linux-kernel - [PATCH V1 05/19] perf tools: Use the _stest symbol to identify the kernel map when loading kcore

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Date:   Tue, 15 May 2018 15:43:19 +0300
From:   Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
To:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
Cc:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
        Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@...ux.intel.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>, Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org
Subject: [PATCH V1 05/19] perf tools: Use the _stest symbol to identify the kernel map when loading kcore

The first symbol is not necessarily in the kernel text.  Instead of using
the first symbol, use the _stest symbol to identify the kernel map when
loading kcore.

This allows for the introduction of symbols to identify the x86 PTI
entry trampolines.

Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
---
 tools/perf/util/symbol.c | 16 ++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
index f48dc157c2bd..4a39f4d0a174 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol.c
@@ -1149,7 +1149,7 @@ static int dso__load_kcore(struct dso *dso, struct map *map,
 	bool is_64_bit;
 	int err, fd;
 	char kcore_filename[PATH_MAX];
-	struct symbol *sym;
+	u64 stext;
 
 	if (!kmaps)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -1198,13 +1198,13 @@ static int dso__load_kcore(struct dso *dso, struct map *map,
 		old_map = next;
 	}
 
-	/* Find the kernel map using the first symbol */
-	sym = dso__first_symbol(dso);
-	list_for_each_entry(new_map, &md.maps, node) {
-		if (sym && sym->start >= new_map->start &&
-		    sym->start < new_map->end) {
-			replacement_map = new_map;
-			break;
+	/* Find the kernel map using the '_stext' symbol */
+	if (!kallsyms__get_function_start(kallsyms_filename, "_stext", &stext)) {
+		list_for_each_entry(new_map, &md.maps, node) {
+			if (stext >= new_map->start && stext < new_map->end) {
+				replacement_map = new_map;
+				break;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
-- 
1.9.1