[tip: objtool/core] objtool: Generic annotation infrastructure

From: tip-bot2 for Peter Zijlstra
Date: Mon Dec 02 2024 - 06:25:28 EST


The following commit has been merged into the objtool/core branch of tip:

Commit-ID: 2116b349e29a2e9ba17ea2e45b31234e4b350793
Gitweb: https://git.kernel.org/tip/2116b349e29a2e9ba17ea2e45b31234e4b350793
Author: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
AuthorDate: Thu, 28 Nov 2024 10:38:52 +01:00
Committer: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CommitterDate: Mon, 02 Dec 2024 12:01:41 +01:00

objtool: Generic annotation infrastructure

Avoid endless .discard.foo sections for each annotation, create a
single .discard.annotate_insn section that takes an annotation type along
with the instruction.

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20241128094310.932794537@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
---
include/linux/objtool.h | 18 ++++++++++++++++-
tools/objtool/check.c | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
2 files changed, 63 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/linux/objtool.h b/include/linux/objtool.h
index b3b8d3d..d98531e 100644
--- a/include/linux/objtool.h
+++ b/include/linux/objtool.h
@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@
".long 998b\n\t" \
".popsection\n\t"

+#define ASM_ANNOTATE(type) \
+ "911:\n\t" \
+ ".pushsection .discard.annotate_insn,\"M\",@progbits,8\n\t" \
+ ".long 911b - .\n\t" \
+ ".long " __stringify(type) "\n\t" \
+ ".popsection\n\t"
+
#else /* __ASSEMBLY__ */

/*
@@ -146,6 +153,14 @@
.popsection
.endm

+.macro ANNOTATE type:req
+.Lhere_\@:
+ .pushsection .discard.annotate_insn,"M",@progbits,8
+ .long .Lhere_\@ - .
+ .long \type
+ .popsection
+.endm
+
#endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */

#else /* !CONFIG_OBJTOOL */
@@ -155,6 +170,7 @@
#define UNWIND_HINT(type, sp_reg, sp_offset, signal) "\n\t"
#define STACK_FRAME_NON_STANDARD(func)
#define STACK_FRAME_NON_STANDARD_FP(func)
+#define ASM_ANNOTATE(type)
#define ANNOTATE_NOENDBR
#define ASM_REACHABLE
#else
@@ -167,6 +183,8 @@
.endm
.macro REACHABLE
.endm
+.macro ANNOTATE type:req
+.endm
#endif

#endif /* CONFIG_OBJTOOL */
diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index 4ce176a..b0efc8e 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -2373,6 +2373,49 @@ static int read_unwind_hints(struct objtool_file *file)
return 0;
}

+static int read_annotate(struct objtool_file *file, void (*func)(int type, struct instruction *insn))
+{
+ struct section *sec;
+ struct instruction *insn;
+ struct reloc *reloc;
+ int type;
+
+ sec = find_section_by_name(file->elf, ".discard.annotate_insn");
+ if (!sec)
+ return 0;
+
+ if (!sec->rsec)
+ return 0;
+
+ if (sec->sh.sh_entsize != 8) {
+ static bool warned = false;
+ if (!warned) {
+ WARN("%s: dodgy linker, sh_entsize != 8", sec->name);
+ warned = true;
+ }
+ sec->sh.sh_entsize = 8;
+ }
+
+ for_each_reloc(sec->rsec, reloc) {
+ type = *(u32 *)(sec->data->d_buf + (reloc_idx(reloc) * sec->sh.sh_entsize) + 4);
+
+ insn = find_insn(file, reloc->sym->sec,
+ reloc->sym->offset + reloc_addend(reloc));
+ if (!insn) {
+ WARN("bad .discard.annotate_insn entry: %d of type %d", reloc_idx(reloc), type);
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ func(type, insn);
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+static void __annotate_nop(int type, struct instruction *insn)
+{
+}
+
static int read_noendbr_hints(struct objtool_file *file)
{
struct instruction *insn;
@@ -2670,6 +2713,8 @@ static int decode_sections(struct objtool_file *file)
if (ret)
return ret;

+ read_annotate(file, __annotate_nop);
+
/*
* Must be before read_unwind_hints() since that needs insn->noendbr.
*/