linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/2] perf tools: Fix copying of /proc/kcore

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Message-Id: <1443089122-19082-3-git-send-email-adrian.hunter@intel.com>
Date:	Thu, 24 Sep 2015 13:05:22 +0300
From:	Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
To:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...nel.org>
Cc:	Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] perf tools: Fix copying of /proc/kcore

A copy of /proc/kcore containing the kernel text can be made to the
buildid cache. e.g.

	perf buildid-cache -v -k /proc/kcore

To workaround objdump limitations, a copy is also made when annotating
against /proc/kcore.

The copying process stops working from libelf about v1.62 onwards
(the problem was found with v1.63).

The cause is that a call to gelf_getphdr() in kcore__add_phdr() fails
because additional validation has been added to gelf_getphdr().

The use of gelf_getphdr() is a misguided attempt to get default
initialization of the Gelf_Phdr structure.  That should not be
necessary because every member of the Gelf_Phdr structure is
subsequently assigned.  So just remove the call to gelf_getphdr().

Similarly, a call to gelf_getehdr() in gelf_kcore__init() can be
removed also.

Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
---
 tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c | 35 +++++++++++++----------------------
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c b/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
index f78ea3dc4c08..475d88d0a1c9 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/symbol-elf.c
@@ -1271,8 +1271,6 @@ out_close:
 static int kcore__init(struct kcore *kcore, char *filename, int elfclass,
 		       bool temp)
 {
-	GElf_Ehdr *ehdr;
-
 	kcore->elfclass = elfclass;
 
 	if (temp)
@@ -1289,9 +1287,7 @@ static int kcore__init(struct kcore *kcore, char *filename, int elfclass,
 	if (!gelf_newehdr(kcore->elf, elfclass))
 		goto out_end;
 
-	ehdr = gelf_getehdr(kcore->elf, &kcore->ehdr);
-	if (!ehdr)
-		goto out_end;
+	memset(&kcore->ehdr, 0, sizeof(GElf_Ehdr));
 
 	return 0;
 
@@ -1348,23 +1344,18 @@ static int kcore__copy_hdr(struct kcore *from, struct kcore *to, size_t count)
 static int kcore__add_phdr(struct kcore *kcore, int idx, off_t offset,
 			   u64 addr, u64 len)
 {
-	GElf_Phdr gphdr;
-	GElf_Phdr *phdr;
-
-	phdr = gelf_getphdr(kcore->elf, idx, &gphdr);
-	if (!phdr)
-		return -1;
-
-	phdr->p_type	= PT_LOAD;
-	phdr->p_flags	= PF_R | PF_W | PF_X;
-	phdr->p_offset	= offset;
-	phdr->p_vaddr	= addr;
-	phdr->p_paddr	= 0;
-	phdr->p_filesz	= len;
-	phdr->p_memsz	= len;
-	phdr->p_align	= page_size;
-
-	if (!gelf_update_phdr(kcore->elf, idx, phdr))
+	GElf_Phdr phdr = {
+		.p_type		= PT_LOAD,
+		.p_flags	= PF_R | PF_W | PF_X,
+		.p_offset	= offset,
+		.p_vaddr	= addr,
+		.p_paddr	= 0,
+		.p_filesz	= len,
+		.p_memsz	= len,
+		.p_align	= page_size,
+	};
+
+	if (!gelf_update_phdr(kcore->elf, idx, &phdr))
 		return -1;
 
 	return 0;
-- 
1.9.1

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