[tip: objtool/core] objtool: Separate prefix code from stack validation code

From: tip-bot2 for Josh Poimboeuf
Date: Fri Apr 14 2023 - 10:48:11 EST


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

Commit-ID: bd456a1bedd20cebd37493f8cb0291294a7356ea
Gitweb: https://git.kernel.org/tip/bd456a1bedd20cebd37493f8cb0291294a7356ea
Author: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>
AuthorDate: Wed, 12 Apr 2023 13:26:13 -07:00
Committer: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
CommitterDate: Fri, 14 Apr 2023 16:08:29 +02:00

objtool: Separate prefix code from stack validation code

Simplify the prefix code by moving it after
validate_reachable_instructions().

Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/d7f31ac2de462d0cd7b1db01b7ecb525c057c8f6.1681331135.git.jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx
---
tools/objtool/check.c | 88 +++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
1 file changed, 50 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index 1cf2e28..8ee4d51 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -4114,54 +4114,61 @@ static bool ignore_unreachable_insn(struct objtool_file *file, struct instructio
return false;
}

-static int add_prefix_symbol(struct objtool_file *file, struct symbol *func,
- struct instruction *insn)
+static int add_prefix_symbol(struct objtool_file *file, struct symbol *func)
{
- if (!opts.prefix)
- return 0;
+ struct instruction *insn, *prev;

- for (;;) {
- struct instruction *prev = prev_insn_same_sec(file, insn);
- u64 offset;
+ insn = find_insn(file, func->sec, func->offset);
+ if (!insn)
+ return -1;

- if (!prev)
- break;
+ for (prev = prev_insn_same_sec(file, insn);
+ prev;
+ prev = prev_insn_same_sec(file, prev)) {
+ u64 offset;

if (prev->type != INSN_NOP)
- break;
+ return -1;

offset = func->offset - prev->offset;
- if (offset >= opts.prefix) {
- if (offset == opts.prefix) {
- /*
- * Since the sec->symbol_list is ordered by
- * offset (see elf_add_symbol()) the added
- * symbol will not be seen by the iteration in
- * validate_section().
- *
- * Hence the lack of list_for_each_entry_safe()
- * there.
- *
- * The direct concequence is that prefix symbols
- * don't get visited (because pointless), except
- * for the logic in ignore_unreachable_insn()
- * that needs the terminating insn to be visited
- * otherwise it will report the hole.
- *
- * Hence mark the first instruction of the
- * prefix symbol as visisted.
- */
- prev->visited |= VISITED_BRANCH;
- elf_create_prefix_symbol(file->elf, func, opts.prefix);
- }
- break;
- }
- insn = prev;
+
+ if (offset > opts.prefix)
+ return -1;
+
+ if (offset < opts.prefix)
+ continue;
+
+ elf_create_prefix_symbol(file->elf, func, opts.prefix);
+ break;
}

+ if (!prev)
+ return -1;
+
return 0;
}

+static int add_prefix_symbols(struct objtool_file *file)
+{
+ struct section *sec;
+ struct symbol *func;
+ int warnings = 0;
+
+ for_each_sec(file, sec) {
+ if (!(sec->sh.sh_flags & SHF_EXECINSTR))
+ continue;
+
+ sec_for_each_sym(sec, func) {
+ if (func->type != STT_FUNC)
+ continue;
+
+ add_prefix_symbol(file, func);
+ }
+ }
+
+ return warnings;
+}
+
static int validate_symbol(struct objtool_file *file, struct section *sec,
struct symbol *sym, struct insn_state *state)
{
@@ -4180,8 +4187,6 @@ static int validate_symbol(struct objtool_file *file, struct section *sec,
if (!insn || insn->ignore || insn->visited)
return 0;

- add_prefix_symbol(file, sym, insn);
-
state->uaccess = sym->uaccess_safe;

ret = validate_branch(file, insn_func(insn), insn, *state);
@@ -4621,6 +4626,13 @@ int check(struct objtool_file *file)
warnings += ret;
}

+ if (opts.prefix) {
+ ret = add_prefix_symbols(file);
+ if (ret < 0)
+ return ret;
+ warnings += ret;
+ }
+
if (opts.ibt) {
ret = create_ibt_endbr_seal_sections(file);
if (ret < 0)