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From: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>
To: x86@kernel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, live-patching@vger.kernel.org,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
	Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@redhat.com>,
	Miroslav Benes <mbenes@suse.cz>, Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>,
	Song Liu <song@kernel.org>, Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org>,
	Petr Pavlu <petr.pavlu@suse.com>,
	Daniel Gomez <da.gomez@kernel.org>,
	Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@google.com>,
	linux-modules@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 13/14] objtool/klp: Don't match local symbols against exports
Date: Sun,  2 Aug 2026 20:24:35 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <f196fe39cfed7bc706f9e715cd9a318bdd1bf3bf.1785727106.git.jpoimboe@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cover.1785727106.git.jpoimboe@kernel.org>

While cloning a reloc, klp diff calls find_export() to determine whether
the referenced symbol is exported.  That decides whether the reference
needs a klp reloc, which object the klp symbol belongs to, and whether
the symbol's data needs to be copied into the patch module.

But find_export() matches purely on symbol name, so a static function or
variable which happens to share its name with an export is mistaken for
a reference to that export:

  - klp_reloc_needed() creates a klp reloc pointing at the exporting
    module's symbol rather than the local one.  For a vmlinux export it
    skips the klp reloc altogether, leaving a normal reloc which the
    module loader resolves to the vmlinux symbol.

  - clone_reloc() treats the symbol as external and clones it without
    its data, leaving a dangling reference.

  - validate_special_section_klp_reloc() attributes a static branch or
    call key to the wrong module, and for a vmlinux export skips the
    unsupported-key check entirely.

Exports are always global, so ignore local symbols in find_export().

Fixes: dd590d4d57eb ("objtool/klp: Introduce klp diff subcommand for diffing object files")
Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>
---
 tools/objtool/klp-diff.c | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/tools/objtool/klp-diff.c b/tools/objtool/klp-diff.c
index e00dbe053a6e..e0dc22cef2c3 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/klp-diff.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/klp-diff.c
@@ -1102,6 +1102,9 @@ static struct export *find_export(struct symbol *sym)
 {
 	struct export *export;
 
+	if (is_local_sym(sym))
+		return NULL;
+
 	hash_for_each_possible(exports, export, hash, str_hash(sym->name)) {
 		if (!strcmp(export->sym, sym->name))
 			return export;
-- 
2.54.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-08-03  3:24 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-08-03  3:24 [PATCH 00/14] objtool/klp: sympos/module/alternative/etc fixes Josh Poimboeuf
2026-08-03  3:24 ` [PATCH 01/14] objtool/klp: Fix module name normalization for paths with dots Josh Poimboeuf
2026-08-03  5:49   ` [tip: objtool/core] " tip-bot2 for Josh Poimboeuf
2026-08-03  3:24 ` [PATCH 02/14] objtool/klp: Normalize Module.symvers paths to module names Josh Poimboeuf
2026-08-03  5:49   ` [tip: objtool/core] " tip-bot2 for Joe Lawrence
2026-08-03  3:24 ` [PATCH 03/14] objtool/klp: Fix false module dependencies caused by dead relocs Josh Poimboeuf
2026-08-03  5:49   ` [tip: objtool/core] " tip-bot2 for Josh Poimboeuf
2026-08-03  3:24 ` [PATCH 04/14] objtool/klp: Skip hidden directories when finding objects Josh Poimboeuf
2026-08-03  5:49   ` [tip: objtool/core] " tip-bot2 for Josh Poimboeuf
2026-08-03  3:24 ` [PATCH 05/14] objtool/klp: Add .klp.symid for sympos disambiguation Josh Poimboeuf
2026-08-03  5:49   ` [tip: objtool/core] " tip-bot2 for Josh Poimboeuf
2026-08-03  6:12     ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-03  3:24 ` [PATCH 06/14] objtool/klp: Fix symbol resolution for duplicate data symbols Josh Poimboeuf
2026-08-03  5:49   ` [tip: objtool/core] " tip-bot2 for Josh Poimboeuf
2026-08-03  3:24 ` [PATCH 07/14] module: Add module_kallsyms_on_each_core_symbol() Josh Poimboeuf
2026-08-03  6:24   ` Josh Poimboeuf
2026-08-03  3:24 ` [PATCH 08/14] objtool/klp,livepatch: Resolve module symbols against core kallsyms Josh Poimboeuf
2026-08-03  6:26   ` Josh Poimboeuf
2026-08-03  3:24 ` [PATCH 09/14] objtool/klp: Fix size of empty special section entries Josh Poimboeuf
2026-08-03  3:24 ` [PATCH 10/14] objtool/klp: Ignore replacement offset of empty x86 alternatives Josh Poimboeuf
2026-08-03  3:24 ` [PATCH 11/14] objtool/klp: Explicitly disallow patching or referencing init code/data Josh Poimboeuf
2026-08-03  3:24 ` [PATCH 12/14] objtool/klp: Fix cross-module klp relocation section naming Josh Poimboeuf
2026-08-03  3:24 ` Josh Poimboeuf [this message]
2026-08-03  3:24 ` [PATCH 14/14] objtool/klp: Allow new references to module exports Josh Poimboeuf

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