From 32ffd427413ab08566bbc051441fa7cfc082309b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Carlos O'Donell Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2022 23:46:19 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] Update NEWS. Moved LD_AUDIT notes into requirements section since the LAV_CURRENT bump is a requirements change that impacts loading old audit modules or new audit modules on older loaders. --- NEWS | 13 +++++++------ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS index 119879e3dd..c489944c53 100644 --- a/NEWS +++ b/NEWS @@ -167,17 +167,18 @@ Deprecated and removed features, and other changes affecting compatibility: removal of the LD_TRACE_PRELINKING, and LD_USE_LOAD_BIAS, environment variables and their functionality in the dynamic loader. +Changes to build and runtime requirements: + * The audit module interface version LAV_CURRENT is increased to enable proper bind-now support. The loader now advertises via the la_symbind - flags that PLT trace is not possible. + flags that PLT trace is not possible. New audit modules require the + new dynamic loader supporing the latest LAV_CURRENT version. Old audit + modules are still loaded for all targets except aarch64. * The audit interface on aarch64 is extended to support both the indirect result location register (x8) and NEON Q register. Old audit modules are - rejected by the loader. - -Changes to build and runtime requirements: - - [Add changes to build and runtime requirements here] + rejected by the loader. Audit modules must be rebuilt to use the newer + structure sizes and the latest module interface version for LAV_CURRENT. Security related changes: