[RFC PATCH v1 13/25] unwind_user/eh_frame: Show file name in debug output
From: Jens Remus
Date: Tue Aug 18 2026 - 10:51:36 EST
When debugging eh_frame issues, the error messages aren't all that helpful
without knowing what file a corresponding .eh_frame[_hdr] section belongs
to. Prefix debug output strings with the file name.
Based on Josh Poimboeuf's, Steven Rostedt's, and my unwind user sframe
implementation.
Signed-off-by: Jens Remus <jremus@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/eh_frame.h | 4 ++++
kernel/unwind/eh_frame.c | 13 ++++++++----
kernel/unwind/eh_frame_debug.h | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 50 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/eh_frame.h b/include/linux/eh_frame.h
index e33041e4f9c0..b2f98cd6166f 100644
--- a/include/linux/eh_frame.h
+++ b/include/linux/eh_frame.h
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@
struct eh_frame_section {
struct rcu_head rcu;
+#ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG
+ const char *filename;
+#endif
+
unsigned long eh_frame_hdr_start;
unsigned long eh_frame_hdr_end;
unsigned long text_start;
diff --git a/kernel/unwind/eh_frame.c b/kernel/unwind/eh_frame.c
index 7657291324c0..46ffb535ca53 100644
--- a/kernel/unwind/eh_frame.c
+++ b/kernel/unwind/eh_frame.c
@@ -1154,15 +1154,18 @@ int eh_frame_find(unsigned long ip, struct unwind_user_frame *frame)
* e.g. EINVAL (corrupted) or EFAULT (inaccessible).
* Keep if ENOENT (not found) or EOPNOTSUPP (unsupported CFI).
*/
- if (ret && (ret != -ENOENT && ret != -EOPNOTSUPP))
+ if (ret && (ret != -ENOENT && ret != -EOPNOTSUPP)) {
+ dbg_sec("removing bad .eh_frame[_hdr] section\n");
if (eh_frame_remove_section(sec->eh_frame_hdr_start))
dbg("eh_frame_remove_section() failed\n");
+ }
return ret;
}
static void free_section(struct eh_frame_section *sec)
{
+ dbg_free(sec);
kfree(sec);
}
@@ -1290,6 +1293,8 @@ int eh_frame_add_section(unsigned long eh_frame_hdr_start,
sec->text_start = text_start;
sec->text_end = text_end;
+ dbg_init(sec);
+
ret = eh_frame_read_header(sec);
if (ret)
goto err_free;
@@ -1297,8 +1302,8 @@ int eh_frame_add_section(unsigned long eh_frame_hdr_start,
ret = mtree_insert_range(eh_frame_mt, sec->text_start, sec->text_end - 1,
sec, GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
if (ret) {
- dbg("mtree_insert_range failed: text=%lx-%lx\n",
- sec->text_start, sec->text_end);
+ dbg_sec("mtree_insert_range failed: text=%lx-%lx\n",
+ sec->text_start, sec->text_end);
goto err_free;
}
@@ -1320,7 +1325,7 @@ static int __eh_frame_remove_section(struct mm_struct *mm,
struct eh_frame_section *sec)
{
if (!mtree_erase(&mm->eh_frame_mt, sec->text_start)) {
- dbg("mtree_erase failed: text=%lx\n", sec->text_start);
+ dbg_sec("mtree_erase failed: text=%lx\n", sec->text_start);
return -EINVAL;
}
diff --git a/kernel/unwind/eh_frame_debug.h b/kernel/unwind/eh_frame_debug.h
index 5a3e4e7f065a..40a80861d4d4 100644
--- a/kernel/unwind/eh_frame_debug.h
+++ b/kernel/unwind/eh_frame_debug.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
#define _EH_FRAME_DEBUG_H
#include <linux/eh_frame.h>
+#include <linux/mm.h>
#include "eh_frame.h"
#ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG
@@ -10,9 +11,45 @@
#define dbg(fmt, ...) \
pr_debug("%s (%d): " fmt, current->comm, current->pid, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+#define dbg_sec(fmt, ...) \
+ dbg("%s: " fmt, sec->filename, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+
+static inline void dbg_init(struct eh_frame_section *sec)
+{
+ struct mm_struct *mm = current->mm;
+ struct vm_area_struct *vma;
+ const char *name;
+
+ guard(mmap_read_lock)(mm);
+ vma = vma_lookup(mm, sec->eh_frame_hdr_start);
+ if (!vma)
+ sec->filename = kstrdup("(vma gone???)", GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
+ else if (vma_is_anonymous(vma))
+ sec->filename = kstrdup("(anonymous)", GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
+ else if (vma->vm_file)
+ sec->filename = kstrdup_quotable_file(vma->vm_file, GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
+ else if (vma->vm_ops && vma->vm_ops->name && (name = vma->vm_ops->name(vma)))
+ sec->filename = kstrdup(name, GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
+ else if (arch_vma_name(vma))
+ sec->filename = kstrdup(arch_vma_name(vma), GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
+ else if (!vma->vm_mm)
+ sec->filename = kstrdup("(vdso)", GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
+ else
+ sec->filename = kstrdup("(vma unknown???)", GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
+}
+
+static inline void dbg_free(struct eh_frame_section *sec)
+{
+ kfree(sec->filename);
+}
+
#else /* !CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG */
#define dbg(args...) no_printk(args)
+#define dbg_sec(args...) no_printk(args)
+
+static inline void dbg_init(struct eh_frame_section *sec) {}
+static inline void dbg_free(struct eh_frame_section *sec) {}
#endif /* !CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG */
--
2.53.0