/* Type for a 8-bit quantity.  */
+diff -urN linux-2.6.30.7/arch/mips/kernel/module.c linux-2.6.30.7.new/arch/mips/kernel/module.c
+--- linux-2.6.30.7/arch/mips/kernel/module.c	2009-09-27 13:17:16.000000000 +0200
++++ linux-2.6.30.7.new/arch/mips/kernel/module.c	2009-09-15 19:46:05.000000000 +0200
+@@ -43,116 +43,6 @@
+ static LIST_HEAD(dbe_list);
+ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(dbe_lock);
+ 
+-/*
+- * Get the potential max trampolines size required of the init and
+- * non-init sections. Only used if we cannot find enough contiguous
+- * physically mapped memory to put the module into.
+- */
+-static unsigned int
+-get_plt_size(const Elf_Ehdr *hdr, const Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
+-             const char *secstrings, unsigned int symindex, bool is_init)
+-{
+-	unsigned long ret = 0;
+-	unsigned int i, j;
+-	Elf_Sym *syms;
+-
+-	/* Everything marked ALLOC (this includes the exported symbols) */
+-	for (i = 1; i < hdr->e_shnum; ++i) {
+-		unsigned int info = sechdrs[i].sh_info;
+-
+-		if (sechdrs[i].sh_type != SHT_REL
+-		    && sechdrs[i].sh_type != SHT_RELA)
+-			continue;
+-
+-		/* Not a valid relocation section? */
+-		if (info >= hdr->e_shnum)
+-			continue;
+-
+-		/* Don't bother with non-allocated sections */
+-		if (!(sechdrs[info].sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC))
+-			continue;
+-
+-		/* If it's called *.init*, and we're not init, we're
+-                   not interested */
+-		if ((strstr(secstrings + sechdrs[i].sh_name, ".init") != 0)
+-		    != is_init)
+-			continue;
+-
+-		syms = (Elf_Sym *) sechdrs[symindex].sh_addr;
+-		if (sechdrs[i].sh_type == SHT_REL) {
+-			Elf_Mips_Rel *rel = (void *) sechdrs[i].sh_addr;
+-			unsigned int size = sechdrs[i].sh_size / sizeof(*rel);
+-
+-			for (j = 0; j < size; ++j) {
+-				Elf_Sym *sym;
+-
+-				if (ELF_MIPS_R_TYPE(rel[j]) != R_MIPS_26)
+-					continue;
+-
+-				sym = syms + ELF_MIPS_R_SYM(rel[j]);
+-				if (!is_init && sym->st_shndx != SHN_UNDEF)
+-					continue;
+-
+-				ret += 4 * sizeof(int);
+-			}
+-		} else {
+-			Elf_Mips_Rela *rela = (void *) sechdrs[i].sh_addr;
+-			unsigned int size = sechdrs[i].sh_size / sizeof(*rela);
+-
+-			for (j = 0; j < size; ++j) {
+-				Elf_Sym *sym;
+-
+-				if (ELF_MIPS_R_TYPE(rela[j]) != R_MIPS_26)
+-					continue;
+-
+-				sym = syms + ELF_MIPS_R_SYM(rela[j]);
+-				if (!is_init && sym->st_shndx != SHN_UNDEF)
+-					continue;
+-
+-				ret += 4 * sizeof(int);
+-			}
+-		}
+-	}
+-
+-	return ret;
+-}
+-
+-#ifndef MODULE_START
+-static void *alloc_phys(unsigned long size)
+-{
+-	unsigned order;
+-	struct page *page;
+-	struct page *p;
+-
+-	size = PAGE_ALIGN(size);
+-	order = get_order(size);
+-
+-	page = alloc_pages(GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_NORETRY | __GFP_NOWARN |
+-			__GFP_THISNODE, order);
+-	if (!page)
+-		return NULL;
+-
+-	split_page(page, order);
+-
+-	for (p = page + (size >> PAGE_SHIFT); p < page + (1 << order); ++p)
+-		__free_page(p);
+-
+-	return page_address(page);
+-}
+-#endif
+-
+-static void free_phys(void *ptr, unsigned long size)
+-{
+-	struct page *page;
+-	struct page *end;
+-
