Re: [RFC -next] linux/linkage.h: fix symbol prefix handling
From: Rusty Russell
Date: Thu Mar 14 2013 - 02:46:03 EST
Sam Ravnborg <sam@xxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>> actually, y'know, proof-read it.
> Hmm..
>> + $(KERNELRELEASE) "$(patsubst y,_,$(CONFIG_HAVE_SYMBOL_PREFIX_UNDERSCORE))"
>>
>> +config HAVE_UNDERSCORE_SYMBOL_PREFIX
>
> HAVE_UNDERSCORE_... or HAVE_SYMBOL_... confusion.
> I prefer the HAVE_SYMBOL_... variant but no strong feelings..
Thanks, fixed. (HAVE_UNDERSCORE_ won by grep majority vote, but I don't
really care either).
>> + *
>> + * If you think the above arrogance just encourages more people to add
>> + * random crap to this file, you're not alone.
> Kill this.
?? It went in without my Ack, and it's a particularly offensive turd.
I can replace it with a civilized comment, instead of being snarky
though...
>> /* Some toolchains use a `_' prefix for all user symbols. */
>> -#ifdef CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX
>> -#define MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX
>> +#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_UNDERSCORE_SYMBOL_PREFIX
>> +#define __VMLINUX_SYMBOL(x) _##x
>> +#define __VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR(x) "_" #x
>> +#define VMLINUX_SYMBOL_PREFIX_STR "_"
>> #else
>> -#define MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX ""
>> +#define __VMLINUX_SYMBOL(x) x
>> +#define __VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR(x) #x
>> +#define VMLINUX_SYMBOL_PREFIX_STR ""
>> #endif
>
> We know the prefix is an underscore. No benefits from defining
> VMLINUX_SYMBOL_PREFIX_STR. The config name even syas so.
> Skipping the above give us only one way to check
> for the prefix - today we mix the two.
After testing, I think you're right. The two users are both slightly
clearer after this (though mtd is a tiny bit less optimal).
Note: James, your patch hunk now looks like this:
- buf_printf(b, "\t{ %#8x, \"%s\" },\n", s->crc, s->name);
+ buf_printf(b, "\t{ %#8x, VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR(%s) },\n",
+ s->crc, s->name);
Here's version 3:
From: Rusty Russell <rusty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX: cleanup.
We have CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX, which three archs define to the string
"_". But Al Viro broke this in "consolidate cond_syscall and
SYSCALL_ALIAS declarations" (in linux-next), and he's not the first to
do so.
Using CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX is awkward, since we usually just want to
prefix it so something. So various places define helpers which are
defined to nothing if CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX isn't set:
1) include/asm-generic/unistd.h defines __SYMBOL_PREFIX.
2) include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h defines VMLINUX_SYMBOL(sym)
3) include/linux/export.h defines MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX.
4) include/linux/kernel.h defines SYMBOL_PREFIX (which differs from #7)
5) kernel/modsign_certificate.S defines ASM_SYMBOL(sym)
6) scripts/modpost.c defines MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX
7) scripts/Makefile.lib defines SYMBOL_PREFIX on the commandline if
CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX is set, so that we have a non-string version
for pasting.
(arch/h8300/include/asm/linkage.h defines SYMBOL_NAME(), too).
Let's solve this properly:
1) No more generic prefix, just CONFIG_HAVE_UNDERSCORE_SYMBOL_PREFIX.
2) Make linux/export.h usable from asm.
3) Define VMLINUX_SYMBOL() and VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR().
4) Make everyone use them.
Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a05ea42..0b09ba5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1398,7 +1398,7 @@ quiet_cmd_rmfiles = $(if $(wildcard $(rm-files)),CLEAN $(wildcard $(rm-files))
# Run depmod only if we have System.map and depmod is executable
quiet_cmd_depmod = DEPMOD $(KERNELRELEASE)
cmd_depmod = $(CONFIG_SHELL) $(srctree)/scripts/depmod.sh $(DEPMOD) \
- $(KERNELRELEASE) "$(patsubst "%",%,$(CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX))"
+ $(KERNELRELEASE) "$(patsubst y,_,$(CONFIG_HAVE_UNDERSCORE_SYMBOL_PREFIX))"
# Create temporary dir for module support files
# clean it up only when building all modules
diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
index 1455579..7b433a4 100644
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@@ -384,6 +384,12 @@ config MODULES_USE_ELF_REL
Modules only use ELF REL relocations. Modules with ELF RELA
relocations will give an error.
+config HAVE_UNDERSCORE_SYMBOL_PREFIX
+ bool
+ help
+ Some architectures generate an _ in front of C symbols; things like
+ module loading and assembly files need to know about this.
+
#
# ABI hall of shame
#
diff --git a/arch/blackfin/Kconfig b/arch/blackfin/Kconfig
index c3f2e0b..453ebe4 100644
--- a/arch/blackfin/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/blackfin/Kconfig
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-config SYMBOL_PREFIX
- string
- default "_"
-
config MMU
def_bool n
@@ -33,6 +29,7 @@ config BLACKFIN
select ARCH_HAVE_CUSTOM_GPIO_H
select ARCH_WANT_OPTIONAL_GPIOLIB
select HAVE_UID16
+ select HAVE_UNDERSCORE_SYMBOL_PREFIX
select VIRT_TO_BUS
select ARCH_WANT_IPC_PARSE_VERSION
select HAVE_GENERIC_HARDIRQS
diff --git a/arch/h8300/Kconfig b/arch/h8300/Kconfig
index 79250de..303e4f9 100644
--- a/arch/h8300/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/h8300/Kconfig
@@ -12,10 +12,7 @@ config H8300
select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
select OLD_SIGSUSPEND3
select OLD_SIGACTION
-
-config SYMBOL_PREFIX
- string
- default "_"
+ select HAVE_UNDERSCORE_SYMBOL_PREFIX
config MMU
bool
diff --git a/arch/metag/Kconfig b/arch/metag/Kconfig
index afc8973..2099617 100644
--- a/arch/metag/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/metag/Kconfig
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-config SYMBOL_PREFIX
- string
- default "_"
-
config METAG
def_bool y
select EMBEDDED
@@ -27,6 +23,7 @@ config METAG
select HAVE_MOD_ARCH_SPECIFIC
select HAVE_PERF_EVENTS
select HAVE_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINTS
+ select HAVE_UNDERSCORE_SYMBOL_PREFIX
select IRQ_DOMAIN
select MODULES_USE_ELF_RELA
select OF
diff --git a/drivers/mtd/chips/gen_probe.c b/drivers/mtd/chips/gen_probe.c
index 3b9a284..74dbb6b 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/chips/gen_probe.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/chips/gen_probe.c
@@ -204,14 +204,16 @@ static inline struct mtd_info *cfi_cmdset_unknown(struct map_info *map,
struct cfi_private *cfi = map->fldrv_priv;
__u16 type = primary?cfi->cfiq->P_ID:cfi->cfiq->A_ID;
#ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
- char probename[16+sizeof(MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX)];
+ char probename[sizeof(VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR(cfi_cmdset_%4.4X))];
cfi_cmdset_fn_t *probe_function;
- sprintf(probename, MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX "cfi_cmdset_%4.4X", type);
+ sprintf(probename, VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR(cfi_cmdset_%4.4X), type);
probe_function = __symbol_get(probename);
if (!probe_function) {
- request_module(probename + sizeof(MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX) - 1);
+ char modname[sizeof("cfi_cmdset_%4.4X")];
+ sprintf(modname, "cfi_cmdset_%4.4X", type);
+ request_module(modname);
probe_function = __symbol_get(probename);
}
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/unistd.h b/include/asm-generic/unistd.h
index 4077b5d..15c0598 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/unistd.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/unistd.h
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
#include <uapi/asm-generic/unistd.h>
+#include <linux/export.h>
/*
* These are required system calls, we should
@@ -17,12 +18,7 @@
* but it doesn't work on all toolchains, so we just do it by hand
*/
#ifndef cond_syscall
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX
-#define __SYMBOL_PREFIX CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX
-#else
-#define __SYMBOL_PREFIX
-#endif
-#define cond_syscall(x) asm(".weak\t" __SYMBOL_PREFIX #x "\n\t" \
- ".set\t" __SYMBOL_PREFIX #x "," \
- __SYMBOL_PREFIX "sys_ni_syscall")
+#define cond_syscall(x) asm(".weak\t" VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR(x) "\n\t" \
+ ".set\t" VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR(x) "," \
+ VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR(sys_ni_syscall))
#endif
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index afa12c7..eb58d2d 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -52,13 +52,7 @@
#define LOAD_OFFSET 0
#endif
-#ifndef SYMBOL_PREFIX
-#define VMLINUX_SYMBOL(sym) sym
-#else
-#define PASTE2(x,y) x##y
-#define PASTE(x,y) PASTE2(x,y)
-#define VMLINUX_SYMBOL(sym) PASTE(SYMBOL_PREFIX, sym)
-#endif
+#include <linux/export.h>
/* Align . to a 8 byte boundary equals to maximum function alignment. */
#define ALIGN_FUNCTION() . = ALIGN(8)
diff --git a/include/linux/export.h b/include/linux/export.h
index 696c0f4..412cd50 100644
--- a/include/linux/export.h
+++ b/include/linux/export.h
@@ -5,17 +5,24 @@
* to reduce the amount of pointless cruft we feed to gcc when only
* exporting a simple symbol or two.
