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>,
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Subject: [PATCH v4 41/63] objtool: Add elf_create_data()
Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2025 09:03:49 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <070460cea4fa260aefafcaee741ecffaf40097ff.1758067943.git.jpoimboe@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cover.1758067942.git.jpoimboe@kernel.org>
In preparation for the objtool klp diff subcommand, refactor
elf_add_string() by adding a new elf_add_data() helper which allows the
adding of arbitrary data to a section.
Make both interfaces global so they can be used by the upcoming klp diff
code.
Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>
---
tools/objtool/elf.c | 66 ++++++++++++++++++++---------
tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h | 10 +++--
2 files changed, 54 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/objtool/elf.c b/tools/objtool/elf.c
index 7a7e63c7153f4..117a1b5915a14 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/elf.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/elf.c
@@ -18,10 +18,11 @@
#include <errno.h>
#include <linux/interval_tree_generic.h>
#include <objtool/builtin.h>
-
#include <objtool/elf.h>
#include <objtool/warn.h>
+#define ALIGN_UP(x, align_to) (((x) + ((align_to)-1)) & ~((align_to)-1))
+
static inline u32 str_hash(const char *str)
{
return jhash(str, strlen(str), 0);
@@ -763,8 +764,6 @@ static int elf_update_symbol(struct elf *elf, struct section *symtab,
return 0;
}
-static int elf_add_string(struct elf *elf, struct section *strtab, const char *str);
-
struct symbol *elf_create_symbol(struct elf *elf, const char *name,
struct section *sec, unsigned int bind,
unsigned int type, unsigned long offset,
@@ -1100,11 +1099,9 @@ struct elf *elf_open_read(const char *name, int flags)
return NULL;
}
-static int elf_add_string(struct elf *elf, struct section *strtab, const char *str)
+unsigned int elf_add_string(struct elf *elf, struct section *strtab, const char *str)
{
- Elf_Data *data;
- Elf_Scn *s;
- int len;
+ unsigned int offset;
if (!strtab)
strtab = find_section_by_name(elf, ".strtab");
@@ -1113,28 +1110,59 @@ static int elf_add_string(struct elf *elf, struct section *strtab, const char *s
return -1;
}
- s = elf_getscn(elf->elf, strtab->idx);
+ if (!strtab->sh.sh_addralign) {
+ ERROR("'%s': invalid sh_addralign", strtab->name);
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ offset = ALIGN_UP(strtab->sh.sh_size, strtab->sh.sh_addralign);
+
+ if (!elf_add_data(elf, strtab, str, strlen(str) + 1))
+ return -1;
+
+ return offset;
+}
+
+void *elf_add_data(struct elf *elf, struct section *sec, const void *data, size_t size)
+{
+ unsigned long offset;
+ Elf_Scn *s;
+
+ if (!sec->sh.sh_addralign) {
+ ERROR("'%s': invalid sh_addralign", sec->name);
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
+ s = elf_getscn(elf->elf, sec->idx);
if (!s) {
ERROR_ELF("elf_getscn");
- return -1;
+ return NULL;
}
- data = elf_newdata(s);
- if (!data) {
+ sec->data = elf_newdata(s);
+ if (!sec->data) {
ERROR_ELF("elf_newdata");
- return -1;
+ return NULL;
}
- data->d_buf = strdup(str);
- data->d_size = strlen(str) + 1;
- data->d_align = 1;
+ sec->data->d_buf = calloc(1, size);
+ if (!sec->data->d_buf) {
+ ERROR_GLIBC("calloc");
+ return NULL;
+ }
- len = strtab->sh.sh_size;
- strtab->sh.sh_size += data->d_size;
+ if (data)
+ memcpy(sec->data->d_buf, data, size);
- mark_sec_changed(elf, strtab, true);
+ sec->data->d_size = size;
+ sec->data->d_align = 1;
- return len;
+ offset = ALIGN_UP(sec->sh.sh_size, sec->sh.sh_addralign);
+ sec->sh.sh_size = offset + size;
+
+ mark_sec_changed(elf, sec, true);
+
+ return sec->data->d_buf;
}
struct section *elf_create_section(struct elf *elf, const char *name,
diff --git a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
index badb10926d1e9..0d9aeefb6d124 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
+++ b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ struct symbol *elf_create_section_symbol(struct elf *elf, struct section *sec);
struct symbol *elf_create_prefix_symbol(struct elf *elf, struct symbol *orig,
size_t size);
+void *elf_add_data(struct elf *elf, struct section *sec, const void *data,
+ size_t size);
+
+unsigned int elf_add_string(struct elf *elf, struct section *strtab, const char *str);
struct reloc *elf_init_reloc_text_sym(struct elf *elf, struct section *sec,
unsigned long offset,
@@ -148,9 +152,9 @@ struct reloc *elf_init_reloc_data_sym(struct elf *elf, struct section *sec,
struct symbol *sym,
s64 addend);
