[PATCH v10 04/10] kexec_file: Add support for purgatory built as PIE.
Dave Young
dyoung at redhat.com
Wed Nov 23 00:45:22 PST 2016
On 11/21/16 at 09:49pm, Thiago Jung Bauermann wrote:
> Hello Dave,
>
> Thanks for your review.
>
> Am Sonntag, 20. November 2016, 10:45:46 BRST schrieb Dave Young:
> > On 11/10/16 at 01:27am, Thiago Jung Bauermann wrote:
> > > powerpc's purgatory.ro has 12 relocation types when built as
> > > a relocatable object. To implement support for them requires
> > > arch_kexec_apply_relocations_add to duplicate a lot of code with
> > > module_64.c:apply_relocate_add.
> > >
> > > When built as a Position Independent Executable there are only 4
> > > relocation types in purgatory.ro, so it becomes practical for the powerpc
> > > implementation of kexec_file to have its own relocation implementation.
> > >
> > > Also, the purgatory is an executable and not an intermediary output from
> > > the compiler so it makes sense conceptually that it is easier to build
> > > it as a PIE than as a partially linked object.
> > >
> > > Apart from the greatly reduced number of relocations, there are two
> > > differences between a relocatable object and a PIE:
> > >
> > > 1. __kexec_load_purgatory needs to use the program headers rather than the
> > >
> > > section headers to figure out how to load the binary.
> > >
> > > 2. Symbol values are absolute addresses instead of relative to the
> > >
> > > start of the section.
> > >
> > > This patch adds the support needed in generic code for the differences
> > > above and allows powerpc to load and relocate a position independent
> > > purgatory.
> >
> > [snip]
> >
> > The kexec-tools machine_apply_elf_rel is pretty simple for ppc64, it is
> > not that complex. So could you look into simplify your kexec_file
> > implementation?
>
> I can try, but there is one fundamental issue here: powerpc position-dependent
> code relies more on relocations than x86 position-dependent code does, so
> there's a limit to how simple it can be made without switching to position-
> independent code. And it will always be more involved than it is on x86.
>
> BTW, building x86's purgatory as PIE results in it not having any relocation
> at all, so it's an advantage even in that architecture. Unfortunately, the
> machine locks up during reboot and I didn't have time to try to figure out
> what's going on.
>
> > kernel/kexec_file.c kexec_apply_relocations only do limited things
> > and some of the logic is in arch/x86, so move general code out of arch
> > code, then I guess the arch code will be simpler
>
> I agree that is a good idea. Is the patch below what you had in mind?
>
> > and then we probably do not need this PIE stuff anymore.
>
> If you are ok with the patch below I can post a new version of the series
> based on it and we can see if Michael Ellerman thinks it is enough.
>
> > BTW, __kexec_really_load_purgatory looks worse than
> > ___kexec_load_purgatory ;)
>
> Really? I find the special handling of bss makes the section-based loader a
> bit more confusing.
>
> --
> Thiago Jung Bauermann
> IBM Linux Technology Center
>
>
> Subject: [PATCH] kexec_file: Move generic relocation code from arch/x86 to
> kernel/kexec_file.c
>
> The check for undefined symbols stays in arch-specific code because
> powerpc needs to allow TOC symbols to be processed even though they're
> undefined.
>
> There is no functional change.
>
> Suggested-by: Dave Young <dyoung at redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Thiago Jung Bauermann <bauerman at linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> ---
> arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c | 160 +++++++------------------------------
> include/linux/kexec.h | 9 ++-
> kernel/kexec_file.c | 120 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> 3 files changed, 154 insertions(+), 135 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c
> index 8c1f218926d7..f4860c408ece 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c
> @@ -401,143 +401,45 @@ int arch_kexec_kernel_verify_sig(struct kimage *image, void *kernel,
> }
> #endif
>
> -/*
> - * Apply purgatory relocations.
> - *
> - * ehdr: Pointer to elf headers
> - * sechdrs: Pointer to section headers.
> - * relsec: section index of SHT_RELA section.
> - *
> - * TODO: Some of the code belongs to generic code. Move that in kexec.c.
