elf.h had a comment saying:
> Notes used in ET_CORE. Architectures export some of the arch register
> sets using the corresponding note types via the PTRACE_GETREGSET and
> PTRACE_SETREGSET requests.
> The note name for these types is "LINUX", except NT_PRFPREG that is
> named "CORE".
However, NT_PRSTATUS is also named "CORE". It is also unclear what
"these types" refers to.
To fix these problems, define a name for each note type. The added
definitions are macros so the kernel and userspace can directly refer to
them.
Signed-off-by: Akihiko Odaki <akihiko.odaki@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/uapi/linux/elf.h | 86 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 83 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/elf.h b/include/uapi/linux/elf.h
index b44069d29cec..014b705b97d7 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/elf.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/elf.h
@@ -372,8 +372,6 @@ typedef struct elf64_shdr {
* Notes used in ET_CORE. Architectures export some of the arch register sets
* using the corresponding note types via the PTRACE_GETREGSET and
* PTRACE_SETREGSET requests.
- * The note name for these types is "LINUX", except NT_PRFPREG that is named
- * "CORE".
*/
#define NT_PRSTATUS 1
#define NT_PRFPREG 2
@@ -460,9 +458,91 @@ typedef struct elf64_shdr {
#define NT_LOONGARCH_HW_BREAK 0xa05 /* LoongArch hardware breakpoint registers */
#define NT_LOONGARCH_HW_WATCH 0xa06 /* LoongArch hardware watchpoint registers */
-/* Note types with note name "GNU" */
+/* Note used in ET_EXEC and ET_DYN. */
#define NT_GNU_PROPERTY_TYPE_0 5
+/* Note names */
+#define NN_PRSTATUS "CORE"
+#define NN_PRFPREG "CORE"
+#define NN_PRPSINFO "CORE"
+#define NN_TASKSTRUCT "CORE"
+#define NN_AUXV "CORE"
+#define NN_SIGINFO "CORE"
+#define NN_FILE "CORE"
+#define NN_PRXFPREG "LINUX"
+#define NN_PPC_VMX "LINUX"
+#define NN_PPC_SPE "LINUX"
+#define NN_PPC_VSX "LINUX"
+#define NN_PPC_TAR "LINUX"
+#define NN_PPC_PPR "LINUX"
+#define NN_PPC_DSCR "LINUX"
+#define NN_PPC_EBB "LINUX"
+#define NN_PPC_PMU "LINUX"
+#define NN_PPC_TM_CGPR "LINUX"
+#define NN_PPC_TM_CFPR "LINUX"
+#define NN_PPC_TM_CVMX "LINUX"
+#define NN_PPC_TM_CVSX "LINUX"
+#define NN_PPC_TM_SPR "LINUX"
+#define NN_PPC_TM_CTAR "LINUX"
+#define NN_PPC_TM_CPPR "LINUX"
+#define NN_PPC_TM_CDSCR "LINUX"
+#define NN_PPC_PKEY "LINUX"
+#define NN_PPC_DEXCR "LINUX"
+#define NN_PPC_HASHKEYR "LINUX"
+#define NN_386_TLS "LINUX"
+#define NN_386_IOPERM "LINUX"
+#define NN_X86_XSTATE "LINUX"
+#define NN_X86_SHSTK "LINUX"
+#define NN_X86_XSAVE_LAYOUT "LINUX"
+#define NN_S390_HIGH_GPRS "LINUX"
+#define NN_S390_TIMER "LINUX"
+#define NN_S390_TODCMP "LINUX"
+#define NN_S390_TODPREG "LINUX"
+#define NN_S390_CTRS "LINUX"
+#define NN_S390_PREFIX "LINUX"
+#define NN_S390_LAST_BREAK "LINUX"
+#define NN_S390_SYSTEM_CALL "LINUX"
+#define NN_S390_TDB "LINUX"
+#define NN_S390_VXRS_LOW "LINUX"
+#define NN_S390_VXRS_HIGH "LINUX"
+#define NN_S390_GS_CB "LINUX"
+#define NN_S390_GS_BC "LINUX"
+#define NN_S390_RI_CB "LINUX"
+#define NN_S390_PV_CPU_DATA "LINUX"
+#define NN_ARM_VFP "LINUX"
+#define NN_ARM_TLS "LINUX"
+#define NN_ARM_HW_BREAK "LINUX"
+#define NN_ARM_HW_WATCH "LINUX"
+#define NN_ARM_SYSTEM_CALL "LINUX"
+#define NN_ARM_SVE "LINUX"
+#define NN_ARM_PAC_MASK "LINUX"
+#define NN_ARM_PACA_KEYS "LINUX"
+#define NN_ARM_PACG_KEYS "LINUX"
+#define NN_ARM_TAGGED_ADDR_CTRL "LINUX"
+#define NN_ARM_PAC_ENABLED_KEYS "LINUX"
+#define NN_ARM_SSVE "LINUX"
+#define NN_ARM_ZA "LINUX"
+#define NN_ARM_ZT "LINUX"
+#define NN_ARM_FPMR "LINUX"
+#define NN_ARM_POE "LINUX"
+#define NN_ARM_GCS "LINUX"
+#define NN_ARC_V2 "LINUX"
+#define NN_VMCOREDD "LINUX"
+#define NN_MIPS_DSP "LINUX"
+#define NN_MIPS_FP_MODE "LINUX"
+#define NN_MIPS_MSA "LINUX"
+#define NN_RISCV_CSR "LINUX"
+#define NN_RISCV_VECTOR "LINUX"
+#define NN_RISCV_TAGGED_ADDR_CTRL "LINUX"
+#define NN_LOONGARCH_CPUCFG "LINUX"
+#define NN_LOONGARCH_CSR "LINUX"
+#define NN_LOONGARCH_LSX "LINUX"
+#define NN_LOONGARCH_LASX "LINUX"
+#define NN_LOONGARCH_LBT "LINUX"
+#define NN_LOONGARCH_HW_BREAK "LINUX"
+#define NN_LOONGARCH_HW_WATCH "LINUX"
+#define NN_GNU_PROPERTY_TYPE_0 "GNU"
+
/* Note header in a PT_NOTE section */
typedef struct elf32_note {
Elf32_Word n_namesz; /* Name size */
--
2.47.1
