[PATCH 1/7] scripts/faddr2line: Reduce number of readelf calls to three

From: Brian Johannesmeyer
Date: Mon Mar 11 2024 - 16:41:04 EST


Rather than calling readelf several times for each invocation of
__faddr2line, call readelf only three times at the beginning, and save its
result for future use.

Signed-off-by: Brian Johannesmeyer <bjohannesmeyer@xxxxxxxxx>
---
scripts/faddr2line | 26 +++++++++++++++++---------
1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/faddr2line b/scripts/faddr2line
index 587415a52b6f..bf394bfd526a 100755
--- a/scripts/faddr2line
+++ b/scripts/faddr2line
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ command -v ${ADDR2LINE} >/dev/null 2>&1 || die "${ADDR2LINE} isn't installed"
find_dir_prefix() {
local objfile=$1

- local start_kernel_addr=$(${READELF} --symbols --wide $objfile | sed 's/\[.*\]//' |
+ local start_kernel_addr=$(echo "${ELF_SYMS}" | sed 's/\[.*\]//' |
${AWK} '$8 == "start_kernel" {printf "0x%s", $2}')
[[ -z $start_kernel_addr ]] && return

@@ -103,6 +103,14 @@ find_dir_prefix() {
return 0
}

+run_readelf() {
+ local objfile=$1
+
+ ELF_FILEHEADER=$(${READELF} --file-header $objfile)
+ ELF_SECHEADERS=$(${READELF} --section-headers --wide $objfile)
+ ELF_SYMS=$(${READELF} --symbols --wide $objfile)
+}
+
__faddr2line() {
local objfile=$1
local func_addr=$2
@@ -125,7 +133,7 @@ __faddr2line() {

# vmlinux uses absolute addresses in the section table rather than
# section offsets.
- local file_type=$(${READELF} --file-header $objfile |
+ local file_type=$(echo "${ELF_FILEHEADER}" |
${AWK} '$1 == "Type:" { print $2; exit }')
if [[ $file_type = "EXEC" ]] || [[ $file_type == "DYN" ]]; then
is_vmlinux=1
@@ -143,8 +151,7 @@ __faddr2line() {
local sec_name

# Get the section size:
- sec_size=$(${READELF} --section-headers --wide $objfile |
- sed 's/\[ /\[/' |
+ sec_size=$(echo "${ELF_SECHEADERS}" | sed 's/\[ /\[/' |
${AWK} -v sec=$sym_sec '$1 == "[" sec "]" { print "0x" $6; exit }')

if [[ -z $sec_size ]]; then
@@ -154,8 +161,7 @@ __faddr2line() {
fi

# Get the section name:
- sec_name=$(${READELF} --section-headers --wide $objfile |
- sed 's/\[ /\[/' |
+ sec_name=$(echo "${ELF_SECHEADERS}" | sed 's/\[ /\[/' |
${AWK} -v sec=$sym_sec '$1 == "[" sec "]" { print $2; exit }')

if [[ -z $sec_name ]]; then
@@ -197,7 +203,7 @@ __faddr2line() {
found=2
break
fi
- done < <(${READELF} --symbols --wide $objfile | sed 's/\[.*\]//' | ${AWK} -v sec=$sym_sec '$7 == sec' | sort --key=2)
+ done < <(echo "${ELF_SYMS}" | sed 's/\[.*\]//' | ${AWK} -v sec=$sym_sec '$7 == sec' | sort --key=2)

if [[ $found = 0 ]]; then
warn "can't find symbol: sym_name: $sym_name sym_sec: $sym_sec sym_addr: $sym_addr sym_elf_size: $sym_elf_size"
@@ -278,7 +284,7 @@ __faddr2line() {

DONE=1

- done < <(${READELF} --symbols --wide $objfile | sed 's/\[.*\]//' | ${AWK} -v fn=$sym_name '$8 == fn')
+ done < <(echo "${ELF_SYMS}" | sed 's/\[.*\]//' | ${AWK} -v fn=$sym_name '$8 == fn')
}

[[ $# -lt 2 ]] && usage
@@ -291,7 +297,9 @@ LIST=0
[[ ! -f $objfile ]] && die "can't find objfile $objfile"
shift

-${READELF} --section-headers --wide $objfile | ${GREP} -q '\.debug_info' || die "CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO not enabled"
+run_readelf $objfile
+
+echo "${ELF_SECHEADERS}" | ${GREP} -q '\.debug_info' || die "CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO not enabled"

DIR_PREFIX=supercalifragilisticexpialidocious
find_dir_prefix $objfile
--
2.34.1