Re: [PATCH v4 05/13] module: Add printk formats to add module build ID to stacktraces

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Quoting Petr Mladek (2021-04-13 08:01:14)
> On Fri 2021-04-09 18:52:52, Stephen Boyd wrote:
> > Let's make kernel stacktraces easier to identify by including the build
> > ID[1] of a module if the stacktrace is printing a symbol from a module.
> > This makes it simpler for developers to locate a kernel module's full
> > debuginfo for a particular stacktrace. Combined with
> > scripts/decode_stracktrace.sh, a developer can download the matching
> > debuginfo from a debuginfod[2] server and find the exact file and line
> > number for the functions plus offsets in a stacktrace that match the
> > module. This is especially useful for pstore crash debugging where the
> > kernel crashes are recorded in something like console-ramoops and the
> > recovery kernel/modules are different or the debuginfo doesn't exist on
> > the device due to space concerns (the debuginfo can be too large for
> > space limited devices).
> > 
> > diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
> > index 59f094fa6f74..4bf869f6c944 100644
> > --- a/include/linux/module.h
> > +++ b/include/linux/module.h
> > @@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
> >  
> >  #include <linux/list.h>
> >  #include <linux/stat.h>
> > +#include <linux/buildid.h>
> >  #include <linux/compiler.h>
> >  #include <linux/cache.h>
> >  #include <linux/kmod.h>
> > @@ -367,6 +368,9 @@ struct module {
> >       /* Unique handle for this module */
> >       char name[MODULE_NAME_LEN];
> >  
> > +     /* Module build ID */
> > +     unsigned char build_id[BUILD_ID_SIZE_MAX];
> 
> Do we want to initialize/store the ID even when
> CONFIG_STACKTRACE_BUILD_ID is disabled and nobody would
> use it?
> 
> Most struct module members are added only when the related feature
> is enabled.
> 
> I am not sure how it would complicate the code. It is possible
> that it is not worth it. Well, I could imagine that the API
> will always pass the buildid parameter and
> module_address_lookup() might do something like
> 
> #ifndef CONFIG_STACKTRACE_BUILD_ID
> static char empty_build_id[BUILD_ID_SIZE_MAX];
> #endif
> 
>                 if (modbuildid) {
>                         if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_STACKTRACE_BUILD_ID))
>                                 *modbuildid = mod->build_id;
>                         else
>                                 *modbuildid = empty_build_id;
> 
> IMHO, this is primary a call for Jessica as the module code maintainer.
> 
> Otherwise, I am fine with this patch. And it works as expected.
> 

Does declaring mod->build_id as zero length work well enough?

----8<----
diff --git a/include/linux/module.h b/include/linux/module.h
index 4bf869f6c944..03b2f6af093a 100644
--- a/include/linux/module.h
+++ b/include/linux/module.h
@@ -359,6 +359,12 @@ struct klp_modinfo {
 };
 #endif
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_STACKTRACE_BUILD_ID)
+#define MODULE_BUILD_ID_LEN BUILD_ID_SIZE_MAX
+#else
+#define MODULE_BUILD_ID_LEN 0
+#endif
+
 struct module {
 	enum module_state state;
 
@@ -369,7 +375,7 @@ struct module {
 	char name[MODULE_NAME_LEN];
 
 	/* Module build ID */
-	unsigned char build_id[BUILD_ID_SIZE_MAX];
+	unsigned char build_id[MODULE_BUILD_ID_LEN];
 
 	/* Sysfs stuff. */
 	struct module_kobject mkobj;
diff --git a/kernel/kallsyms.c b/kernel/kallsyms.c
index b835992e76c2..ebd5b30c3039 100644
--- a/kernel/kallsyms.c
+++ b/kernel/kallsyms.c
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@
 #include <linux/filter.h>
 #include <linux/ftrace.h>
 #include <linux/kprobes.h>
+#include <linux/build_bug.h>
 #include <linux/compiler.h>
+#include <linux/module.h>
+#include <linux/kernel.h>
 
 /*
  * These will be re-linked against their real values
@@ -393,10 +396,13 @@ static int __sprint_symbol(char *buffer, unsigned long address,
 
 	if (modname) {
 		len += sprintf(buffer + len, " [%s", modname);
-		/* build ID should match length of sprintf below */
-		BUILD_BUG_ON(BUILD_ID_SIZE_MAX != 20);
-		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_STACKTRACE_BUILD_ID) && add_buildid && buildid)
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_STACKTRACE_BUILD_ID)
+		if (add_buildid && buildid) {
+			/* build ID should match length of sprintf */
+			static_assert(MODULE_BUILD_ID_LEN == 20);
 			len += sprintf(buffer + len, " %20phN", buildid);
+		}
+#endif
 		len += sprintf(buffer + len, "]");
 	}
 
diff --git a/kernel/module.c b/kernel/module.c
index 6f5bc1b046a5..a0d222fbd281 100644
--- a/kernel/module.c
+++ b/kernel/module.c
@@ -2771,7 +2771,17 @@ static void add_kallsyms(struct module *mod, const struct load_info *info)
 	}
 	mod->core_kallsyms.num_symtab = ndst;
 }
+#else
+static inline void layout_symtab(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info)
+{
+}
+
+static void add_kallsyms(struct module *mod, const struct load_info *info)
+{
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_KALLSYMS */
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KALLSYMS) && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_STACKTRACE_BUILD_ID)
 static void init_build_id(struct module *mod, const struct load_info *info)
 {
 	const Elf_Shdr *sechdr;
@@ -2786,18 +2796,10 @@ static void init_build_id(struct module *mod, const struct load_info *info)
 	}
 }
 #else
-static inline void layout_symtab(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info)
-{
-}
-
-static void add_kallsyms(struct module *mod, const struct load_info *info)
-{
-}
-
 static void init_build_id(struct module *mod, const struct load_info *info)
 {
 }
-#endif /* CONFIG_KALLSYMS */
+#endif
 
 static void dynamic_debug_setup(struct module *mod, struct _ddebug *debug, unsigned int num)
 {




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