[Crash-utility] [PATCH 1/3] arm64: relax symbol filters

Andrew Jones drjones at redhat.com
Thu Nov 19 16:33:34 UTC 2015


On Thu, Nov 19, 2015 at 11:18:45AM -0500, Dave Anderson wrote:
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> > We need to pass some absolute symbols through, but the highest bit test
> > is filtering all of them out. Remove that, and filter more specifically.
> > ---
> >  arm64.c | 4 ++--
> >  defs.h  | 3 +++
> >  2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/arm64.c b/arm64.c
> > index 5f8e2f6852434..8cfb863d1bfe2 100644
> > --- a/arm64.c
> > +++ b/arm64.c
> > @@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ arm64_verify_symbol(const char *name, ulong value, char
> > type)
> >  	if (!name || !strlen(name))
> >  		return FALSE;
> >  
> > -	if (((type == 'A') || (type == 'a')) && (highest_bit_long(value) != 63))
> > +	if ((type == 'A') && (HAS_SUFFIX(name, ".c") || HAS_SUFFIX(name, ".o")))
> >  		return FALSE;
> >  
> >  	if ((value == 0) &&
> > @@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ arm64_verify_symbol(const char *name, ulong value, char
> > type)
> >  	if (STREQ(name, "$d") || STREQ(name, "$x"))
> >  		return FALSE;
> >  	
> > -	if ((type == 'A') && STRNEQ(name, "__crc_"))
> > +	if ((type == 'A') && (STRNEQ(name, "__crc_") || STRNEQ(name,
> > "__reg_num_")))
> >  		return FALSE;
> >  
> >  	if (!(machdep->flags & KSYMS_START) && STREQ(name, "idmap_pg_dir"))
> > diff --git a/defs.h b/defs.h
> > index 7004619017e41..1bcd1b3b177db 100644
> > --- a/defs.h
> > +++ b/defs.h
> > @@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ static inline int string_exists(char *s) { return (s ?
> > TRUE : FALSE); }
> >  	(strcmp((char *)(A), (char *)(B)) == 0))
> >  #define STRNEQ(A, B)     (string_exists((char *)A) && string_exists((char
> >  *)B) && \
> >          (strncmp((char *)(A), (char *)(B), strlen((char *)(B))) == 0))
> > +#define HAS_SUFFIX(s, suffix) (string_exists((char *)s) &&
> > string_exists((char *)suffix) && \
> > +        strlen((char *)s) > strlen((char *)suffix) && \
> > +        (strcmp((char *)(s) + strlen((char *)s) - strlen((char *)suffix),
> > (char *)suffix) == 0))
> >  #define BZERO(S, N)      (memset(S, NULLCHAR, N))
> >  #define BCOPY(S, D, C)   (memcpy(D, S, C))
> >  #define BNEG(S, N)       (memset(S, 0xff, N))
> > --
> > 2.4.3
> 
> 
> Hi Andrew,
> 
> Hey, I appreciate the arm/arm64 interest!  
> 
> Let's start with this patch first...
> 
> The "upper-level" symbol table kept by the crash-specific source 
> code is only concerned with symbols that are kernel virtual addresses.
> Accordingly, the absolute symbols are stripped, and the ARM64 symbol
> table normally starts like this:
> 
>   crash> sym -l
>   fffffe0000080000 (t) .head.text
>   fffffe0000080000 (T) _text
>   fffffe0000080000 (t) efi_head