+-	page = virt_to_page(ptr);
+-	end = page + (PAGE_ALIGN(size) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
+-
+-	for (; page < end; ++page)
+-		__free_page(page);
+-}
+-
+ void *module_alloc(unsigned long size)
+ {
+ #ifdef MODULE_START
+@@ -168,45 +58,16 @@
+ 
+ 	return __vmalloc_area(area, GFP_KERNEL, PAGE_KERNEL);
+ #else
+-	void *ptr;
+-
+ 	if (size == 0)
+ 		return NULL;
+-
+-	ptr = alloc_phys(size);
+-
+-	/* If we failed to allocate physically contiguous memory,
+-	 * fall back to regular vmalloc. The module loader code will
+-	 * create jump tables to handle long jumps */
+-	if (!ptr)
+-		return vmalloc(size);
+-
+-	return ptr;
+-#endif
+-}
+-
+-static inline bool is_phys_addr(void *ptr)
+-{
+-#ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
+-	return (KSEGX((unsigned long)ptr) == CKSEG0);
+-#else
+-	return (KSEGX(ptr) == KSEG0);
++	return vmalloc(size);
+ #endif
+ }
+ 
+ /* Free memory returned from module_alloc */
+ void module_free(struct module *mod, void *module_region)
+ {
+-	if (is_phys_addr(module_region)) {
+-		if (mod->module_init == module_region)
+-			free_phys(module_region, mod->init_size);
+-		else if (mod->module_core == module_region)
+-			free_phys(module_region, mod->core_size);
+-		else
+-			BUG();
+-	} else {
+-		vfree(module_region);
+-	}
++	vfree(module_region);
+ 	/* FIXME: If module_region == mod->init_region, trim exception
+            table entries. */
+ }
+@@ -214,24 +75,6 @@
+ int module_frob_arch_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr, Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
+ 			      char *secstrings, struct module *mod)
+ {
+-	unsigned int symindex = 0;
+-	unsigned int core_size, init_size;
+-	int i;
+-
+-	for (i = 1; i < hdr->e_shnum; i++)
+-		if (sechdrs[i].sh_type == SHT_SYMTAB)
+-			symindex = i;
+-
+-	core_size = get_plt_size(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings, symindex, false);
+-	init_size = get_plt_size(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings, symindex, true);
+-
+-	mod->arch.core_plt_offset = 0;
+-	mod->arch.core_plt_size = core_size;
+-	mod->arch.init_plt_offset = core_size;
+-	mod->arch.plt_tbl = kmalloc(core_size + init_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+-	if (!mod->arch.plt_tbl)
+-		return -ENOMEM;
+-
+ 	return 0;
+ }
+ 
+@@ -254,41 +97,27 @@
+ 	return 0;
+ }
+ 
+-static Elf_Addr add_plt_entry_to(unsigned *plt_offset,
+-				 void *start, Elf_Addr v)
++static int apply_r_mips_26_rel(struct module *me, u32 *location, Elf_Addr v)
+ {
+-	unsigned *tramp = start + *plt_offset;
+-
+-	*plt_offset += 4 * sizeof(int);
+-
+-	/* adjust carry for addiu */
+-	if (v & 0x00008000)
+-		v += 0x10000;
+-
+-	tramp[0] = 0x3c190000 | (v >> 16);      /* lui t9, hi16 */
+-	tramp[1] = 0x27390000 | (v & 0xffff);   /* addiu t9, t9, lo16 */
+-	tramp[2] = 0x03200008;                  /* jr t9 */
+-	tramp[3] = 0x00000000;                  /* nop */
+-
+-	return (Elf_Addr) tramp;
+-}
++	if (v % 4) {
++		printk(KERN_ERR "module %s: dangerous relocation\n", me->name);
++		return -ENOEXEC;
++	}
+ 
+-static Elf_Addr add_plt_entry(struct module *me, void *location, Elf_Addr v)
+-{
