From: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>
To: x86@kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>,
Miroslav Benes <mbenes@suse.cz>,
Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@redhat.com>,
live-patching@vger.kernel.org, Song Liu <song@kernel.org>,
laokz <laokz@foxmail.com>, Jiri Kosina <jikos@kernel.org>,
Marcos Paulo de Souza <mpdesouza@suse.com>,
Weinan Liu <wnliu@google.com>,
Fazla Mehrab <a.mehrab@bytedance.com>,
Chen Zhongjin <chenzhongjin@huawei.com>,
Puranjay Mohan <puranjay@kernel.org>,
Dylan Hatch <dylanbhatch@google.com>
Subject: [PATCH v3 56/64] objtool: Add base objtool support for livepatch modules
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:55:43 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <55fe04b73123ef5029beeabebf14028d153467a1.1750980517.git.jpoimboe@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cover.1750980516.git.jpoimboe@kernel.org>
In preparation for klp-build, enable "classic" objtool to work on
livepatch modules:
- Avoid duplicate symbol/section warnings for prefix symbols and the
.static_call_sites and __mcount_loc sections which may have already
been extracted by klp diff.
- Add __klp_funcs to the IBT function pointer section whitelist.
- Prevent KLP symbols from getting incorrectly classified as cold
subfunctions.
Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>
---
tools/objtool/check.c | 48 +++++++++++++++++++++----
tools/objtool/elf.c | 5 ++-
tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h | 1 +
tools/objtool/include/objtool/objtool.h | 2 +-
4 files changed, 48 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index c6c99e3fb76f..1eb6489ae459 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
* Copyright (C) 2015-2017 Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>
*/
+#define _GNU_SOURCE /* memmem() */
#include <string.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <inttypes.h>
@@ -610,6 +611,20 @@ static int init_pv_ops(struct objtool_file *file)
return 0;
}
+static bool is_livepatch_module(struct objtool_file *file)
+{
+ struct section *sec;
+
+ if (!opts.module)
+ return false;
+
+ sec = find_section_by_name(file->elf, ".modinfo");
+ if (!sec)
+ return false;
+
+ return memmem(sec->data->d_buf, sec_size(sec), "\0livepatch=Y", 12);
+}
+
static int create_static_call_sections(struct objtool_file *file)
{
struct static_call_site *site;
@@ -621,7 +636,14 @@ static int create_static_call_sections(struct objtool_file *file)
sec = find_section_by_name(file->elf, ".static_call_sites");
if (sec) {
- WARN("file already has .static_call_sites section, skipping");
+ /*
+ * Livepatch modules may have already extracted the static call
+ * site entries to take advantage of vmlinux static call
+ * privileges.
+ */
+ if (!file->klp)
+ WARN("file already has .static_call_sites section, skipping");
+
return 0;
}
@@ -672,7 +694,7 @@ static int create_static_call_sections(struct objtool_file *file)
key_sym = find_symbol_by_name(file->elf, tmp);
if (!key_sym) {
- if (!opts.module) {
+ if (!opts.module || file->klp) {
ERROR("static_call: can't find static_call_key symbol: %s", tmp);
return -1;
}
@@ -891,7 +913,13 @@ static int create_mcount_loc_sections(struct objtool_file *file)
sec = find_section_by_name(file->elf, "__mcount_loc");
if (sec) {
- WARN("file already has __mcount_loc section, skipping");
+ /*
+ * Livepatch modules have already extracted their __mcount_loc
+ * entries to cover the !CONFIG_FTRACE_MCOUNT_USE_OBJTOOL case.
+ */
+ if (!file->klp)
+ WARN("file already has __mcount_loc section, skipping");
+
return 0;
}
@@ -2575,6 +2603,8 @@ static bool validate_branch_enabled(void)
static int decode_sections(struct objtool_file *file)
{
+ file->klp = is_livepatch_module(file);
+
mark_rodata(file);
if (init_pv_ops(file))
@@ -4235,8 +4265,13 @@ static int add_prefix_symbol(struct objtool_file *file, struct symbol *func)
if (offset < opts.prefix)
continue;
+ /*
+ * Ignore attempts to make duplicate symbols in livepatch
+ * modules. They've already extracted the prefix symbols
+ * except for the newly compiled init.c.