>   fffffe0000080040 (t) pe_header
>   fffffe0000080044 (t) coff_header
>   fffffe0000080058 (t) optional_header
>   fffffe0000080070 (t) extra_header_fields
>   fffffe00000800f8 (t) section_table
>   fffffe0000081000 (T) stext
>   fffffe0000081024 (t) preserve_boot_args
>   ...
>   
> With your patch 1/3 applied, it starts like this:
>   
>   crash> syms -l
>   0 (A) _kernel_flags_le
>   1 (a) __reg_num_x1
>   1 (a) __reg_num_x1
>   1 (a) __reg_num_x1
>   1 (a) __reg_num_x1
>   1 (a) __reg_num_x1
>   1 (a) __reg_num_x1
>   1 (a) __reg_num_x1
>   2 (a) __reg_num_x2
>   2 (a) __reg_num_x2
>   2 (a) __reg_num_x2
>   2 (a) __reg_num_x2
>   2 (a) __reg_num_x2
>   2 (a) __reg_num_x2
>   2 (a) __reg_num_x2
>   3 (a) __reg_num_x3
>   3 (a) __reg_num_x3
>   3 (a) __reg_num_x3
>   3 (a) __reg_num_x3
>   3 (a) __reg_num_x3
>   3 (a) __reg_num_x3
>   3 (a) __reg_num_x3
>   4 (a) __reg_num_x4
>   4 (a) __reg_num_x4
>   4 (a) __reg_num_x4
>   4 (a) __reg_num_x4
>   4 (a) __reg_num_x4
>   4 (a) __reg_num_x4
>   4 (a) __reg_num_x4
>   5 (a) __reg_num_x5
>   5 (a) __reg_num_x5
>   5 (a) __reg_num_x5
>   5 (a) __reg_num_x5
>   5 (a) __reg_num_x5
>   5 (a) __reg_num_x5
>   5 (a) __reg_num_x5
>   6 (a) __reg_num_x6
>   6 (a) __reg_num_x6
>   6 (a) __reg_num_x6
>   6 (a) __reg_num_x6
>   6 (a) __reg_num_x6
>   6 (a) __reg_num_x6
>   6 (a) __reg_num_x6
>   7 (a) __reg_num_x7
>   7 (a) __reg_num_x7
>   7 (a) __reg_num_x7
>   7 (a) __reg_num_x7
>   7 (a) __reg_num_x7
>   7 (a) __reg_num_x7
>   7 (a) __reg_num_x7
>   8 (a) __reg_num_x8
>   8 (a) __reg_num_x8
>   8 (a) __reg_num_x8
>   8 (a) __reg_num_x8
>   8 (a) __reg_num_x8
>   8 (a) __reg_num_x8
>   8 (a) __reg_num_x8
>   9 (a) __reg_num_x9
>   9 (a) __reg_num_x9
>   9 (a) __reg_num_x9
>   9 (a) __reg_num_x9
>   9 (a) __reg_num_x9
>   9 (a) __reg_num_x9
>   9 (a) __reg_num_x9
>   a (a) __reg_num_x10
>   a (a) __reg_num_x10
>   a (a) __reg_num_x10
>   a (a) __reg_num_x10
>   a (a) __reg_num_x10
>   a (a) __reg_num_x10
>   a (a) __reg_num_x10
>   b (a) __reg_num_x11
>   b (a) __reg_num_x11
>   b (a) __reg_num_x11
>   b (a) __reg_num_x11
>   b (a) __reg_num_x11
>   b (a) __reg_num_x11
>   b (a) __reg_num_x11
>   c (a) __reg_num_x12
>   c (a) __reg_num_x12
>   c (a) __reg_num_x12
>   c (a) __reg_num_x12
>   c (a) __reg_num_x12
>   c (a) __reg_num_x12
>   c (a) __reg_num_x12
>   d (a) __reg_num_x13
>   d (a) __reg_num_x13
>   d (a) __reg_num_x13
>   d (a) __reg_num_x13
>   d (a) __reg_num_x13
>   d (a) __reg_num_x13
>   d (a) __reg_num_x13
>   e (a) __reg_num_x14
>   e (a) __reg_num_x14
>   e (a) __reg_num_x14
>   e (a) __reg_num_x14
>   e (a) __reg_num_x14
>   e (a) __reg_num_x14
>   e (a) __reg_num_x14
>   f (a) __reg_num_x15
>   f (a) __reg_num_x15
>   f (a) __reg_num_x15
>   f (a) __reg_num_x15
>   f (a) __reg_num_x15
>   f (a) __reg_num_x15
