Re: [PATCH v2] scripts/gdb: fix debugging modules on s390

Jan Kiszka
2019-10-17T14:12:31Z

On 17.10.19 16:11, Jan Kiszka wrote:
> On 17.10.19 10:59, Ilya Leoshkevich wrote:
>> Currently lx-symbols assumes that module text is always located at
>> module->core_layout->base, but s390 uses the following layout:
>>
>> +------+ <- module->core_layout->base
>> | GOT |
>> +------+ <- module->core_layout->base + module->arch->plt_offset
>> | PLT |
>> +------+ <- module->core_layout->base + module->arch->plt_offset +
>> | TEXT | module->arch->plt_size
>> +------+
>>
>> Therefore, when trying to debug modules on s390, all the symbol
>> addresses are skewed by plt_offset + plt_size.
>>
>> Fix by adding plt_offset + plt_size to module_addr in
>> load_module_symbols().
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Ilya Leoshkevich <iii@linux.ibm.com>
>> ---
>>
>> v1 -> v2: print the adjusted address.
>>
>> scripts/gdb/linux/symbols.py | 8 +++++++-
>> 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/scripts/gdb/linux/symbols.py b/scripts/gdb/linux/symbols.py
>> index f0d8f2ecfde7..df4c810de663 100644
>> --- a/scripts/gdb/linux/symbols.py
>> +++ b/scripts/gdb/linux/symbols.py
>> @@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import gdb
>> import os
>> import re
>>
>> -from linux import modules
>> +from linux import modules, utils
>>
>>
>> if hasattr(gdb, 'Breakpoint'):
>> @@ -111,6 +111,12 @@ lx-symbols command."""
>> module_file = self._get_module_file(module_name)
>>
>> if module_file:
>> + if utils.is_target_arch('s390'):
>> + # Module text is preceded by PLT stubs on s390.
>> + module_arch = module['arch']
>> + plt_offset = int(module_arch['plt_offset'])
>> + plt_size = int(module_arch['plt_size'])
>> + module_addr = hex(int(module_addr, 0) + plt_offset + plt_size)
>> gdb.write("loading @{addr}: {filename}\n".format(
>> addr=module_addr, filename=module_file))
>> cmdline = "add-symbol-file {filename} {addr}{sections}".format(
>>
>
> Reviewed-by: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>
>
> Thanks,
> Jan
>

Sorry, forgot to CC Andrew for pickup.

Jan

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