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From:   Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v6] scripts/link-vmlinux.sh: Add alias to duplicate
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On Tue, 24 Oct 2023 20:11:57 +0000
"Alessandro Carminati (Red Hat)" <alessandro.carminati@gmail.com> wrote:

> In the kernel environment, scenarios often arise where identical names
> are shared among symbols within core image or modules.
> While this poses no complications for the kernel's binary itself, it
> creates challenges when conducting trace or probe operations using tools
> like kprobe.
> 
> A solution has been introduced, referred to as "kas_alias."
> During the kernel's build process, an extensive scan of all objects is
> performed, encompassing both core kernel components and modules, to
> collect comprehensive symbol information.
> Subsequently, for all duplicate symbolsthe process enriches symbol names
> by appending meaningful suffixes derived from source files and line
> numbers.
> These freshly generated aliases simplify interaction with symbols.
> 
> The procedure is executed as follows.
> During the kernel's build phase, an exhaustive search for duplicates among
> symbols that share the same name in both kernel image and all modules
> object files.
> For the kernel core image, a new nem data file is created and alias for
> all duplicate symbols is added.
> For modules, the lib objects the ELF symtable is modified with the
> addition of the alias for the duplicate symbols.
> 
> Consider the symbol "device_show", you can expect an output like the
> following:
> 
>  ~ # cat /proc/kallsyms | grep " device_show"
>  ffffffff963cd2a0 t device_show
>  ffffffff963cd2a0 t device_show@drivers_pci_pci_sysfs_c_49
>  ffffffff96454b60 t device_show
>  ffffffff96454b60 t device_show@drivers_virtio_virtio_c_16
>  ffffffff966e1700 T device_show_ulong
>  ffffffff966e1740 T device_show_int
>  ffffffff966e1770 T device_show_bool
>  ffffffffc04e10a0 t device_show [mmc_core]
>  ffffffffc04e10a0 t device_show@drivers_mmc_core_sdio_bus_c_45  [mmc_core]
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alessandro Carminati (Red Hat) <alessandro.carminati@gmail.com>
> 

Thanks for update. I tested that.

Tested-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org>

BTW, on my environment, the suffix path is not relative but absolute path
(including /home/<user> etc.) I guess it is because I use O= option.
This is another concerning point to fix.


> NOTE1:
> About the symbols name duplication that happens as consequence of the
> inclusion compat_binfmt_elf.c does, it is evident that this corner is
> inherently challenging the addr2line approach.
> Attempting to conceal this limitation would be counterproductive.
> 
> compat_binfmt_elf.c includes directly binfmt_elf.c, addr2line can't help
> but report all functions and data declared by that file, coming from
> binfmt_elf.c.

Hmm, indeed. If we find such symbols we may need to add a suffix number
to distinguish it, but it may confuse user that which symbol is for
binfmt_elf or compat_binfmt_elf...

> 
> My position is that, rather than producing a more complicated pipeline
> to handle this corner case, it is better to fix the compat_binfmt_elf.c
> anomaly.

Agreed.

> 
> This patch does not deal with the two potentially problematic symbols
> defined by compat_binfmt_elf.c

I think it is OK in this step.

> 
> NOTE2:
> The current implementation does not offer a solution for out-of-tree modules.
> My stance is that these modules fall outside the scope, but I welcome any
> comments or feedback regarding this matter.

Can the out-of-tree developers run the kas_alias.py by themselves?
Ah, we need to give them a table of all symbols (including other modules).
If we do this in 2 phases, collect symbols, and inject aliases, then we can
leave the tables of existing symbols as a file, and those out-of-tree module
developers can reuse that file.


BTW, to hide the below changelogs (and above notes too?) from the commit,
please put a '---' only line before that.

Thank you!

