On Friday 23 July 2010 22:24, Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> > * fix for kernel linker stripts: linux-2.6.35-rc4-fs.fix-kernel-linker-scripts.patch
> > It makes _all_ linker scripts -ffunction/data-sections safe via:
> > - *(.data)
> > + *(.data .data.*)
> >
>
> This patch touches both the regular kernel linker scripts and the
> boot linker scripts.
> I would strongly prefer a split so you touched the boot linker
> scripts in a separate patch.
No problem.
> In addition the patch handles more sections than
> documented: rodata, bss, text.
Yes, that was assumed.
> The patch introduce the following syntax for input sections:
>
> *(.bss .bss.*)
>
> Where the kernel linker script would have one input
> section per line.
> Can we stick to the "layout" used in the kernel linker scripts?
Sure.
> The patch in addition in several places changes linker
> scripts that already uses the two-lines layout to a single line approach.
> These "fixes" should be omitted.
Reverted.
> Why do we need *(.bss .bss.*)?
> Does -fdata-sections introduce special .bss sectiosn too?
Yes, it does.
Please take a look at attached updated patches.
Signed-off-by: Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
--
vda
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/alpha/boot/bootloader.lds
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4-fs-boot-linker-scripts/arch/alpha/boot/bootloader.lds
@@ -4,17 +4,17 @@
SECTIONS
{
. = 0x20000000;
- .text : { *(.text) }
+ .text : { *(.text) *(.text.*) }
_etext = .;
PROVIDE (etext = .);
.rodata : { *(.rodata) *(.rodata.*) }
- .data : { *(.data) CONSTRUCTORS }
+ .data : { *(.data) *(.data.*) CONSTRUCTORS }
.got : { *(.got) }
.sdata : { *(.sdata) }
_edata = .;
PROVIDE (edata = .);
.sbss : { *(.sbss) *(.scommon) }
- .bss : { *(.bss) *(COMMON) }
+ .bss : { *(.bss) *(.bss.*) *(COMMON) }
_end = . ;
PROVIDE (end = .);
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/arm/boot/bootp/bootp.lds
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4-fs-boot-linker-scripts/arch/arm/boot/bootp/bootp.lds
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
_stext = .;
*(.start)
*(.text)
+ *(.text.*)
initrd_size = initrd_end - initrd_start;
_etext = .;
}
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/cris/boot/compressed/decompress_v10.lds
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4-fs-boot-linker-scripts/arch/cris/boot/compressed/decompress_v10.lds
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
{
_stext = . ;
*(.text)
+ *(.text.*)
*(.rodata)
*(.rodata.*)
_etext = . ;
@@ -20,11 +21,13 @@
.data :
{
*(.data)
+ *(.data.*)
_edata = . ;
} > dram
.bss :
{
*(.bss)
+ *(.bss.*)
_end = ALIGN( 0x10 ) ;
} > dram
}
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/cris/boot/compressed/decompress_v32.lds
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4-fs-boot-linker-scripts/arch/cris/boot/compressed/decompress_v32.lds
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
{
_stext = . ;
*(.text)
+ *(.text.*)
*(.rodata)
*(.rodata.*)
_etext = . ;
@@ -20,11 +21,13 @@
.data :
{
*(.data)
+ *(.data.*)
_edata = . ;
} > dram
.bss :
{
*(.bss)
+ *(.bss.*)
_end = ALIGN( 0x10 ) ;
} > dram
}
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/cris/boot/rescue/rescue_v10.lds
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4-fs-boot-linker-scripts/arch/cris/boot/rescue/rescue_v10.lds
@@ -10,11 +10,13 @@
{
stext = . ;
*(.text)
+ *(.text.*)
etext = . ;
} > flash
.data :
{
*(.data)
+ *(.data.*)
edata = . ;
} > flash
}
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/cris/boot/rescue/rescue_v32.lds
