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Commit 588ccd73 authored by Sam Ravnborg's avatar Sam Ravnborg
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kbuild: add verbose option to Section mismatch reporting in modpost



If the config option CONFIG_SECTION_MISMATCH is not set and
we see a Section mismatch present the following to the user:

modpost: Found 1 section mismatch(es).
To see additional details select "Enable full Section mismatch analysis"
in the Kernel Hacking menu (CONFIG_SECTION_MISMATCH).

If the option CONFIG_SECTION_MISMATCH is selected
then be verbose in the Section mismatch reporting from mdopost.
Sample outputs:

WARNING: o-x86_64/vmlinux.o(.text+0x7396): Section mismatch in reference from the function discover_ebda() to the variable .init.data:ebda_addr
The function  discover_ebda() references
the variable __initdata ebda_addr.
This is often because discover_ebda lacks a __initdata
annotation or the annotation of ebda_addr is wrong.

WARNING: o-x86_64/vmlinux.o(.data+0x74d58): Section mismatch in reference from the variable pci_serial_quirks to the function .devexit.text:pci_plx9050_exit()
The variable pci_serial_quirks references
the function __devexit pci_plx9050_exit()
If the reference is valid then annotate the
variable with __exit* (see linux/init.h) or name the variable:
*driver, *_template, *_timer, *_sht, *_ops, *_probe, *_probe_one, *_console,

WARNING: o-x86_64/vmlinux.o(__ksymtab+0x630): Section mismatch in reference from the variable __ksymtab_arch_register_cpu to the function .cpuinit.text:arch_register_cpu()
The symbol arch_register_cpu is exported and annotated __cpuinit
Fix this by removing the __cpuinit annotation of arch_register_cpu or drop the export.

Signed-off-by: default avatarSam Ravnborg <sam@ravnborg.org>
parent f5eaa323
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@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ config DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH
	    will tell where the mismatch happens much closer to the
	    source. The drawback is that we will report the same
	    mismatch at least twice.
	  - Enable verbose reporting from modpost to help solving
	    the section mismatches reported.

config DEBUG_KERNEL
	bool "Kernel debugging"
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@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ modpost = scripts/mod/modpost \
 $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),-i,-o) $(kernelsymfile)   \
 $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),-I $(modulesymfile))      \
 $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD),-o $(modulesymfile))      \
 $(if $(CONFIG_DEBUG_SECTION_MISMATCH),,-S)      \
 $(if $(KBUILD_EXTMOD)$(KBUILD_MODPOST_WARN),-w)

quiet_cmd_modpost = MODPOST $(words $(filter-out vmlinux FORCE, $^)) modules
+226 −29
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@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ static int vmlinux_section_warnings = 1;
/* Only warn about unresolved symbols */
static int warn_unresolved = 0;
/* How a symbol is exported */
static int sec_mismatch_count = 0;
static int sec_mismatch_verbose = 1;

enum export {
	export_plain,      export_unused,     export_gpl,
	export_unused_gpl, export_gpl_future, export_unknown
@@ -760,9 +763,23 @@ static const char *head_sections[] = { ".head.text*", NULL };
static const char *linker_symbols[] =
	{ "__init_begin", "_sinittext", "_einittext", NULL };

enum mismatch {
	NO_MISMATCH,
	TEXT_TO_INIT,
	DATA_TO_INIT,
	TEXT_TO_EXIT,
	DATA_TO_EXIT,
	XXXINIT_TO_INIT,
	XXXEXIT_TO_EXIT,
	INIT_TO_EXIT,
	EXIT_TO_INIT,
	EXPORT_TO_INIT_EXIT,
};

struct sectioncheck {
	const char *fromsec[20];
	const char *tosec[20];
	enum mismatch mismatch;
};

const struct sectioncheck sectioncheck[] = {
@@ -770,33 +787,54 @@ const struct sectioncheck sectioncheck[] = {
 * normal code and data
 */
{
	.fromsec = { TEXT_SECTIONS, DATA_SECTIONS, NULL },
	.tosec   = { ALL_INIT_SECTIONS, ALL_EXIT_SECTIONS, NULL }
	.fromsec = { TEXT_SECTIONS, NULL },
	.tosec   = { ALL_INIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
	.mismatch = TEXT_TO_INIT,
},
{
	.fromsec = { DATA_SECTIONS, NULL },
	.tosec   = { ALL_INIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
	.mismatch = DATA_TO_INIT,
},
{
	.fromsec = { TEXT_SECTIONS, NULL },
	.tosec   = { ALL_EXIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
	.mismatch = TEXT_TO_EXIT,
},
{
	.fromsec = { DATA_SECTIONS, NULL },
	.tosec   = { ALL_EXIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
	.mismatch = DATA_TO_EXIT,
},
/* Do not reference init code/data from devinit/cpuinit/meminit code/data */
{
	.fromsec = { DEV_INIT_SECTIONS, CPU_INIT_SECTIONS, MEM_INIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
	.tosec   = { INIT_SECTIONS, NULL }
	.tosec   = { INIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
	.mismatch = XXXINIT_TO_INIT,
},
/* Do not reference exit code/data from devexit/cpuexit/memexit code/data */
{
	.fromsec = { DEV_EXIT_SECTIONS, CPU_EXIT_SECTIONS, MEM_EXIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
	.tosec   = { EXIT_SECTIONS, NULL }
	.tosec   = { EXIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
	.mismatch = XXXEXIT_TO_EXIT,
},
/* Do not use exit code/data from init code */
{
	.fromsec = { ALL_INIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
	.tosec   = { ALL_EXIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
	.mismatch = INIT_TO_EXIT,
},
/* Do not use init code/data from exit code */
{
	.fromsec = { ALL_EXIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
	.tosec   = { ALL_INIT_SECTIONS, NULL }
	.tosec   = { ALL_INIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
	.mismatch = EXIT_TO_INIT,
},
/* Do not export init/exit functions or data */
{
	.fromsec = { "__ksymtab*", NULL },
	.tosec   = { ALL_INIT_SECTIONS, ALL_EXIT_SECTIONS, NULL }
	.tosec   = { ALL_INIT_SECTIONS, ALL_EXIT_SECTIONS, NULL },
	.mismatch = EXPORT_TO_INIT_EXIT
}
};