-int elf_write_insn(struct elf *elf, struct section *sec,
- unsigned long offset, unsigned int len,
- const char *insn);
+int elf_write_insn(struct elf *elf, struct section *sec, unsigned long offset,
+ unsigned int len, const char *insn);
+
int elf_write(struct elf *elf);
void elf_close(struct elf *elf);
--
2.50.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-09-17 16:04 UTC|newest]
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2025-09-17 16:03 [PATCH v4 00/63] objtool,livepatch: klp-build livepatch module generation Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 01/63] s390/vmlinux.lds.S: Prevent thunk functions from getting placed with normal text Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 02/63] vmlinux.lds: Unify TEXT_MAIN, DATA_MAIN, and related macros Josh Poimboeuf
2025-12-20 16:25 ` Carlos Llamas
2026-01-06 22:46 ` Will Deacon
2026-01-08 21:59 ` Carlos Llamas
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 03/63] x86/module: Improve relocation error messages Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 04/63] x86/kprobes: Remove STACK_FRAME_NON_STANDARD annotation Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 05/63] compiler: Tweak __UNIQUE_ID() naming Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 06/63] compiler.h: Make addressable symbols less of an eyesore Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 07/63] elfnote: Change ELFNOTE() to use __UNIQUE_ID() Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 08/63] kbuild: Remove 'kmod_' prefix from __KBUILD_MODNAME Josh Poimboeuf
2025-10-20 12:20 ` Alexander Stein
2025-10-20 17:22 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2025-10-22 9:53 ` Anders Roxell
[not found] ` <CGME20251020130001eucas1p259c59daada89ad0fece76b7a86581f0e@eucas1p2.samsung.com>
2025-10-20 12:59 ` Marek Szyprowski
2025-10-20 16:34 ` Mark Brown
2025-10-20 16:37 ` Cosmin Tanislav
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 09/63] modpost: Ignore unresolved section bounds symbols Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 10/63] x86/alternative: Refactor INT3 call emulation selftest Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 11/63] interval_tree: Sync interval_tree_generic.h with tools Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 12/63] interval_tree: Fix ITSTATIC usage for *_subtree_search() Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-18 16:30 ` [PATCH v4.1 " Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 13/63] objtool: Make find_symbol_containing() less arbitrary Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 14/63] objtool: Fix broken error handling in read_symbols() Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 15/63] objtool: Propagate elf_truncate_section() error in elf_write() Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 16/63] objtool: Remove error handling boilerplate Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 17/63] objtool: Add empty symbols to the symbol tree again Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 18/63] objtool: Fix interval tree insertion for zero-length symbols Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 19/63] objtool: Fix weak symbol detection Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 20/63] objtool: Fix x86 addend calculation Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 21/63] objtool: Fix __pa_symbol() relocation handling Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 22/63] objtool: Fix "unexpected end of section" warning for alternatives Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 23/63] objtool: Check for missing annotation entries in read_annotate() Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 24/63] objtool: Const string cleanup Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 25/63] objtool: Clean up compiler flag usage Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 26/63] objtool: Remove .parainstructions reference Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 27/63] objtool: Convert elf iterator macros to use 'struct elf' Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 28/63] objtool: Add section/symbol type helpers Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 29/63] objtool: Mark .cold subfunctions Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 30/63] objtool: Fix weak symbol hole detection for .cold functions Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 31/63] objtool: Mark prefix functions Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 32/63] objtool: Simplify reloc offset calculation in