Re: [Kgdb-bugreport] module scanning in kgdb 2.x

From: Amit S. Kale
Date: Fri Mar 12 2004 - 02:02:23 EST


The gdb code for this is completely different from the one that works with 2.4
kernels. I'll post it at kgdb.sourceforge.net when I checkin this change.

-Amit

On Friday 12 Mar 2004 12:06 pm, Amit S. Kale wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Here is code to scan modules in kgdb for 2.6 kernels. It's been contributed
> by TimeSys Corporation.
>
> It does following things:
> 1. Adds MODULE_STATE_GONE to indicate that a module was removed. This is
> differnent from MODULE_STATE_GOING. gdb needs to be notified of a module
> event _after_ a module has been removed. Or else it'll still find the
> module during a module list scan and will not remove it from its core.
>
> 2. Defines a structure mod_section which stores module section names and
> offsets preserved during loading of a module.
>
> 3. Adds a couple of fields to struct module to keep module section
> information.
>
> 4. Adds a few notifications for gdb to know module related events.
>
> 5. Saves module section names and offsets in load_module.
>
> -Amit
>
> Index: linux-2.6.3-kgdb/include/linux/module.h
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-2.6.3-kgdb.orig/include/linux/module.h 2004-02-24
> 10:44:47.000000000 +0530
> +++ linux-2.6.3-kgdb/include/linux/module.h 2004-03-04 18:58:47.116645760
> +0530
> @@ -186,8 +186,17 @@
> MODULE_STATE_LIVE,
> MODULE_STATE_COMING,
> MODULE_STATE_GOING,
> + MODULE_STATE_GONE,
> };
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_KGDB
> +#define MAX_SECTNAME 31
> +struct mod_section {
> + void *address;
> + char name[MAX_SECTNAME + 1];
> +};
> +#endif
> +
> struct module
> {
> enum module_state state;
> @@ -198,6 +207,13 @@
> /* Unique handle for this module */
> char name[MODULE_NAME_LEN];
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_KGDB
> + /* keep kgdb info at the begining so that gdb doesn't have a chance to
> + * miss out any fields */
> + unsigned long num_sections;
> + struct mod_section *mod_sections;
> +#endif
> +
> /* Exported symbols */
> const struct kernel_symbol *syms;
> unsigned int num_syms;
> Index: linux-2.6.3-kgdb/kernel/module.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux-2.6.3-kgdb.orig/kernel/module.c 2004-02-24 10:44:56.000000000
> +0530 +++ linux-2.6.3-kgdb/kernel/module.c 2004-03-04 18:55:59.136182672
> +0530 @@ -727,6 +727,11 @@
> mod->state = MODULE_STATE_GOING;
> restart_refcounts();
>
> + down(&notify_mutex);
> + notifier_call_chain(&module_notify_list, MODULE_STATE_GOING,
> + mod);
> + up(&notify_mutex);
> +
> /* Never wait if forced. */
> if (!forced && module_refcount(mod) != 0)
> wait_for_zero_refcount(mod);
> @@ -734,6 +739,10 @@
> /* Final destruction now noone is using it. */
> mod->exit();
> free_module(mod);
> + down(&notify_mutex);
> + notifier_call_chain(&module_notify_list, MODULE_STATE_GONE,
> + NULL);
> + up(&notify_mutex);
>
> out:
> up(&module_mutex);
> @@ -1087,6 +1096,11 @@
> /* Arch-specific cleanup. */
> module_arch_cleanup(mod);
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_KGDB
> + /* kgdb info */
> + vfree(mod->mod_sections);
> +#endif
> +
> /* Module unload stuff */
> module_unload_free(mod);
>
> @@ -1302,6 +1316,30 @@
> return NULL;
> }
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_KGDB
> +int add_modsects (struct module *mod, Elf_Ehdr *hdr, Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
> const + char *secstrings)
> +{
> + int i;
> +
> + mod->num_sections = hdr->e_shnum - 1;
> + mod->mod_sections = vmalloc((hdr->e_shnum - 1)* sizeof (struct
> mod_section));
> +
> + if (mod->mod_sections == NULL) {
> + return -ENOMEM;
> + }
> +
> + for (i = 1; i < hdr->e_shnum; i++) {
> + mod->mod_sections[i - 1].address = (void *)sechdrs[i].sh_addr;
> + strncpy(mod->mod_sections[i - 1].name, secstrings +
> + sechdrs[i].sh_name, MAX_SECTNAME);
> + mod->mod_sections[i - 1].name[MAX_SECTNAME] = '\0';
> + }
> +
> + return 0;
> +}
> +#endif
> +
> #ifdef CONFIG_KALLSYMS
> int is_exported(const char *name, const struct module *mod)
> {
> @@ -1650,6 +1688,12 @@
> percpu_modcopy(mod->percpu, (void *)sechdrs[pcpuindex].sh_addr,
> sechdrs[pcpuindex].sh_size);
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_KGDB
> + if ((err = add_modsects(mod, hdr, sechdrs, secstrings)) < 0) {
> + goto nomodsectinfo;
> + }
> +#endif
> +
> err = module_finalize(hdr, sechdrs, mod);
> if (err < 0)
> goto cleanup;
> @@ -1688,6 +1732,11 @@
> arch_cleanup:
> module_arch_cleanup(mod);
> cleanup:
> +
> +#ifdef CONFIG_KGDB
> +nomodsectinfo:
> + vfree(mod->mod_sections);
> +#endif
> module_unload_free(mod);
> module_free(mod, mod->module_init);
> free_core:
> @@ -1758,7 +1807,12 @@
> if (ret < 0) {
> /* Init routine failed: abort. Try to protect us from
> buggy refcounters. */
> +
> mod->state = MODULE_STATE_GOING;
> + down(&notify_mutex);
> + notifier_call_chain(&module_notify_list, MODULE_STATE_GOING,
> + mod);
> + up(&notify_mutex);
> synchronize_kernel();
> if (mod->unsafe)
> printk(KERN_ERR "%s: module is now stuck!\n",
>
>
>
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