[PATCH RFC] [6/9] Implement namespace checking in modpost

From: Andi Kleen
Date: Wed Nov 21 2007 - 21:45:33 EST



This checks the namespaces at build time in modpost

---
scripts/mod/modpost.c | 344 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
1 file changed, 317 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)

Index: linux/scripts/mod/modpost.c
===================================================================
--- linux.orig/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ linux/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-/* Postprocess module symbol versions
+/* Postprocess module symbol versions and do various other module checks.
*
* Copyright 2003 Kai Germaschewski
* Copyright 2002-2004 Rusty Russell, IBM Corporation
* Copyright 2006 Sam Ravnborg
+ * Copyright 2007 Andi Kleen, SUSE Labs (changes licensed GPLv2 only)
* Based in part on module-init-tools/depmod.c,file2alias
*
* This software may be used and distributed according to the terms
@@ -12,9 +13,13 @@
*/

#include <ctype.h>
+#include <assert.h>
#include "modpost.h"
#include "../../include/linux/license.h"

+#define NS_SEPARATOR '.'
+#define NS_SEPARATOR_STRING "."
+
/* Are we using CONFIG_MODVERSIONS? */
int modversions = 0;
/* Warn about undefined symbols? (do so if we have vmlinux) */
@@ -27,6 +32,9 @@ static int external_module = 0;
static int vmlinux_section_warnings = 1;
/* Only warn about unresolved symbols */
static int warn_unresolved = 0;
+/* Fixing those would cause too many ifdefs -- off by default. */
+static int warn_missing_modules = 0;
+
/* How a symbol is exported */
enum export {
export_plain, export_unused, export_gpl,
@@ -105,19 +113,43 @@ static struct module *find_module(char *
return mod;
}

-static struct module *new_module(char *modname)
+static const char *basename(const char *s)
+{
+ char *p = strrchr(s, '/');
+ if (p)
+ return p + 1;
+ return s;
+}
+
+static struct module *find_module_base(char *modname)
{
struct module *mod;
- char *p, *s;

- mod = NOFAIL(malloc(sizeof(*mod)));
- memset(mod, 0, sizeof(*mod));
- p = NOFAIL(strdup(modname));
+ for (mod = modules; mod; mod = mod->next) {
+ if (strcmp(basename(mod->name), modname) == 0)
+ break;
+ }
+ return mod;
+}

+static void strip_o(char *p)
+{
+ char *s;
/* strip trailing .o */
if ((s = strrchr(p, '.')) != NULL)
if (strcmp(s, ".o") == 0)
*s = '\0';
+}
+
+static struct module *new_module(char *modname)
+{
+ struct module *mod;
+ char *p;
+
+ mod = NOFAIL(malloc(sizeof(*mod)));
+ memset(mod, 0, sizeof(*mod));
+ p = NOFAIL(strdup(modname));
+ strip_o(p);

/* add to list */
mod->name = p;
@@ -132,10 +164,12 @@ static struct module *new_module(char *m
* struct symbol is also used for lists of unresolved symbols */

#define SYMBOL_HASH_SIZE 1024
+#define NSALLOW_HASH_SIZE 64

struct symbol {
struct symbol *next;
struct module *module;
+ const char *namespace;
unsigned int crc;
int crc_valid;
unsigned int weak:1;
@@ -147,10 +181,19 @@ struct symbol {
char name[0];
};

+struct nsallow {
+ struct nsallow *next;
+ struct module *mod;
+ struct module *orig;
+ int ref;
+ char name[0];
+};
+
static struct symbol *symbolhash[SYMBOL_HASH_SIZE];
+static struct nsallow *nsallowhash[NSALLOW_HASH_SIZE];

/* This is based on the hash agorithm from gdbm, via tdb */
-static inline unsigned int tdb_hash(const char *name)
+static unsigned int tdb_hash(const char *name)
{
unsigned value; /* Used to compute the hash value. */
unsigned i; /* Used to cycle through random values. */
@@ -192,21 +235,67 @@ static struct symbol *new_symbol(const c
return new;
}

-static struct symbol *find_symbol(const char *name)
+static struct symbol *find_symbol(const char *name, const char *ns)
{
- struct symbol *s;
+ struct symbol *s, *match;

/* For our purposes, .foo matches foo. PPC64 needs this. */
if (name[0] == '.')
name++;

