[PATCH v2 17/53] objtool: Move mark_rodata() to elf.c
From: Josh Poimboeuf
Date: Fri May 01 2026 - 00:11:18 EST
Move the sec->rodata marking from check.c to elf.c so it's set during
ELF reading rather than during the check pipeline. This makes the
rodata flag available to all objtool users, including klp-diff which
reads ELF files directly without running check().
Add an is_rodata_sec() helper to elf.h for consistency with
is_text_sec() and is_string_sec().
Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Song Liu <song@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Miroslav Benes <mbenes@xxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/objtool/check.c | 11 +++--------
tools/objtool/elf.c | 13 +++++++++++++
tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h | 5 +++++
3 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index e3604b1201f9..e7579c4e46dc 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -2566,7 +2566,6 @@ static int classify_symbols(struct objtool_file *file)
static void mark_rodata(struct objtool_file *file)
{
struct section *sec;
- bool found = false;
/*
* Search for the following rodata sections, each of which can
@@ -2579,15 +2578,11 @@ static void mark_rodata(struct objtool_file *file)
* .rodata.str1.* sections are ignored; they don't contain jump tables.
*/
for_each_sec(file->elf, sec) {
- if ((!strncmp(sec->name, ".rodata", 7) &&
- !strstr(sec->name, ".str1.")) ||
- !strncmp(sec->name, ".data.rel.ro", 12)) {
- sec->rodata = true;
- found = true;
+ if (is_rodata_sec(sec)) {
+ file->rodata = true;
+ return;
}
}
-
- file->rodata = found;
}
static void mark_holes(struct objtool_file *file)
diff --git a/tools/objtool/elf.c b/tools/objtool/elf.c
index dc39132f71c1..87c6e00749c6 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/elf.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/elf.c
@@ -1138,6 +1138,17 @@ static int read_relocs(struct elf *elf)
return 0;
}
+static void mark_rodata(struct elf *elf)
+{
+ struct section *sec;
+
+ for_each_sec(elf, sec) {
+ if ((strstarts(sec->name, ".rodata") && !strstr(sec->name, ".str1.")) ||
+ strstarts(sec->name, ".data.rel.ro"))
+ sec->rodata = true;
+ }
+}
+
struct elf *elf_open_read(const char *name, int flags)
{
struct elf *elf;
@@ -1188,6 +1199,8 @@ struct elf *elf_open_read(const char *name, int flags)
if (read_sections(elf))
goto err;
+ mark_rodata(elf);
+
if (read_symbols(elf))
goto err;
diff --git a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
index 00b04029023e..ab5f7017ec34 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
+++ b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
@@ -317,6 +317,11 @@ static inline bool is_text_sec(struct section *sec)
return sec->sh.sh_flags & SHF_EXECINSTR;
}
+static inline bool is_rodata_sec(struct section *sec)
+{
+ return sec->rodata;
+}
+
static inline bool sec_changed(struct section *sec)
{
return sec->_changed;
--
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