xref: /linux/scripts/mod/symsearch.c (revision 3630400697a3d334a391c1dba1b601d852145f2c)
1 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
2 
3 /*
4  * Helper functions for finding the symbol in an ELF which is "nearest"
5  * to a given address.
6  */
7 #include <xalloc.h>
8 #include "modpost.h"
9 
10 struct syminfo {
11 	unsigned int symbol_index;
12 	unsigned int section_index;
13 	Elf_Addr addr;
14 };
15 
16 /*
17  * Container used to hold an entire binary search table.
18  * Entries in table are ascending, sorted first by section_index,
19  * then by addr, and last by symbol_index.  The sorting by
20  * symbol_index is used to ensure predictable behavior when
21  * multiple symbols are present with the same address; all
22  * symbols past the first are effectively ignored, by eliding
23  * them in symsearch_fixup().
24  */
25 struct symsearch {
26 	unsigned int table_size;
27 	struct syminfo table[];
28 };
29 
30 static int syminfo_compare(const void *s1, const void *s2)
31 {
32 	const struct syminfo *sym1 = s1;
33 	const struct syminfo *sym2 = s2;
34 
35 	if (sym1->section_index > sym2->section_index)
36 		return 1;
37 	if (sym1->section_index < sym2->section_index)
38 		return -1;
39 	if (sym1->addr > sym2->addr)
40 		return 1;
41 	if (sym1->addr < sym2->addr)
42 		return -1;
43 	if (sym1->symbol_index > sym2->symbol_index)
44 		return 1;
45 	if (sym1->symbol_index < sym2->symbol_index)
46 		return -1;
47 	return 0;
48 }
49 
50 static unsigned int symbol_count(struct elf_info *elf)
51 {
52 	unsigned int result = 0;
53 
54 	for (Elf_Sym *sym = elf->symtab_start; sym < elf->symtab_stop; sym++) {
55 		if (is_valid_name(elf, sym))
56 			result++;
57 	}
58 	return result;
59 }
60 
61 /*
62  * Populate the search array that we just allocated.
63  * Be slightly paranoid here.  The ELF file is mmap'd and could
64  * conceivably change between symbol_count() and symsearch_populate().
65  * If we notice any difference, bail out rather than potentially
66  * propagating errors or crashing.
67  */
68 static void symsearch_populate(struct elf_info *elf,
69 			       struct syminfo *table,
70 			       unsigned int table_size)
71 {
72 	bool is_arm = (elf->hdr->e_machine == EM_ARM);
73 
74 	for (Elf_Sym *sym = elf->symtab_start; sym < elf->symtab_stop; sym++) {
75 		if (is_valid_name(elf, sym)) {
76 			if (table_size-- == 0)
77 				fatal("%s: size mismatch\n", __func__);
78 			table->symbol_index = sym - elf->symtab_start;
79 			table->section_index = get_secindex(elf, sym);
80 			table->addr = sym->st_value;
81 
82 			/*
83 			 * For ARM Thumb instruction, the bit 0 of st_value is
84 			 * set if the symbol is STT_FUNC type. Mask it to get
85 			 * the address.
86 			 */
87 			if (is_arm && ELF_ST_TYPE(sym->st_info) == STT_FUNC)
88 				table->addr &= ~1;
89 
90 			table++;
91 		}
92 	}
93 
94 	if (table_size != 0)
95 		fatal("%s: size mismatch\n", __func__);
96 }
97 
98 /*
99  * Do any fixups on the table after sorting.
100  * For now, this just finds adjacent entries which have
101  * the same section_index and addr, and it propagates
102  * the first symbol_index over the subsequent entries,
103  * so that only one symbol_index is seen for any given
104  * section_index and addr.  This ensures that whether
105  * we're looking at an address from "above" or "below"
106  * that we see the same symbol_index.
107  * This does leave some duplicate entries in the table;
108  * in practice, these are a small fraction of the
109  * total number of entries, and they are harmless to
110  * the binary search algorithm other than a few occasional
111  * unnecessary comparisons.
112  */
113 static void symsearch_fixup(struct syminfo *table, unsigned int table_size)
114 {
115 	/* Don't look at index 0, it will never change. */
116 	for (unsigned int i = 1; i < table_size; i++) {
117 		if (table[i].addr == table[i - 1].addr &&
118 		    table[i].section_index == table[i - 1].section_index) {
119 			table[i].symbol_index = table[i - 1].symbol_index;
120 		}
121 	}
122 }
123 
124 void symsearch_init(struct elf_info *elf)
125 {
126 	unsigned int table_size = symbol_count(elf);
127 
128 	elf->symsearch = xmalloc(sizeof(struct symsearch) +
129 				       sizeof(struct syminfo) * table_size);
130 	elf->symsearch->table_size = table_size;
131 
132 	symsearch_populate(elf, elf->symsearch->table, table_size);
133 	qsort(elf->symsearch->table, table_size,
134 	      sizeof(struct syminfo), syminfo_compare);
135 
136 	symsearch_fixup(elf->symsearch->table, table_size);
137 }
138 
139 void symsearch_finish(struct elf_info *elf)
140 {
141 	free(elf->symsearch);
142 	elf->symsearch = NULL;
143 }
144 
145 /*
146  * Find the syminfo which is in secndx and "nearest" to addr.
147  * allow_negative: allow returning a symbol whose address is > addr.
148  * min_distance: ignore symbols which are further away than this.
149  *
150  * Returns a pointer into the symbol table for success.
151  * Returns NULL if no legal symbol is found within the requested range.
152  */
153 Elf_Sym *symsearch_find_nearest(struct elf_info *elf, Elf_Addr addr,
154 				unsigned int secndx, bool allow_negative,
155 				Elf_Addr min_distance)
156 {
157 	unsigned int hi = elf->symsearch->table_size;
158 	unsigned int lo = 0;
159 	struct syminfo *table = elf->symsearch->table;
160 	struct syminfo target;
161 
162 	target.addr = addr;
163 	target.section_index = secndx;
164 	target.symbol_index = ~0;  /* compares greater than any actual index */
165 	while (hi > lo) {
166 		unsigned int mid = lo + (hi - lo) / 2;  /* Avoids overflow */
167 
168 		if (syminfo_compare(&table[mid], &target) > 0)
169 			hi = mid;
170 		else
171 			lo = mid + 1;
172 	}
173 
174 	/*
175 	 * table[hi], if it exists, is the first entry in the array which
176 	 * lies beyond target.  table[hi - 1], if it exists, is the last
177 	 * entry in the array which comes before target, including the
178 	 * case where it perfectly matches the section and the address.
179 	 *
180 	 * Note -- if the address we're looking up falls perfectly
181 	 * in the middle of two symbols, this is written to always
182 	 * prefer the symbol with the lower address.
183 	 */
184 	Elf_Sym *result = NULL;
185 
186 	if (allow_negative &&
187 	    hi < elf->symsearch->table_size &&
188 	    table[hi].section_index == secndx &&
189 	    table[hi].addr - addr <= min_distance) {
190 		min_distance = table[hi].addr - addr;
191 		result = &elf->symtab_start[table[hi].symbol_index];
192 	}
193 	if (hi > 0 &&
194 	    table[hi - 1].section_index == secndx &&
195 	    addr - table[hi - 1].addr <= min_distance) {
196 		result = &elf->symtab_start[table[hi - 1].symbol_index];
197 	}
198 	return result;
199 }
200