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4-fs-boot-linker-scripts/arch/cris/boot/rescue/rescue_v32.lds
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
{
_stext = . ;
*(.text)
+ *(.text.*)
*(.init.text)
*(.rodata)
*(.rodata.*)
@@ -25,12 +26,14 @@
.data :
{
*(.data)
+ *(.data.*)
_edata = . ;
} > bootblk
.bss :
{
_bss = . ;
*(.bss)
+ *(.bss.*)
_end = ALIGN( 0x10 ) ;
} > intmem
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/h8300/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4-fs-boot-linker-scripts/arch/h8300/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@
__text = .;
*(.text..startup)
*(.text)
+ *(.text.*)
__etext = . ;
}
.rodata :
{
*(.rodata)
+ *(.rodata.*)
}
.data :
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/h8300/boot/compressed/vmlinux.scr
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4-fs-boot-linker-scripts/arch/h8300/boot/compressed/vmlinux.scr
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
_input_len = .;
LONG(_input_data_end - _input_data) _input_data = .;
*(.data)
+ *(.data.*)
_input_data_end = .;
}
}
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/ia64/hp/sim/boot/bootloader.lds
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4-fs-boot-linker-scripts/arch/ia64/hp/sim/boot/bootloader.lds
@@ -7,13 +7,13 @@
. = 0x100000;
_text = .;
- .text : { *(__ivt_section) *(.text) }
+ .text : { *(__ivt_section) *(.text) *(.text.*) }
_etext = .;
/* Global data */
_data = .;
.rodata : { *(.rodata) *(.rodata.*) }
- .data : { *(.data) *(.gnu.linkonce.d*) CONSTRUCTORS }
+ .data : { *(.data) *(.data.*) *(.gnu.linkonce.d*) CONSTRUCTORS }
__gp = ALIGN (8) + 0x200000;
.got : { *(.got.plt) *(.got) }
/* We want the small data sections together, so single-instruction offsets
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
__bss_start = .;
.sbss : { *(.sbss) *(.scommon) }
- .bss : { *(.bss) *(COMMON) }
+ .bss : { *(.bss) *(.bss.*) *(COMMON) }
. = ALIGN(64 / 8);
__bss_stop = .;
_end = . ;
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/m32r/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4-fs-boot-linker-scripts/arch/m32r/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
. = CONFIG_MEMORY_START + 0x00400000;
_text = .;
- .text : { *(.text) } = 0
+ .text : { *(.text) *(.text.*) } = 0
.rodata : { *(.rodata) *(.rodata.*) }
_etext = .;
. = ALIGN(32 / 8);
- .data : { *(.data) }
+ .data : { *(.data) *(.data.*) }
. = ALIGN(32 / 8);
_got = .;
.got : { *(.got) _egot = .; *(.got.*) }
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
. = ALIGN(32 / 8);
__bss_start = .;
- .bss : { *(.bss) *(.sbss) }
+ .bss : { *(.bss) *(.bss.*) *(.sbss) }
. = ALIGN(32 / 8);
_ebss = .;
. = ALIGN(4096);
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/m32r/boot/compressed/vmlinux.scr
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4-fs-boot-linker-scripts/arch/m32r/boot/compressed/vmlinux.scr
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
.data : {
zimage_data = .;
*(.data)
+ *(.data.*)
zimage_data_end = .;
}
zimage_len = zimage_data_end - zimage_data;
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/mn10300/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4-fs-boot-linker-scripts/arch/mn10300/boot/compressed/vmlinux.lds
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
input_len = .;
LONG(input_data_end - input_data) input_data = .;
*(.data)
+ *(.data.*)
input_data_end = .;
}
}
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/powerpc/boot/zImage.coff.lds.S
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4-fs-boot-linker-scripts/arch/powerpc/boot/zImage.coff.lds.S
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
