Re: [RFC] improve_stack: make stack dump output useful again

From: Dave Jones
Date: Fri Mar 14 2014 - 14:34:18 EST


On Fri, Mar 14, 2014 at 11:31:11AM -0700, Kees Cook wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 4:12 PM, Dave Jones <davej@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 03:03:41PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> >
> > > You need to look at the *symbol* number. In this output:
> > >
> > > [<ffffffff810020c2>] do_one_initcall+0xc2/0x1e0
> > >
> > > that "ffffffff810020c2" is crap, and is going away. The address that
> > > is meaningful and valid is the "do_one_initcall+0xc2" part.
> > >
> > > *That* is the part you'd use to parse in user space.
> > >
> > > Try it today with the CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE option to see. Using the
> > > hex number doesn't *work*.
> >
> > That reminds me, perf top is still busted when this option is enabled.
>
> Hrm, works for me. I'm not very familiar with what to expect, but
> comparing output between kaslr boot and nokaslr boot, it looks the
> same to me.

I don't get kernel symbols resolved at all when it's enabled
Disabling the config option makes them come back again.
I didn't try nokaslr.

Dave

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