[PATCH] kallsyms in modules fix

Rusty Russell (rusty@rustcorp.com.au)
Mon, 02 Dec 2002 12:26:44 +1100


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Name: Kallsyms inside module fix Author: Rusty Russell Status: Tested on 2.5.50

D: Two fixes. Firstly, set ALLOC on the right section so we actually D: keep the symbol names and don't deref a freed section, and secondly D: get the symbol size (more) correct.

diff -urNp --exclude TAGS -X /home/rusty/current-dontdiff --minimal linux-2.5.50/kernel/module.c working-2.5.50-ksymoops/kernel/module.c --- linux-2.5.50/kernel/module.c Mon Nov 25 08:44:19 2002 +++ working-2.5.50-ksymoops/kernel/module.c Thu Nov 28 16:22:56 2002 @@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ static struct module *load_module(void * } #ifdef CONFIG_KALLSYMS /* symbol and string tables for decoding later. */ - if (sechdrs[i].sh_type == SHT_SYMTAB || i == hdr->e_shstrndx) + if (sechdrs[i].sh_type == SHT_SYMTAB || i == strindex) sechdrs[i].sh_flags |= SHF_ALLOC; #endif #ifndef CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD @@ -1165,7 +1165,14 @@ static const char *get_ksymbol(struct mo unsigned long *size, unsigned long *offset) { - unsigned int i, next = 0, best = 0; + unsigned int i, best = 0; + unsigned long nextval; + + /* At worse, next value is at end of module */ + if (inside_core(mod, addr)) + nextval = (unsigned long)mod->module_core+mod->core_size; + else + nextval = (unsigned long)mod->module_init+mod->init_size; /* Scan for closest preceeding symbol, and next symbol. (ELF starts real symbols at 1). */ @@ -1177,22 +1186,14 @@ static const char *get_ksymbol(struct mo && mod->symtab[i].st_value > mod->symtab[best].st_value) best = i; if (mod->symtab[i].st_value > addr - && mod->symtab[i].st_value < mod->symtab[next].st_value) - next = i; + && mod->symtab[i].st_value < nextval) + nextval = mod->symtab[i].st_value; } if (!best) return NULL; - if (!next) { - /* Last symbol? It ends at the end of the module then. */ - if (inside_core(mod, addr)) - *size = mod->module_core+mod->core_size - (void*)addr; - else - *size = mod->module_init+mod->init_size - (void*)addr; - } else - *size = mod->symtab[next].st_value - addr; - + *size = nextval - mod->symtab[best].st_value; *offset = addr - mod->symtab[best].st_value; return mod->strtab + mod->symtab[best].st_name; } - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/