[PATCH V3 RESEND 2/3] objtool: Add support for intra-function calls

From: Rui Qi
Date: Wed Mar 27 2024 - 05:45:39 EST


From: Alexandre Chartre <alexandre.chartre@xxxxxxxxxx>

commit 8aa8eb2a8f5b3305a95f39957dd2b715fa668e21 upstream.

Change objtool to support intra-function calls. On x86, an intra-function
call is represented in objtool as a push onto the stack (of the return
address), and a jump to the destination address. That way the stack
information is correctly updated and the call flow is still accurate.

Signed-off-by: Alexandre Chartre <alexandre.chartre@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Miroslav Benes <mbenes@xxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200414103618.12657-4-alexandre.chartre@xxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Rui Qi <qirui.001@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/frame.h | 11 ++++
.../Documentation/stack-validation.txt | 8 +++
tools/objtool/arch/x86/decode.c | 6 ++
tools/objtool/check.c | 62 +++++++++++++++++--
4 files changed, 83 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/frame.h b/include/linux/frame.h
index 02d3ca2d9598..303cda600e56 100644
--- a/include/linux/frame.h
+++ b/include/linux/frame.h
@@ -15,9 +15,20 @@
static void __used __section(.discard.func_stack_frame_non_standard) \
*__func_stack_frame_non_standard_##func = func

+/*
+ * This macro indicates that the following intra-function call is valid.
+ * Any non-annotated intra-function call will cause objtool to issue a warning.
+ */
+#define ANNOTATE_INTRA_FUNCTION_CALL \
+ 999: \
+ .pushsection .discard.intra_function_calls; \
+ .long 999b; \
+ .popsection;
+
#else /* !CONFIG_STACK_VALIDATION */

#define STACK_FRAME_NON_STANDARD(func)
+#define ANNOTATE_INTRA_FUNCTION_CALL

#endif /* CONFIG_STACK_VALIDATION */

diff --git a/tools/objtool/Documentation/stack-validation.txt b/tools/objtool/Documentation/stack-validation.txt
index de094670050b..ee26bb382b70 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/Documentation/stack-validation.txt
+++ b/tools/objtool/Documentation/stack-validation.txt
@@ -290,6 +290,14 @@ they mean, and suggestions for how to fix them.
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=70646


+11. file.o: warning: unannotated intra-function call
+
+ This warning means that a direct call is done to a destination which
+ is not at the beginning of a function. If this is a legit call, you
+ can remove this warning by putting the ANNOTATE_INTRA_FUNCTION_CALL
+ directive right before the call.
+
+
If the error doesn't seem to make sense, it could be a bug in objtool.
Feel free to ask the objtool maintainer for help.

diff --git a/tools/objtool/arch/x86/decode.c b/tools/objtool/arch/x86/decode.c
index a62e032863a8..c3ff62c085c8 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/arch/x86/decode.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/arch/x86/decode.c
@@ -437,6 +437,12 @@ int arch_decode_instruction(struct elf *elf, struct section *sec,

case 0xe8:
*type = INSN_CALL;
+ /*
+ * For the impact on the stack, a CALL behaves like
+ * a PUSH of an immediate value (the return address).
+ */
+ op->src.type = OP_SRC_CONST;
+ op->dest.type = OP_DEST_PUSH;
break;

case 0xfc:
diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index 71a24fd46dbd..0fa414869f45 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -645,6 +645,7 @@ static int add_jump_destinations(struct objtool_file *file)
return 0;
}

+
/*
* Find the destination instructions for all calls.
*/
@@ -666,10 +667,7 @@ static int add_call_destinations(struct objtool_file *file)
dest_off);

if (!insn->call_dest && !insn->ignore) {
- WARN_FUNC("unsupported intra-function call",
- insn->sec, insn->offset);
- if (retpoline)
- WARN("If this is a retpoline, please patch it in with alternatives and annotate it with ANNOTATE_NOSPEC_ALTERNATIVE.");
+ WARN_FUNC("unannotated intra-function call", insn->sec, insn->offset);
return -1;
}

@@ -1291,6 +1289,58 @@ static int read_retpoline_hints(struct objtool_file *file)
return 0;
}

+
+static int read_intra_function_calls(struct objtool_file *file)
+{
+ struct instruction *insn;
+ struct section *sec;
+ struct rela *rela;
+
+ sec = find_section_by_name(file->elf, ".rela.discard.intra_function_calls");
+ if (!sec)
+ return 0;
+
+ list_for_each_entry(rela, &sec->rela_list, list) {
+ unsigned long dest_off;
+
+ if (rela->sym->type != STT_SECTION) {
+ WARN("unexpected relocation symbol type in %s",
+ sec->name);
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ insn = find_insn(file, rela->sym->sec, rela->addend);
+ if (!insn) {
+ WARN("bad .discard.intra_function_call entry");
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ if (insn->type != INSN_CALL) {
+ WARN_FUNC("intra_function_call not a direct call",
+ insn->sec, insn->offset);
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * Treat intra-function CALLs as JMPs, but with a stack_op.
+ * See add_call_destinations(), which strips stack_ops from
+ * normal CALLs.
+ */
+ insn->type = INSN_JUMP_UNCONDITIONAL;
+
+ dest_off = insn->offset + insn->len + insn->immediate;
+ insn->jump_dest = find_insn(file, insn->sec, dest_off);
+ if (!insn->jump_dest) {
+ WARN_FUNC("can't find call dest at %s+0x%lx",
+ insn->sec, insn->offset,
+ insn->sec->name, dest_off);
+ return -1;
+ }
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
static void mark_rodata(struct objtool_file *file)
{
struct section *sec;
@@ -1346,6 +1396,10 @@ static int decode_sections(struct objtool_file *file)
if (ret)
return ret;

+ ret = read_intra_function_calls(file);
+ if (ret)
+ return ret;
+
ret = add_call_destinations(file);
if (ret)
return ret;
--
2.20.1