@@ -809,10 +847,10 @@ static int section_mismatch(const char *fromsec, const char *tosec)
	for (i = 0; i < elems; i++) {
		if (match(fromsec, check->fromsec) &&
		    match(tosec, check->tosec))
			return 1;
			return check->mismatch;
		check++;
	}
	return 0;
	return NO_MISMATCH;
}

/**
@@ -988,48 +1026,198 @@ static Elf_Sym *find_elf_symbol2(struct elf_info *elf, Elf_Addr addr,
	return near;
}

/*
 * Convert a section name to the function/data attribute
 * .init.text => __init
 * .cpuinit.data => __cpudata
 * .memexitconst => __memconst
 * etc.
*/
static char *sec2annotation(const char *s)
{
	if (match(s, init_exit_sections)) {
		char *p = malloc(20);
		char *r = p;

		*p++ = '_';
		*p++ = '_';
		if (*s == '.')
			s++;
		while (*s && *s != '.')
			*p++ = *s++;
		*p = '\0';
		if (*s == '.')
			s++;
		if (strstr(s, "rodata") != NULL)
			strcat(p, "const ");
		else if (strstr(s, "data") != NULL)
			strcat(p, "data ");
		else
			strcat(p, " ");
		return r; /* we leak her but we do not care */
	} else {
		return "";
	}
}

static int is_function(Elf_Sym *sym)
{
	if (sym)
		return ELF_ST_TYPE(sym->st_info) == STT_FUNC;
	else
		return 0;
}

/*
 * Print a warning about a section mismatch.
 * Try to find symbols near it so user can find it.
 * Check whitelist before warning - it may be a false positive.
 */
static void report_sec_mismatch(const char *modname,
static void report_sec_mismatch(const char *modname, enum mismatch mismatch,
                                const char *fromsec,
                                unsigned long long fromaddr,
                                const char *fromsym,
                                const char *tosec, const char *tosym)
{
	if (strlen(tosym)) {
		warn("%s(%s+0x%llx): Section mismatch: reference to %s:%s "
		     "in '%s'\n",
		     modname, fromsec, fromaddr,
		     tosec, tosym, fromsym);
	} else {
		warn("%s(%s+0x%llx): Section mismatch: reference to %s:%s\n",
		     modname, fromsec, fromaddr,
		     tosec, tosym);
                                int from_is_func,
                                const char *tosec, const char *tosym,
                                int to_is_func)
{
	const char *from, *from_p;
	const char *to, *to_p;
	from = from_is_func ? "function" : "variable";
	from_p = from_is_func ? "()" : "";
	to = to_is_func ? "function" : "variable";
	to_p = to_is_func ? "()" : "";

	fprintf(stderr, "WARNING: %s(%s+0x%llx): Section mismatch in"
	                " reference from the %s %s%s to the %s %s:%s%s\n",
                        modname, fromsec, fromaddr, from, fromsym, from_p,
	                to, tosec, tosym, to_p);

	sec_mismatch_count++;
	if (!sec_mismatch_verbose)
		return;

