linux-hardening - [PATCH v4 02/21] scripts/kallsyms: Ignore __kcfi_typeid

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Date:   Tue, 30 Aug 2022 16:31:10 -0700
From:   Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, x86@...nel.org,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        Joao Moreira <joao@...rdrivepizza.com>,
        Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@...il.com>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        linux-hardening@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, llvm@...ts.linux.dev,
        Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>
Subject: [PATCH v4 02/21] scripts/kallsyms: Ignore __kcfi_typeid_

The compiler generates __kcfi_typeid_ symbols for annotating assembly
functions with type information. These are constants that can be
referenced in assembly code and are resolved by the linker. Ignore
them in kallsyms.

Signed-off-by: Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>
Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
---
 scripts/kallsyms.c | 1 +
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git a/scripts/kallsyms.c b/scripts/kallsyms.c
index f18e6dfc68c5..ccdf0c897f31 100644
--- a/scripts/kallsyms.c
+++ b/scripts/kallsyms.c
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ static bool is_ignored_symbol(const char *name, char type)
 		"__ThumbV7PILongThunk_",
 		"__LA25Thunk_",		/* mips lld */
 		"__microLA25Thunk_",
+		"__kcfi_typeid_",	/* CFI type identifiers */
 		NULL
 	};
 
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