>   f (a) __reg_num_x15
>   10 (a) __reg_num_x16
>   10 (a) __reg_num_x16
>   10 (a) __reg_num_x16
>   10 (a) __reg_num_x16
>   10 (a) __reg_num_x16
>   10 (a) __reg_num_x16
>   10 (a) __reg_num_x16
>   11 (a) __reg_num_x17
>   11 (a) __reg_num_x17
>   11 (a) __reg_num_x17
>   11 (a) __reg_num_x17
>   11 (a) __reg_num_x17
>   11 (a) __reg_num_x17
>   11 (a) __reg_num_x17
>   12 (a) __reg_num_x18
>   12 (a) __reg_num_x18
>   12 (a) __reg_num_x18
>   12 (a) __reg_num_x18
>   12 (a) __reg_num_x18
>   12 (a) __reg_num_x18
>   12 (a) __reg_num_x18
>   13 (a) __reg_num_x19
>   13 (a) __reg_num_x19
>   13 (a) __reg_num_x19
>   13 (a) __reg_num_x19
>   13 (a) __reg_num_x19
>   13 (a) __reg_num_x19
>   13 (a) __reg_num_x19
>   14 (a) __reg_num_x20
>   14 (a) __reg_num_x20
>   14 (a) __reg_num_x20
>   14 (a) __reg_num_x20
>   14 (a) __reg_num_x20
>   14 (a) __reg_num_x20
>   14 (a) __reg_num_x20
>   15 (a) __reg_num_x21
>   15 (a) __reg_num_x21
>   15 (a) __reg_num_x21
>   15 (a) __reg_num_x21
>   15 (a) __reg_num_x21
>   15 (a) __reg_num_x21
>   15 (a) __reg_num_x21
>   16 (a) __reg_num_x22
>   16 (a) __reg_num_x22
>   16 (a) __reg_num_x22
>   16 (a) __reg_num_x22
>   16 (a) __reg_num_x22
>   16 (a) __reg_num_x22
>   16 (a) __reg_num_x22
>   17 (a) __reg_num_x23
>   17 (a) __reg_num_x23
>   17 (a) __reg_num_x23
>   17 (a) __reg_num_x23
>   17 (a) __reg_num_x23
>   17 (a) __reg_num_x23
>   17 (a) __reg_num_x23
>   18 (a) __reg_num_x24
>   18 (a) __reg_num_x24
>   18 (a) __reg_num_x24
>   18 (a) __reg_num_x24
>   18 (a) __reg_num_x24
>   18 (a) __reg_num_x24
>   18 (a) __reg_num_x24
>   19 (a) __reg_num_x25
>   19 (a) __reg_num_x25
>   19 (a) __reg_num_x25
>   19 (a) __reg_num_x25
>   19 (a) __reg_num_x25
>   19 (a) __reg_num_x25
>   19 (a) __reg_num_x25
>   1a (a) __reg_num_x26
>   1a (a) __reg_num_x26
>   1a (a) __reg_num_x26
>   1a (a) __reg_num_x26
>   1a (a) __reg_num_x26
>   1a (a) __reg_num_x26
>   1a (a) __reg_num_x26
>   1b (a) __reg_num_x27
>   1b (a) __reg_num_x27
>   1b (a) __reg_num_x27
>   1b (a) __reg_num_x27
>   1b (a) __reg_num_x27
>   1b (a) __reg_num_x27
>   1b (a) __reg_num_x27
>   1c (a) __reg_num_x28
>   1c (a) __reg_num_x28
>   1c (a) __reg_num_x28
>   1c (a) __reg_num_x28
>   1c (a) __reg_num_x28
>   1c (a) __reg_num_x28
>   1c (a) __reg_num_x28
>   1d (a) __reg_num_x29
>   1d (a) __reg_num_x29
>   1d (a) __reg_num_x29
>   1d (a) __reg_num_x29
>   1d (a) __reg_num_x29
>   1d (a) __reg_num_x29
>   1d (a) __reg_num_x29
>   1e (a) __reg_num_x30
>   1e (a) __reg_num_x30
>   1e (a) __reg_num_x30
>   1e (a) __reg_num_x30
>   1e (a) __reg_num_x30
>   1e (a) __reg_num_x30
>   1e (a) __reg_num_x30
>   1f (a) __reg_num_xzr
>   1f (a) __reg_num_xzr
>   1f (a) __reg_num_xzr
>   1f (a) __reg_num_xzr
>   1f (a) __reg_num_xzr
>   1f (a) __reg_num_xzr
>   1f (a) __reg_num_xzr

