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[v2,2/6] livepatch: Add klp-convert tool

Message ID 20240516133009.20224-3-lhruska@suse.cz (mailing list archive)
State New
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Series livepatch: klp-convert tool - Minimal version | expand

Commit Message

Lukas Hruska May 16, 2024, 1:30 p.m. UTC
Livepatches need to access external symbols which can't be handled
by the normal relocation mechanism. It is needed for two types
of symbols:

  + Symbols which can be local for the original livepatched function.
    The alternative implementation in the livepatch sees them
    as external symbols.

  + Symbols in modules which are exported via EXPORT_SYMBOL*(). They
    must be handled special way otherwise the livepatch module would
    depend on the livepatched one. Loading such livepatch would cause
    loading the other module as well.

The address of these symbols can be found via kallsyms. Or they can
be relocated using livepatch specific relocation sections as specified
in Documentation/livepatch/module-elf-format.txt.

Currently, there is no trivial way to embed the required information as
requested in the final livepatch elf object. klp-convert solves this
problem by using annotations in the elf object to convert the relocation
accordingly to the specification, enabling it to be handled by the
livepatch loader.

Given the above, create scripts/livepatch to hold tools developed for
livepatches and add source files for klp-convert there.

Allow to annotate such external symbols in the livepatch by a macro
KLP_RELOC_SYMBOL(). It will create symbol with all needed
metadata. For example:

  extern char *saved_command_line \
                 KLP_RELOC_SYMBOL(vmlinux, vmlinux, saved_command_line, 0);

would create symbol

$>readelf -r -W <compiled livepatch module>:
Relocation section '.rela.text' at offset 0x32e60 contains 10 entries:
    Offset             Info             Type               Symbol's Value  Symbol's Name + Addend
[...]
0000000000000068  0000003c00000002 R_X86_64_PC32          0000000000000000 .klp.sym.rela.vmlinux.vmlinux.saved_command_line,0 - 4
[...]

Also add scripts/livepatch/klp-convert. The tool transforms symbols
created by KLP_RELOC_SYMBOL() to object specific rela sections
and rela entries which would later be proceed when the livepatch
or the livepatched object is loaded.

For example, klp-convert would replace the above symbol with:

$> readelf -r -W <livepatch_module_proceed_by_klp_convert>
Relocation section '.klp.rela.vmlinux.text' at offset 0x5cb60 contains 1 entry:
    Offset             Info             Type               Symbol's Value  Symbol's Name + Addend
0000000000000068  0000003c00000002 R_X86_64_PC32          0000000000000000 .klp.sym.vmlinux.saved_command_line,0 - 4

klp-convert relies on libelf and on a list implementation. Add files
scripts/livepatch/elf.c and scripts/livepatch/elf.h, which are a libelf
interfacing layer and scripts/livepatch/list.h, which is a list
implementation.

Update Makefiles to correctly support the compilation of the new tool,
update MAINTAINERS file and add a .gitignore file.

[jpoimboe@redhat.com: initial version]
Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>
[joe.lawrence@redhat.com: clean-up and fixes]
Signed-off-by: Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@redhat.com>
[lhruska@suse.cz: klp-convert code, minimal approach]
Signed-off-by: Lukas Hruska <lhruska@suse.cz>
Reviewed-by: Marcos Paulo de Souza <mpdesouza@suse.com>
---
 MAINTAINERS                     |   1 +
 include/linux/livepatch.h       |  19 +
 scripts/Makefile                |   1 +
 scripts/livepatch/.gitignore    |   1 +
 scripts/livepatch/Makefile      |   5 +
 scripts/livepatch/elf.c         | 817 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 scripts/livepatch/elf.h         |  73 +++
 scripts/livepatch/klp-convert.c | 284 +++++++++++
 scripts/livepatch/klp-convert.h |  23 +
 scripts/livepatch/list.h        | 391 +++++++++++++++
 10 files changed, 1615 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 scripts/livepatch/.gitignore
 create mode 100644 scripts/livepatch/Makefile
 create mode 100644 scripts/livepatch/elf.c
 create mode 100644 scripts/livepatch/elf.h
 create mode 100644 scripts/livepatch/klp-convert.c
 create mode 100644 scripts/livepatch/klp-convert.h
 create mode 100644 scripts/livepatch/list.h

Comments

Petr Mladek May 22, 2024, 10:05 a.m. UTC | #1
On Thu 2024-05-16 15:30:05, Lukas Hruska wrote:
> Livepatches need to access external symbols which can't be handled
> by the normal relocation mechanism. It is needed for two types
> of symbols:
> 
>   + Symbols which can be local for the original livepatched function.
>     The alternative implementation in the livepatch sees them
>     as external symbols.
> 
>   + Symbols in modules which are exported via EXPORT_SYMBOL*(). They
>     must be handled special way otherwise the livepatch module would
>     depend on the livepatched one. Loading such livepatch would cause
>     loading the other module as well.
> 
> The address of these symbols can be found via kallsyms. Or they can
> be relocated using livepatch specific relocation sections as specified
> in Documentation/livepatch/module-elf-format.txt.
> 
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/scripts/livepatch/klp-convert.c
> +/* Converts rela symbol names */
> +static bool convert_symbol(struct symbol *s)
> +{
> +	char lp_obj_name[MODULE_NAME_LEN];
> +	char sym_obj_name[MODULE_NAME_LEN];
> +	char sym_name[KSYM_NAME_LEN];
> +	char *klp_sym_name;
> +	unsigned long sym_pos;
> +	int poslen;
> +	unsigned int length;
> +
> +	static_assert(MODULE_NAME_LEN >= 56 && KSYM_NAME_LEN == 512,
> +			"Update limit in the below sscanf()");
> +
> +	if (sscanf(s->name, KLP_SYM_RELA_PREFIX "%55[^.].%55[^.].%511[^,],%lu",
> +			lp_obj_name, sym_obj_name, sym_name, &sym_pos) != 4) {
> +		WARN("Invalid format of symbol (%s)\n", s->name);
> +		return false;
> +	}
> +
> +	poslen = calc_digits(sym_pos);
> +
> +	length = strlen(KLP_SYM_PREFIX) + strlen(sym_obj_name)
> +		 + strlen(sym_name) + sizeof(poslen) + 3;

There should be "poslen" instead of "sizeof(poslen)".