+-	if (location >= me->module_core &&
+-	    location < me->module_core + me->core_size)
+-		return add_plt_entry_to(&me->arch.core_plt_offset,
+-				me->arch.plt_tbl, v);
++	if ((v & 0xf0000000) != (((unsigned long)location + 4) & 0xf0000000)) {
++		printk(KERN_ERR
++		       "module %s: relocation overflow\n",
++		       me->name);
++		return -ENOEXEC;
++	}
+ 
+-	if (location >= me->module_init &&
+-	    location < me->module_init + me->init_size)
+-		return add_plt_entry_to(&me->arch.init_plt_offset,
+-				me->arch.plt_tbl, v);
++	*location = (*location & ~0x03ffffff) |
++	            ((*location + (v >> 2)) & 0x03ffffff);
+ 
+ 	return 0;
+ }
+ 
+-static int set_r_mips_26(struct module *me, u32 *location, u32 ofs, Elf_Addr v)
++static int apply_r_mips_26_rela(struct module *me, u32 *location, Elf_Addr v)
+ {
+ 	if (v % 4) {
+ 		printk(KERN_ERR "module %s: dangerous relocation\n", me->name);
+@@ -296,31 +125,17 @@
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	if ((v & 0xf0000000) != (((unsigned long)location + 4) & 0xf0000000)) {
+-	    v = add_plt_entry(me, location, v + (ofs << 2));
+-		if (!v) {
+-			printk(KERN_ERR
++		printk(KERN_ERR
+ 		       "module %s: relocation overflow\n",
+ 		       me->name);
+-			return -ENOEXEC;
+-		}
+-		ofs = 0;
++		return -ENOEXEC;
+ 	}
+ 
+-	*location = (*location & ~0x03ffffff) | ((ofs + (v >> 2)) & 0x03ffffff);
++	*location = (*location & ~0x03ffffff) | ((v >> 2) & 0x03ffffff);
+ 
+ 	return 0;
+ }
+ 
+-static int apply_r_mips_26_rel(struct module *me, u32 *location, Elf_Addr v)
+-{
+-	return set_r_mips_26(me, location, *location & 0x03ffffff, v);
+-}
+-
+-static int apply_r_mips_26_rela(struct module *me, u32 *location, Elf_Addr v)
+-{
+-	return set_r_mips_26(me, location, 0, v);
+-}
+-
+ static int apply_r_mips_hi16_rel(struct module *me, u32 *location, Elf_Addr v)
+ {
+ 	struct mips_hi16 *n;
+@@ -585,23 +400,11 @@
+ 		list_add(&me->arch.dbe_list, &dbe_list);
+ 		spin_unlock_irq(&dbe_lock);
+ 	}
+-
+-	/* Get rid of the fixup trampoline if we're running the module
+-	 * from physically mapped address space */
+-	if (me->arch.core_plt_offset == 0 &&
+-	    me->arch.init_plt_offset == me->arch.core_plt_size &&
+-	    is_phys_addr(me->module_core)) {
+-		kfree(me->arch.plt_tbl);
+-		me->arch.plt_tbl = NULL;
+-	}
+-
+ 	return 0;
+ }
+ 
+ void module_arch_cleanup(struct module *mod)
+ {
+-	if (mod->arch.plt_tbl)
+-		kfree(mod->arch.plt_tbl);
+ 	spin_lock_irq(&dbe_lock);
+ 	list_del(&mod->arch.dbe_list);
+ 	spin_unlock_irq(&dbe_lock);
diff --git a/target/linux/sibyte/patches/106-no_module_reloc.patch b/target/linux/sibyte/patches/106-no_module_reloc.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..833dea7919
--- /dev/null
+++ b/target/linux/sibyte/patches/106-no_module_reloc.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,335 @@
+diff -urN linux-2.6.30.7/arch/mips/Makefile linux-2.6.30.7.new/arch/mips/Makefile
+--- linux-2.6.30.7/arch/mips/Makefile	2009-09-27 13:17:16.000000000 +0200
++++ linux-2.6.30.7.new/arch/mips/Makefile	2009-09-15 19:46:05.000000000 +0200
+@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@
+ cflags-y			+= -G 0 -mno-abicalls -fno-pic -pipe