unwind_read_hints() Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 33/63] objtool: Avoid emptying lists for duplicate sections Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 34/63] objtool: Rename --Werror to --werror Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 35/63] objtool: Resurrect --backup option Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 36/63] objtool: Reindent check_options[] Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 37/63] objtool: Refactor add_jump_destinations() Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 38/63] objtool: Simplify special symbol handling in elf_update_symbol() Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 39/63] objtool: Generalize elf_create_symbol() Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 40/63] objtool: Generalize elf_create_section() Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` Josh Poimboeuf [this message]
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 42/63] objtool: Add elf_create_reloc() and elf_init_reloc() Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 43/63] objtool: Add elf_create_file() Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 44/63] objtool: Add annotype() helper Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 45/63] objtool: Move ANNOTATE* macros to annotate.h Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 46/63] objtool: Add ANNOTATE_DATA_SPECIAL Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 47/63] x86/asm: Annotate special section entries Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 48/63] objtool: Unify STACK_FRAME_NON_STANDARD entry sizes Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 49/63] objtool/klp: Add --checksum option to generate per-function checksums Josh Poimboeuf
2025-10-27 1:19 ` Michael Kelley
2025-10-27 22:22 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2025-11-05 15:22 ` Michael Kelley
2025-11-11 20:09 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2025-11-12 1:39 ` Michael Kelley
2025-11-12 2:26 ` Michael Kelley
2025-11-12 4:04 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2025-11-12 4:32 ` Michael Kelley
2025-11-12 13:25 ` David Laight
2025-11-12 16:16 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2025-11-12 21:39 ` David Laight
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 50/63] objtool/klp: Add --debug-checksum=<funcs> to show per-instruction checksums Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:03 ` [PATCH v4 51/63] objtool/klp: Introduce klp diff subcommand for diffing object files Josh Poimboeuf
2025-10-08 14:01 ` Petr Mladek
2025-10-08 15:27 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2025-10-09 12:29 ` Petr Mladek
2025-10-09 23:19 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:04 ` [PATCH v4 52/63] objtool/klp: Add --debug option to show cloning decisions Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:04 ` [PATCH v4 53/63] objtool/klp: Add post-link subcommand to finalize livepatch modules Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:04 ` [PATCH v4 54/63] objtool: Refactor prefix symbol creation code Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:04 ` [PATCH v4 55/63] objtool: Add base objtool support for livepatch modules Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:04 ` [PATCH v4 56/63] livepatch: Add CONFIG_KLP_BUILD Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:04 ` [PATCH v4 57/63] kbuild,objtool: Defer objtool validation step for CONFIG_KLP_BUILD Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:04 ` [PATCH v4 58/63] livepatch/klp-build: Introduce fix-patch-lines script to avoid __LINE__ diff noise Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:04 ` [PATCH v4 59/63] livepatch/klp-build: Add stub init code for livepatch modules Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:04 ` [PATCH v4 60/63] livepatch/klp-build: Introduce klp-build script for generating " Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:04 ` [PATCH v4 61/63] livepatch/klp-build: Add --debug option to show cloning decisions Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:04 ` [PATCH v4 62/63] livepatch/klp-build: Add --show-first-changed option to show function divergence Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-17 16:04 ` [PATCH v4 63/63] livepatch: Introduce source code helpers for livepatch modules Josh Poimboeuf
2025-09-18 16:32 ` [PATCH v4 00/63] objtool,livepatch: klp-build livepatch module generation Josh Poimboeuf
2025-10-07 17:38 ` Joe Lawrence
2025-10-10 7:30 ` Petr Mladek
2025-10-11 0:54 ` Josh Poimboeuf
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