> 
> Changes from v1:
> * Integrated changes requested by Masami to exclude symbols with prefixes
>   "_cfi" and "_pfx".
> * Introduced a small framework to handle patterns that need to be excluded
>   from the alias production.
> * Excluded other symbols using the framework.
> * Introduced the ability to discriminate between text and data symbols.
> * Added two new config symbols in this version:
>   CONFIG_KALLSYMS_ALIAS_DATA, which allows data for data, and
>   CONFIG_KALLSYMS_ALIAS_DATA_ALL, which excludes all filters and provides
>   an alias for each duplicated symbol.
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230711151925.1092080-1-alessandro.carminati@gmail.com/
> 
> Changes from v2:
> * Alias tags are created by querying DWARF information from the vmlinux.
> * The filename + line number is normalized and appended to the original
>   name.
> * The tag begins with '@' to indicate the symbol source.
> * Not a change, but worth mentioning, since the alias is added to the
>   existing list, the old duplicated name is preserved, and the livepatch
>   way of dealing with duplicates is maintained.
> * Acknowledging the existence of scenarios where inlined functions
>   declared in header files may result in multiple copies due to compiler
>   behavior, though it is not actionable as it does not pose an operational
>   issue.
> * Highlighting a single exception where the same name refers to different
>   functions: the case of "compat_binfmt_elf.c," which directly includes
>   "binfmt_elf.c" producing identical function copies in two separate
>   modules.
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230714150326.1152359-1-alessandro.carminati@gmail.com/
> 
> Changes from v3:
> * kas_alias was rewritten in Python to create a more concise and
>   maintainable codebase.
> * The previous automation process used by kas_alias to locate the vmlinux
>   and the addr2line has been replaced with an explicit command-line switch
>   for specifying these requirements.
> * addr2line has been added into the main Makefile.
> * A new command-line switch has been introduced, enabling users to extend
>   the alias to global data names.
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230828080423.3539686-1-alessandro.carminati@gmail.com/
> 
> Changes from v4:
> * Fixed the O=<build dir> build issue
> * The tool halts execution upon encountering major issues, thereby ensuring
>   the pipeline is interrupted.
> * A cmdline option to specify the source directory added.
> * Minor code adjusments.
> * Tested on mips32 and i386
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230919193948.465340-1-alessandro.carminati@gmail.com/
> 
> Changes from v5:
> * Regex filter extended to all symbols
> * Alias creation extended to module objects
> * Code cleaned and commented
> * kas_alias verbose execution via KAS_ALIAS_DEBUG env variable
> * CONFIG_KALLSYMS_ALIAS_SRCLINE selects KBUILD_BUILTIN to ensure no races
>   during modules build
> * Tested on x86_64, aarch64 and i386
> 
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230927173516.1456594-1-alessandro.carminati@gmail.com/
> ---
>  Makefile                  |  14 +-
>  init/Kconfig              |  22 ++
>  scripts/Makefile.modfinal |  10 +-
>  scripts/kas_alias.py      | 545 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  scripts/link-vmlinux.sh   |  26 +-
>  5 files changed, 613 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100755 scripts/kas_alias.py
> 
> diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
> index 4f283d915e54..f2c51340fa52 100644
> --- a/Makefile
> +++ b/Makefile
> @@ -488,6 +488,7 @@ OBJCOPY		= $(LLVM_PREFIX)llvm-objcopy$(LLVM_SUFFIX)
>  OBJDUMP		= $(LLVM_PREFIX)llvm-objdump$(LLVM_SUFFIX)
>  READELF		= $(LLVM_PREFIX)llvm-readelf$(LLVM_SUFFIX)
>  STRIP		= $(LLVM_PREFIX)llvm-strip$(LLVM_SUFFIX)
> +ADDR2LINE	= $(LLVM_PREFIX)llvm-addr2line$(LLVM_SUFFIX)
>  else
>  CC		= $(CROSS_COMPILE)gcc
>  LD		= $(CROSS_COMPILE)ld
> @@ -497,6 +498,7 @@ OBJCOPY		= $(CROSS_COMPILE)objcopy
>  OBJDUMP		= $(CROSS_COMPILE)objdump
>  READELF		= $(CROSS_COMPILE)readelf
>  STRIP		= $(CROSS_COMPILE)strip
> +ADDR2LINE	= $(CROSS_COMPILE)addr2line
>  endif
>  RUSTC		= rustc
>  RUSTDOC		= rustdoc
> @@ -611,7 +613,7 @@ export RUSTC_BOOTSTRAP := 1
>  export ARCH SRCARCH CONFIG_SHELL BASH HOSTCC KBUILD_HOSTCFLAGS CROSS_COMPILE LD CC HOSTPKG_CONFIG
>  export RUSTC RUSTDOC RUSTFMT RUSTC_OR_CLIPPY_QUIET RUSTC_OR_CLIPPY BINDGEN CARGO
>  export HOSTRUSTC KBUILD_HOSTRUSTFLAGS
> -export CPP AR NM STRIP OBJCOPY OBJDUMP READELF PAHOLE RESOLVE_BTFIDS LEX YACC AWK INSTALLKERNEL
> +export CPP AR NM STRIP OBJCOPY OBJDUMP READELF ADDR2LINE PAHOLE RESOLVE_BTFIDS LEX YACC AWK INSTALLKERNEL
>  export PERL PYTHON3 CHECK CHECKFLAGS MAKE UTS_MACHINE HOSTCXX
>  export KGZIP KBZIP2 KLZOP LZMA LZ4 XZ ZSTD
>  export KBUILD_HOSTCXXFLAGS KBUILD_HOSTLDFLAGS KBUILD_HOSTLDLIBS LDFLAGS_MODULE
> @@ -1542,6 +1544,16 @@ KBUILD_BUILTIN := 1
>  modules: vmlinux
>  endif
>  
> +# *.ko are usually independent of vmlinux, but CONFIG_KALLSYMS_ALIAS_SRCLINE
> +# is another exception.
> +# At the time when vmlinux is being linked, kas_alias operates on both vmlinux
> +# and modules. To prevent races with modules, kas_alias needs to pause operations
> +# while it is executed.
> +ifdef CONFIG_KALLSYMS_ALIAS_SRCLINE
> +KBUILD_BUILTIN := 1
> +modules: vmlinux
> +endif
> +
>  modules: modules_prepare
>  
>  # Target to prepare building external modules
> diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
> index 6d35728b94b2..d45dd423e1ec 100644
> --- a/init/Kconfig
> +++ b/init/Kconfig
> @@ -1738,6 +1738,28 @@ config KALLSYMS_BASE_RELATIVE
>  	  time constants, and no relocation pass is required at runtime to fix
>  	  up the entries based on the runtime load address of the kernel.
>  
> +config KALLSYMS_ALIAS_SRCLINE
> +	bool "Produces alias for duplicated text symbols" if EXPERT
> +	depends on KALLSYMS && DEBUG_INFO && !DEBUG_INFO_SPLIT
> +	help
> +	  It is not uncommon for drivers or modules related to similar
> +	  peripherals to have symbols with the exact same name.
> +	  While this is not a problem for the kernel's binary itself, it
> +	  becomes an issue when attempting to trace or probe specific
> +	  functions using infrastructure like ftrace or kprobe.
> +
> +	  This option addresses this challenge, producing alias for text
> +	  symbol names that include the file name and line where the symbols
> +	  are defined in the source code.
> +
> +config KALLSYMS_ALIAS_SRCLINE_DATA
> +	bool "Produces alias also for global variables names"
> +	depends on KALLSYMS_ALIAS_SRCLINE
> +	help
> +	  Sometimes it can be useful to refer to global vars by name. Since
> +	  they suffer the same issue as text symbols, this config option
> +	  allows having aliases for global variables names too.
> +
>  # end of the "standard kernel features (expert users)" menu
>  
>  # syscall, maps, verifier
> diff --git a/scripts/Makefile.modfinal b/scripts/Makefile.modfinal
> index b3a6aa8fbe8c..3d9756a6eb3e 100644
> --- a/scripts/Makefile.modfinal
> +++ b/scripts/Makefile.modfinal
> @@ -15,6 +15,14 @@ include $(srctree)/scripts/Makefile.lib
>  # find all modules listed in modules.order
>  modules := $(call read-file, $(MODORDER))
>  
> +ifeq ($(KBUILD_BUILTIN),y)
> +  ifeq ($(or $(CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF_MODULES),$(CONFIG_KALLSYMS_ALIAS_SRCLINE)),y)
> +    VMLINUX_DEP := vmlinux
> +  endif
> +endif
> +
> +VMLINUX_DEP ?=
> +
>  __modfinal: $(modules:%.o=%.ko)
>  	@:
>  
> @@ -55,7 +63,7 @@ if_changed_except = $(if $(call newer_prereqs_except,$(2))$(cmd-check),      \
>  	printf '%s\n' 'savedcmd_$@ := $(make-cmd)' > $(dot-target).cmd, @:)
>  
>  # Re-generate module BTFs if either module's .ko or vmlinux changed
> -%.ko: %.o %.mod.o scripts/module.lds $(and $(CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF_MODULES),$(KBUILD_BUILTIN),vmlinux) FORCE
> +%.ko: %.o %.mod.o scripts/module.lds $(VMLINUX_DEP) FORCE
>  	+$(call if_changed_except,ld_ko_o,vmlinux)
>  ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO_BTF_MODULES
>  	+$(if $(newer-prereqs),$(call cmd,btf_ko))
> diff --git a/scripts/kas_alias.py b/scripts/kas_alias.py
> new file mode 100755
> index 000000000000..bc930039867b
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/scripts/kas_alias.py
> @@ -0,0 +1,545 @@
> +#!/usr/bin/env python3
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
> +#
> +# Copyright (C) 2023 Red Hat, Inc. Alessandro Carminati <alessandro.carminati@gmail.com>
> +#
> +# kas_alias: Adds alias to duplicate symbols for the kallsyms output.
> +
> +import os
> +import re
> +import argparse
> +import subprocess
> +from enum import Enum
> +from collections import namedtuple
> +
> +# Regex representing symbols that needs no alias
> +regex_filter = [
> +        "^__compound_literal\\.[0-9]+$",
> +        "^__[wm]*key\\.[0-9]+$",
> +        "^_*TRACE_SYSTEM.*$",
> +        "^__already_done\\.[0-9]+$",
> +        "^__msg\\.[0-9]+$",
> +        "^__func__\\.[0-9]+$",
> +        "^CSWTCH\\.[0-9]+$",
> +        "^_rs\\.[0-9]+$",
> +        "^___tp_str\\.[0-9]+$",
> +        "^__flags\\.[0-9]+$",
> +        "^___done\\.[0-9]+$",
> +        "^__print_once\\.[0-9]+$",
> +        "^___once_key\\.[0-9]+$",
> +        "^__pfx_.*$",
> +        "^__cfi_.*$",
> +        "^\\.LC[0-9]+$",
> +        "^\\.L[0-9]+.[0-9]+$",
> +        "^__UNIQUE_ID_.*$",
> +        "^symbols\\.[0-9]+$",
> +        "^_note_[0-9]+$"
> +        ]
> +
> +class DebugLevel(Enum):
> +    PRODUCTION = 0
> +    INFO = 1
> +    DEBUG_BASIC = 2
> +    DEBUG_MODULES = 3
> +    DEBUG_ALL = 4
> +
> +class SeparatorType:
> +    def __call__(self, separator):
> +        if len(separator) != 1:
> +            raise argparse.ArgumentTypeError("Separator must be a single character")
> +        return separator
> +
> +class Addr2LineError(Exception):
> +    pass
> +
> +debug = DebugLevel.PRODUCTION
> +
> +Line = namedtuple('Line', ['address', 'type', 'name'])
> +
> +def parse_nm_lines(lines, name_occurrences=None):
> +    """
> +    Parses a given nm output and returns the symbol list along with a hash of
> +    symbol occurrences.
> +    Args:
> +      lines: List of tuples representing one nm line.
> +      name_occurrences: Hash having the name as key, used to count names'
> +                        occurrences.
> +    Returns:
> +      Creates a new line list proper for the nm output it parsed and, updates
> +      the occurrences hash.
> +  """
> +    if debug >= DebugLevel.DEBUG_BASIC.value:
> +       print("parse_nm_lines: parse start")
> +
> +    if name_occurrences is None:
> +        name_occurrences = {}
> +
> +    symbol_list = []
> +
> +    for line in lines:
> +        fields = line.strip().split()
> +
> +        if len(fields) >= 3:
> +            address, type, name = fields[0], fields[1], ' '.join(fields[2:])
> +            symbol_list.append(Line(address, type, name))
> +            name_occurrences[name] = name_occurrences.get(name, 0) + 1
> +
> +    return symbol_list, name_occurrences
> +
> +def start_addr2line_process(binary_file, addr2line_file):
> +    """
> +    Initializes an addr2line server process operating on the given ELF object.
> +    Args:
> +      binary_file: String representing the binary file name object of addr2line
> +                   queries.
> +      addr2line_file: String representing the addr2line executable name.
> +    Returns:
> +      Returns addr2line process descriptor.
> +    """
> +    if debug >= DebugLevel.DEBUG_BASIC.value:
> +       print(f"start_addr2line_process: Starting addr2line process on {binary_file}")
> +
> +    try:
> +        addr2line_process = subprocess.Popen([addr2line_file, '-fe',
> +                                             binary_file],
> +                                             stdin=subprocess.PIPE,
> +                                             stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
> +                                             stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
> +                                             text=True)
> +        return addr2line_process
> +    except Exception as e:
> +         raise SystemExit(f"Fatal: Can't start addr2line resolver: {e}")
> +
> +
> +def addr2line_fetch_address(addr2line_process, address):
> +    """
> +    Queries a specific address using the active addr2line process.
> +    Args:
> +      addr2line_process: Descriptor of the addr2line process that is wanted to
> +                         handle the query.
> +      address: The address of the symbol that needs to be resolved.
> +    Returns:
> +      Returns a string representing the file and line number where the symbol
> +      at the specified address has been defined. The address is normalized
> +      before being returned.
> +  """
> +    if debug >= DebugLevel.DEBUG_ALL.value:
> +       print(f"addr2line_fetch_address: Resolving {address}")
> +
> +    try:
> +        addr2line_process.stdin.write(address + '\n')
> +        addr2line_process.stdin.flush()
> +        addr2line_process.stdout.readline().strip()
> +        output = addr2line_process.stdout.readline().strip()
> +
> +        return os.path.normpath(output)
> +    except Exception as e:
> +        raise SystemExit(
> +                         "Fatal: Error communicating with"
> +                         f" the addr2line resolver: {e}."
> +                        )
> +
> +def process_line(line, process_data_sym, init_section_info):
> +    """
> +    Determines whether a duplicate item requires an alias or not.
> +    Args:
> +      line: nm line object that needs to be checked.
> +      process_data_sym: Flag indicating that the script requires to produce alias
> +                        also for data symbols.
> +    Returns:
> +      Returns true if the line needs to be processed, false otherwise.
> +    """
> +    if debug >= DebugLevel.DEBUG_ALL.value:
> +       print(f"process_line: Processing {line.address} {line.type} {line.name}")
> +
> +    # The module contains symbols that were discarded after being loaded. Typically,
> +    # these symbols belong to the initialization function. These symbols have their
> +    # address in the init section addresses, so this check prevents these symbols
> +    # from being assigned aliases.
> +    if init_section_info != None:
> +        if (int(line.address, 16) >= init_section_info["address"] and
> +          int(line.address, 16) <= init_section_info["address"] + init_section_info["size"]):
> +            if debug >= DebugLevel.DEBUG_ALL.value:
> +                print(f"process_line: Skip {line.name} since its address is .init.text")
> +            return False
> +
> +    if process_data_sym:
> +        return not (any(re.match(regex, line.name) for regex in regex_filter))
> +    else:
> +        return (line.type in {"T", "t"}) and (
> +                not (any(re.match(regex, line.name) for regex in regex_filter)))
> +
> +def fetch_file_lines(filename):
> +    """
> +    Reads a text file and retrieves its content.
> +    Args:
> +      filename: String representing the name of the file that needs to be read.
> +    Returns:
> +      Returns a string list representing the lines read in the file.
> +    """
> +    if debug >= DebugLevel.DEBUG_BASIC.value:
> +       print(f"fetch_file_lines: Fetch {filename}")
> +
> +    try:
> +        with open(filename, 'r') as file:
> +            lines = [line.strip() for line in file.readlines()]
> +        return lines
> +    except FileNotFoundError:
> +        raise SystemExit(f"Fatal: File not found: {filename}")
> +
> +def do_nm(filename, nm_executable):
> +    """
> +    Runs the nm command on a specified file.
> +    Args:
> +      filename: String representing the name of the file on which nm should
> +      run against.
> +      nm_executable: String representing the nm executable filename.
> +    Returns:
> +      Returns a strings list representing the nm output.
> +    """
> +    # Later, during processing, objcopy cannot modify files in place when
> +    # adding new alias symbols. It requires a source file and a destination
> +    # file.
> +    # After this operation, there is an object file ".o" with the aliases and
> +    # a ".k{0,1}o.orig" file, which is the old intended object and serves as the
> +    # source for objcopy.
> +    # In a fresh build, the state is just fine.
> +    # However, in a second build without clean, an issue arises.
> +    # The ".k{0,1}o" file already contain the alias, and reprocessing it, do
> +    # corrupt the final result. To address this, do_nm must check if the file
> +    # ".k{0,1}o.orig" already exists.
> +    # If it does, that's the target for nm and must be renamed in ".k{0,1}o"
> +    # to restore the intended state. If not, it's a fresh build, and nm can
> +    # proceed with the ".k{0,1}o" file.
> +    backup_file = filename + '.orig'
> +    if os.path.exists(backup_file):
> +        print(f"do_nm: {filename} is not clean, restore {backup_file} to {filename}")
> +        os.rename(backup_file, filename)
> +
> +    if debug >= DebugLevel.DEBUG_BASIC.value:
> +       print(f"do_nm: executing {nm_executable} -n {filename}")
> +
> +    try:
> +        nm_output = subprocess.check_output([nm_executable, '-n', filename],
> +                      universal_newlines=True, stderr=subprocess.STDOUT).splitlines()
> +        return nm_output
> +    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
> +        raise SystemExit(f"Fatal: Error executing nm: {e}")
> +
> +def make_objcpy_arg(line, decoration, elf_section_names):
> +    """
> +    Produces an objcopy argument statement for a single alias to be added in a
> +    module.
> +    Args:
> +      line: nm line object target for this iteration.
> +      decoration: String representing the decoration (normalized addr2line
> +                  output) to be added at the symbol name to have the alias.
> +      elf_section_names: List of the section names that can be used by objcopy
> +                         to add a symbol to the ELF symbol table.
> +    Returns:
> +      Returns a string that directly maps the argument string objcopy should
> +      use to add the alias.
> +    """
> +    try:
> +        section = (
> +            elf_section_names[".text"] if line.type.upper() == "T" else (
> +                elf_section_names[".data"] if line.type.upper() == "D" else (
> +                    elf_section_names[".rodata"] if line.type.upper() == "R" else ".bss"
> +                )
> +            )
> +        )
> +        flag = "global" if line.type.isupper() else "local"
> +
> +        if debug >= DebugLevel.DEBUG_MODULES.value:
> +           print("make_objcpy_arg: "
> +                 f"{line.name + decoration}={section}:0x{line.address},{flag}")
> +
> +
> +        return (
> +                "--add-symbol "
> +                f"{line.name + decoration}={section}:0x{line.address},{flag} "
> +               )
> +    except Exception:
> +        print(
> +              f"make_objcpy_arg warning: Skip alias for {line.name}"
> +              f" type {line.type} because no corresponding section found.")
> +        return ""
> +
> +def execute_objcopy(objcopy_executable, objcopy_args, object_file):
> +    """
> +    Uses objcopy to add aliases to a given module object file.
> +    Since objcopy can't operate in place, the original object file is renamed
> +    before operating on it. At function end, a new object file having the old
> +    object's name is carrying the aliases for the duplicate symbols.
> +    Args:
> +      objcopy_executable: String representing the object copy executable file.
> +      objcopy_args: Arguments (aliases to add to the object file) to be used
> +                    in the objcopy execution command line.
> +      object_file: Target object file (module object file) against which objcopy is executed.
> +    Returns:
> +      Nothing is returned, but as a side effect of this function execution,
> +      the module's object file contains the aliases for duplicated symbols.
> +    """
> +    # Rename the original object file by adding a suffix
> +    backup_file = object_file + '.orig'
> +    if debug >= DebugLevel.DEBUG_MODULES.value:
> +       print("execute_objcopy: "
> +             f"rename {object_file} to {backup_file}")
> +    os.rename(object_file, backup_file)
> +
> +    full_command = (
> +                    f"{objcopy_executable} "
> +                    f"{objcopy_args} {backup_file} {object_file}"
> +                   )
> +    if debug >= DebugLevel.DEBUG_MODULES.value:
> +       print(f"execute_objcopy: executing {full_command}")
> +
> +    try:
> +        subprocess.run(full_command, shell=True, check=True)
> +    except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
> +        os.rename(backup_file, object_file)
> +        raise SystemExit(f"Fatal: Error executing objcopy: {e}")
> +
> +def generate_decoration(line, config, addr2line_process):
> +    """
> +    Generates symbol decoration to be used to make the alias name, by
> +    querying addr2line.
> +    Args:
> +      line: nm line object that needs an alias.
> +      config: Object containing command line configuration.
> +      addr2line_process: Descriptor of the addr2line process that serves
> +                         the binary object where the symbol belongs.
> +    Returns:
> +      Returns a string representing the decoration for the given symbol,
> +      or empty string if this can not be done. E.g., addr2line can't find
> +      the point where the symbol is defined.
> +    """
> +    output = addr2line_fetch_address(addr2line_process, line.address)
> +    decoration = config.separator + "".join(
> +        "_" if not c.isalnum() else c for c in output.replace(config.linux_base_dir, "")
> +    )
> +    # The addr2line can emit the special string "?:??" when addr2line can not find the
> +    # specified address in the DWARF section that after normalization it becomes "____".
> +    # In such cases, emitting an alias wouldn't make sense, so it is skipped.
> +    if decoration != config.separator + "____":
> +       return decoration
> +    return ""
> +
> +def get_objdump_text(objdump_executable, file_to_operate):
> +    """
> +    objdump output is needed for a couple of functions revolving around
> +    modules. This function kust query objdump to emit sections info and
> +    return its output.
> +    Args:
> +      objdump_executable: String representing the objdump executable.
> +      file_to_operate: file whose section names are wanted.
> +    Returns:
> +      Returns objdump output.
> +    """
> +    try:
> +        output = subprocess.check_output(
> +                   [objdump_executable, '-h', file_to_operate],
> +                   universal_newlines=True)
> +
> +    except Exception as e:
> +        raise SystemExit(
> +                         "Fatal: Can't find section names"
> +                         f" for {file_to_operate}. Error: {e}"
> +                        )
> +    return output
> +
> +def get_init_text_info(objdump_lines):
> +    """
> +    Recovers info on the .init.text section.
> +    Args:
> +      objdump_lines: output from objdump -h command.
> +    Returns:
> +      Returns a map containing the size and address of the .init.text section
> +      None if it is not there.
> +    """
> +    section_info = None
> +    section_name_pattern = re.compile(r'^\s*\d+')
> +
> +    for line in objdump_lines.strip().splitlines():
> +        if section_name_pattern.match(line):
> +            parts = line.split()
> +            if len(parts) >= 2:
> +                current_section_name = parts[1]
> +                if current_section_name == ".init.text":
> +                    size = int(parts[2], 16)
> +                    address = int(parts[3], 16)
> +                    section_info = {"size": size, "address": address}
> +                    break
> +
> +    return section_info
> +
> +def get_section_names(objdump_lines):
> +    """
> +    objcopy needs to refer to a section name to assign the symbol type.
> +    Unfortunately, not always all the section are present into a given
> +    object file exist, for example, ".rodata" can not exist, and a [Rr]
> +    symbol my refer to some other section e.g., ".rodata.str1".
> +    For this reason this function tries to recover the exact names to use
> +    in an objcopy statement.
> +    Args:
> +      objdump_lines: output from objdump -h command.
> +    Returns:
> +      Returns a map containing four string indexed with typical section
> +      names.
> +    """
> +    section_names = []
> +    lines = objdump_lines.strip().splitlines()
> +    section_name_pattern = re.compile(r'^\s*\d+')
> +    for line in lines:
> +        if section_name_pattern.match(line):
> +            parts = line.split()
> +            if len(parts) >= 2:
> +                section_name = parts[1]
> +                section_names.append(section_name)
> +
> +    best_matches = [".text", ".rodata", ".data", ".bss"]
> +    result = {}
> +
> +    for match in best_matches:
> +        for section_name in section_names:
> +            if re.match(match+".*", section_name):
> +                result[match] = section_name
> +
> +    if debug >= DebugLevel.DEBUG_MODULES.value:
