linux-kernel - [PATCH v2 14/62] objtool: Propagate elf_truncate_section() error in elf

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Message-ID: <57aaef73e092a0d539c07aba00e2063ea7124552.1746821544.git.jpoimboe@kernel.org>
Date: Fri,  9 May 2025 13:16:38 -0700
From: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...nel.org>
To: x86@...nel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>,
	Miroslav Benes <mbenes@...e.cz>,
	Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@...hat.com>,
	live-patching@...r.kernel.org,
	Song Liu <song@...nel.org>,
	laokz <laokz@...mail.com>,
	Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>,
	Marcos Paulo de Souza <mpdesouza@...e.com>,
	Weinan Liu <wnliu@...gle.com>,
	Fazla Mehrab <a.mehrab@...edance.com>,
	Chen Zhongjin <chenzhongjin@...wei.com>,
	Puranjay Mohan <puranjay@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH v2 14/62] objtool: Propagate elf_truncate_section() error in elf_write()

Properly check and propagate the return value of elf_truncate_section()
to avoid silent failures.

Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...nel.org>
---
 tools/objtool/elf.c | 5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/objtool/elf.c b/tools/objtool/elf.c
index b009d9feed76..19e249f4783c 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/elf.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/elf.c
@@ -1307,7 +1307,6 @@ static int elf_truncate_section(struct elf *elf, struct section *sec)
 	for (;;) {
 		/* get next data descriptor for the relevant section */
 		data = elf_getdata(s, data);
-
 		if (!data) {
 			if (size) {
 				ERROR("end of section data but non-zero size left\n");
@@ -1343,8 +1342,8 @@ int elf_write(struct elf *elf)
 
 	/* Update changed relocation sections and section headers: */
 	list_for_each_entry(sec, &elf->sections, list) {
-		if (sec->truncate)
-			elf_truncate_section(elf, sec);
+		if (sec->truncate && elf_truncate_section(elf, sec))
+			return -1;
 
 		if (sec_changed(sec)) {
 			s = elf_getscn(elf->elf, sec->idx);
-- 
2.49.0