*
- * If you feel the need to add #include <linux/foo.h> to this file
- * then you are doing something wrong and should go away silently.
+ * Try not to add #includes here. It slows compilation and makes kernel
+ * hackers place grumpy comments in header files.
*/
/* Some toolchains use a `_' prefix for all user symbols. */
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX
-#define MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX
+#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_UNDERSCORE_SYMBOL_PREFIX
+#define __VMLINUX_SYMBOL(x) _##x
+#define __VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR(x) "_" #x
#else
-#define MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX ""
+#define __VMLINUX_SYMBOL(x) x
+#define __VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR(x) #x
#endif
+/* Indirect, so macros are expanded before pasting. */
+#define VMLINUX_SYMBOL(x) __VMLINUX_SYMBOL(x)
+#define VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR(x) __VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR(x)
+
+#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
struct kernel_symbol
{
unsigned long value;
@@ -51,7 +58,7 @@ extern struct module __this_module;
__CRC_SYMBOL(sym, sec) \
static const char __kstrtab_##sym[] \
__attribute__((section("__ksymtab_strings"), aligned(1))) \
- = MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX #sym; \
+ = VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR(sym); \
static const struct kernel_symbol __ksymtab_##sym \
__used \
__attribute__((section("___ksymtab" sec "+" #sym), unused)) \
@@ -85,5 +92,6 @@ extern struct module __this_module;
#define EXPORT_UNUSED_SYMBOL_GPL(sym)
#endif /* CONFIG_MODULES */
+#endif /* !__ASSEMBLY__ */
#endif /* _LINUX_EXPORT_H */
diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
index 80d3687..e13e992 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -723,13 +723,6 @@ static inline void ftrace_dump(enum ftrace_dump_mode oops_dump_mode) { }
/* Trap pasters of __FUNCTION__ at compile-time */
#define __FUNCTION__ (__func__)
-/* This helps us to avoid #ifdef CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX */
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX
-#define SYMBOL_PREFIX CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX
-#else
-#define SYMBOL_PREFIX ""
-#endif
-
/* Rebuild everything on CONFIG_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD */
#ifdef CONFIG_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD
# define REBUILD_DUE_TO_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD
diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
index ead1b57..46f1ea0 100644
--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ extern int modules_disabled; /* for sysctl */
/* Get/put a kernel symbol (calls must be symmetric) */
void *__symbol_get(const char *symbol);
void *__symbol_get_gpl(const char *symbol);
-#define symbol_get(x) ((typeof(&x))(__symbol_get(MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX #x)))
+#define symbol_get(x) ((typeof(&x))(__symbol_get(VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR(x))))
/* modules using other modules: kdb wants to see this. */
struct module_use {
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ extern void __module_put_and_exit(struct module *mod, long code)
#ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD
unsigned long module_refcount(struct module *mod);
void __symbol_put(const char *symbol);
-#define symbol_put(x) __symbol_put(MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX #x)
+#define symbol_put(x) __symbol_put(VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR(x))
void symbol_put_addr(void *addr);
/* Sometimes we know we already have a refcount, and it's easier not
diff --git a/kernel/modsign_certificate.S b/kernel/modsign_certificate.S
index 246b4c6..4a9a86d 100644
--- a/kernel/modsign_certificate.S
+++ b/kernel/modsign_certificate.S
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
-/* SYMBOL_PREFIX defined on commandline from CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX */
-#ifndef SYMBOL_PREFIX
-#define ASM_SYMBOL(sym) sym
-#else
-#define PASTE2(x,y) x##y
-#define PASTE(x,y) PASTE2(x,y)
-#define ASM_SYMBOL(sym) PASTE(SYMBOL_PREFIX, sym)
-#endif
+#include <linux/export.h>
#define GLOBAL(name) \
- .globl ASM_SYMBOL(name); \
- ASM_SYMBOL(name):
+ .globl VMLINUX_SYMBOL(name); \
+ VMLINUX_SYMBOL(name):
.section ".init.data","aw"
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 0925c9a..cfd4a3f 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -1209,7 +1209,7 @@ static inline int check_modstruct_version(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
/* Since this should be found in kernel (which can't be removed),
* no locking is necessary. */
- if (!find_symbol(MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX "module_layout", NULL,
+ if (!find_symbol(VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR(module_layout), NULL,
&crc, true, false))
BUG();
return check_version(sechdrs, versindex, "module_layout", mod, crc,
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.lib b/scripts/Makefile.lib
index 07125e6..a373a1f 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile.lib
+++ b/scripts/Makefile.lib
@@ -119,13 +119,6 @@ _c_flags += $(if $(patsubst n%,, \
$(CFLAGS_GCOV))
endif
-ifdef CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX
-_sym_flags = -DSYMBOL_PREFIX=$(patsubst "%",%,$(CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX))
-_cpp_flags += $(_sym_flags)
-_a_flags += $(_sym_flags)
