Re: [PATCH v3 04/12] module: Add printk format to add module build ID to stacktraces

[Jessica Yu]

+++ Stephen Boyd [30/03/21 20:05 -0700]:
[snipped]
> diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
> index 30479355ab85..6f5bc1b046a5 100644
> --- a/kernel/module.c
> +++ b/kernel/module.c
> @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
> #include <linux/trace_events.h>
> #include <linux/init.h>
> #include <linux/kallsyms.h>
> +#include <linux/buildid.h>
> #include <linux/file.h>
> #include <linux/fs.h>
> #include <linux/sysfs.h>
> @@ -2770,6 +2771,20 @@ static void add_kallsyms(struct module *mod, const struct load_info *info)
> 	}
> 	mod->core_kallsyms.num_symtab = ndst;
> }
> +
> +static void init_build_id(struct module *mod, const struct load_info *info)
> +{
> +	const Elf_Shdr *sechdr;
> +	unsigned int i;
> +
> +	for (i = 0; i < info->hdr->e_shnum; i++) {
> +		sechdr = &info->sechdrs[i];
> +		if (!sect_empty(sechdr) && sechdr->sh_type == SHT_NOTE &&
> +		    !build_id_parse_buf((void *)sechdr->sh_addr, mod->build_id,
> +					sechdr->sh_size))
> +			break;
> +	}
> +}

Why not just look for the .note.gnu.build-id section instead of trying
to parse each note section? Doesn't it always contain the build id? At
least the ld man page seems to suggest this section name should be
consistent.

Jessica