> +
> +	klp_sym_name = calloc(1, length);
> +	if (!klp_sym_name) {
> +		WARN("Memory allocation failed (%s%s.%s,%lu)\n", KLP_SYM_PREFIX,
> +				sym_obj_name, sym_name, sym_pos);
> +		return false;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (safe_snprintf(klp_sym_name, length, KLP_SYM_PREFIX "%s.%s,%lu",
> +			  sym_obj_name, sym_name, sym_pos)) {
> +
> +		WARN("Length error (%s%s.%s,%lu)", KLP_SYM_PREFIX,
> +				sym_obj_name, sym_name, sym_pos);
> +		free(klp_sym_name);
> +		return false;
> +	}
> +
> +	s->name = klp_sym_name;
> +	s->sec = NULL;
> +	s->sym.st_name = -1;
> +	s->sym.st_shndx = SHN_LIVEPATCH;
> +
> +	return true;
> +}
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/scripts/livepatch/klp-convert.h
> @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
> +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
> +/*
> + * Copyright (C) 2016 Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>
> + * Copyright (C) 2017 Joao Moreira   <jmoreira@suse.de>
> + *
> + */
> +
> +#define SHN_LIVEPATCH		0xff20
> +#define SHF_RELA_LIVEPATCH	0x00100000
> +#define MODULE_NAME_LEN		(64 - sizeof(GElf_Addr))
> +#define WARN(format, ...) \
> +	fprintf(stderr, "klp-convert: " format "\n", ##__VA_ARGS__)

Nit: I would remove "\n" here and add it to all callers. Half of the
     callers already have it ;-)

> +
> +/*
> + * klp-convert uses macros and structures defined in the linux sources
> + * package (see include/uapi/linux/livepatch.h). To prevent the
> + * dependency when building locally, they are defined below. Also notice
> + * that these should match the definitions from the targeted kernel.
> + */
> +
> +#define KLP_RELA_PREFIX			".klp.rela."
> +#define KLP_SYM_RELA_PREFIX		".klp.sym.rela."
> +#define KLP_SYM_PREFIX			".klp.sym."

Otherwise, it looks good.

Best Regards,
Petr
Joe Lawrence May 29, 2024, 9:04 p.m. UTC | #2
Hi Lukas,

As mentioned offlist, reviewing and testing this is on my TODO list, but
here are some early notes ...

On Thu, May 16, 2024 at 03:30:05PM +0200, Lukas Hruska wrote:
> Livepatches need to access external symbols which can't be handled
> by the normal relocation mechanism. It is needed for two types
> of symbols:
> 
>   + Symbols which can be local for the original livepatched function.
>     The alternative implementation in the livepatch sees them
>     as external symbols.
> 
>   + Symbols in modules which are exported via EXPORT_SYMBOL*(). They
>     must be handled special way otherwise the livepatch module would
>     depend on the livepatched one. Loading such livepatch would cause
>     loading the other module as well.
> 
> The address of these symbols can be found via kallsyms. Or they can
> be relocated using livepatch specific relocation sections as specified
> in Documentation/livepatch/module-elf-format.txt.
> 
> Currently, there is no trivial way to embed the required information as
> requested in the final livepatch elf object. klp-convert solves this
> problem by using annotations in the elf object to convert the relocation
> accordingly to the specification, enabling it to be handled by the
> livepatch loader.
> 
> Given the above, create scripts/livepatch to hold tools developed for
> livepatches and add source files for klp-convert there.
> 
> Allow to annotate such external symbols in the livepatch by a macro
> KLP_RELOC_SYMBOL(). It will create symbol with all needed
> metadata. For example:
> 
>   extern char *saved_command_line \
>                  KLP_RELOC_SYMBOL(vmlinux, vmlinux, saved_command_line, 0);

Nit: should this be KLP_RELOC_SYMBOL_POS if it including the 0 position?
(Or KLP_RELOC_SYMBOL and omit the implied 0-th position.)

> diff --git a/scripts/livepatch/elf.c b/scripts/livepatch/elf.c
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/scripts/livepatch/elf.c
> +static int update_shstrtab(struct elf *elf)
> +{
> +	struct section *shstrtab, *sec;
> +	size_t orig_size, new_size = 0, offset, len;
> +	char *buf;
> +
> +	shstrtab = find_section_by_name(elf, ".shstrtab");
> +	if (!shstrtab) {
> +		WARN("can't find .shstrtab");
> +		return -1;
> +	}
> +
> +	orig_size = new_size = shstrtab->size;
> +
> +	list_for_each_entry(sec, &elf->sections, list) {
> +		if (sec->sh.sh_name != ~0U)
> +			continue;
> +		new_size += strlen(sec->name) + 1;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (new_size == orig_size)
> +		return 0;
> +
> +	buf = malloc(new_size);
> +	if (!buf) {
> +		WARN("malloc failed");
> +		return -1;
> +	}
> +	memcpy(buf, (void *)shstrtab->data, orig_size);

While reviewing klp-convert v7 [1], Alexey Dobriyan notes here,

"This code is called realloc(). :-)"

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/live-patching/4ce29654-4e1e-4680-9c25-715823ff5e02@p183/

> +static int update_strtab(struct elf *elf)
> +{
> +	struct section *strtab;
> +	struct symbol *sym;
> +	size_t orig_size, new_size = 0, offset, len;
> +	char *buf;
> +
> +	strtab = find_section_by_name(elf, ".strtab");
> +	if (!strtab) {
> +		WARN("can't find .strtab");
> +		return -1;
> +	}
> +
> +	orig_size = new_size = strtab->size;
> +
> +	list_for_each_entry(sym, &elf->symbols, list) {
> +		if (sym->sym.st_name != ~0U)
> +			continue;
> +		new_size += strlen(sym->name) + 1;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (new_size == orig_size)
> +		return 0;
> +
> +	buf = malloc(new_size);
> +	if (!buf) {
> +		WARN("malloc failed");
> +		return -1;
> +	}
> +	memcpy(buf, (void *)strtab->data, orig_size);

I think Alexey's realloc suggestion would apply here, too.

