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    [release-branch.go1.24] cmd/link: choose one with larger size for duplicated BSS symbols · a9d9b557
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    When two packages declare a variable with the same name (with
    linkname at least on one side), the linker will choose one as the
    actual definition of the symbol if one has content (i.e. a DATA
    symbol) and the other does not (i.e. a BSS symbol). When both have
    content, it is redefinition error. When neither has content,
    currently the choice is sort of arbitrary (depending on symbol
    loading order, etc. which are subject to change).
    
    One use case for that is that one wants to reference a symbol
    defined in another package, and the reference side just wants to
    see some of the fields, so it may be declared with a smaller type.
    In this case, we want to choose the one with the larger size as
    the true definition. Otherwise the code accessing the larger
    sized one may read/write out of bounds, corrupting the next
    variable. This CL makes the linker do so.
    
    Also include the followup fix CL 661915.
    
    Fixes #73092.
    Updates #72032.
    
    Change-Id: I160aa9e0234702066cb8f141c186eaa89d0fcfed
    Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/660696
    
    
    LUCI-TryBot-Result: Go LUCI <golang-scoped@luci-project-accounts.iam.gserviceaccount.com>
    Reviewed-by: default avatarDavid Chase <drchase@google.com>
    Reviewed-by: default avatarThan McIntosh <thanm@golang.org>
    (cherry picked from commit 8f6c083d)
    Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/662335
    Auto-Submit: Dmitri Shuralyov <dmitshur@google.com>
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    [release-branch.go1.24] cmd/link: choose one with larger size for duplicated BSS symbols
    Cherry Mui authored
    When two packages declare a variable with the same name (with
    linkname at least on one side), the linker will choose one as the
    actual definition of the symbol if one has content (i.e. a DATA
    symbol) and the other does not (i.e. a BSS symbol). When both have
    content, it is redefinition error. When neither has content,
    currently the choice is sort of arbitrary (depending on symbol
    loading order, etc. which are subject to change).
    
    One use case for that is that one wants to reference a symbol
    defined in another package, and the reference side just wants to
    see some of the fields, so it may be declared with a smaller type.
    In this case, we want to choose the one with the larger size as
    the true definition. Otherwise the code accessing the larger
    sized one may read/write out of bounds, corrupting the next
    variable. This CL makes the linker do so.
    
    Also include the followup fix CL 661915.
    
    Fixes #73092.
    Updates #72032.
    
    Change-Id: I160aa9e0234702066cb8f141c186eaa89d0fcfed
    Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/660696
    
    
    LUCI-TryBot-Result: Go LUCI <golang-scoped@luci-project-accounts.iam.gserviceaccount.com>
    Reviewed-by: default avatarDavid Chase <drchase@google.com>
    Reviewed-by: default avatarThan McIntosh <thanm@golang.org>
    (cherry picked from commit 8f6c083d)
    Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/go/+/662335
    Auto-Submit: Dmitri Shuralyov <dmitshur@google.com>
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