Re: [PATCH] scripts/gdb: Account for changes in module data structure

From: Kieran Bingham
Date: Mon Mar 14 2016 - 05:56:20 EST


On 13/03/16 19:27, Jan Kiszka wrote:
> From: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Commit 7523e4dc50 factored out the module_layout structure. Adjust the
> symbol loader and the lsmod command to this.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Testing this has shown me that the module ko search path can find old
modules versions in preference to newer ones, but that does not block
this patch and can be investigated separately :

Reviewed-by: Kieran Bingham <kieran.bingham@xxxxxxxxxx>
Tested-by: Kieran Bingham <kieran.bingham@xxxxxxxxxx> (qemu-{ARM,x86})

--
Regards

Kieran

> ---
>
> Probably too late for 4.5, still a regression.
>
> scripts/gdb/linux/modules.py | 5 +++--
> scripts/gdb/linux/symbols.py | 2 +-
> 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/scripts/gdb/linux/modules.py b/scripts/gdb/linux/modules.py
> index 25db8cf..0a35d6d 100644
> --- a/scripts/gdb/linux/modules.py
> +++ b/scripts/gdb/linux/modules.py
> @@ -73,10 +73,11 @@ class LxLsmod(gdb.Command):
> " " if utils.get_long_type().sizeof == 8 else ""))
>
> for module in module_list():
> + layout = module['core_layout']
> gdb.write("{address} {name:<19} {size:>8} {ref}".format(
> - address=str(module['module_core']).split()[0],
> + address=str(layout['base']).split()[0],
> name=module['name'].string(),
> - size=str(module['core_size']),
> + size=str(layout['size']),
> ref=str(module['refcnt']['counter'])))
>
> source_list = module['source_list']
> diff --git a/scripts/gdb/linux/symbols.py b/scripts/gdb/linux/symbols.py
> index 627750c..9a0f892 100644
> --- a/scripts/gdb/linux/symbols.py
> +++ b/scripts/gdb/linux/symbols.py
> @@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ lx-symbols command."""
>
> def load_module_symbols(self, module):
> module_name = module['name'].string()
> - module_addr = str(module['module_core']).split()[0]
> + module_addr = str(module['core_layout']['base']).split()[0]
>
> module_file = self._get_module_file(module_name)
> if not module_file and not self.module_files_updated:
>