[PATCH v2 55/62] objtool: Disallow duplicate prefix symbols

From: Josh Poimboeuf
Date: Fri May 09 2025 - 16:29:38 EST


In preparation for adding objtool 'check' support for analyzing
livepatch modules, error out if a duplicate prefix symbol is attempted.

Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/objtool/check.c | 12 +++++++++++-
tools/objtool/elf.c | 9 +++++++++
tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h | 3 +++
3 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index 30a5eb725931..bc9bc37efa55 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -4271,6 +4271,7 @@ static int add_prefix_symbol(struct objtool_file *file, struct symbol *func)
for (prev = prev_insn_same_sec(file, insn);
prev;
prev = prev_insn_same_sec(file, prev)) {
+ struct symbol *sym_pfx;
u64 offset;

if (prev->type != INSN_NOP)
@@ -4284,7 +4285,12 @@ static int add_prefix_symbol(struct objtool_file *file, struct symbol *func)
if (offset < opts.prefix)
continue;

- elf_create_prefix_symbol(file->elf, func, opts.prefix);
+ sym_pfx = elf_create_prefix_symbol(file->elf, func, opts.prefix);
+ if (!sym_pfx) {
+ WARN("duplicate prefix symbol for %s\n", func->name);
+ return -1;
+ }
+
break;
}

@@ -4320,6 +4326,10 @@ static int add_prefix_symbols(struct objtool_file *file)
if (!is_func_sym(func))
continue;

+ /*
+ * Ignore this error on purpose, there are valid
+ * reasons for this to fail.
+ */
add_prefix_symbol(file, func);
}
}
diff --git a/tools/objtool/elf.c b/tools/objtool/elf.c
index 645f7ac12869..de1d8554d979 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/elf.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/elf.c
@@ -946,11 +946,20 @@ elf_create_prefix_symbol(struct elf *elf, struct symbol *orig, size_t size)
size_t namelen = strlen(orig->name) + sizeof("__pfx_");
char name[SYM_NAME_LEN];
unsigned long offset;
+ struct symbol *sym;

snprintf(name, namelen, "__pfx_%s", orig->name);

+ sym = orig;
offset = orig->sym.st_value - size;

+ sec_for_each_sym_continue_reverse(orig->sec, sym) {
+ if (sym->offset < offset)
+ break;
+ if (sym->offset == offset && !strcmp(sym->name, name))
+ return NULL;
+ }
+
return elf_create_symbol(elf, name, orig->sec,
GELF_ST_BIND(orig->sym.st_info),
GELF_ST_TYPE(orig->sym.st_info),
diff --git a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
index f62ac8081f27..1bf9c0a1112d 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
+++ b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
@@ -443,6 +443,9 @@ static inline void set_sym_next_reloc(struct reloc *reloc, struct reloc *next)
#define sec_for_each_sym(sec, sym) \
list_for_each_entry(sym, &sec->symbol_list, list)

+#define sec_for_each_sym_continue_reverse(sec, sym) \
+ list_for_each_entry_continue_reverse(sym, &sec->symbol_list, list)
+
#define sec_prev_sym(sym) \
sym->sec && sym->list.prev != &sym->sec->symbol_list ? \
list_prev_entry(sym, list) : NULL
--
2.49.0