+ cflags-y			+= -msoft-float
+ LDFLAGS_vmlinux			+= -G 0 -static -n -nostdlib
+-MODFLAGS			+= -mno-long-calls
++MODFLAGS			+= -mlong-calls
+ 
+ cflags-y += -ffreestanding
+ 
+diff -urN linux-2.6.30.7/arch/mips/include/asm/module.h linux-2.6.30.7.new/arch/mips/include/asm/module.h
+--- linux-2.6.30.7/arch/mips/include/asm/module.h	2009-09-27 13:17:16.000000000 +0200
++++ linux-2.6.30.7.new/arch/mips/include/asm/module.h	2009-09-15 19:46:05.000000000 +0200
+@@ -9,11 +9,6 @@
+ 	struct list_head dbe_list;
+ 	const struct exception_table_entry *dbe_start;
+ 	const struct exception_table_entry *dbe_end;
+-
+-	void *plt_tbl;
+-	unsigned int core_plt_offset;
+-	unsigned int core_plt_size;
+-	unsigned int init_plt_offset;
+ };
+ 
+ typedef uint8_t Elf64_Byte;		/* Type for a 8-bit quantity.  */
+diff -urN linux-2.6.30.7/arch/mips/kernel/module.c linux-2.6.30.7.new/arch/mips/kernel/module.c
+--- linux-2.6.30.7/arch/mips/kernel/module.c	2009-09-27 13:17:16.000000000 +0200
++++ linux-2.6.30.7.new/arch/mips/kernel/module.c	2009-09-15 19:46:05.000000000 +0200
+@@ -43,116 +43,6 @@
+ static LIST_HEAD(dbe_list);
+ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(dbe_lock);
+ 
+-/*
+- * Get the potential max trampolines size required of the init and
+- * non-init sections. Only used if we cannot find enough contiguous
+- * physically mapped memory to put the module into.
+- */
+-static unsigned int
+-get_plt_size(const Elf_Ehdr *hdr, const Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
+-             const char *secstrings, unsigned int symindex, bool is_init)
+-{
+-	unsigned long ret = 0;
+-	unsigned int i, j;
+-	Elf_Sym *syms;
+-
+-	/* Everything marked ALLOC (this includes the exported symbols) */
+-	for (i = 1; i < hdr->e_shnum; ++i) {
+-		unsigned int info = sechdrs[i].sh_info;
+-
+-		if (sechdrs[i].sh_type != SHT_REL
+-		    && sechdrs[i].sh_type != SHT_RELA)
+-			continue;
+-
+-		/* Not a valid relocation section? */
+-		if (info >= hdr->e_shnum)
+-			continue;
+-
+-		/* Don't bother with non-allocated sections */
+-		if (!(sechdrs[info].sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC))
+-			continue;
+-
+-		/* If it's called *.init*, and we're not init, we're
+-                   not interested */
+-		if ((strstr(secstrings + sechdrs[i].sh_name, ".init") != 0)
+-		    != is_init)
+-			continue;
+-
+-		syms = (Elf_Sym *) sechdrs[symindex].sh_addr;
+-		if (sechdrs[i].sh_type == SHT_REL) {
+-			Elf_Mips_Rel *rel = (void *) sechdrs[i].sh_addr;
+-			unsigned int size = sechdrs[i].sh_size / sizeof(*rel);
+-
+-			for (j = 0; j < size; ++j) {
+-				Elf_Sym *sym;
+-
+-				if (ELF_MIPS_R_TYPE(rel[j]) != R_MIPS_26)
+-					continue;
+-
+-				sym = syms + ELF_MIPS_R_SYM(rel[j]);
+-				if (!is_init && sym->st_shndx != SHN_UNDEF)
+-					continue;
+-
+-				ret += 4 * sizeof(int);
+-			}
+-		} else {
+-			Elf_Mips_Rela *rela = (void *) sechdrs[i].sh_addr;
+-			unsigned int size = sechdrs[i].sh_size / sizeof(*rela);
+-
+-			for (j = 0; j < size; ++j) {
+-				Elf_Sym *sym;
+-
+-				if (ELF_MIPS_R_TYPE(rela[j]) != R_MIPS_26)
+-					continue;
+-
+-				sym = syms + ELF_MIPS_R_SYM(rela[j]);
