linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v13 5/5] rust: Use gendwarfksyms + extended modversions for CONFIG

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Message-ID: <CAK7LNARD5GV6rxMQc0Hu97LmsUDoREstNAgHGkVUmNk8dcAj+g@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Jan 2025 08:53:27 +0900
From: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org>
To: Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v13 5/5] rust: Use gendwarfksyms + extended modversions
 for CONFIG_MODVERSIONS

On Wed, Jan 15, 2025 at 3:58 AM Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Jan 14, 2025 at 10:22:15AM +0900, Masahiro Yamada wrote:
> > On Tue, Jan 14, 2025 at 5:04 AM Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com> wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Masahiro,
> > >
> > > On Fri, Jan 10, 2025 at 6:26 PM Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@...nel.org> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Sat, Jan 4, 2025 at 2:37 AM Matthew Maurer <mmaurer@...gle.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > From: Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>
> > > > >
> > > > > Previously, two things stopped Rust from using MODVERSIONS:
> > > > > 1. Rust symbols are occasionally too long to be represented in the
> > > > >    original versions table
> > > > > 2. Rust types cannot be properly hashed by the existing genksyms
> > > > >    approach because:
> > > > >         * Looking up type definitions in Rust is more complex than C
> > > > >         * Type layout is potentially dependent on the compiler in Rust,
> > > > >           not just the source type declaration.
> > > > >
> > > > > CONFIG_EXTENDED_MODVERSIONS addresses the first point, and
> > > > > CONFIG_GENDWARFKSYMS the second. If Rust wants to use MODVERSIONS, allow
> > > > > it to do so by selecting both features.
> > > > >
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>
> > > > > Co-developed-by: Matthew Maurer <mmaurer@...gle.com>
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Matthew Maurer <mmaurer@...gle.com>
> > > > > ---
> > > > >  init/Kconfig  |  3 ++-
> > > > >  rust/Makefile | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
> > > > >  2 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> > > > >
> > > > > diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig
> > > > > index c1f9eb3d5f2e892e977ba1425599502dc830f552..b60acfd9431e0ac2bf401ecb6523b5104ad31150 100644
> > > > > --- a/init/Kconfig
> > > > > +++ b/init/Kconfig
> > > > > @@ -1959,7 +1959,8 @@ config RUST
> > > > >         bool "Rust support"
> > > > >         depends on HAVE_RUST
> > > > >         depends on RUST_IS_AVAILABLE
> > > > > -       depends on !MODVERSIONS
> > > > > +       select EXTENDED_MODVERSIONS if MODVERSIONS
> > > > > +       depends on !MODVERSIONS || GENDWARFKSYMS
> > > > >         depends on !GCC_PLUGIN_RANDSTRUCT
> > > > >         depends on !RANDSTRUCT
> > > > >         depends on !DEBUG_INFO_BTF || PAHOLE_HAS_LANG_EXCLUDE
> > > > > diff --git a/rust/Makefile b/rust/Makefile
> > > > > index a40a3936126d603836e0ec9b42a1285916b60e45..80f970ad81f7989afe5ff2b5f633f50feb7f6006 100644
> > > > > --- a/rust/Makefile
> > > > > +++ b/rust/Makefile
> > > > > @@ -329,10 +329,11 @@ $(obj)/bindings/bindings_helpers_generated.rs: private bindgen_target_extra = ;
> > > > >  $(obj)/bindings/bindings_helpers_generated.rs: $(src)/helpers/helpers.c FORCE
> > > > >         $(call if_changed_dep,bindgen)
> > > > >
> > > > > +rust_exports = $(NM) -p --defined-only $(1) | awk '$$2~/(T|R|D|B)/ && $$3!~/__cfi/ { printf $(2),$(3) }'
> > > > > +
> > > > >  quiet_cmd_exports = EXPORTS $@
> > > > >        cmd_exports = \
> > > > > -       $(NM) -p --defined-only $< \
> > > > > -               | awk '$$2~/(T|R|D|B)/ && $$3!~/__cfi/ {printf "EXPORT_SYMBOL_RUST_GPL(%s);\n",$$3}' > $@
> > > > > +       $(call rust_exports,$<,"EXPORT_SYMBOL_RUST_GPL(%s);\n",$$3) > $@
> > > >
> > > > I noticed a nit:
> > > >
> > > > Both of the two callsites of rust_exports pass
> > > > '$$3' to the last parameter instead of hardcoding it.
> > > >
> > > > Is it a flexibility for future extensions?
> > > >
> > > > I cannot think of any other use except for printing
> > > > the third column, i.e. symbol name.
> > >
> > > Good catch, the last parameter isn't necessary anymore. It was used in
> > > early versions of the series to also pass symbol addresses to
> > > gendwarfksyms, but that's not needed since we read the symbol table
> > > directly now.
> >
> > If you submit a diff, I will squash it to 5/5.
> > (You do not need to input commit description body)
>
> Thanks, here's a diff that drops the last parameter.

Squashed.
Thanks!




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Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada