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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 38/64] objtool: Generalize elf_create_section()
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2025 16:55:25 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <ebcc791211149e00f79bb5cecaead7fba2486231.1750980517.git.jpoimboe@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cover.1750980516.git.jpoimboe@kernel.org>

In preparation for the objtool klp diff subcommand, broaden the
elf_create_section() interface to give callers more control and reduce
duplication of some subtle setup logic.

While at it, make elf_create_rela_section() public so sections can be
created by the upcoming klp diff code.

Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>
---
 tools/objtool/elf.c                 | 118 ++++++++++++++++------------
 tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h |   7 +-
 tools/objtool/orc_gen.c             |   6 +-
 3 files changed, 77 insertions(+), 54 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/objtool/elf.c b/tools/objtool/elf.c
index 127e39b05a86..4f56ea426683 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/elf.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/elf.c
@@ -1135,51 +1135,53 @@ static int elf_add_string(struct elf *elf, struct section *strtab, const char *s
 }
 
 struct section *elf_create_section(struct elf *elf, const char *name,
-				   size_t entsize, unsigned int nr)
+				   size_t size, size_t entsize,
+				   unsigned int type, unsigned int align,
+				   unsigned int flags)
 {
 	struct section *sec, *shstrtab;
-	size_t size = entsize * nr;
 	Elf_Scn *s;
 
-	sec = malloc(sizeof(*sec));
-	if (!sec) {
-		ERROR_GLIBC("malloc");
+	if (name && find_section_by_name(elf, name)) {
+		ERROR("section '%s' already exists", name);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	sec = calloc(1, sizeof(*sec));
+	if (!sec) {
+		ERROR_GLIBC("calloc");
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	memset(sec, 0, sizeof(*sec));
 
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sec->symbol_list);
 
+	/* don't actually create the section, just the data structures */
+	if (type == SHT_NULL)
+		goto add;
+
 	s = elf_newscn(elf->elf);
 	if (!s) {
 		ERROR_ELF("elf_newscn");
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	sec->name = strdup(name);
-	if (!sec->name) {
-		ERROR_GLIBC("strdup");
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
 	sec->idx = elf_ndxscn(s);
 
-	sec->data = elf_newdata(s);
-	if (!sec->data) {
-		ERROR_ELF("elf_newdata");
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	sec->data->d_size = size;
-	sec->data->d_align = 1;
-
 	if (size) {
-		sec->data->d_buf = malloc(size);
-		if (!sec->data->d_buf) {
-			ERROR_GLIBC("malloc");
+		sec->data = elf_newdata(s);
+		if (!sec->data) {
+			ERROR_ELF("elf_newdata");
+			return NULL;
+		}
+
+		sec->data->d_size = size;
+		sec->data->d_align = 1;
+
+		sec->data->d_buf = calloc(1, size);
+		if (!sec->data->d_buf) {
+			ERROR_GLIBC("calloc");
 			return NULL;
 		}
-		memset(sec->data->d_buf, 0, size);
 	}
 
 	if (!gelf_getshdr(s, &sec->sh)) {
@@ -1189,34 +1191,44 @@ struct section *elf_create_section(struct elf *elf, const char *name,
 
 	sec->sh.sh_size = size;
 	sec->sh.sh_entsize = entsize;
-	sec->sh.sh_type = SHT_PROGBITS;
-	sec->sh.sh_addralign = 1;
-	sec->sh.sh_flags = SHF_ALLOC;
+	sec->sh.sh_type = type;
+	sec->sh.sh_addralign = align;
+	sec->sh.sh_flags = flags;
 
-	/* Add section name to .shstrtab (or .strtab for Clang) */
-	shstrtab = find_section_by_name(elf, ".shstrtab");
-	if (!shstrtab)
-		shstrtab = find_section_by_name(elf, ".strtab");
-	if (!shstrtab) {
-		ERROR("can't find .shstrtab or .strtab section");
-		return NULL;
+	if (name) {
+		sec->name = strdup(name);
+		if (!sec->name) {
+			ERROR("strdup");
+			return NULL;
+		}
+
+		/* Add section name to .shstrtab (or .strtab for Clang) */
+		shstrtab = find_section_by_name(elf, ".shstrtab");
+		if (!shstrtab) {
+			shstrtab = find_section_by_name(elf, ".strtab");
+			if (!shstrtab) {
+				ERROR("can't find .shstrtab or .strtab");
+				return NULL;
+			}
+		}
+		sec->sh.sh_name = elf_add_string(elf, shstrtab, sec->name);
+		if (sec->sh.sh_name == -1)
+			return NULL;
+
+		elf_hash_add(section_name, &sec->name_hash, str_hash(sec->name));
 	}
-	sec->sh.sh_name = elf_add_string(elf, shstrtab, sec->name);
-	if (sec->sh.sh_name == -1)
-		return NULL;
 
