linux-hardening - [PATCH v6 kspp-next 03/22] kbuild: do not remove 'linux' link in scripts/link-vmlinux.sh

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Date:   Tue, 31 Aug 2021 16:40:55 +0200
From:   Alexander Lobakin <alexandr.lobakin@...el.com>
To:     linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     "Kristen C Accardi" <kristen.c.accardi@...el.com>,
        Kristen Carlson Accardi <kristen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Jessica Yu <jeyu@...nel.org>,
        Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        Marios Pomonis <pomonis@...gle.com>,
        Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>,
        Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>,
        Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>,
        Lukasz Czapnik <lukasz.czapnik@...el.com>,
        "Marta A Plantykow" <marta.a.plantykow@...el.com>,
        Michal Kubiak <michal.kubiak@...el.com>,
        Michal Swiatkowski <michal.swiatkowski@...el.com>,
        Alexander Lobakin <alexandr.lobakin@...el.com>,
        linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, clang-built-linux@...glegroups.com
Subject: [PATCH v6 kspp-next 03/22] kbuild: do not remove 'linux' link in scripts/link-vmlinux.sh

From: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>

arch/um/Makefile passes the -f option to the ln command:

  linux: vmlinux
          @echo '  LINK $@'
          $(Q)ln -f $< $@

So, the hard link is always re-created, and the old one is removed
anyway.

Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
---
 scripts/link-vmlinux.sh | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
index a6c4d0bce3ba..7b9c62e4d54a 100755
--- a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
+++ b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
@@ -206,7 +206,6 @@ vmlinux_link()
 			-Wl,-T,${lds}				\
 			${objects}				\
 			-lutil -lrt -lpthread
-		rm -f linux
 	fi
 }
 
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