+-				if (!is_init && sym->st_shndx != SHN_UNDEF)
+-					continue;
+-
+-				ret += 4 * sizeof(int);
+-			}
+-		}
+-	}
+-
+-	return ret;
+-}
+-
+-#ifndef MODULE_START
+-static void *alloc_phys(unsigned long size)
+-{
+-	unsigned order;
+-	struct page *page;
+-	struct page *p;
+-
+-	size = PAGE_ALIGN(size);
+-	order = get_order(size);
+-
+-	page = alloc_pages(GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_NORETRY | __GFP_NOWARN |
+-			__GFP_THISNODE, order);
+-	if (!page)
+-		return NULL;
+-
+-	split_page(page, order);
+-
+-	for (p = page + (size >> PAGE_SHIFT); p < page + (1 << order); ++p)
+-		__free_page(p);
+-
+-	return page_address(page);
+-}
+-#endif
+-
+-static void free_phys(void *ptr, unsigned long size)
+-{
+-	struct page *page;
+-	struct page *end;
+-
+-	page = virt_to_page(ptr);
+-	end = page + (PAGE_ALIGN(size) >> PAGE_SHIFT);
+-
+-	for (; page < end; ++page)
+-		__free_page(page);
+-}
+-
+ void *module_alloc(unsigned long size)
+ {
+ #ifdef MODULE_START
+@@ -168,45 +58,16 @@
+ 
+ 	return __vmalloc_area(area, GFP_KERNEL, PAGE_KERNEL);
+ #else
+-	void *ptr;
+-
+ 	if (size == 0)
+ 		return NULL;
+-
+-	ptr = alloc_phys(size);
+-
+-	/* If we failed to allocate physically contiguous memory,
+-	 * fall back to regular vmalloc. The module loader code will
+-	 * create jump tables to handle long jumps */
+-	if (!ptr)
+-		return vmalloc(size);
+-
+-	return ptr;
+-#endif
+-}
+-
+-static inline bool is_phys_addr(void *ptr)
+-{
+-#ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
+-	return (KSEGX((unsigned long)ptr) == CKSEG0);
+-#else
+-	return (KSEGX(ptr) == KSEG0);
++	return vmalloc(size);
+ #endif
+ }
+ 
+ /* Free memory returned from module_alloc */
+ void module_free(struct module *mod, void *module_region)
+ {
+-	if (is_phys_addr(module_region)) {
+-		if (mod->module_init == module_region)
+-			free_phys(module_region, mod->init_size);
+-		else if (mod->module_core == module_region)
+-			free_phys(module_region, mod->core_size);
+-		else
+-			BUG();
+-	} else {
+-		vfree(module_region);
+-	}
++	vfree(module_region);
+ 	/* FIXME: If module_region == mod->init_region, trim exception
+            table entries. */
+ }
+@@ -214,24 +75,6 @@
+ int module_frob_arch_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr, Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
+ 			      char *secstrings, struct module *mod)
+ {
+-	unsigned int symindex = 0;
+-	unsigned int core_size, init_size;
+-	int i;
+-
+-	for (i = 1; i < hdr->e_shnum; i++)
+-		if (sechdrs[i].sh_type == SHT_SYMTAB)
+-			symindex = i;
+-
+-	core_size = get_plt_size(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings, symindex, false);
+-	init_size = get_plt_size(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings, symindex, true);
+-
+-	mod->arch.core_plt_offset = 0;
+-	mod->arch.core_plt_size = core_size;
+-	mod->arch.init_plt_offset = core_size;
+-	mod->arch.plt_tbl = kmalloc(core_size + init_size, GFP_KERNEL);
+-	if (!mod->arch.plt_tbl)
+-		return -ENOMEM;
+-
+ 	return 0;
+ }
+ 
+@@ -254,41 +97,27 @@
+ 	return 0;
+ }
+ 
+-static Elf_Addr add_plt_entry_to(unsigned *plt_offset,
+-				 void *start, Elf_Addr v)