-endif
-
-
# If building the kernel in a separate objtree expand all occurrences
# of -Idir to -I$(srctree)/dir except for absolute paths (starting with '/').
diff --git a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
index 3d569d6..0149949 100644
--- a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
+++ b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
@@ -74,9 +74,8 @@ kallsyms()
info KSYM ${2}
local kallsymopt;
- if [ -n "${CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX}" ]; then
- kallsymopt="${kallsymopt} \
- --symbol-prefix=${CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX}"
+ if [ -n "${CONFIG_HAVE_UNDERSCORE_SYMBOL_PREFIX}" ]; then
+ kallsymopt="${kallsymopt} --symbol-prefix=_"
fi
if [ -n "${CONFIG_KALLSYMS_ALL}" ]; then
diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 78b30c1..282decf 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -18,14 +18,7 @@
#include "modpost.h"
#include "../../include/generated/autoconf.h"
#include "../../include/linux/license.h"
-
-/* Some toolchains use a `_' prefix for all user symbols. */
-#ifdef CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX
-#define MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX CONFIG_SYMBOL_PREFIX
-#else
-#define MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX ""
-#endif
-
+#include "../../include/linux/export.h"
/* Are we using CONFIG_MODVERSIONS? */
int modversions = 0;
@@ -562,7 +555,7 @@ static void parse_elf_finish(struct elf_info *info)
static int ignore_undef_symbol(struct elf_info *info, const char *symname)
{
/* ignore __this_module, it will be resolved shortly */
- if (strcmp(symname, MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX "__this_module") == 0)
+ if (strcmp(symname, VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR(__this_module)) == 0)
return 1;
/* ignore global offset table */
if (strcmp(symname, "_GLOBAL_OFFSET_TABLE_") == 0)
@@ -583,8 +576,8 @@ static int ignore_undef_symbol(struct elf_info *info, const char *symname)
return 0;
}
-#define CRC_PFX MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX "__crc_"
-#define KSYMTAB_PFX MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX "__ksymtab_"
+#define CRC_PFX VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR(__crc_)
+#define KSYMTAB_PFX VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR(__ksymtab_)
static void handle_modversions(struct module *mod, struct elf_info *info,
Elf_Sym *sym, const char *symname)
@@ -637,14 +630,15 @@ static void handle_modversions(struct module *mod, struct elf_info *info,
}
#endif
- if (memcmp(symname, MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX,
- strlen(MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX)) == 0) {
- mod->unres =
- alloc_symbol(symname +
- strlen(MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX),
- ELF_ST_BIND(sym->st_info) == STB_WEAK,
- mod->unres);
- }
+#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_UNDERSCORE_SYMBOL_PREFIX
+ if (symname[0] != '_')
+ break;
+ else
+ symname++;
+#endif
+ mod->unres = alloc_symbol(symname,
+ ELF_ST_BIND(sym->st_info) == STB_WEAK,
+ mod->unres);
break;
default:
/* All exported symbols */
@@ -652,9 +646,9 @@ static void handle_modversions(struct module *mod, struct elf_info *info,
sym_add_exported(symname + strlen(KSYMTAB_PFX), mod,
export);
}
- if (strcmp(symname, MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX "init_module") == 0)
+ if (strcmp(symname, VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR(init_module)) == 0)
mod->has_init = 1;
- if (strcmp(symname, MODULE_SYMBOL_PREFIX "cleanup_module") == 0)
+ if (strcmp(symname, VMLINUX_SYMBOL_STR(cleanup_module)) == 0)
mod->has_cleanup = 1;
break;
}
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