Re: Re: Re: [PATCH -tip v2 4/8] perf-probe: Use _stext based address instead of the symbol name

[Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com>]

(2014/02/04 18:49), Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
>>> Couldn't we just use kmap->ref_reloc_sym instead of the hard-coded
>>> "_stext"?  You might want to check the Adrian's recent kaslr fixes (now
>>> in tip/perf/urgent).
>>
>> Yeah, I just found Adrian's work and this series must be updated for that,
>> because symbol's address is now based on the real (relocated) address.
>> OK, I'll try to use a symbol in ref_reloc_sym. ;) Thank you for pointed it out!
> 
> Hmm, I've tested using ref_reloc_sym for new version, setting probes was OK,
> but getting the address of "_text" always failed. It seems that the kmaps
> doesn't make a symbol for "_text", on the other hand, "_stext" seems always
> available. So I think there are two ways to fix this, use "_stext" as this
> version, or use "_text" and fix dso__load_sym to load "_text" as a function
> symbol if exist.
> I'm not sure why the "_text" is not loaded, is that a policy?

Ah, I see. "_text" is not a function, just a label. That is why it
is not found in function map. Hmm, in that case, maybe I should use
a special case for checking reference symbol is a ref_reloc_sym and
if so, use ref_reloc_sym->unrelocated_addr.

Thank you,

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Masami HIRAMATSU
IT Management Research Dept. Linux Technology Center
Hitachi, Ltd., Yokohama Research Laboratory
E-mail: masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com