> - */
> -int arch_kexec_apply_relocations_add(const Elf64_Ehdr *ehdr,
> - Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs, unsigned int relsec)
> +int arch_kexec_apply_relocation_add(const Elf_Ehdr *ehdr, Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
> + unsigned int reltype, Elf_Sym *sym,
> + const char *name, unsigned long *location,
> + unsigned long address, unsigned long value)
> {
> - unsigned int i;
> - Elf64_Rela *rel;
> - Elf64_Sym *sym;
> - void *location;
> - Elf64_Shdr *section, *symtabsec;
> - unsigned long address, sec_base, value;
> - const char *strtab, *name, *shstrtab;
> -
> - /*
> - * ->sh_offset has been modified to keep the pointer to section
> - * contents in memory
> - */
> - rel = (void *)sechdrs[relsec].sh_offset;
> -
> - /* Section to which relocations apply */
> - section = &sechdrs[sechdrs[relsec].sh_info];
> -
> - pr_debug("Applying relocate section %u to %u\n", relsec,
> - sechdrs[relsec].sh_info);
> -
> - /* Associated symbol table */
> - symtabsec = &sechdrs[sechdrs[relsec].sh_link];
> -
> - /* String table */
> - if (symtabsec->sh_link >= ehdr->e_shnum) {
> - /* Invalid strtab section number */
> - pr_err("Invalid string table section index %d\n",
> - symtabsec->sh_link);
> + if (sym->st_shndx == SHN_UNDEF) {
> + pr_err("Undefined symbol: %s\n", name);
> return -ENOEXEC;
> }
>
> - strtab = (char *)sechdrs[symtabsec->sh_link].sh_offset;
> -
> - /* section header string table */
> - shstrtab = (char *)sechdrs[ehdr->e_shstrndx].sh_offset;
> -
> - for (i = 0; i < sechdrs[relsec].sh_size / sizeof(*rel); i++) {
> -
> - /*
> - * rel[i].r_offset contains byte offset from beginning
> - * of section to the storage unit affected.
> - *
> - * This is location to update (->sh_offset). This is temporary
> - * buffer where section is currently loaded. This will finally
> - * be loaded to a different address later, pointed to by
> - * ->sh_addr. kexec takes care of moving it
> - * (kexec_load_segment()).
> - */
> - location = (void *)(section->sh_offset + rel[i].r_offset);
> -
> - /* Final address of the location */
> - address = section->sh_addr + rel[i].r_offset;
> -
> - /*
> - * rel[i].r_info contains information about symbol table index
> - * w.r.t which relocation must be made and type of relocation
> - * to apply. ELF64_R_SYM() and ELF64_R_TYPE() macros get
> - * these respectively.
> - */
> - sym = (Elf64_Sym *)symtabsec->sh_offset +
> - ELF64_R_SYM(rel[i].r_info);
> -
> - if (sym->st_name)
> - name = strtab + sym->st_name;
> - else
> - name = shstrtab + sechdrs[sym->st_shndx].sh_name;
> -
> - pr_debug("Symbol: %s info: %02x shndx: %02x value=%llx size: %llx\n",
> - name, sym->st_info, sym->st_shndx, sym->st_value,
> - sym->st_size);
> -
> - if (sym->st_shndx == SHN_UNDEF) {
> - pr_err("Undefined symbol: %s\n", name);
> - return -ENOEXEC;
> - }
> -
> - if (sym->st_shndx == SHN_COMMON) {
> - pr_err("symbol '%s' in common section\n", name);
> - return -ENOEXEC;
> - }
> -
> - if (sym->st_shndx == SHN_ABS)
> - sec_base = 0;
> - else if (sym->st_shndx >= ehdr->e_shnum) {
> - pr_err("Invalid section %d for symbol %s\n",
> - sym->st_shndx, name);
> - return -ENOEXEC;
> - } else
> - sec_base = sechdrs[sym->st_shndx].sh_addr;
> -
> - value = sym->st_value;
> - value += sec_base;
> - value += rel[i].r_addend;
> -
> - switch (ELF64_R_TYPE(rel[i].r_info)) {
> - case R_X86_64_NONE:
> - break;