> +static int write_file(struct elf *elf, const char *file)
> +{
> +	int fd;
> +	Elf *e;
> +	GElf_Ehdr eh, ehout;
> +	Elf_Scn *scn;
> +	Elf_Data *data;
> +	GElf_Shdr sh;
> +	struct section *sec;
> +
> +	fd = creat(file, 0664);
> +	if (fd == -1) {
> +		WARN("couldn't create %s", file);
> +		return -1;
> +	}
> +
> +	e = elf_begin(fd, ELF_C_WRITE, NULL);

Alexy also found an ELF coding bug:

"elf_end() doesn't close descriptor, so there is potentially corrupted
data. There is no unlink() call if writes fail as well."

> +void elf_close(struct elf *elf)
> +{
> +	struct section *sec, *tmpsec;
> +	struct symbol *sym, *tmpsym;
> +	struct rela *rela, *tmprela;
> +
> +	list_for_each_entry_safe(sym, tmpsym, &elf->symbols, list) {
> +		list_del(&sym->list);
> +		free(sym);
> +	}
> +	list_for_each_entry_safe(sec, tmpsec, &elf->sections, list) {
> +		list_for_each_entry_safe(rela, tmprela, &sec->relas, list) {
> +			list_del(&rela->list);
> +			free(rela);
> +		}
> +		list_del(&sec->list);
> +		free(sec);
> +	}
> +	if (elf->fd > 0)
> +		close(elf->fd);

Alexy found another ELF coding bug here:

"Techically, it is "fd >= 0"."


I had coded fixes for these in a v8-devel that I never finished.  It
shouldn't be too hard to fix these up in the minimal version of the
patchset, but lmk if you'd like a patch.

That's all for now.  My plan is to try and turn off kpatch-build's
klp-relocation code and see how passing through to klp-convert fares.
That would give us a good comparison of real-world examples that need to
be handled and tested.

--
Joe
Joe Lawrence May 30, 2024, 8:07 p.m. UTC | #3
On Thu, May 16, 2024 at 03:30:05PM +0200, Lukas Hruska wrote:
> Livepatches need to access external symbols which can't be handled
> by the normal relocation mechanism. It is needed for two types
> of symbols:
> 
>   + Symbols which can be local for the original livepatched function.
>     The alternative implementation in the livepatch sees them
>     as external symbols.
> 
>   + Symbols in modules which are exported via EXPORT_SYMBOL*(). They
>     must be handled special way otherwise the livepatch module would
>     depend on the livepatched one. Loading such livepatch would cause
>     loading the other module as well.
> 
> The address of these symbols can be found via kallsyms. Or they can
> be relocated using livepatch specific relocation sections as specified
> in Documentation/livepatch/module-elf-format.txt.
> 
> Currently, there is no trivial way to embed the required information as
> requested in the final livepatch elf object. klp-convert solves this
> problem by using annotations in the elf object to convert the relocation
> accordingly to the specification, enabling it to be handled by the
> livepatch loader.
> 
> Given the above, create scripts/livepatch to hold tools developed for
> livepatches and add source files for klp-convert there.
> 
> Allow to annotate such external symbols in the livepatch by a macro
> KLP_RELOC_SYMBOL(). It will create symbol with all needed
> metadata. For example:
> 
>   extern char *saved_command_line \
>                  KLP_RELOC_SYMBOL(vmlinux, vmlinux, saved_command_line, 0);
> 
> would create symbol
> 
> $>readelf -r -W <compiled livepatch module>:
> Relocation section '.rela.text' at offset 0x32e60 contains 10 entries:
>     Offset             Info             Type               Symbol's Value  Symbol's Name + Addend
> [...]
> 0000000000000068  0000003c00000002 R_X86_64_PC32          0000000000000000 .klp.sym.rela.vmlinux.vmlinux.saved_command_line,0 - 4
> [...]
> 
> Also add scripts/livepatch/klp-convert. The tool transforms symbols
> created by KLP_RELOC_SYMBOL() to object specific rela sections
> and rela entries which would later be proceed when the livepatch
> or the livepatched object is loaded.
> 
> For example, klp-convert would replace the above symbol with:
> 
> $> readelf -r -W <livepatch_module_proceed_by_klp_convert>
> Relocation section '.klp.rela.vmlinux.text' at offset 0x5cb60 contains 1 entry:
>     Offset             Info             Type               Symbol's Value  Symbol's Name + Addend
> 0000000000000068  0000003c00000002 R_X86_64_PC32          0000000000000000 .klp.sym.vmlinux.saved_command_line,0 - 4
> 
> klp-convert relies on libelf and on a list implementation. Add files
> scripts/livepatch/elf.c and scripts/livepatch/elf.h, which are a libelf
> interfacing layer and scripts/livepatch/list.h, which is a list
> implementation.
> 
> Update Makefiles to correctly support the compilation of the new tool,
> update MAINTAINERS file and add a .gitignore file.
> 
> [jpoimboe@redhat.com: initial version]
> Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>
> [joe.lawrence@redhat.com: clean-up and fixes]
> Signed-off-by: Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@redhat.com>
> [lhruska@suse.cz: klp-convert code, minimal approach]
> Signed-off-by: Lukas Hruska <lhruska@suse.cz>
> Reviewed-by: Marcos Paulo de Souza <mpdesouza@suse.com>
> ---
>  MAINTAINERS                     |   1 +
>  include/linux/livepatch.h       |  19 +
>  scripts/Makefile                |   1 +
>  scripts/livepatch/.gitignore    |   1 +
>  scripts/livepatch/Makefile      |   5 +
>  scripts/livepatch/elf.c         | 817 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  scripts/livepatch/elf.h         |  73 +++
>  scripts/livepatch/klp-convert.c | 284 +++++++++++
>  scripts/livepatch/klp-convert.h |  23 +
>  scripts/livepatch/list.h        | 391 +++++++++++++++
>  10 files changed, 1615 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 scripts/livepatch/.gitignore
>  create mode 100644 scripts/livepatch/Makefile
>  create mode 100644 scripts/livepatch/elf.c
>  create mode 100644 scripts/livepatch/elf.h
>  create mode 100644 scripts/livepatch/klp-convert.c
>  create mode 100644 scripts/livepatch/klp-convert.h
>  create mode 100644 scripts/livepatch/list.h
> 
> diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
> index 130b8b0bd4f7..d2facc1f4e15 100644
> --- a/MAINTAINERS
> +++ b/MAINTAINERS
> @@ -12618,6 +12618,7 @@ F:	include/uapi/linux/livepatch.h
>  F:	kernel/livepatch/
>  F:	kernel/module/livepatch.c
>  F:	samples/livepatch/
> +F:	scripts/livepatch/
>  F:	tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/
>  
>  LLC (802.2)
> diff --git a/include/linux/livepatch.h b/include/linux/livepatch.h
> index 9b9b38e89563..83bbcd1c43fd 100644
> --- a/include/linux/livepatch.h
> +++ b/include/linux/livepatch.h
> @@ -235,6 +235,25 @@ int klp_apply_section_relocs(struct module *pmod, Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
>  			     unsigned int symindex, unsigned int secindex,
>  			     const char *objname);
>  
> +/**
> + * KLP_RELOC_SYMBOL_POS - define relocation for external symbols
> + *
> + * @LP_OBJ_NAME: name of the livepatched object where the symbol is needed
> + * @SYM_OBJ_NAME: name of the object where the symbol exists
> + * @SYM_NAME: symbol name
> + * @SYM_POS: position of the symbol in SYM_OBJ when there are more
> + *       symbols of the same name.
> + *
> + * Use for annotating external symbols used in livepatches which are
> + * not exported in vmlinux or are in livepatched modules, see
> + * Documentation/livepatch/module-elf-format.rst
> + */
> +#define KLP_RELOC_SYMBOL_POS(LP_OBJ_NAME, SYM_OBJ_NAME, SYM_NAME, SYM_POS)	\
> +	asm("\".klp.sym.rela." #LP_OBJ_NAME "." #SYM_OBJ_NAME "." #SYM_NAME "," #SYM_POS "\"")
                                                                            ^^^
I think I found a potential bug, or at least compatiblity problem with
including a comma "," character in this symbol format and older versions
of the GNU assembler.  The good news is that other delimiter characters
like "." or "#" seem to work out fine.

If you want to reproduce, you'll need a version of `as` like binutils
2.36.1 and try building the samples/livepatch/livepatch-extern-symbol.ko
and you should get an error like:

  Assembler messages:
  Warning: missing closing '"'
  Warning: missing closing '"'
  Error: too many memory references for `movq'


If you want to retrace my adventure, here are my steps:

  1) Clone klp-convert-tree repo branch containing this patchset +
  Petr's review comments + a few helpful things for klp-convert
  development:
  
    $ git clone \
        --single-branch --branch=klp-convert-minimal-v1-review --depth=9 \
        https://github.com/joe-lawrence/klp-convert-tree.git
    [ ... snip ... ]
    $ cd klp-convert-tree
  
  2) Override .cross-dev defaults:
  
    $ export BUILD_ARCHES=x86_64
    $ export COMPILER=gcc-11.1.0
    $ export URL=https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/tools/crosstool/files/bin/x86_64/
    $ export OUTDIR_PREFIX=$(pwd)/build
    $ export COMPILER_INSTALL_PATH=$(pwd)/cross-compiler
  
  3) Setup x86_64 default .config (this will download and install the
  gcc-11.1.0 compiler from cdn.kernel.org):
  
    $ ./cross-dev make defconfig
    
    x86_64 : make defconfig ...
    Compiler will be installed in /root/klp-convert-tree/cross-compiler
    [ ... snip ... ]
  
  4) Add kernel livepatching configuration options:
  
    $ ./cross-dev klp-config
    
    Configuring x86_64 ...
    [ ... snip ... ]
    
    $ grep LIVEPATCH "$OUTDIR_PREFIX"-x86_64/.config
    CONFIG_HAVE_LIVEPATCH=y
    CONFIG_LIVEPATCH=y
    CONFIG_SAMPLE_LIVEPATCH=m
  
  5) Run the cross-compiler build until it hits a build error on
  livepatch-extern-symbol.ko:
  
    $ ./cross-dev make -j$(nproc)
    [ ... snip ... ]
    make: Target '__all' not remade because of errors.
    [ x86_64 : make -j48 = FAIL ]
  
  6) With pre-requisites already built, retry the external symbol sample
  and add -save-temps to the KCFLAGS to keep the generated assembly file:
  
    $ KCFLAGS="-save-temps=obj" ./cross-dev make samples/livepatch/livepatch-extern-symbol.ko
    [ ... snip ... ]
    samples/livepatch/livepatch-extern-symbol.s: Assembler messages:
    samples/livepatch/livepatch-extern-symbol.s:103: Warning: missing closing '"'
    samples/livepatch/livepatch-extern-symbol.s:103: Warning: missing closing '"'
    samples/livepatch/livepatch-extern-symbol.s:103: Error: too many memory references for `movq'
    [ ... snip ... ]
  
  7) Which line is that?
  
