Re: [PATCH] libbpf: skip empty sections in bpf_object__init_global_data_maps

[Jiri Olsa <olsajiri@gmail.com>]

On Mon, Aug 01, 2022 at 03:21:58PM -0700, David Faust wrote:
> 
> 
> On 8/1/22 13:24, Jiri Olsa wrote:
> > On Sun, Jul 31, 2022 at 05:26:49PM -0600, James Hilliard wrote:
> >> The GNU assembler generates an empty .bss section. This is a well
> >> established behavior in GAS that happens in all supported targets.
> >>
> >> The LLVM assembler doesn't generate an empty .bss section.
> >>
> >> bpftool chokes on the empty .bss section.
> >>
> >> Additionally in bpf_object__elf_collect the sec_desc->data is not
> >> initialized when a section is not recognized. In this case, this
> >> happens with .comment.
> >>
> >> So we must check that sec_desc->data is initialized before checking
> >> if the size is 0.
> > 
> > oops David send same change but I asked him to move the check
> > to bpf_object__elf_collect [1] .. but with your explanation this
> > fix actualy looks fine to me
> 
> FWIW, I only just got back to actually making that change. This
> patch has a much better explanation than the one I sent so +1 from
> me also

thanks, I'm acking this one then

Acked-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>

jirka

> 
> David
> 
> > 
> > jirka
> > 
> > 
> > [1] https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/YuKaFiZ+ksB5f0Ye@krava/
> > 
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: James Hilliard <james.hilliard1@gmail.com>
> >> Cc: Jose E. Marchesi <jose.marchesi@oracle.com>
> >> ---
> >>  tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c | 4 ++++
> >>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
> >> index 50d41815f431..77e3797cf75a 100644
> >> --- a/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
> >> +++ b/tools/lib/bpf/libbpf.c
> >> @@ -1642,6 +1642,10 @@ static int bpf_object__init_global_data_maps(struct bpf_object *obj)
> >>  	for (sec_idx = 1; sec_idx < obj->efile.sec_cnt; sec_idx++) {
> >>  		sec_desc = &obj->efile.secs[sec_idx];
> >>  
> >> +		/* Skip recognized sections with size 0. */
> >> +		if (sec_desc->data && sec_desc->data->d_size == 0)
> >> +			continue;
> >> +
> >>  		switch (sec_desc->sec_type) {
> >>  		case SEC_DATA:
> >>  			sec_name = elf_sec_name(obj, elf_sec_by_idx(obj, sec_idx));
> >> -- 
> >> 2.34.1
> >>