> - case R_X86_64_64:
> - *(u64 *)location = value;
> - break;
> - case R_X86_64_32:
> - *(u32 *)location = value;
> - if (value != *(u32 *)location)
> - goto overflow;
> - break;
> - case R_X86_64_32S:
> - *(s32 *)location = value;
> - if ((s64)value != *(s32 *)location)
> - goto overflow;
> - break;
> - case R_X86_64_PC32:
> - value -= (u64)address;
> - *(u32 *)location = value;
> - break;
> - default:
> - pr_err("Unknown rela relocation: %llu\n",
> - ELF64_R_TYPE(rel[i].r_info));
> - return -ENOEXEC;
> - }
> + switch (reltype) {
> + case R_X86_64_NONE:
> + break;
> + case R_X86_64_64:
> + *(u64 *)location = value;
> + break;
> + case R_X86_64_32:
> + *(u32 *)location = value;
> + if (value != *(u32 *)location)
> + goto overflow;
> + break;
> + case R_X86_64_32S:
> + *(s32 *)location = value;
> + if ((s64)value != *(s32 *)location)
> + goto overflow;
> + break;
> + case R_X86_64_PC32:
> + value -= (u64)address;
> + *(u32 *)location = value;
> + break;
> + default:
> + pr_err("Unknown rela relocation: %u\n", reltype);
> + return -ENOEXEC;
> }
> +
> return 0;
>
> overflow:
> - pr_err("Overflow in relocation type %d value 0x%lx\n",
> - (int)ELF64_R_TYPE(rel[i].r_info), value);
> + pr_err("Overflow in relocation type %u value 0x%lx\n", reltype, value);
> return -ENOEXEC;
> }
> #endif /* CONFIG_KEXEC_FILE */
> diff --git a/include/linux/kexec.h b/include/linux/kexec.h
> index 406c33dcae13..e171a083540d 100644
> --- a/include/linux/kexec.h
> +++ b/include/linux/kexec.h
> @@ -320,8 +320,13 @@ void * __weak arch_kexec_kernel_image_load(struct kimage *image);
> int __weak arch_kimage_file_post_load_cleanup(struct kimage *image);
> int __weak arch_kexec_kernel_verify_sig(struct kimage *image, void *buf,
> unsigned long buf_len);
> -int __weak arch_kexec_apply_relocations_add(const Elf_Ehdr *ehdr,
> - Elf_Shdr *sechdrs, unsigned int relsec);
> +int __weak arch_kexec_apply_relocation_add(const Elf_Ehdr *ehdr,
> + Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
> + unsigned int reltype, Elf_Sym *sym,
> + const char *name,
> + unsigned long *location,
> + unsigned long address,
> + unsigned long value);
> int __weak arch_kexec_apply_relocations(const Elf_Ehdr *ehdr, Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
> unsigned int relsec);
> void arch_kexec_protect_crashkres(void);
> diff --git a/kernel/kexec_file.c b/kernel/kexec_file.c
> index 037c321c5618..1517f977cc25 100644
> --- a/kernel/kexec_file.c
> +++ b/kernel/kexec_file.c
> @@ -61,8 +61,10 @@ int __weak arch_kexec_kernel_verify_sig(struct kimage *image, void *buf,
>
> /* Apply relocations of type RELA */
> int __weak
> -arch_kexec_apply_relocations_add(const Elf_Ehdr *ehdr, Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
> - unsigned int relsec)
> +arch_kexec_apply_relocation_add(const Elf_Ehdr *ehdr, Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
> + unsigned int reltype, Elf_Sym *sym,
> + const char *name, unsigned long *location,
> + unsigned long address, unsigned long value)
> {
> pr_err("RELA relocation unsupported.\n");
> return -ENOEXEC;
> @@ -793,6 +795,117 @@ static int __kexec_load_purgatory(struct kimage *image, unsigned long min,
> return ret;
> }
>
> +/**
> + * kexec_apply_relocations_add - apply purgatory relocations
> + * @ehdr: Pointer to elf headers
> + * @sechdrs: Pointer to section headers.
> + * @relsec: Section index of SHT_RELA section.