    $ awk 'NR==103' "$OUTDIR_PREFIX"-x86_64/samples/livepatch/livepatch-extern-symbol.s
            movq    ".klp.sym.rela.vmlinux.vmlinux.saved_command_line,0"(%rip), %rdx


You could alternatively poke at it through the compiler explorer service
and toggle the source and binutils versions:

  (error)   binutils 2.36.1 : https://godbolt.org/z/cGGs6rfWe
  (success) binutils 2.38   : https://godbolt.org/z/ffzza3vYd

--
Joe
diff mbox series

Patch

diff --git a/MAINTAINERS b/MAINTAINERS
index 130b8b0bd4f7..d2facc1f4e15 100644
--- a/MAINTAINERS
+++ b/MAINTAINERS
@@ -12618,6 +12618,7 @@  F:	include/uapi/linux/livepatch.h
 F:	kernel/livepatch/
 F:	kernel/module/livepatch.c
 F:	samples/livepatch/
+F:	scripts/livepatch/
 F:	tools/testing/selftests/livepatch/
 
 LLC (802.2)
diff --git a/include/linux/livepatch.h b/include/linux/livepatch.h
index 9b9b38e89563..83bbcd1c43fd 100644
--- a/include/linux/livepatch.h
+++ b/include/linux/livepatch.h
@@ -235,6 +235,25 @@  int klp_apply_section_relocs(struct module *pmod, Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
 			     unsigned int symindex, unsigned int secindex,
 			     const char *objname);
 
+/**
+ * KLP_RELOC_SYMBOL_POS - define relocation for external symbols
+ *
+ * @LP_OBJ_NAME: name of the livepatched object where the symbol is needed
+ * @SYM_OBJ_NAME: name of the object where the symbol exists
+ * @SYM_NAME: symbol name
+ * @SYM_POS: position of the symbol in SYM_OBJ when there are more
+ *       symbols of the same name.
+ *
+ * Use for annotating external symbols used in livepatches which are
+ * not exported in vmlinux or are in livepatched modules, see
+ * Documentation/livepatch/module-elf-format.rst
+ */
+#define KLP_RELOC_SYMBOL_POS(LP_OBJ_NAME, SYM_OBJ_NAME, SYM_NAME, SYM_POS)	\
+	asm("\".klp.sym.rela." #LP_OBJ_NAME "." #SYM_OBJ_NAME "." #SYM_NAME "," #SYM_POS "\"")
+
+#define KLP_RELOC_SYMBOL(LP_OBJ_NAME, SYM_OBJ_NAME, SYM_NAME)	\
+	KLP_RELOC_SYMBOL_POS(LP_OBJ_NAME, SYM_OBJ_NAME, SYM_NAME, 0)
+
 #else /* !CONFIG_LIVEPATCH */
 
 static inline int klp_module_coming(struct module *mod) { return 0; }
diff --git a/scripts/Makefile b/scripts/Makefile
index bc90520a5426..dfb1870551a6 100644
--- a/scripts/Makefile
+++ b/scripts/Makefile
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@  targets += module.lds
 subdir-$(CONFIG_GCC_PLUGINS) += gcc-plugins
 subdir-$(CONFIG_MODVERSIONS) += genksyms
 subdir-$(CONFIG_SECURITY_SELINUX) += selinux
+subdir-$(CONFIG_LIVEPATCH)   += livepatch
 