	switch (mismatch) {
	case TEXT_TO_INIT:
		fprintf(stderr,
		"The function %s %s() references\n"
		"the %s %s%s%s.\n"
		"This is often because %s lacks a %s\n"
		"annotation or the annotation of %s is wrong.\n",
		sec2annotation(fromsec), fromsym,
		to, sec2annotation(tosec), tosym, to_p,
		fromsym, sec2annotation(tosec), tosym);
		break;
	case DATA_TO_INIT: {
		const char **s = symbol_white_list;
		fprintf(stderr,
		"The variable %s references\n"
		"the %s %s%s%s\n"
		"If the reference is valid then annotate the\n"
		"variable with __init* (see linux/init.h) "
		"or name the variable:\n",
		fromsym, to, sec2annotation(tosec), tosym, to_p);
		while (*s)
			fprintf(stderr, "%s, ", *s++);
		fprintf(stderr, "\n");
		break;
	}
	case TEXT_TO_EXIT:
		fprintf(stderr,
		"The function %s() references a %s in an exit section.\n"
		"Often the %s %s%s has valid usage outside the exit section\n"
		"and the fix is to remove the %sannotation of %s.\n",
		fromsym, to, to, tosym, to_p, sec2annotation(tosec), tosym);
		break;
	case DATA_TO_EXIT: {
		const char **s = symbol_white_list;
		fprintf(stderr,
		"The variable %s references\n"
		"the %s %s%s%s\n"
		"If the reference is valid then annotate the\n"
		"variable with __exit* (see linux/init.h) or "
		"name the variable:\n",
		fromsym, to, sec2annotation(tosec), tosym, to_p);
		while (*s)
			fprintf(stderr, "%s, ", *s++);
		fprintf(stderr, "\n");
		break;
	}
	case XXXINIT_TO_INIT:
	case XXXEXIT_TO_EXIT:
		fprintf(stderr,
		"The %s %s%s%s references\n"
		"a %s %s%s%s.\n"
		"If %s is only used by %s then\n"
		"annotate %s with a matching annotation.\n",
		from, sec2annotation(fromsec), fromsym, from_p,
		to, sec2annotation(tosec), tosym, to_p,
		fromsym, tosym, fromsym);
		break;
	case INIT_TO_EXIT:
		fprintf(stderr,
		"The %s %s%s%s references\n"
		"a %s %s%s%s.\n"
		"This is often seen when error handling "
		"in the init function\n"
		"uses functionality in the exit path.\n"
		"The fix is often to remove the %sannotation of\n"
		"%s%s so it may be used outside an exit section.\n",
		from, sec2annotation(fromsec), fromsym, from_p,
		to, sec2annotation(tosec), tosym, to_p,
		sec2annotation(tosec), tosym, to_p);
		break;
	case EXIT_TO_INIT:
		fprintf(stderr,
		"The %s %s%s%s references\n"
		"a %s %s%s%s.\n"
		"This is often seen when error handling "
		"in the exit function\n"
		"uses functionality in the init path.\n"
		"The fix is often to remove the %sannotation of\n"
		"%s%s so it may be used outside an init section.\n",
		from, sec2annotation(fromsec), fromsym, from_p,
		to, sec2annotation(tosec), tosym, to_p,
		sec2annotation(tosec), tosym, to_p);
		break;
	case EXPORT_TO_INIT_EXIT:
		fprintf(stderr,
		"The symbol %s is exported and annotated %s\n"
		"Fix this by removing the %sannotation of %s "
		"or drop the export.\n",
		tosym, sec2annotation(tosec), sec2annotation(tosec), tosym);
	case NO_MISMATCH:
		/* To get warnings on missing members */
		break;
	}
	fprintf(stderr, "\n");
}

static void check_section_mismatch(const char *modname, struct elf_info *elf,
                                   Elf_Rela *r, Elf_Sym *sym, const char *fromsec)
{
	const char *tosec;
	enum mismatch mismatch;

	tosec = sec_name(elf, sym->st_shndx);
	if (section_mismatch(fromsec, tosec)) {
		const char *fromsym;
	mismatch = section_mismatch(fromsec, tosec);
	if (mismatch != NO_MISMATCH) {
		Elf_Sym *to;
		Elf_Sym *from;
		const char *tosym;
		const char *fromsym;

		fromsym = sym_name(elf,
		          find_elf_symbol2(elf, r->r_offset, fromsec));
		tosym = sym_name(elf,
		        find_elf_symbol(elf, r->r_addend, sym));
		from = find_elf_symbol2(elf, r->r_offset, fromsec);
		fromsym = sym_name(elf, from);
		to = find_elf_symbol(elf, r->r_addend, sym);
		tosym = sym_name(elf, to);

		/* check whitelist - we may ignore it */
		if (secref_whitelist(fromsec, fromsym, tosec, tosym)) {
			report_sec_mismatch(modname, fromsec, r->r_offset,
			                    fromsym, tosec, tosym);
			report_sec_mismatch(modname, mismatch,
			   fromsec, r->r_offset, fromsym,
			   is_function(from), tosec, tosym,
			   is_function(to));
		}
	}
}
@@ -1643,7 +1831,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
	int opt;
	int err;

	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "i:I:mso:aw")) != -1) {
	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "i:I:msSo:aw")) != -1) {
		switch (opt) {
		case 'i':
			kernel_read = optarg;
@@ -1664,6 +1852,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
		case 's':
			vmlinux_section_warnings = 0;
			break;
		case 'S':
			sec_mismatch_verbose = 0;
			break;
		case 'w':
			warn_unresolved = 1;
			break;
@@ -1708,6 +1899,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)

	if (dump_write)
		write_dump(dump_write);
	if (sec_mismatch_count && !sec_mismatch_verbose)
		fprintf(stderr, "modpost: Found %d section mismatch(es).\n"
		        "To see additional details select \"Enable full "
		        "Section mismatch analysis\"\n"
		        "in the Kernel Hacking menu "
		        "(CONFIG_SECTION_MISMATCH).\n", sec_mismatch_count);

	return err;
}