Oops, I should have checked for type == 'a' when filtering these
__reg_num_* symbols instead of type == 'A' (or both?).

>   200 (A) PECOFF_FILE_ALIGNMENT
>   1000 (A) stext_offset
>   80000 (A) _kernel_offset_le
>   1460000 (A) _kernel_size_le
>   fffffe0000080000 (t) .head.text
>   fffffe0000080000 (T) _text
>   fffffe0000080000 (t) efi_head
>   fffffe0000080040 (t) pe_header
>   ...
> 
> But keeping any absolute symbols below ".head.text" screws things up.
> Say for example, here's a normal "rd -S" call:
>   
>   crash> rd -S fffffe035a2f6580 100
>   fffffe035a2f6580:  0000000000000000 [kmalloc-16384]  
>   fffffe035a2f6590:  0040410000000002 0000000000000000 
>   fffffe035a2f65a0:  0000000000000000 0000000000000001 
>   fffffe035a2f65b0:  [task_struct]    0000000000000002 
>   fffffe035a2f65c0:  000000010c4ac06a 0000000100000000 
>   fffffe035a2f65d0:  0000007800000078 0000000000000078 
>   fffffe035a2f65e0:  fair_sched_class 0000000000000400 
>   fffffe035a2f65f0:  0000000000400000 0000000000000001 
>   fffffe035a2f6600:  0000000000000000 0000000000000000 
>   fffffe035a2f6610:  fffffe03ffec5878 [task_struct]    
>   fffffe035a2f6620:  0000000000000001 000754096e1781d0 
>   fffffe035a2f6630:  0000000157d0df88 000000004c7c03e4 
>   fffffe035a2f6640:  0000000157cffbf4 0000000000000013 
>   fffffe035a2f6650:  0000000000000001 [kmalloc-192]    
>   fffffe035a2f6660:  [kmalloc-512]    0000000000000000 
>   fffffe035a2f6670:  000754096e169e3c 0000000000000000 
>   fffffe035a2f6680:  0000000000000000 0000000000000000 
>   fffffe035a2f6690:  0000b9f100000026 0000000000000026 
>   fffffe035a2f66a0:  [task_struct]    [task_struct]    
>   fffffe035a2f66b0:  0000000000000000 0000000000000000 
>   fffffe035a2f66c0:  000000000000000a 0000000000000000 
>   fffffe035a2f66d0:  0000000000000000 fffffe03ffec5050 
>   fffffe035a2f66e0:  0000000000000000 [kmalloc-1024]   
>   fffffe035a2f66f0:  [task_struct]    0000000000000000 
>   fffffe035a2f6700:  0000000000000000 0000000000000000 
>   fffffe035a2f6710:  0000000000000000 0000000000000000 
>   fffffe035a2f6720:  0000000000000000 0000000000000000 
>   fffffe035a2f6730:  0000000000000000 0000000000000000 
>   fffffe035a2f6740:  0000000000000001 0000000000000000 
>   fffffe035a2f6750:  [task_struct]    0000000000000000 
>   fffffe035a2f6760:  0000000000000000 0000000000000000
>   crash>
>   
> With your patch applied, it looks like this:
>   
>   crash> rd -S fffffe035a2f6580 100
>   fffffe035a2f6580:  __reg_num_x1     [kmalloc-16384]  
>   fffffe035a2f6590:  _kernel_size_le+18085866743922690 _kernel_flags_le 
>   fffffe035a2f65a0:  _kernel_flags_le _kernel_flags_le 
>   fffffe035a2f65b0:  [task_struct]    __reg_num_x3     
>   fffffe035a2f65c0:  _kernel_size_le+4479828301 __reg_num_x1     
>   fffffe035a2f65d0:  _kernel_size_le+515374710904 __reg_num_xzr+89 
>   fffffe035a2f65e0:  fair_sched_class PECOFF_FILE_ALIGNMENT+512 
>   fffffe035a2f65f0:  _kernel_offset_le+3670016 __reg_num_x1     
>   fffffe035a2f6600:  _kernel_flags_le _kernel_flags_le 
>   fffffe035a2f6610:  [task_struct]    [task_struct]    
>   fffffe035a2f6620:  _kernel_flags_le _kernel_size_le+2062727142285104 
>   fffffe035a2f6630:  _kernel_size_le+5760795604 _kernel_size_le+1409972385 
>   fffffe035a2f6640:  _kernel_size_le+5760749924 __reg_num_x20    
>   fffffe035a2f6650:  __reg_num_x1     [kmalloc-192]    
>   fffffe035a2f6660:  [kmalloc-512]    _kernel_flags_le 
>   fffffe035a2f6670:  _kernel_size_le+2062727142285104 _kernel_size_le+1945805182 
>   fffffe035a2f6680:  _kernel_flags_le _kernel_flags_le 
>   fffffe035a2f6690:  _kernel_size_le+204101119508525 __reg_num_xzr+14 
>   fffffe035a2f66a0:  [task_struct]    [task_struct]    
>   fffffe035a2f66b0:  _kernel_flags_le _kernel_flags_le 
>   fffffe035a2f66c0:  __reg_num_x10    _kernel_flags_le 
>   fffffe035a2f66d0:  _kernel_flags_le fffffe03ffee5050 
>   fffffe035a2f66e0:  _kernel_flags_le [kmalloc-1024]   
>   fffffe035a2f66f0:  [task_struct]    _kernel_flags_le 
>   fffffe035a2f6700:  _kernel_flags_le _kernel_flags_le 
>   fffffe035a2f6710:  _kernel_flags_le _kernel_flags_le 
>   fffffe035a2f6720:  _kernel_flags_le _kernel_flags_le 
>   fffffe035a2f6730:  _kernel_flags_le _kernel_flags_le 
>   fffffe035a2f6740:  __reg_num_x1     _kernel_flags_le 
>   fffffe035a2f6750:  [task_struct]    _kernel_flags_le 
>   fffffe035a2f6760:  _kernel_flags_le _kernel_flags_le 
>   crash> 

Ah, I see. I missed that we'd end up uglifying things with automatic
symbol+offset name outputting.

>   
> As I understand it, you're only interested in the "_kernel_flags_le"
> value, so let's just key on that particular absolute symbol in 
> arm64_verify_symbol(), and stash it aside for later use.

Sounds good to me. Or, is there a way to flag symbols that we don't
want to use automatically for the nearby addresses? We could then filter
the absolutes we know that we don't want, e.g. __crc_* and __reg_num_*,
but then have a final

if (type == 'A' || type == 'a')
   flag_dont_use_symbol_for_nearest_addresses(symbol);

type of thing?

Thanks,
drew




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