 # Let clean descend into subdirs
 subdir-	+= basic dtc gdb kconfig mod
diff --git a/scripts/livepatch/.gitignore b/scripts/livepatch/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dc22fe4b6a5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/livepatch/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@ 
+klp-convert
diff --git a/scripts/livepatch/Makefile b/scripts/livepatch/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..71dce0f3e893
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/livepatch/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ 
+hostprogs-always-y		:= klp-convert
+
+klp-convert-objs		:= klp-convert.o elf.o
+
+HOSTLDLIBS_klp-convert		:= -lelf
diff --git a/scripts/livepatch/elf.c b/scripts/livepatch/elf.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c649268a4a55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/livepatch/elf.c
@@ -0,0 +1,817 @@ 
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * elf.c - ELF access library
+ *
+ * Adapted from kpatch (https://github.com/dynup/kpatch):
+ * Copyright (C) 2013-2016 Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>
+ * Copyright (C) 2014 Seth Jennings <sjenning@redhat.com>
+ */
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+#include "elf.h"
+
+#define WARN(format, ...) \
+	fprintf(stderr, "%s: " format "\n", elf->name, ##__VA_ARGS__)
+
+/*
+ * Fallback for systems without this "read, mmaping if possible" cmd.
+ */
+#ifndef ELF_C_READ_MMAP
+#define ELF_C_READ_MMAP ELF_C_READ
+#endif
+
+bool is_rela_section(struct section *sec)
+{
+	return (sec->sh.sh_type == SHT_RELA);
+}
+
+struct section *find_section_by_name(struct elf *elf, const char *name)
+{
+	struct section *sec;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(sec, &elf->sections, list)
+		if (!strcmp(sec->name, name))
+			return sec;
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static struct section *find_section_by_index(struct elf *elf,
+					     int idx)
+{
+	struct section *sec;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(sec, &elf->sections, list)
+		if (sec->idx == idx)
+			return sec;
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static struct symbol *find_symbol_by_index(struct elf *elf, unsigned int idx)
+{
+	struct symbol *sym;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(sym, &elf->symbols, list)
+		if (sym->idx == idx)
+			return sym;
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+static int read_sections(struct elf *elf)
+{
+	Elf_Scn *s = NULL;
+	struct section *sec;
+	size_t shstrndx, sections_nr;
+	size_t i;
+
+	if (elf_getshdrnum(elf->elf, &sections_nr)) {
+		perror("elf_getshdrnum");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (elf_getshdrstrndx(elf->elf, &shstrndx)) {
+		perror("elf_getshdrstrndx");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	for (i = 0; i < sections_nr; i++) {
+		sec = calloc(1, sizeof(*sec));
+		if (!sec) {
+			perror("calloc");
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sec->relas);
+
+		list_add_tail(&sec->list, &elf->sections);
+
+		s = elf_getscn(elf->elf, i);
+		if (!s) {
+			perror("elf_getscn");
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		sec->idx = elf_ndxscn(s);
+
+		if (!gelf_getshdr(s, &sec->sh)) {
+			perror("gelf_getshdr");
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		sec->name = elf_strptr(elf->elf, shstrndx, sec->sh.sh_name);
+		if (!sec->name) {
+			perror("elf_strptr");
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		sec->elf_data = elf_getdata(s, NULL);
+		if (!sec->elf_data) {
+			perror("elf_getdata");
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		if (sec->elf_data->d_off != 0 ||
+		    sec->elf_data->d_size != sec->sh.sh_size) {
+			WARN("unexpected data attributes for %s", sec->name);
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		sec->data = sec->elf_data->d_buf;
+		sec->size = sec->elf_data->d_size;
+	}
+
+	/* sanity check, one more call to elf_nextscn() should return NULL */
+	if (elf_nextscn(elf->elf, s)) {
+		WARN("section entry mismatch");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int read_symbols(struct elf *elf)
+{
+	struct section *symtab;
+	struct symbol *sym;
+	int symbols_nr, i;
+
+	symtab = find_section_by_name(elf, ".symtab");
+	if (!symtab) {
+		WARN("missing symbol table");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	symbols_nr = symtab->sh.sh_size / symtab->sh.sh_entsize;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < symbols_nr; i++) {
+		sym = calloc(1, sizeof(*sym));
+		if (!sym) {
+			perror("calloc");
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		sym->idx = i;
+
+		if (!gelf_getsym(symtab->elf_data, i, &sym->sym)) {
+			perror("gelf_getsym");
+			goto err;
+		}
+
+		sym->name = elf_strptr(elf->elf, symtab->sh.sh_link,
+				       sym->sym.st_name);
+		if (!sym->name) {
+			perror("elf_strptr");
+			goto err;
+		}
+
+		sym->type = GELF_ST_TYPE(sym->sym.st_info);
+		sym->bind = GELF_ST_BIND(sym->sym.st_info);
+
+		if (sym->sym.st_shndx > SHN_UNDEF &&
+		    sym->sym.st_shndx < SHN_LORESERVE) {
+			sym->sec = find_section_by_index(elf,
+							 sym->sym.st_shndx);
+			if (!sym->sec) {
+				WARN("couldn't find section for symbol %s",
+				     sym->name);
+				goto err;
+			}
+			if (sym->type == STT_SECTION) {
+				sym->name = sym->sec->name;
+				sym->sec->sym = sym;
+			}
+		}
+
+		sym->offset = sym->sym.st_value;
+		sym->size = sym->sym.st_size;
+
+		list_add_tail(&sym->list, &elf->symbols);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+
+err:
+	free(sym);
+	return -1;
+}
+
+static int read_relas(struct elf *elf)
+{
+	struct section *sec;
+	struct rela *rela;
+	int relas_nr, i;
+	unsigned int symndx;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(sec, &elf->sections, list) {
+		if (sec->sh.sh_type != SHT_RELA)
+			continue;
+
+		sec->base = find_section_by_name(elf, sec->name + 5);
+		if (!sec->base) {
+			WARN("can't find base section for rela section %s",
+			     sec->name);
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		sec->base->rela = sec;
+
+		relas_nr = sec->sh.sh_size / sec->sh.sh_entsize;
+		for (i = 0; i < relas_nr; i++) {