++static int apply_r_mips_26_rel(struct module *me, u32 *location, Elf_Addr v)
+ {
+-	unsigned *tramp = start + *plt_offset;
+-
+-	*plt_offset += 4 * sizeof(int);
+-
+-	/* adjust carry for addiu */
+-	if (v & 0x00008000)
+-		v += 0x10000;
+-
+-	tramp[0] = 0x3c190000 | (v >> 16);      /* lui t9, hi16 */
+-	tramp[1] = 0x27390000 | (v & 0xffff);   /* addiu t9, t9, lo16 */
+-	tramp[2] = 0x03200008;                  /* jr t9 */
+-	tramp[3] = 0x00000000;                  /* nop */
+-
+-	return (Elf_Addr) tramp;
+-}
++	if (v % 4) {
++		printk(KERN_ERR "module %s: dangerous relocation\n", me->name);
++		return -ENOEXEC;
++	}
+ 
+-static Elf_Addr add_plt_entry(struct module *me, void *location, Elf_Addr v)
+-{
+-	if (location >= me->module_core &&
+-	    location < me->module_core + me->core_size)
+-		return add_plt_entry_to(&me->arch.core_plt_offset,
+-				me->arch.plt_tbl, v);
++	if ((v & 0xf0000000) != (((unsigned long)location + 4) & 0xf0000000)) {
++		printk(KERN_ERR
++		       "module %s: relocation overflow\n",
++		       me->name);
++		return -ENOEXEC;
++	}
+ 
+-	if (location >= me->module_init &&
+-	    location < me->module_init + me->init_size)
+-		return add_plt_entry_to(&me->arch.init_plt_offset,
+-				me->arch.plt_tbl, v);
++	*location = (*location & ~0x03ffffff) |
++	            ((*location + (v >> 2)) & 0x03ffffff);
+ 
+ 	return 0;
+ }
+ 
+-static int set_r_mips_26(struct module *me, u32 *location, u32 ofs, Elf_Addr v)
++static int apply_r_mips_26_rela(struct module *me, u32 *location, Elf_Addr v)
+ {
+ 	if (v % 4) {
+ 		printk(KERN_ERR "module %s: dangerous relocation\n", me->name);
+@@ -296,31 +125,17 @@
+ 	}
+ 
+ 	if ((v & 0xf0000000) != (((unsigned long)location + 4) & 0xf0000000)) {
+-	    v = add_plt_entry(me, location, v + (ofs << 2));
+-		if (!v) {
+-			printk(KERN_ERR
++		printk(KERN_ERR
+ 		       "module %s: relocation overflow\n",
+ 		       me->name);
+-			return -ENOEXEC;
+-		}
+-		ofs = 0;
++		return -ENOEXEC;
+ 	}
+ 
+-	*location = (*location & ~0x03ffffff) | ((ofs + (v >> 2)) & 0x03ffffff);
++	*location = (*location & ~0x03ffffff) | ((v >> 2) & 0x03ffffff);
+ 
+ 	return 0;
+ }
+ 
+-static int apply_r_mips_26_rel(struct module *me, u32 *location, Elf_Addr v)
+-{
+-	return set_r_mips_26(me, location, *location & 0x03ffffff, v);
+-}
+-
+-static int apply_r_mips_26_rela(struct module *me, u32 *location, Elf_Addr v)
+-{
+-	return set_r_mips_26(me, location, 0, v);
+-}
+-
+ static int apply_r_mips_hi16_rel(struct module *me, u32 *location, Elf_Addr v)
+ {
+ 	struct mips_hi16 *n;
+@@ -585,23 +400,11 @@
+ 		list_add(&me->arch.dbe_list, &dbe_list);
+ 		spin_unlock_irq(&dbe_lock);
+ 	}
+-
+-	/* Get rid of the fixup trampoline if we're running the module
+-	 * from physically mapped address space */
+-	if (me->arch.core_plt_offset == 0 &&
+-	    me->arch.init_plt_offset == me->arch.core_plt_size &&
+-	    is_phys_addr(me->module_core)) {
+-		kfree(me->arch.plt_tbl);
+-		me->arch.plt_tbl = NULL;
+-	}
+-
+ 	return 0;
+ }
+ 
+ void module_arch_cleanup(struct module *mod)
+ {
+-	if (mod->arch.plt_tbl)
+-		kfree(mod->arch.plt_tbl);
+ 	spin_lock_irq(&dbe_lock);
+ 	list_del(&mod->arch.dbe_list);
+ 	spin_unlock_irq(&dbe_lock);