+add:
 	list_add_tail(&sec->list, &elf->sections);
 	elf_hash_add(section, &sec->hash, sec->idx);
-	elf_hash_add(section_name, &sec->name_hash, str_hash(sec->name));
 
 	mark_sec_changed(elf, sec, true);
 
 	return sec;
 }
 
-static struct section *elf_create_rela_section(struct elf *elf,
-					       struct section *sec,
-					       unsigned int reloc_nr)
+struct section *elf_create_rela_section(struct elf *elf, struct section *sec,
+					unsigned int reloc_nr)
 {
 	struct section *rsec;
 	char *rsec_name;
@@ -1229,22 +1241,23 @@ static struct section *elf_create_rela_section(struct elf *elf,
 	strcpy(rsec_name, ".rela");
 	strcat(rsec_name, sec->name);
 
-	rsec = elf_create_section(elf, rsec_name, elf_rela_size(elf), reloc_nr);
+	rsec = elf_create_section(elf, rsec_name, reloc_nr * elf_rela_size(elf),
+				  elf_rela_size(elf), SHT_RELA, elf_addr_size(elf),
+				  SHF_INFO_LINK);
 	free(rsec_name);
 	if (!rsec)
 		return NULL;
 
-	rsec->data->d_type = ELF_T_RELA;
-	rsec->sh.sh_type = SHT_RELA;
-	rsec->sh.sh_addralign = elf_addr_size(elf);
 	rsec->sh.sh_link = find_section_by_name(elf, ".symtab")->idx;
 	rsec->sh.sh_info = sec->idx;
-	rsec->sh.sh_flags = SHF_INFO_LINK;
 
-	rsec->relocs = calloc(sec_num_entries(rsec), sizeof(struct reloc));
-	if (!rsec->relocs) {
-		ERROR_GLIBC("calloc");
-		return NULL;
+	if (reloc_nr) {
+		rsec->data->d_type = ELF_T_RELA;
+		rsec->relocs = calloc(sec_num_entries(rsec), sizeof(struct reloc));
+		if (!rsec->relocs) {
+			ERROR_GLIBC("calloc");
+			return NULL;
+		}
 	}
 
 	sec->rsec = rsec;
@@ -1259,7 +1272,8 @@ struct section *elf_create_section_pair(struct elf *elf, const char *name,
 {
 	struct section *sec;
 
-	sec = elf_create_section(elf, name, entsize, nr);
+	sec = elf_create_section(elf, name, nr * entsize, entsize,
+				 SHT_PROGBITS, 1, SHF_ALLOC);
 	if (!sec)
 		return NULL;
 
diff --git a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
index ffdf9ec3882e..b366516b119d 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
+++ b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
@@ -116,11 +116,16 @@ struct elf {
 struct elf *elf_open_read(const char *name, int flags);
 
 struct section *elf_create_section(struct elf *elf, const char *name,
-				   size_t entsize, unsigned int nr);
+				   size_t size, size_t entsize,
+				   unsigned int type, unsigned int align,
+				   unsigned int flags);
 struct section *elf_create_section_pair(struct elf *elf, const char *name,
 					size_t entsize, unsigned int nr,
 					unsigned int reloc_nr);
 
+struct section *elf_create_rela_section(struct elf *elf, struct section *sec,
+					unsigned int reloc_nr);
+
 struct symbol *elf_create_symbol(struct elf *elf, const char *name,
 				 struct section *sec, unsigned int bind,
 				 unsigned int type, unsigned long offset,
diff --git a/tools/objtool/orc_gen.c b/tools/objtool/orc_gen.c
index 6eff3d6a125c..9d380abc2ed3 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/orc_gen.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/orc_gen.c
@@ -127,7 +127,11 @@ int orc_create(struct objtool_file *file)
 		return -1;
 	}
 	orc_sec = elf_create_section(file->elf, ".orc_unwind",
-				     sizeof(struct orc_entry), nr);
+				     nr * sizeof(struct orc_entry),
+				     sizeof(struct orc_entry),
+				     SHT_PROGBITS,
+				     1,
+				     SHF_ALLOC);
 	if (!orc_sec)
 		return -1;
 
-- 
2.49.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2025-06-26 23:56 UTC|newest]

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 ` Josh Poimboeuf [this message]
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 ` [PATCH v3 56/64] objtool: Add base objtool support for livepatch modules Josh Poimboeuf
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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