+			rela = calloc(1, sizeof(*rela));
+			if (!rela) {
+				perror("calloc");
+				return -1;
+			}
+
+			if (!gelf_getrela(sec->elf_data, i, &rela->rela)) {
+				perror("gelf_getrela");
+				return -1;
+			}
+
+			rela->type = GELF_R_TYPE(rela->rela.r_info);
+			rela->addend = rela->rela.r_addend;
+			rela->offset = rela->rela.r_offset;
+			symndx = GELF_R_SYM(rela->rela.r_info);
+			rela->sym = find_symbol_by_index(elf, symndx);
+			if (!rela->sym) {
+				WARN("can't find rela entry symbol %u for %s",
+				     symndx, sec->name);
+				return -1;
+			}
+
+			list_add_tail(&rela->list, &sec->relas);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+struct section *create_rela_section(struct elf *elf, const char *name,
+				    struct section *base)
+{
+	struct section *sec;
+
+	sec = calloc(1, sizeof(*sec));
+	if (!sec) {
+		WARN("calloc failed");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&sec->relas);
+
+	sec->base = base;
+	sec->name = strdup(name);
+	if (!sec->name) {
+		WARN("strdup failed");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	sec->sh.sh_name = ~0;
+	sec->sh.sh_type = SHT_RELA;
+
+	if (elf->elf_class == ELFCLASS32) {
+		sec->sh.sh_entsize = sizeof(Elf32_Rela);
+		sec->sh.sh_addralign = 4;
+	} else {
+		sec->sh.sh_entsize = sizeof(Elf64_Rela);
+		sec->sh.sh_addralign = 8;
+	}
+	sec->sh.sh_flags = SHF_ALLOC;
+
+	sec->elf_data = calloc(1, sizeof(*sec->elf_data));
+	if (!sec->elf_data) {
+		WARN("calloc failed");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+	sec->elf_data->d_type = ELF_T_RELA;
+
+	list_add_tail(&sec->list, &elf->sections);
+
+	return sec;
+}
+
+static int update_shstrtab(struct elf *elf)
+{
+	struct section *shstrtab, *sec;
+	size_t orig_size, new_size = 0, offset, len;
+	char *buf;
+
+	shstrtab = find_section_by_name(elf, ".shstrtab");
+	if (!shstrtab) {
+		WARN("can't find .shstrtab");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	orig_size = new_size = shstrtab->size;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(sec, &elf->sections, list) {
+		if (sec->sh.sh_name != ~0U)
+			continue;
+		new_size += strlen(sec->name) + 1;
+	}
+
+	if (new_size == orig_size)
+		return 0;
+
+	buf = malloc(new_size);
+	if (!buf) {
+		WARN("malloc failed");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	memcpy(buf, (void *)shstrtab->data, orig_size);
+
+	offset = orig_size;
+	list_for_each_entry(sec, &elf->sections, list) {
+		if (sec->sh.sh_name != ~0U)
+			continue;
+		sec->sh.sh_name = offset;
+		len = strlen(sec->name) + 1;
+		memcpy(buf + offset, sec->name, len);
+		offset += len;
+	}
+
+	shstrtab->elf_data->d_buf = shstrtab->data = buf;
+	shstrtab->elf_data->d_size = shstrtab->size = new_size;
+	shstrtab->sh.sh_size = new_size;
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static void free_shstrtab(struct elf *elf)
+{
+	struct section *shstrtab;
+
+	shstrtab = find_section_by_name(elf, ".shstrtab");
+	if (!shstrtab)
+		return;
+
+	free(shstrtab->elf_data->d_buf);
+}
+
+static int update_strtab(struct elf *elf)
+{
+	struct section *strtab;
+	struct symbol *sym;
+	size_t orig_size, new_size = 0, offset, len;
+	char *buf;
+
+	strtab = find_section_by_name(elf, ".strtab");
+	if (!strtab) {
+		WARN("can't find .strtab");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	orig_size = new_size = strtab->size;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(sym, &elf->symbols, list) {
+		if (sym->sym.st_name != ~0U)
+			continue;
+		new_size += strlen(sym->name) + 1;
+	}
+
+	if (new_size == orig_size)
+		return 0;
+
+	buf = malloc(new_size);
+	if (!buf) {
+		WARN("malloc failed");
+		return -1;
+	}
+	memcpy(buf, (void *)strtab->data, orig_size);
+
+	offset = orig_size;
+	list_for_each_entry(sym, &elf->symbols, list) {
+		if (sym->sym.st_name != ~0U)
+			continue;
+		sym->sym.st_name = offset;
+		len = strlen(sym->name) + 1;
+		memcpy(buf + offset, sym->name, len);
+		offset += len;
+	}
+
+	strtab->elf_data->d_buf = strtab->data = buf;
+	strtab->elf_data->d_size = strtab->size = new_size;
+	strtab->sh.sh_size = new_size;
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static void free_strtab(struct elf *elf)
+{
+	struct section *strtab;
+
+	strtab = find_section_by_name(elf, ".strtab");
+	if (!strtab)
+		return;
+
+	if (strtab->elf_data)
+		free(strtab->elf_data->d_buf);
+}
+
+static int update_symtab(struct elf *elf)
+{
+	struct section *symtab, *sec;
+	struct symbol *sym;
+	char *buf;
+	size_t size;
+	int offset = 0, nr_locals = 0, idx, nr_syms;
+
+	idx = 0;
+	list_for_each_entry(sec, &elf->sections, list)
+		sec->idx = idx++;
+
+	idx = 0;
+	list_for_each_entry(sym, &elf->symbols, list) {
+		sym->idx = idx++;
+		if (sym->sec)
+			sym->sym.st_shndx = sym->sec->idx;
+	}
+	nr_syms = idx;
+
+	symtab = find_section_by_name(elf, ".symtab");
+	if (!symtab) {
+		WARN("can't find symtab");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	symtab->sh.sh_link = find_section_by_name(elf, ".strtab")->idx;
+
+	/* create new symtab buffer */
+	if (elf->elf_class == ELFCLASS32)
+		size = nr_syms * sizeof(Elf32_Sym);
+	else
+		size = nr_syms * sizeof(Elf64_Sym);
+	buf = calloc(1, size);
+	if (!buf) {
+		WARN("calloc failed");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	offset = 0;
+	list_for_each_entry(sym, &elf->symbols, list) {
+
+		if (elf->elf_class == ELFCLASS32) {
+			/* Manually convert to 32-bit Elf32_Sym */
+			Elf32_Sym sym32;
+
+			sym32.st_name  = sym->sym.st_name;
+			sym32.st_info  = sym->sym.st_info;
+			sym32.st_other = sym->sym.st_other;
+			sym32.st_shndx = sym->sym.st_shndx;
+			sym32.st_value = sym->sym.st_value;
+			sym32.st_size  = sym->sym.st_size;
+			memcpy(buf + offset, &sym32, sizeof(Elf32_Sym));
+		} else {
+			/* Existing 64-bit GElf_Syms are fine */
+			memcpy(buf + offset, &sym->sym, sizeof(Elf64_Sym));
+		}
+
+		offset += symtab->sh.sh_entsize;
+
+		if (sym->bind == STB_LOCAL)
+			nr_locals++;
+	}
+
+	symtab->elf_data->d_buf = symtab->data = buf;
+	symtab->elf_data->d_size = symtab->size = size;
+	symtab->sh.sh_size = size;
+
+	/* update symtab section header */
+	symtab->sh.sh_info = nr_locals;