> +        for key, value in result.items():
> +            print(f"get_section_names: sections {key} = {value}")
> +
> +    return result
> +
> +def produce_output_modules(config, symbol_list, name_occurrences,
> +                           module_file_name, addr2line_process):
> +    """
> +    Computes the alias addition on a given module object file.
> +    Args:
> +      config: Object containing command line configuration.
> +      symbol_list: List of tuples representing nm lines for the given object
> +                   file.
> +      name_occurrences: Hash that stores symbol occurreces for the build.
> +      module_file_name: String representing the target moule object file.
> +      addr2line_process: Descriptor of the addr2line process that is wanted to
> +                         handle the query.
> +    Returns:
> +      Nothing is returned, but as a side effect of this function execution,
> +      the module's object file contains the aliases for duplicated symbols.
> +    """
> +    objcopy_args = "";
> +    args_cnt = 0
> +    objdump_data = get_objdump_text(config.objdump_file, module_file_name)
> +    elf_section_names = get_section_names(objdump_data)
> +    init_text_section_data = get_init_text_info(objdump_data)
> +    for obj in symbol_list:
> +        if (name_occurrences[obj.name] > 1) and process_line(obj, config.process_data_sym, init_text_section_data):
> +            decoration = generate_decoration(obj, config, addr2line_process)
> +            if decoration != "":
> +                objcopy_args = objcopy_args + make_objcpy_arg(obj, decoration, elf_section_names)
> +                args_cnt = args_cnt + 1
> +                if args_cnt > 50:
> +                   if debug >= DebugLevel.DEBUG_MODULES.value:
> +                      print("Produce_output_modules: Number of arguments high, split objcopy call into multiple statements.")
> +                   execute_objcopy(config.objcopy_file, objcopy_args, module_file_name)
> +                   args_cnt = 0
> +                   objcopy_args = ""
> +
> +    execute_objcopy(config.objcopy_file, objcopy_args, module_file_name)
> +
> +def produce_output_vmlinux(config, symbol_list, name_occurrences, addr2line_process):
> +    """
> +    Computes the alias addition for the core Linux on image.
> +    Args:
> +      config: Object containing command line configuration.
> +      symbol_list: List of tuples representing nm lines for the given object
> +                   file.
> +      name_occurrences: Hash that stores symbol occurreces for the build.
> +      addr2line_process: Descriptor of the addr2line process that is wanted to
> +                         handle the query.
> +    Returns:
> +      Nothing is returned, but as a side effect of this function execution,
> +      the core kernel image contains the aliases for duplicated symbols.
> +    """
> +    with open(config.output_file, 'w') as output_file:
> +        for obj in symbol_list:
> +            output_file.write(f"{obj.address} {obj.type} {obj.name}\n")
> +            if (name_occurrences[obj.name] > 1) and process_line(obj, config.process_data_sym, None):
> +                decoration = generate_decoration(obj, config, addr2line_process)
> +                if decoration != "":
> +                    output_file.write(f"{obj.address} {obj.type} {obj.name + decoration}\n")
> +
> +if __name__ == "__main__":
> +    # Handles command-line arguments and generates a config object
> +    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description='Add alias to multiple occurring symbols name in kallsyms')
> +    parser.add_argument('-a', "--addr2line", dest="addr2line_file", required=True, help="Set the addr2line executable to be used.")
> +    parser.add_argument('-b', "--basedir", dest="linux_base_dir", required=True, help="Set base directory of the source kernel code.")
> +    parser.add_argument('-c', "--objcopy", dest="objcopy_file", required=True, help="Set the objcopy executable to be used.")
> +    parser.add_argument('-d', "--process_data", dest="process_data_sym", required=False, help="Requires the tool to process data symbols along with text symbols.", action='store_true')
> +    parser.add_argument('-e', "--nm", dest="nm_file", required=True, help="Set the nm executable to be used.")
> +    parser.add_argument('-m', "--modules_list", dest="module_list", required=True, help="Set the file containing the list of the modules object files.")
> +    parser.add_argument('-n', "--nmdata", dest="nm_data_file", required=True, help="Set vmlinux nm output file to use for core image.")
> +    parser.add_argument('-o', "--outfile", dest="output_file", required=True, help="Set the vmlinux nm output file containing aliases.")
> +    parser.add_argument('-s', "--separator", dest="separator", required=False, help="Set separator, character that separates original name from the addr2line data in alias symbols.", default="@", type=SeparatorType())
> +    parser.add_argument('-u', "--objdump", dest="objdump_file", required=True, help="Set objdump  executable to be used.")
