Re: [PATCH] PowerPC64 symbols start with '.'

From: Sam Ravnborg
Date: Tue May 15 2007 - 16:38:48 EST


On Fri, May 11, 2007 at 03:45:01PM +1000, Stephen Rothwell wrote:
> which we want to skip during modpost processing. We need this to make
> some of the whitelisting work.

I have a popwerpc64 crosscompiler and would like to reproduce
this bug.
It is gcc 4.1.0 build with Dan Kegel's crosstool.

What config shall I use to try it out.
Can you please supply the exact warning message too.

Thanks,
Sam

>
> Signed-off-by: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> scripts/mod/modpost.c | 18 +++++++++++++++++-
> 1 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Stephen Rothwell sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
> index 113dc77..748b058 100644
> --- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
> +++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
> @@ -164,7 +164,13 @@ static inline unsigned int tdb_hash(const char *name)
> static struct symbol *alloc_symbol(const char *name, unsigned int weak,
> struct symbol *next)
> {
> - struct symbol *s = NOFAIL(malloc(sizeof(*s) + strlen(name) + 1));
> + struct symbol *s;
> +
> + /* For our purposes, .foo matches foo. PPC64 needs this. */
> + if (name[0] == '.')
> + name++;
> +
> + s = NOFAIL(malloc(sizeof(*s) + strlen(name) + 1));
>
> memset(s, 0, sizeof(*s));
> strcpy(s->name, name);
> @@ -180,6 +186,10 @@ static struct symbol *new_symbol(const char *name, struct module *module,
> unsigned int hash;
> struct symbol *new;
>
> + /* For our purposes, .foo matches foo. PPC64 needs this. */
> + if (name[0] == '.')
> + name++;
> +
> hash = tdb_hash(name) % SYMBOL_HASH_SIZE;
> new = symbolhash[hash] = alloc_symbol(name, 0, symbolhash[hash]);
> new->module = module;
> @@ -684,6 +694,12 @@ static int secref_whitelist(const char *modname, const char *tosec,
> NULL
> };
>
> + /* For our purposes, .foo matches foo. PPC64 needs this. */
> + if (atsym[0] == '.')
> + atsym++;
> + if (refsymname[0] == '.')
> + refsymname++;
> +
> /* Check for pattern 1 */
> if (strcmp(tosec, ".init.data") != 0)
> f1 = 0;
> --
> 1.5.1.4
>
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