+ match = NULL;
for (s = symbolhash[tdb_hash(name) % SYMBOL_HASH_SIZE]; s; s=s->next) {
+ if (strcmp(s->name, name) == 0) {
+ match = s;
+ if (ns && s->namespace && strcmp(s->namespace, ns))
+ continue;
+ return s;
+ }
+ }
+ return ns ? NULL : match;
+}
+
+static struct nsallow *find_nsallow(const char *name, struct module *mod)
+{
+ struct nsallow *s;
+
+ for (s = nsallowhash[tdb_hash(name)%NSALLOW_HASH_SIZE]; s; s=s->next) {
+ if (strcmp(s->name, name) == 0 && s->mod == mod)
+ return s;
+ }
+ return NULL;
+}
+
+static struct nsallow *find_nsallow_name(const char *name)
+{
+ struct nsallow *s;
+
+ for (s = nsallowhash[tdb_hash(name)%NSALLOW_HASH_SIZE]; s; s=s->next) {
if (strcmp(s->name, name) == 0)
return s;
}
return NULL;
}

+static struct nsallow *
+new_nsallow(const char *name, struct module *module, struct module *orig)
+{
+ unsigned int hash;
+ struct nsallow *new;
+ unsigned len;
+
+ len = sizeof(struct nsallow) + strlen(name) + 1;
+ new = NOFAIL(malloc(len));
+ new->mod = module;
+ new->orig = orig;
+ new->ref = 0;
+ strcpy(new->name, name);
+ hash = tdb_hash(name) % NSALLOW_HASH_SIZE;
+ new->next = nsallowhash[hash];
+ nsallowhash[hash] = new;
+ return new;
+}
+
static struct {
const char *str;
enum export export;
@@ -253,27 +342,103 @@ static enum export export_from_sec(struc
return export_unknown;
}

+/* Check if all the name space that allows referencing the symbol's
+ namespace is in the same module as the export. This makes sure a
+ module doesn't allow itself into a namespace (the kernel checks
+ this too) */
+static void check_export_namespace(struct symbol *s)
+{
+ const char *namespace = s->namespace;
+ struct nsallow *nsa = find_nsallow_name(namespace);
+ if (!nsa) {
+ warn("%s: namespace %s used for export `%s', but no module "
+ "for it allowed\n", s->module->name, namespace, s->name);
+ }
+ for (; nsa; nsa = nsa->next) {
+ if (strcmp(nsa->name, namespace))
+ continue;
+ if (nsa->orig == s->module) {
+ nsa->ref++;
+ return;
+ }
+ }
+ merror("No module allowed for namespace %s in %s exporting %s\n",
+ namespace,
+ s->module->name,
+ s->name);
+}
+
+static void check_nsallow_referenced(void)
+{
+ int i;
+ struct nsallow *nsa;
+ for (i = 0; i < NSALLOW_HASH_SIZE; i++) {
+ for (nsa = nsallowhash[i]; nsa; nsa = nsa->next)
+ if (nsa->ref == 0 && !nsa->mod->skip) {
+ warn("%s: namespace %s allowed for module %s, "
+ "but no exports using it\n",
+ nsa->orig->name,
+ nsa->name,
+ nsa->mod->name);
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+static const char *sep_ns(const char **name)
+{
+ char *p;
+ const char *s = strchr(*name, NS_SEPARATOR);
+ if (!s)
+ return NULL;
+ *name = NOFAIL(strdup(*name));
+ p = strchr(*name, NS_SEPARATOR);
+ *p = '\0';
+ return p + 1;
+}
+
+static int deep_streq(const char *a, const char *b)
+{
+ if (a == b)
+ return 1;
+ if (!a || !b)
+ return 0;
+ return !strcmp(a, b);
+}
+
/**
* Add an exported symbol - it may have already been added without a
* CRC, in this case just update the CRC
**/
-static struct symbol *sym_add_exported(const char *name, struct module *mod,
+static struct symbol *sym_add_exported(const char *oname, struct module *mod,
enum export export)
{
- struct symbol *s = find_symbol(name);
+ const char *name = oname;
+ const char *namespace = sep_ns(&name);
+ struct symbol *s = find_symbol(name, namespace);

if (!s) {
s = new_symbol(name, mod, export);
+ s->namespace = namespace;
} else {
if (!s->preloaded) {
warn("%s: '%s' exported twice. Previous export "
- "was in %s%s\n", mod->name, name,
+ "was in %s%s\n", mod->name, oname,
s->module->name,
is_vmlinux(s->module->name) ?"":".ko");
+ if (!deep_streq(s->namespace, namespace)) {
+ warn("%s: New namespace '%s' of '%s' doesn't "
+ "match existing namespace '%s'\n",
+ s->module->name,
+ namespace ?: "",
+ s->name ?: "???",
+ s->namespace ?: "");
+ }
} else {
/* In case Modules.symvers was out of date */
s->module = mod;
}
+ if (name != oname)
+ free((char *)name);
}
s->preloaded = 0;
s->vmlinux = is_vmlinux(mod->name);
@@ -282,13 +447,58 @@ static struct symbol *sym_add_exported(c
return s;
}

