[PATCH 12/14] objtool/klp: Fix cross-module klp relocation section naming
From: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>
Date: 2026-08-03 03:24:56
Also in:
live-patching, lkml
Subsystem:
objtool, the rest · Maintainers:
Josh Poimboeuf, Peter Zijlstra, Linus Torvalds
A klp relocation section is .klp.rela.<objname>.<secname>, where objname
is the object being patched.
klp-build wrongly derives objname from where the referenced symbol
lives, not where it's referenced. For a cross-module reference like
patched can_isotp code calling can.ko's can_rx_unregister(), that gives
.klp.rela.can..text rather than .klp.rela.can_isotp..text. Unless the
patch happens to patch can.ko as well, the relocation never gets applied
and the call goes off into the weeds.
Name the intermediate section __klp_relocs.<objname> so post-link can
read the patched object's name from there.
Fixes: dd590d4d57eb ("objtool/klp: Introduce klp diff subcommand for diffing object files")
Reported-by: Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@redhat.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/20260720145658.1103243-2-joe.lawrence@redhat.com (local)
Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>
---
tools/objtool/include/objtool/klp.h | 10 ++++--
tools/objtool/klp-diff.c | 17 +++++++--
tools/objtool/klp-post-link.c | 53 +++++++++++++++++------------
3 files changed, 52 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/klp.h b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/klp.h
index 0118c2c170c3..646d8e1f12ef 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/klp.h
+++ b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/klp.h@@ -14,11 +14,15 @@ #define KLP_FUNCS_SEC ".init.klp_funcs" /* - * __klp_relocs is an intermediate section which are created by klp diff and - * converted into KLP symbols/relas by "objtool klp post-link". This is needed - * to work around the linker, which doesn't preserve SHN_LIVEPATCH or + * __klp_relocs.<objname> are intermediate sections which are created by klp + * diff and converted into KLP symbols/relas by "objtool klp post-link". This + * is needed to work around the linker, which doesn't preserve SHN_LIVEPATCH or * SHF_RELA_LIVEPATCH, nor does it support having two RELA sections for a * single PROGBITS section. + * + * "objname" is the name of the object being patched ("vmlinux" or a module + * name). post-link uses it to name the resulting + * .klp.rela.objname.section_name sections. */ #define KLP_RELOCS_SEC "__klp_relocs" #define KLP_STRINGS_SEC ".rodata.klp.str1.1"
diff --git a/tools/objtool/klp-diff.c b/tools/objtool/klp-diff.c
index cf6fc88bc979..e00dbe053a6e 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/klp-diff.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/klp-diff.c@@ -1381,8 +1381,8 @@ static int clone_reloc_klp(struct elfs *e, struct reloc *patched_reloc, } /* - * Create the __klp_relocs entry. This will be converted to an actual - * KLP rela by "objtool klp post-link". + * Create the __klp_relocs.<objname> entry. This will be converted to + * an actual KLP rela by "objtool klp post-link". * * This intermediate step is necessary to prevent corruption by the * linker, which doesn't know how to properly handle two rela sections
@@ -1390,7 +1390,18 @@ static int clone_reloc_klp(struct elfs *e, struct reloc *patched_reloc, */ if (!klp_relocs) { - klp_relocs = elf_create_section(e->out, KLP_RELOCS_SEC, 0, + const char *objname = find_modname(e); + char sec_name[SEC_NAME_LEN]; + + if (!objname) + return -1; + + /* section format: __klp_relocs.objname */ + if (snprintf_check(sec_name, SEC_NAME_LEN, + KLP_RELOCS_SEC ".%s", objname)) + return -1; + + klp_relocs = elf_create_section(e->out, sec_name, 0, 0, SHT_PROGBITS, 8, SHF_ALLOC); if (!klp_relocs) return -1;