.text :
{
*(.text)
+ *(.text.*)
*(.fixup)
}
_etext = .;
@@ -41,6 +42,7 @@
{
*(.sbss)
*(.bss)
+ *(.bss.*)
}
_end = . ;
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/powerpc/boot/zImage.lds.S
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4-fs-boot-linker-scripts/arch/powerpc/boot/zImage.lds.S
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
.text :
{
*(.text)
+ *(.text.*)
*(.fixup)
}
_etext = .;
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@
{
*(.sbss)
*(.bss)
+ *(.bss.*)
}
. = ALIGN(4096);
_end = . ;
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/powerpc/boot/zImage.ps3.lds.S
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4-fs-boot-linker-scripts/arch/powerpc/boot/zImage.ps3.lds.S
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
.text :
{
*(.text)
+ *(.text.*)
*(.fixup)
}
_etext = .;
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@
{
*(.sbss)
*(.bss)
+ *(.bss.*)
}
. = ALIGN(4096);
_end = . ;
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/sh/boot/compressed/vmlinux.scr
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4-fs-boot-linker-scripts/arch/sh/boot/compressed/vmlinux.scr
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
input_len = .;
LONG(input_data_end - input_data) input_data = .;
*(.data)
+ *(.data.*)
output_len = . - 4;
input_data_end = .;
}
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/x86/boot/setup.ld
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4-fs-boot-linker-scripts/arch/x86/boot/setup.ld
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
.initdata : { *(.initdata) }
__end_init = .;
- .text : { *(.text) }
+ .text : { *(.text) *(.text.*) }
.text32 : { *(.text32) }
. = ALIGN(16);
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
{
__bss_start = .;
*(.bss)
+ *(.bss.*)
__bss_end = .;
}
. = ALIGN(16);
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/xtensa/boot/boot-elf/boot.lds.S
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4-fs-boot-linker-scripts/arch/xtensa/boot/boot-elf/boot.lds.S
@@ -10,19 +10,21 @@
{
__reloc_start = . ;
_text_start = . ;
- *(.literal .text.literal .text)
+ *(.literal .text.literal .text .text.*)
_text_end = . ;
}
.rodata ALIGN(0x04):
{
*(.rodata)
+ *(.rodata.*)
*(.rodata1)
}
.data ALIGN(0x04):
{
*(.data)
+ *(.data.*)
*(.data1)
*(.sdata)
*(.sdata2)
@@ -58,6 +60,7 @@
*(.scommon)
*(.dynbss)
*(.bss)
+ *(.bss.*)
__bss_end = .;
}
_end = .;
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/xtensa/boot/boot-redboot/boot.ld
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4-fs-boot-linker-scripts/arch/xtensa/boot/boot-redboot/boot.ld
@@ -8,19 +8,21 @@
{
__reloc_start = . ;
_text_start = . ;
- *(.literal .text.literal .text)
+ *(.literal .text.literal .text .text.*)
_text_end = . ;
}
.rodata ALIGN(0x04):
{
*(.rodata)
+ *(.rodata.*)
*(.rodata1)
}
.data ALIGN(0x04):
{
*(.data)
+ *(.data.*)
*(.data1)
*(.sdata)
*(.sdata2)
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@
*(.scommon)
*(.dynbss)
*(.bss)
+ *(.bss.*)
__bss_end = .;
}
_end = .;
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/frv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4-fs-kernel-linker-scripts/arch/frv/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -114,7 +114,6 @@
.sbss : { *(.sbss .sbss.*) }
.bss : { *(.bss .bss.*) }
- .bss..stack : { *(.bss) }
__bss_stop = .;
_end = . ;
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/ia64/scripts/check-segrel.lds
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4-fs-kernel-linker-scripts/arch/ia64/scripts/check-segrel.lds
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
SECTIONS {
. = SIZEOF_HEADERS;
