[PATCH v6 14/24] tracing: Check for undefined symbols in simple_ring_buffer

Vincent Donnefort
2025-08-21T08:14:40Z

The simple_ring_buffer implementation must remain simple enough to be
used by the pKVM hypervisor. Prevent the object build if unresolved
symbols are found.

Signed-off-by: Vincent Donnefort <vdonnefort@google.com>

diff --git a/kernel/trace/Makefile b/kernel/trace/Makefile
index 53534447e70b..38523ea2e19b 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/trace/Makefile
@@ -114,4 +114,20 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_TRACE_REMOTE) += trace_remote.o
obj-$(CONFIG_SIMPLE_RING_BUFFER) += simple_ring_buffer.o
obj-$(CONFIG_TRACE_REMOTE_TEST) += remote_test.o

+#
+# simple_ring_buffer is used by the pKVM hypervisor which does not have access
+# to all kernel symbols. Fail the build if forbidden symbols are found.
+#
+UNDEFINED_ALLOWLIST := memset alt_cb_patch_nops __x86 __ubsan __asan __kasan __gcov __aeabi_unwind
+UNDEFINED_ALLOWLIST += __stack_chk_fail stackleak_track_stack __ref_stack __sanitizer
+UNDEFINED_ALLOWLIST := $(addprefix -e , $(UNDEFINED_ALLOWLIST))
+
+quiet_cmd_check_undefined = NM $<
+ cmd_check_undefined = test -z "`$(NM) -u $< | grep -v $(UNDEFINED_ALLOWLIST)`"
+
+$(obj)/%.o.checked: $(obj)/%.o FORCE
+ $(call if_changed,check_undefined)
+
+always-$(CONFIG_SIMPLE_RING_BUFFER) += simple_ring_buffer.o.checked
+
libftrace-y := ftrace.o
--
2.51.0.rc2.233.g662b1ed5c5-goog