diff --git a/tools/objtool/klp-post-link.c b/tools/objtool/klp-post-link.c
index c013e39957b1..350d20495897 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/klp-post-link.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/klp-post-link.c@@ -19,19 +19,11 @@ #include <objtool/util.h> #include <linux/livepatch_external.h> -static int fix_klp_relocs(struct elf *elf) +static int fix_klp_reloc_sec(struct elf *elf, struct section *symtab, + struct section *klp_relocs) { - struct section *symtab, *klp_relocs; - - klp_relocs = find_section_by_name(elf, KLP_RELOCS_SEC); - if (!klp_relocs) - return 0; - - symtab = find_section_by_name(elf, ".symtab"); - if (!symtab) { - ERROR("missing .symtab"); - return -1; - } + /* section format: __klp_relocs.sec_objname */ + const char *sec_objname = klp_relocs->name + strlen(KLP_RELOCS_SEC "."); for (int i = 0; i < sec_size(klp_relocs) / sizeof(struct klp_reloc); i++) { struct klp_reloc *klp_reloc;
@@ -39,7 +31,6 @@ static int fix_klp_relocs(struct elf *elf) struct section *sec, *tmp, *klp_rsec; unsigned long offset; struct reloc *reloc; - char sym_modname[64]; char rsec_name[SEC_NAME_LEN]; u64 addend; struct symbol *sym, *klp_sym;
@@ -55,7 +46,7 @@ static int fix_klp_relocs(struct elf *elf) reloc = find_reloc_by_dest(elf, klp_relocs, klp_reloc_off + offsetof(struct klp_reloc, offset)); if (!reloc) { - ERROR("malformed " KLP_RELOCS_SEC " section"); + ERROR("malformed %s section", klp_relocs->name); return -1; }
@@ -66,17 +57,13 @@ static int fix_klp_relocs(struct elf *elf) reloc = find_reloc_by_dest(elf, klp_relocs, klp_reloc_off + offsetof(struct klp_reloc, sym)); if (!reloc) { - ERROR("malformed " KLP_RELOCS_SEC " section"); + ERROR("malformed %s section", klp_relocs->name); return -1; } klp_sym = reloc->sym; addend = reloc_addend(reloc); - /* symbol format: .klp.sym.modname.sym_name,sympos */ - if (sscanf(klp_sym->name + strlen(KLP_SYM_PREFIX), "%55[^.]", sym_modname) != 1) - ERROR("can't find modname in klp symbol '%s'", klp_sym->name); - /* * Create the KLP rela: */
@@ -84,7 +71,7 @@ static int fix_klp_relocs(struct elf *elf) /* section format: .klp.rela.sec_objname.section_name */ if (snprintf_check(rsec_name, SEC_NAME_LEN, KLP_RELOC_SEC_PREFIX "%s.%s", - sym_modname, sec->name)) + sec_objname, sec->name)) return -1; klp_rsec = find_section_by_name(elf, rsec_name);
@@ -134,10 +121,32 @@ static int fix_klp_relocs(struct elf *elf) return 0; } +static int fix_klp_relocs(struct elf *elf) +{ + struct section *symtab, *sec; + + symtab = find_section_by_name(elf, ".symtab"); + if (!symtab) { + ERROR("missing .symtab"); + return -1; + } + + for_each_sec(elf, sec) { + if (strncmp(sec->name, KLP_RELOCS_SEC ".", + strlen(KLP_RELOCS_SEC "."))) + continue; + + if (fix_klp_reloc_sec(elf, symtab, sec)) + return -1; + } + + return 0; +} + /* * This runs on the livepatch module after all other linking has been done. It - * converts the intermediate __klp_relocs section into proper KLP relocs to be - * processed by livepatch. This needs to run last to avoid linker wreckage. + * converts the intermediate __klp_relocs.* sections into proper KLP relocs to + * be processed by livepatch. This needs to run last to avoid linker wreckage. * Linkers don't tend to handle the "two rela sections for a single base * section" case very well, nor do they appreciate SHN_LIVEPATCH. */
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2.54.0