[PATCH 3/8] kgdb, modules: Always allow module sect info for KGDB

From: jason . wessel
Date: Sat Feb 09 2008 - 08:36:13 EST


From: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

With more information in the kernel, gdb can be modified in such a way
as to automatically read the kernel module section information and
allow for easy kernel module debugging.

In gdb the solib-search-path must contain the location of any module
to be debugged. When a module is loaded GDB acts like a shared
library has been loaded and will collect the information about the
memory location so the kernel module can be debugged or inspected.

Even when not using kgdb+gdb, it is quite useful for a
debugger+ICE/jtag to have the module section information.

Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/module.h | 9 ++++++---
kernel/module.c | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++------------
2 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
index ac28e87..87b0301 100644
--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -342,13 +342,16 @@ struct module
unsigned long num_symtab;
char *strtab;

- /* Section attributes */
- struct module_sect_attrs *sect_attrs;
-
/* Notes attributes */
struct module_notes_attrs *notes_attrs;
#endif

+#if defined(CONFIG_KALLSYMS) || defined(CONFIG_KGDB)
+ /* Section attributes */
+ struct module_sect_attrs *sect_attrs;
+#endif
+
+
/* Per-cpu data. */
void *percpu;

diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 4202da9..4a94d1a 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -602,6 +602,9 @@ static void module_unload_free(struct module *mod)
}
}
}
+ blocking_notifier_call_chain(&module_notify_list,
+ MODULE_STATE_GOING,
+ mod);
}

#ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_FORCE_UNLOAD
@@ -992,6 +995,7 @@ static unsigned long resolve_symbol(Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
* /sys/module/foo/sections stuff
* J. Corbet <corbet@xxxxxxx>
*/
+#if defined(CONFIG_KALLSYMS) || defined(CONFIG_KGDB)
#ifdef CONFIG_KALLSYMS
static ssize_t module_sect_show(struct module_attribute *mattr,
struct module *mod, char *buf)
@@ -1000,6 +1004,7 @@ static ssize_t module_sect_show(struct module_attribute *mattr,
container_of(mattr, struct module_sect_attr, mattr);
return sprintf(buf, "0x%lx\n", sattr->address);
}
+#endif /* CONFIG_KALLSYMS */

static void free_sect_attrs(struct module_sect_attrs *sect_attrs)
{
@@ -1046,7 +1051,9 @@ static void add_sect_attrs(struct module *mod, unsigned int nsect,
if (sattr->name == NULL)
goto out;
sect_attrs->nsections++;
+#ifdef CONFIG_KALLSYMS
sattr->mattr.show = module_sect_show;
+#endif
sattr->mattr.store = NULL;
sattr->mattr.attr.name = sattr->name;
sattr->mattr.attr.mode = S_IRUGO;
@@ -1074,7 +1081,20 @@ static void remove_sect_attrs(struct module *mod)
mod->sect_attrs = NULL;
}
}
+#else /* ! (CONFIG_KALLSYMS || CONFIG_KGDB) */

+static inline void add_sect_attrs(struct module *mod, unsigned int nsect,
+ char *sectstrings, Elf_Shdr *sechdrs)
+{
+}
+
+static inline void remove_sect_attrs(struct module *mod)
+{
+}
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_KALLSYMS || CONFIG_KGDB */
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_KALLSYMS
/*
* /sys/module/foo/notes/.section.name gives contents of SHT_NOTE sections.
*/
@@ -1168,18 +1188,7 @@ static void remove_notes_attrs(struct module *mod)
if (mod->notes_attrs)
free_notes_attrs(mod->notes_attrs, mod->notes_attrs->notes);
}
-
#else
-
-static inline void add_sect_attrs(struct module *mod, unsigned int nsect,
- char *sectstrings, Elf_Shdr *sechdrs)
-{
-}
-
-static inline void remove_sect_attrs(struct module *mod)
-{
-}
-
static inline void add_notes_attrs(struct module *mod, unsigned int nsect,
char *sectstrings, Elf_Shdr *sechdrs)
{
@@ -1188,7 +1197,8 @@ static inline void add_notes_attrs(struct module *mod, unsigned int nsect,
static inline void remove_notes_attrs(struct module *mod)
{
}
-#endif /* CONFIG_KALLSYMS */
+#endif
+

#ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS
int module_add_modinfo_attrs(struct module *mod)
--
1.5.4

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