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authorRong Xu <xur@google.com>2025-04-25 13:05:41 -0700
committerPeter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>2025-04-30 13:58:34 +0200
commit2cb291596e2c1837238bc322ae3545dacb99d584 (patch)
tree91b813f51f974fc511e3983e7b70d297c755656f
parentb4432656b36e5cc1d50a1f2dc15357543add530e (diff)
objtool: Fix up st_info in COMDAT group section
When __elf_create_symbol creates a local symbol, it relocates the first global symbol upwards to make space. Subsequently, elf_update_symbol() is called to refresh the symbol table section. However, this isn't sufficient, as other sections might have the reference to the old symbol index, for instance, the sh_info field of an SHT_GROUP section. This patch updates the `sh_info` field when necessary. This field serves as the key for the COMDAT group. An incorrect key would prevent the linker's from deduplicating COMDAT symbols, leading to duplicate definitions in the final link. Signed-off-by: Rong Xu <xur@google.com> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org> Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20250425200541.113015-1-xur@google.com
-rw-r--r--tools/objtool/elf.c27
1 files changed, 26 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/tools/objtool/elf.c b/tools/objtool/elf.c
index 727a3a4fd9d7..8dffe68d705c 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/elf.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/elf.c
@@ -573,6 +573,30 @@ err:
}
/*
+ * @sym's idx has changed. Update the sh_info in group sections.
+ */
+static void elf_update_group_sh_info(struct elf *elf, Elf32_Word symtab_idx,
+ Elf32_Word new_idx, Elf32_Word old_idx)
+{
+ struct section *sec;
+
+ list_for_each_entry(sec, &elf->sections, list) {
+ if (sec->sh.sh_type != SHT_GROUP)
+ continue;
+ if (sec->sh.sh_link == symtab_idx &&
+ sec->sh.sh_info == old_idx) {
+ sec->sh.sh_info = new_idx;
+ mark_sec_changed(elf, sec, true);
+ /*
+ * Each ELF group should have a unique symbol key.
+ * Return early on match.
+ */
+ return;
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+/*
* @sym's idx has changed. Update the relocs which reference it.
*/
static int elf_update_sym_relocs(struct elf *elf, struct symbol *sym)
@@ -745,7 +769,7 @@ __elf_create_symbol(struct elf *elf, struct symbol *sym)
/*
* Move the first global symbol, as per sh_info, into a new, higher
- * symbol index. This fees up a spot for a new local symbol.
+ * symbol index. This frees up a spot for a new local symbol.
*/
first_non_local = symtab->sh.sh_info;
old = find_symbol_by_index(elf, first_non_local);
@@ -763,6 +787,7 @@ __elf_create_symbol(struct elf *elf, struct symbol *sym)
if (elf_update_sym_relocs(elf, old))
return NULL;
+ elf_update_group_sh_info(elf, symtab->idx, new_idx, first_non_local);
new_idx = first_non_local;
}