-static void sym_update_crc(const char *name, struct module *mod,
+static struct module *
+nsmodule(const char *name, int sep, const char *namespace, struct module *orig)
+{
+ struct module *mod;
+ char *modname = NOFAIL(malloc(sep + 1));
+
+ memcpy(modname, name, sep);
+ modname[sep] = 0;
+ mod = find_module_base(modname);
+ if (!mod) {
+ if (warn_missing_modules)
+ warn("%s: Namespace allow for %s references unknown"
+ " module %.*s\n", orig->name, namespace, sep, name);
+ mod = new_module(modname);
+ mod->skip = 1;
+ } else {
+ free(modname);
+ }
+ return mod;
+}
+
+static void sym_add_nsallow(const char *name, struct module *orig)
+{
+ struct module *mod;
+ int sep;
+ const char *namespace;
+
+ sep = strcspn(name, NS_SEPARATOR_STRING);
+ if (name[sep] == 0 || sep == 0) {
+ warn("%s: Namespace allow '%s' incorrectly formatted\n",
+ orig->name, name);
+ return;
+ }
+ namespace = name + sep + 1;
+ mod = nsmodule(name, sep, namespace, orig);
+ if (!find_nsallow(namespace, mod))
+ new_nsallow(namespace, mod, orig);
+}
+
+static void sym_update_crc(const char *oname, struct module *mod,
unsigned int crc, enum export export)
{
- struct symbol *s = find_symbol(name);
+ const char *name = oname;
+ const char *namespace = sep_ns(&name);
+ struct symbol *s = find_symbol(name, namespace);

- if (!s)
+ if (!s) {
s = new_symbol(name, mod, export);
+ } else if (oname != name) {
+ assert(deep_streq(s->namespace, namespace));
+ free((char *)name);
+ }
s->crc = crc;
s->crc_valid = 1;
}
@@ -456,6 +666,22 @@ static void parse_elf_finish(struct elf_

#define CRC_PFX MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX "__crc_"
#define KSYMTAB_PFX MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX "__ksymtab_"
+#define NSALLOW_PFX MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX "__knamespace_"
+
+
+static void handle_nsallow(struct module *mod, struct elf_info *info,
+ Elf_Sym *sym, const char *symname)
+{
+ switch (sym->st_shndx) {
+ case SHN_COMMON:
+ case SHN_ABS:
+ case SHN_UNDEF:
+ break;
+ default:
+ if (!strncmp(symname, NSALLOW_PFX, sizeof(NSALLOW_PFX)-1))
+ sym_add_nsallow(symname + sizeof(NSALLOW_PFX) - 1, mod);
+ }
+}

static void handle_modversions(struct module *mod, struct elf_info *info,
Elf_Sym *sym, const char *symname)
@@ -507,17 +733,25 @@ static void handle_modversions(struct mo
#endif

if (memcmp(symname, MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX,
- strlen(MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX)) == 0)
- mod->unres = alloc_symbol(symname +
- strlen(MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX),
+ strlen(MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX)) == 0) {
+ const int plen = strlen(MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX);
+ const char *name = symname + plen;
+ const char *namespace = sep_ns(&name);
+
+ mod->unres = alloc_symbol(name,
ELF_ST_BIND(sym->st_info) == STB_WEAK,
mod->unres);
+ mod->unres->namespace = namespace;
+ }
break;
default:
/* All exported symbols */
if (memcmp(symname, KSYMTAB_PFX, strlen(KSYMTAB_PFX)) == 0) {
- sym_add_exported(symname + strlen(KSYMTAB_PFX), mod,
- export);
+ struct symbol *s;
+ s = sym_add_exported(symname + strlen(KSYMTAB_PFX), mod,
+ export);
+ if (s->namespace)
+ check_export_namespace(s);
}
if (strcmp(symname, MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX "init_module") == 0)
mod->has_init = 1;
@@ -1261,11 +1495,16 @@ static void read_symbols(char *modname)
struct elf_info info = { };
Elf_Sym *sym;

+ char m[strlen(modname) + 1];
+ strcpy(m, modname);
+ strip_o(m);
+
+ mod = find_module(m);
+ assert(mod != NULL);
+
if (!parse_elf(&info, modname))
return;

- mod = new_module(modname);
-
/* When there's no vmlinux, don't print warnings about
* unresolved symbols (since there'll be too many ;) */
if (is_vmlinux(modname)) {
@@ -1285,6 +1524,12 @@ static void read_symbols(char *modname)
"license", license);
}

+ /* First process all nsallows to check them against the symbols */
+ for (sym = info.symtab_start; sym < info.symtab_stop; sym++) {
+ symname = info.strtab + sym->st_name;
+ handle_nsallow(mod, &info, sym, symname);
+ }
+
for (sym = info.symtab_start; sym < info.symtab_stop; sym++) {
symname = info.strtab + sym->st_name;

@@ -1384,13 +1629,39 @@ static void check_for_unused(enum export
}
}

+/* Check if symbol reference to S from module SYMMOD is allowed in namespace */
+static void check_symbol_ns(struct symbol *s, struct module *symmod,
+ const char *symmodname)
+{
+ const char *namespace = s->namespace;
+ struct nsallow *nsa;
+ int sep;
+
+ if (is_vmlinux(symmodname))
+ return;
+ nsa = find_nsallow(namespace, symmod);
+ if (nsa)
+ return;
+ sep = strcspn(s->name, NS_SEPARATOR_STRING);
+ if (!find_nsallow_name(namespace)) {
+ warn("%s: Unknown namespace %s referenced from `%.*s'\n",
+ symmodname, namespace, sep, s->name);
+ } else {
+ merror("%s: module not allowed to reference symbol "
+ "'%.*s' in namespace %s\n",
+ symmodname,
+ sep, s->name,
+ namespace);
+ }
+}
+
static void check_exports(struct module *mod)
{
struct symbol *s, *exp;

for (s = mod->unres; s; s = s->next) {
const char *basename;
- exp = find_symbol(s->name);
+ exp = find_symbol(s->name, s->namespace);
if (!exp || exp->module == mod)
continue;
basename = strrchr(mod->name, '/');
@@ -1398,6 +1669,8 @@ static void check_exports(struct module
basename++;
else
basename = mod->name;
+ if (s->namespace)
+ check_symbol_ns(s, mod, basename);
if (!mod->gpl_compatible)
check_for_gpl_usage(exp->export, basename, exp->name);
check_for_unused(exp->export, basename, exp->name);
@@ -1437,14 +1710,18 @@ static int add_versions(struct buffer *b
int err = 0;

for (s = mod->unres; s; s = s->next) {
- exp = find_symbol(s->name);
+ exp = find_symbol(s->name, s->namespace);
if (!exp || exp->module == mod) {
if (have_vmlinux && !s->weak) {
if (warn_unresolved) {
- warn("\"%s\" [%s.ko] undefined!\n",
+ warn("\"%s%s%s\" [%s.ko] undefined!\n",
+ s->namespace ?: "",
+ s->namespace ? ":" : "",
s->name, mod->name);
} else {
- merror("\"%s\" [%s.ko] undefined!\n",
+ merror("\"%s%s%s\" [%s.ko] undefined!\n",
+ s->namespace ?: "",
+ s->namespace ? ":" : "",
s->name, mod->name);
err = 1;
}
@@ -1606,7 +1883,7 @@ static void read_dump(const char *fname,
if (is_vmlinux(modname)) {
have_vmlinux = 1;
}
- mod = new_module(NOFAIL(strdup(modname)));
+ mod = new_module(modname);
mod->skip = 1;
}
s = sym_add_exported(symname, mod, export_no(export));
@@ -1660,6 +1937,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
char *dump_write = NULL;
int opt;
int err;
+ int c;

while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "i:I:mso:aw")) != -1) {
switch(opt) {
@@ -1685,6 +1963,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
case 'w':
warn_unresolved = 1;
break;
+ case 'M':
+ warn_missing_modules = 1;
+ break;
default:
exit(1);
}
@@ -1695,6 +1976,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
if (module_read)
read_dump(module_read, 0);

+ for (c = optind; c < argc; c++) {
+ char s[strlen(argv[c]) + 1];
+ strcpy(s, argv[c]);
+ new_module(s);
+ }
+
while (optind < argc) {
read_symbols(argv[optind++]);
}
@@ -1705,6 +1992,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
check_exports(mod);
}

+ if (warn_unresolved)
+ check_nsallow_referenced();
+
err = 0;

for (mod = modules; mod; mod = mod->next) {
-
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