linux-kernel - [PATCH] recordmcount: Correct st

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Date:   Tue, 8 Jun 2021 12:34:44 +0200
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mark-pk.tsai@...iatek.com,
        ardb@...nel.org
Subject: [PATCH] recordmcount: Correct st_shndx handling


One should only use st_shndx when >SHN_UNDEF and <SHN_LORESERVE. When
SHN_XINDEX, then use .symtab_shndx. Otherwise use 0.

This handles the case: st_shndx >= SHN_LORESERVE && st_shndx != SHN_XINDEX.

Reported-by: Mark-PK Tsai <mark-pk.tsai@...iatek.com>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@...radead.org>
Tested-by: Mark-PK Tsai <mark-pk.tsai@...iatek.com>
---
 scripts/recordmcount.h |   13 +++++++++----
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

--- a/scripts/recordmcount.h
+++ b/scripts/recordmcount.h
@@ -194,13 +194,18 @@ static unsigned int get_symindex(Elf_Sym
 	unsigned long offset;
 	int index;
 
-	if (sym->st_shndx != SHN_XINDEX)
+	if (sym->st_shndx > SHN_UNDEF &&
+	    sym->st_shndx < SHN_LORESERVE)
 		return w2(sym->st_shndx);
 
-	offset = (unsigned long)sym - (unsigned long)symtab;
-	index = offset / sizeof(*sym);
+	if (sym->st_shndx == SHN_XINDEX) {
+		offset = (unsigned long)sym - (unsigned long)symtab;
+		index = offset / sizeof(*sym);
 
-	return w(symtab_shndx[index]);
+		return w(symtab_shndx[index]);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static unsigned int get_shnum(Elf_Ehdr const *ehdr, Elf_Shdr const *shdr0)