- .rodata : { *(.rodata) } :ro
+ .rodata : { *(.rodata) *(.rodata.*) } :ro
.note : { *(.note*) }
. = 0xa0000;
- .data : { *(.data) } :dat
+ .data : { *(.data) *(.data.*) } :dat
/DISCARD/ : { *(*) }
}
PHDRS {
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/m68knommu/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4-fs-kernel-linker-scripts/arch/m68knommu/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -169,6 +169,7 @@
. = ALIGN(4);
_sbss = . ;
*(.bss)
+ *(.bss.*)
*(COMMON)
. = ALIGN(4) ;
_ebss = . ;
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/mips/lasat/image/romscript.normal
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4-fs-kernel-linker-scripts/arch/mips/lasat/image/romscript.normal
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
.data ALIGN(0x10) :
{
*(.data)
+ *(.data.*)
}
_image_start = ADDR(.data);
_image_size = SIZEOF(.data);
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4-fs-kernel-linker-scripts/arch/parisc/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@
}
.bss : {
*(.bss)
+ *(.bss.*)
*(COMMON)
}
__bss_stop = .;
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/sh/kernel/vsyscall/vsyscall.lds.S
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4-fs-kernel-linker-scripts/arch/sh/kernel/vsyscall/vsyscall.lds.S
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
*/
. = 0x400;
- .text : { *(.text) } :text =0x90909090
+ .text : { *(.text) *(.text.*) } :text =0x90909090
.note : { *(.note.*) } :text :note
.eh_frame_hdr : { *(.eh_frame_hdr ) } :text :eh_frame_hdr
.eh_frame : {
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/realmode/wakeup.lds.S
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4-fs-kernel-linker-scripts/arch/x86/kernel/acpi/realmode/wakeup.lds.S
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
.bss : {
__bss_start = .;
*(.bss)
+ *(.bss.*)
__bss_end = .;
}
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4-fs-kernel-linker-scripts/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@
__bss_start = .;
*(.bss..page_aligned)
*(.bss)
+ *(.bss.*)
. = ALIGN(4);
__bss_stop = .;
}
--- linux-2.6.35-rc4/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ linux-2.6.35-rc4-fs-kernel-linker-scripts/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -140,9 +140,22 @@
#define TRACE_SYSCALLS()
#endif
+/* .data.foo are generated by gcc itself with -fdata-sections,
+ * whereas double-dot sections (like .data..percpu) are generated
+ * by kernel's magic macros.
+ *
+ * arch/.../vmlinux.lds.S decides where to place various double-dot sections
+ * as needed by its arch, here DATA_DATA needs to be careful and collect
+ * only .data and .data.foo sections, skipping .data..foo
+ *
+ * Same goes for .text, .bss and .rodata. In case of .rodata, various
+ * .rodata.foo sections are generated by gcc even without -fdata-sections
+ */
+
/* .data section */
#define DATA_DATA \
*(.data) \
+ *(.data.[A-Za-z0-9_$^]*) \
*(.ref.data) \
DEV_KEEP(init.data) \
DEV_KEEP(exit.data) \
@@ -202,7 +215,8 @@
. = ALIGN((align)); \
.rodata : AT(ADDR(.rodata) - LOAD_OFFSET) { \
VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start_rodata) = .; \
- *(.rodata) *(.rodata.*) \
+ *(.rodata) \
+ *(.rodata.[A-Za-z0-9_$^]*) \
*(__vermagic) /* Kernel version magic */ \
*(__markers_strings) /* Markers: strings */ \
*(__tracepoints_strings)/* Tracepoints: strings */ \
@@ -369,6 +383,7 @@
ALIGN_FUNCTION(); \
*(.text.hot) \
*(.text) \
+ *(.text.[A-Za-z0-9_$^]*) \
*(.ref.text) \
DEV_KEEP(init.text) \
DEV_KEEP(exit.text) \
@@ -502,6 +517,7 @@
*(.bss..page_aligned) \
*(.dynbss) \
*(.bss) \
+ *(.bss.[A-Za-z0-9_$^]*) \
*(COMMON) \
}
