[PATCH 02/11] objtool: Detect infinite recursion

From: Josh Poimboeuf
Date: Wed Mar 09 2016 - 01:08:21 EST


I don't _think_ dead_end_function() can get into a recursive loop, but
just in case, stop the loop and print a warning.

Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/objtool/builtin-check.c | 45 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
1 file changed, 33 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/objtool/builtin-check.c b/tools/objtool/builtin-check.c
index 80d9ed9..51da270 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/builtin-check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/builtin-check.c
@@ -121,8 +121,14 @@ static bool ignore_func(struct objtool_file *file, struct symbol *func)
*
* For local functions, we have to detect them manually by simply looking for
* the lack of a return instruction.
+ *
+ * Returns:
+ * -1: error
+ * 0: no dead end
+ * 1: dead end
*/
-static bool dead_end_function(struct objtool_file *file, struct symbol *func)
+static int __dead_end_function(struct objtool_file *file, struct symbol *func,
+ int recursion)
{
int i;
struct instruction *insn, *func_insn;
@@ -144,19 +150,19 @@ static bool dead_end_function(struct objtool_file *file, struct symbol *func)
};

if (func->bind == STB_WEAK)
- return false;
+ return 0;

if (func->bind == STB_GLOBAL)
for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(global_noreturns); i++)
if (!strcmp(func->name, global_noreturns[i]))
- return true;
+ return 1;

if (!func->sec)
- return false;
+ return 0;

func_insn = find_instruction(file, func->sec, func->offset);
if (!func_insn)
- return false;
+ return 0;

insn = func_insn;
list_for_each_entry_from(insn, &file->insns, list) {
@@ -167,11 +173,11 @@ static bool dead_end_function(struct objtool_file *file, struct symbol *func)
empty = false;

if (insn->type == INSN_RETURN)
- return false;
+ return 0;
}

if (empty)
- return false;
+ return 0;

/*
* A function can have a sibling call instead of a return. In that
@@ -190,7 +196,7 @@ static bool dead_end_function(struct objtool_file *file, struct symbol *func)

if (!dest)
/* sibling call to another file */
- return false;
+ return 0;

if (dest->sec != func->sec ||
dest->offset < func->offset ||
@@ -201,16 +207,28 @@ static bool dead_end_function(struct objtool_file *file, struct symbol *func)
if (!dest_func)
continue;

- return dead_end_function(file, dest_func);
+ if (recursion == 5) {
+ WARN_FUNC("infinite recursion (objtool bug!)",
+ dest->sec, dest->offset);
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ return __dead_end_function(file, dest_func,
+ recursion + 1);
}
}

if (insn->type == INSN_JUMP_DYNAMIC)
/* sibling call */
- return false;
+ return 0;
}

- return true;
+ return 1;
+}
+
+static int dead_end_function(struct objtool_file *file, struct symbol *func)
+{
+ return __dead_end_function(file, func, 0);
}

/*
@@ -809,8 +827,11 @@ static int validate_branch(struct objtool_file *file,
break;
}

- if (dead_end_function(file, insn->call_dest))
+ ret = dead_end_function(file, insn->call_dest);
+ if (ret == 1)
return warnings;
+ if (ret == -1)
+ warnings++;

/* fallthrough */
case INSN_CALL_DYNAMIC:
--
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