+ */
sym_pfx = elf_create_prefix_symbol(file->elf, func, opts.prefix);
- if (!sym_pfx) {
+ if (!sym_pfx && !file->klp) {
WARN("duplicate prefix symbol for %s\n", func->name);
return -1;
}
@@ -4571,6 +4606,7 @@ static int validate_ibt(struct objtool_file *file)
!strncmp(sec->name, ".debug", 6) ||
!strcmp(sec->name, ".altinstructions") ||
!strcmp(sec->name, ".ibt_endbr_seal") ||
+ !strcmp(sec->name, ".kcfi_traps") ||
!strcmp(sec->name, ".orc_unwind_ip") ||
!strcmp(sec->name, ".retpoline_sites") ||
!strcmp(sec->name, ".smp_locks") ||
@@ -4580,12 +4616,12 @@ static int validate_ibt(struct objtool_file *file)
!strcmp(sec->name, "__bug_table") ||
!strcmp(sec->name, "__ex_table") ||
!strcmp(sec->name, "__jump_table") ||
+ !strcmp(sec->name, "__klp_funcs") ||
!strcmp(sec->name, "__mcount_loc") ||
- !strcmp(sec->name, ".kcfi_traps") ||
!strcmp(sec->name, ".llvm.call-graph-profile") ||
!strcmp(sec->name, ".llvm_bb_addr_map") ||
!strcmp(sec->name, "__tracepoints") ||
- strstr(sec->name, "__patchable_function_entries"))
+ !strcmp(sec->name, "__patchable_function_entries"))
continue;
for_each_reloc(sec->rsec, reloc)
diff --git a/tools/objtool/elf.c b/tools/objtool/elf.c
index 383183e9cf2d..f9eed5d50de5 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/elf.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/elf.c
@@ -496,7 +496,10 @@ static int elf_add_symbol(struct elf *elf, struct symbol *sym)
(strstarts(sym->name, "__pfx_") || strstarts(sym->name, "__cfi_")))
sym->prefix = 1;
- if (is_func_sym(sym) && strstr(sym->name, ".cold"))
+ if (strstarts(sym->name, ".klp.sym"))
+ sym->klp = 1;
+
+ if (!sym->klp && is_func_sym(sym) && strstr(sym->name, ".cold"))
sym->cold = 1;
sym->pfunc = sym->cfunc = sym;
diff --git a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
index c2a744afd5d5..1212f81f40e0 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
+++ b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ struct symbol {
u8 debug_checksum : 1;
u8 changed : 1;
u8 included : 1;
+ u8 klp : 1;
struct list_head pv_target;
struct reloc *relocs;
struct section *group_sec;
diff --git a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/objtool.h b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/objtool.h
index 37e9fe4492d6..731965a742e9 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/objtool.h
+++ b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/objtool.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ struct objtool_file {
struct list_head mcount_loc_list;
struct list_head endbr_list;
struct list_head call_list;
- bool ignore_unreachables, hints, rodata;
+ bool ignore_unreachables, hints, rodata, klp;
unsigned int nr_endbr;
unsigned int nr_endbr_int;
--
2.49.0
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Thread overview: 83+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-06-26 23:54 [PATCH v3 00/64] objtool,livepatch: klp-build livepatch module generation Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:54 ` [PATCH v3 01/64] s390/vmlinux.lds.S: Prevent thunk functions from getting placed with normal text Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-27 9:34 ` Heiko Carstens
2025-06-26 23:54 ` [PATCH v3 02/64] vmlinux.lds: Unify TEXT_MAIN, DATA_MAIN, and related macros Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:54 ` [PATCH v3 03/64] x86/module: Improve relocation error messages Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:54 ` [PATCH v3 04/64] x86/kprobes: Remove STACK_FRAME_NON_STANDARD annotation Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:54 ` [PATCH v3 05/64] compiler: Tweak __UNIQUE_ID() naming Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:54 ` [PATCH v3 06/64] compiler.h: Make addressable symbols less of an eyesore Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:54 ` [PATCH v3 07/64] elfnote: Change ELFNOTE() to use __UNIQUE_ID() Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:54 ` [PATCH v3 08/64] kbuild: Remove 'kmod_' prefix from __KBUILD_MODNAME Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:54 ` [PATCH v3 09/64] modpost: Ignore unresolved section bounds symbols Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:54 ` [PATCH v3 10/64] x86/alternative: Refactor INT3 call emulation selftest Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:54 ` [PATCH v3 11/64] objtool: Make find_symbol_containing() less arbitrary Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:54 ` [PATCH v3 12/64] objtool: Fix broken error handling in read_symbols() Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 13/64] objtool: Propagate elf_truncate_section() error in elf_write() Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 14/64] objtool: Remove error handling boilerplate Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 15/64] objtool: Add empty symbols to the symbol tree again Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 16/64] objtool: Fix interval tree insertion for zero-length symbols Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 17/64] objtool: Fix weak symbol detection Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-27 9:13 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-06-27 15:42 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 18/64] objtool: Fix x86 addend calculation Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 19/64] objtool: Fix __pa_symbol() relocation handling Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 20/64] objtool: Fix "unexpected end of section" warning for alternatives Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 21/64] objtool: Check for missing annotation entries in read_annotate() Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 22/64] objtool: Const string