nixpkgs/pkgs/os-specific/linux/checksec/0001-attempt-to-modprobe-config-before-checking-kernel.patch

From 6503848d9e0eb009e5f462116a963beacb208930 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Austin Seipp <aseipp@pobox.com>
Date: Thu, 20 Feb 2014 00:11:44 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] attempt to 'modprobe config' before checking kernel

Signed-off-by: Austin Seipp <aseipp@pobox.com>
---
 checksec.sh | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/checksec b/checksec
index dd1f72e..63acc29 100644
--- a/checksec
+++ b/checksec
@@ -676,7 +676,8 @@ kernelcheck() {
   echo_message "  userspace processes, this option lists the status of kernel configuration\n" '' '' ''
   echo_message "  options that harden the kernel itself against attack.\n\n" '' '' ''
   echo_message "  Kernel config:\n" '' '' '{ "kernel": '
-
+
+  modprobe configs 2> /dev/null
   if [[ ! "${1}" == "" ]] ; then
     kconfig="cat ${1}"
     echo_message "  Warning: The config ${1} on disk may not represent running kernel config!\n\n" "${1}" "<kernel config=\"${1}\"" "{ \"KernelConfig\":\"${1}\","
     # update the architecture based on the config rather than the system
-- 
1.8.3.2