> +    parser.add_argument('-v', "--vmlinux", dest="vmlinux_file", required=True, help="Set the vmlinux core image file.")
> +    parser.add_argument('-z', "--debug", dest="debug", required=False, help="Set the debug level.", choices=[f"{level.value}" for level in DebugLevel], default="1" )
> +    config = parser.parse_args()
> +    debug = int(config.debug)
> +
> +    try:
> +        if debug >= DebugLevel.INFO.value:
> +            print("kas_alias: Start processing")
> +
> +        # Determine kernel source code base directory
> +        config.linux_base_dir = os.path.normpath(os.getcwd() + "/" + config.linux_base_dir) + "/"
> +
> +        if debug >= DebugLevel.INFO.value:
> +            print("kas_alias: Process nm data from vmlinux")
> +
> +        # Process nm data from vmlinux
> +        vmlinux_nm_lines = fetch_file_lines(config.nm_data_file)
> +        vmlinux_symbol_list, name_occurrences = parse_nm_lines(vmlinux_nm_lines)
> +
> +        if debug >= DebugLevel.INFO.value:
> +            print("kas_alias: Process nm data for modules")
> +
> +        # Process nm data for modules
> +        module_list = fetch_file_lines(config.module_list)
> +        module_symbol_list = {}
> +        for module in module_list:
> +            module_nm_lines = do_nm(module, config.nm_file)
> +            module_symbol_list[module], name_occurrences = parse_nm_lines(module_nm_lines, name_occurrences)
> +
> +        if debug >= DebugLevel.INFO.value:
> +            print("kas_alias: Produce file for vmlinux")
> +
> +        # Produce file for vmlinux
> +        addr2line_process = start_addr2line_process(config.vmlinux_file, config.addr2line_file)
> +        produce_output_vmlinux(config, vmlinux_symbol_list, name_occurrences, addr2line_process)
> +        addr2line_process.stdin.close()
> +        addr2line_process.stdout.close()
> +        addr2line_process.stderr.close()
> +        addr2line_process.wait()
> +
> +        # link-vmlinux.sh calls this two times: Avoid running kas_alias twice for efficiency and prevent duplicate aliases
> +        # in module processing by checking the last letter of the nm data file
> +        if config.vmlinux_file and config.vmlinux_file[-1] == '2':
> +            if debug >= DebugLevel.INFO.value:
> +                print("kas_alias: Add aliases to module files")
> +
> +            # Add aliases to module files
> +            for module in module_list:
> +                addr2line_process = start_addr2line_process(module, config.addr2line_file)
> +                produce_output_modules(config, module_symbol_list[module], name_occurrences, module, addr2line_process)
> +                addr2line_process.stdin.close()
> +                addr2line_process.stdout.close()
> +                addr2line_process.stderr.close()
> +                addr2line_process.wait()
> +        else:
> +            if debug >= DebugLevel.INFO.value:
> +                print("kas_alias: Skip module processing if pass is not the second")
> +
> +
> +    except Exception as e:
> +        raise SystemExit(f"Script terminated due to an error: {e}")
> diff --git a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
> index a432b171be82..beb94f1f7961 100755
> --- a/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
> +++ b/scripts/link-vmlinux.sh
> @@ -91,7 +91,12 @@ vmlinux_link()
>  
>  	# The kallsyms linking does not need debug symbols included.
>  	if [ "$output" != "${output#.tmp_vmlinux.kallsyms}" ] ; then
> -		ldflags="${ldflags} ${wl}--strip-debug"
> +		# The kallsyms linking does not need debug symbols included,
> +		# unless the KALLSYMS_ALIAS_SRCLINE.
> +		if ! is_enabled CONFIG_KALLSYMS_ALIAS_SRCLINE && \
> +		   [ "$output" != "${output#.tmp_vmlinux.kallsyms}" ] ; then
> +			ldflags="${ldflags} ${wl}--strip-debug"
> +		fi
>  	fi
>  
>  	if is_enabled CONFIG_VMLINUX_MAP; then
> @@ -161,7 +166,23 @@ kallsyms()
>  	fi
>  
>  	info KSYMS ${2}
> -	scripts/kallsyms ${kallsymopt} ${1} > ${2}
> +	ALIAS=""
> +	KAS_DATA=""
> +	if is_enabled CONFIG_KALLSYMS_ALIAS_SRCLINE_DATA; then
> +		KAS_DATA="--process_data"
> +	fi
> +	if is_enabled CONFIG_KALLSYMS_ALIAS_SRCLINE; then
> +		ALIAS=".alias"
> +		# You can use KAS_ALIAS_DEBUG=<debug level> in the make statements to enable
> +		# verbose execution for kas_alias.
> +		${srctree}/scripts/kas_alias.py \
> +			--addr2line ${ADDR2LINE} --vmlinux ${kallsyms_vmlinux} \
> +			--nmdata ${1} --outfile ${1}${ALIAS} \
> +			--modules_list ${MODORDER} --nm ${NM} --debug ${KAS_ALIAS_DEBUG:-0}\
> +			--objdump ${OBJDUMP} --objcopy ${OBJCOPY} \
> +			--basedir ${srctree} --separator @ ${KAS_DATA}
> +	fi
> +	scripts/kallsyms ${kallsymopt} ${1}${ALIAS} > ${2}
>  }
>  
>  # Perform one step in kallsyms generation, including temporary linking of
> @@ -203,6 +224,7 @@ cleanup()
>  	rm -f System.map
>  	rm -f vmlinux
>  	rm -f vmlinux.map
> +	find . -type f -name "*.orig" -exec rm {} \;
>  }
>  
>  # Use "make V=1" to debug this script
> -- 
> 2.34.1
> 


-- 
Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org>