cleanup Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 23/64] objtool: Clean up compiler flag usage Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 24/64] objtool: Remove .parainstructions reference Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 25/64] objtool: Convert elf iterator macros to use 'struct elf' Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 26/64] objtool: Add section/symbol type helpers Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-27 10:29 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-06-27 16:36 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-30 7:29 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-07-01 19:05 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 27/64] objtool: Mark .cold subfunctions Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 28/64] objtool: Fix weak symbol hole detection for .cold functions Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 29/64] objtool: Mark prefix functions Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-27 10:31 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-06-27 16:53 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 30/64] objtool: Simplify reloc offset calculation in unwind_read_hints() Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 31/64] objtool: Avoid emptying lists for duplicate sections Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 32/64] objtool: Rename --Werror to --werror Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 33/64] objtool: Resurrect --backup option Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 34/64] objtool: Reindent check_options[] Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 35/64] objtool: Refactor add_jump_destinations() Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 36/64] objtool: Simplify special symbol handling in elf_update_symbol() Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 37/64] objtool: Generalize elf_create_symbol() Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 38/64] objtool: Generalize elf_create_section() Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 39/64] objtool: Add elf_create_data() Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 40/64] objtool: Add elf_create_reloc() and elf_init_reloc() Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 41/64] objtool: Add elf_create_file() Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 42/64] kbuild,x86: Fix special section module permissions Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-27 10:53 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-06-27 17:34 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-30 7:31 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-16 23:18 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 43/64] x86/alternative: Define ELF section entry size for alternatives Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 44/64] x86/jump_label: Define ELF section entry size for jump labels Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-27 10:48 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-06-27 16:55 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-30 7:35 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 45/64] x86/static_call: Define ELF section entry size of static calls Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-27 10:51 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 46/64] x86/extable: Define ELF section entry size for exception table Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-27 10:52 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 47/64] x86/bug: Define ELF section entry size for bug table Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 48/64] x86/orc: Define ELF section entry size for unwind hints Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 49/64] objtool: Unify STACK_FRAME_NON_STANDARD entry sizes Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 50/64] objtool/klp: Add --checksum option to generate per-function checksums Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 51/64] objtool/klp: Add --debug-checksum=<funcs> to show per-instruction checksums Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 52/64] objtool/klp: Introduce klp diff subcommand for diffing object files Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 53/64] objtool/klp: Add --debug option to show cloning decisions Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 54/64] objtool/klp: Add post-link subcommand to finalize livepatch modules Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 55/64] objtool: Disallow duplicate prefix symbols Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` Josh Poimboeuf [this message]
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 57/64] livepatch: Add CONFIG_KLP_BUILD Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 58/64] kbuild,objtool: Defer objtool validation step for CONFIG_KLP_BUILD Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 59/64] livepatch/klp-build: Introduce fix-patch-lines script to avoid __LINE__ diff noise Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 60/64] livepatch/klp-build: Add stub init code for livepatch modules Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 61/64] livepatch/klp-build: Introduce klp-build script for generating " Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 62/64] livepatch/klp-build: Add --debug option to show cloning decisions Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 63/64] livepatch/klp-build: Add --show-first-changed option to show function divergence Josh Poimboeuf
2025-06-26 23:55 ` [PATCH v3 64/64] livepatch: Introduce source code helpers for livepatch modules Josh Poimboeuf
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