> + */
> +static int kexec_apply_relocations_add(const Elf64_Ehdr *ehdr,
> + Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs, unsigned int relsec)
> +{
> + int ret;
> + unsigned int i;
> + Elf64_Rela *rel;
> + Elf64_Sym *sym;
> + void *location;
> + Elf64_Shdr *section, *symtabsec;
> + unsigned long address, sec_base, value;
> + const char *strtab, *name, *shstrtab;
> +
> + /*
> + * ->sh_offset has been modified to keep the pointer to section
> + * contents in memory
> + */
> + rel = (void *)sechdrs[relsec].sh_offset;
> +
> + /* Section to which relocations apply */
> + section = &sechdrs[sechdrs[relsec].sh_info];
> +
> + pr_debug("Applying relocate section %u to %u\n", relsec,
> + sechdrs[relsec].sh_info);
> +
> + /* Associated symbol table */
> + symtabsec = &sechdrs[sechdrs[relsec].sh_link];
> +
> + /* String table */
> + if (symtabsec->sh_link >= ehdr->e_shnum) {
> + /* Invalid strtab section number */
> + pr_err("Invalid string table section index %d\n",
> + symtabsec->sh_link);
> + return -ENOEXEC;
> + }
> +
> + /* String table for the associated symbol table. */
> + strtab = (char *)sechdrs[symtabsec->sh_link].sh_offset;
> +
> + /* section header string table */
> + shstrtab = (char *)sechdrs[ehdr->e_shstrndx].sh_offset;
> +
> + for (i = 0; i < sechdrs[relsec].sh_size / sizeof(*rel); i++) {
> +
> + /*
> + * rel[i].r_offset contains byte offset from beginning
> + * of section to the storage unit affected.
> + *
> + * This is location to update (->sh_offset). This is temporary
> + * buffer where section is currently loaded. This will finally
> + * be loaded to a different address later, pointed to by
> + * ->sh_addr. kexec takes care of moving it
> + * (kexec_load_segment()).
> + */
> + location = (void *)(section->sh_offset + rel[i].r_offset);
> +
> + /* Final address of the location */
> + address = section->sh_addr + rel[i].r_offset;
> +
> + /*
> + * rel[i].r_info contains information about symbol table index
> + * w.r.t which relocation must be made and type of relocation
> + * to apply. ELF64_R_SYM() and ELF64_R_TYPE() macros get
> + * these respectively.
> + */
> + sym = (Elf64_Sym *)symtabsec->sh_offset +
> + ELF64_R_SYM(rel[i].r_info);
> +
> + if (sym->st_name)
> + name = strtab + sym->st_name;
> + else
> + name = shstrtab + sechdrs[sym->st_shndx].sh_name;
> +
> + pr_debug("Symbol: %s info: %02x shndx: %02x value=%llx size: %llx\n",
> + name, sym->st_info, sym->st_shndx, sym->st_value,
> + sym->st_size);
> +
> + if (sym->st_shndx == SHN_COMMON) {
> + pr_err("symbol '%s' in common section\n", name);
> + return -ENOEXEC;
> + }
> +
> + if (sym->st_shndx == SHN_ABS)
> + sec_base = 0;
> + else if (sym->st_shndx >= ehdr->e_shnum) {
> + pr_err("Invalid section %d for symbol %s\n",
> + sym->st_shndx, name);
> + return -ENOEXEC;
> + } else
> + sec_base = sechdrs[sym->st_shndx].sh_addr;
> +
> + value = sym->st_value;
> + value += sec_base;
> + value += rel[i].r_addend;
> +
> + ret = arch_kexec_apply_relocation_add(ehdr, sechdrs,
> + ELF64_R_TYPE(rel[i].r_info),
> + sym, name, location,
> + address, value);
> + if (ret)
> + return ret;
> + }
> +
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> static int kexec_apply_relocations(struct kimage *image)
> {
> int i, ret;
> @@ -836,8 +949,7 @@ static int kexec_apply_relocations(struct kimage *image)
> * relocations of type SHT_RELA/SHT_REL.
> */
> if (sechdrs[i].sh_type == SHT_RELA)
> - ret = arch_kexec_apply_relocations_add(pi->ehdr,
> - sechdrs, i);
> + ret = kexec_apply_relocations_add(pi->ehdr, sechdrs, i);
> else if (sechdrs[i].sh_type == SHT_REL)
> ret = arch_kexec_apply_relocations(pi->ehdr,
> sechdrs, i);
Hi,
As we are here, two weak functions looks not necessary, let arch code to
determin if SHT_REL can be handled is reasonable though I'm not sure why
there is not such things in kexec-tools.
Could you just use arch_kexec_apply_relocations for these two types
instead of adding another?
Thanks
Dave
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