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static void free_symtab(struct elf *elf)
+{
+	struct section *symtab;
+
+	symtab = find_section_by_name(elf, ".symtab");
+	if (!symtab)
+		return;
+
+	free(symtab->elf_data->d_buf);
+}
+
+static int update_relas(struct elf *elf)
+{
+	struct section *sec, *symtab;
+	struct rela *rela;
+	int nr_relas, idx, size;
+	void *relas;
+
+	symtab = find_section_by_name(elf, ".symtab");
+
+	list_for_each_entry(sec, &elf->sections, list) {
+		if (!is_rela_section(sec))
+			continue;
+
+		sec->sh.sh_link = symtab->idx;
+		if (sec->base)
+			sec->sh.sh_info = sec->base->idx;
+
+		nr_relas = 0;
+		list_for_each_entry(rela, &sec->relas, list)
+			nr_relas++;
+
+		if (elf->elf_class == ELFCLASS32)
+			size = nr_relas * sizeof(Elf32_Rela);
+		else
+			size = nr_relas * sizeof(Elf64_Rela);
+
+		relas = malloc(size);
+		if (!relas) {
+			WARN("malloc failed");
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		sec->elf_data->d_buf = sec->data = relas;
+		sec->elf_data->d_size = sec->size = size;
+		sec->sh.sh_size = size;
+
+		idx = 0;
+		list_for_each_entry(rela, &sec->relas, list) {
+			if (elf->elf_class == ELFCLASS32) {
+				Elf32_Rela *relas32 = relas;
+
+				relas32[idx].r_offset = rela->offset;
+				relas32[idx].r_addend = rela->addend;
+				relas32[idx].r_info = ELF32_R_INFO(rela->sym->idx,
+								   rela->type);
+			} else {
+				Elf64_Rela *relas64 = relas;
+
+				relas64[idx].r_offset = rela->offset;
+				relas64[idx].r_addend = rela->addend;
+				relas64[idx].r_info = ELF64_R_INFO(rela->sym->idx,
+								   rela->type);
+			}
+			idx++;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 1;
+}
+
+static void update_groups(struct elf *elf)
+{
+	struct section *sec, *symtab;
+
+	symtab = find_section_by_name(elf, ".symtab");
+
+	list_for_each_entry(sec, &elf->sections, list) {
+		if (sec->sh.sh_type == SHT_GROUP)
+			sec->sh.sh_link = symtab->idx;
+	}
+}
+
+static void free_relas(struct elf *elf)
+{
+	struct section *sec, *symtab;
+
+	symtab = find_section_by_name(elf, ".symtab");
+	if (!symtab)
+		return;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(sec, &elf->sections, list) {
+		if (!is_rela_section(sec))
+			continue;
+
+		free(sec->elf_data->d_buf);
+	}
+}
+
+static int write_file(struct elf *elf, const char *file)
+{
+	int fd;
+	Elf *e;
+	GElf_Ehdr eh, ehout;
+	Elf_Scn *scn;
+	Elf_Data *data;
+	GElf_Shdr sh;
+	struct section *sec;
+
+	fd = creat(file, 0664);
+	if (fd == -1) {
+		WARN("couldn't create %s", file);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	e = elf_begin(fd, ELF_C_WRITE, NULL);
+	if (!e) {
+		WARN("elf_begin failed");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (!gelf_newehdr(e, gelf_getclass(elf->elf))) {
+		WARN("gelf_newehdr failed");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (!gelf_getehdr(e, &ehout)) {
+		WARN("gelf_getehdr failed");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (!gelf_getehdr(elf->elf, &eh)) {
+		WARN("gelf_getehdr failed");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	memset(&ehout, 0, sizeof(ehout));
+	ehout.e_ident[EI_DATA] = eh.e_ident[EI_DATA];
+	ehout.e_machine = eh.e_machine;
+	ehout.e_flags = eh.e_flags;
+	ehout.e_type = eh.e_type;
+	ehout.e_version = EV_CURRENT;
+	ehout.e_shstrndx = find_section_by_name(elf, ".shstrtab")->idx;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(sec, &elf->sections, list) {
+		if (!sec->idx)
+			continue;
+		scn = elf_newscn(e);
+		if (!scn) {
+			WARN("elf_newscn failed");
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		data = elf_newdata(scn);
+		if (!data) {
+			WARN("elf_newdata failed");
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		if (!elf_flagdata(data, ELF_C_SET, ELF_F_DIRTY)) {
+			WARN("elf_flagdata failed");
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		data->d_type = sec->elf_data->d_type;
+		data->d_buf = sec->elf_data->d_buf;
+		data->d_size = sec->elf_data->d_size;
+
+		if (!gelf_getshdr(scn, &sh)) {
+			WARN("gelf_getshdr failed");
+			return -1;
+		}
+
+		sh = sec->sh;
+
+		if (!gelf_update_shdr(scn, &sh)) {
+			WARN("gelf_update_shdr failed");
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (!gelf_update_ehdr(e, &ehout)) {
+		WARN("gelf_update_ehdr failed");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (elf_update(e, ELF_C_WRITE) < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "%s\n", elf_errmsg(-1));
+		WARN("elf_update failed");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	elf_end(e);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int elf_write_file(struct elf *elf, const char *file)
+{
+	int ret_shstrtab = 0;
+	int ret_strtab = 0;
+	int ret_symtab = 0;
+	int ret_relas = 0;
+	int ret;
+
+	ret_shstrtab = update_shstrtab(elf);
+	if (ret_shstrtab < 0) {
+		ret = ret_shstrtab;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	ret_strtab = update_strtab(elf);
+	if (ret_strtab < 0) {
+		ret = ret_strtab;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	ret_symtab = update_symtab(elf);
+	if (ret_symtab < 0) {
+		ret = ret_symtab;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	ret_relas = update_relas(elf);
+	if (ret_relas < 0) {
+		ret = ret_relas;
+		goto out;
+	}
+
+	update_groups(elf);
+
+	ret = write_file(elf, file);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+out:
+	if (ret_relas > 0)
+		free_relas(elf);
+	if (ret_symtab > 0)
+		free_symtab(elf);
+	if (ret_strtab > 0)
+		free_strtab(elf);
+	if (ret_shstrtab > 0)
+		free_shstrtab(elf);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+struct elf *elf_open(const char *name)
+{
+	struct elf *elf;
+
+	elf_version(EV_CURRENT);
+
+	elf = calloc(1, sizeof(*elf));
+	if (!elf) {
+		perror("calloc");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&elf->sections);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&elf->symbols);
+
+	elf->fd = open(name, O_RDONLY);
+	if (elf->fd == -1) {
+		perror("open");
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	elf->elf = elf_begin(elf->fd, ELF_C_READ_MMAP, NULL);
+	if (!elf->elf) {
+		perror("elf_begin");
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	if (!gelf_getehdr(elf->elf, &elf->ehdr)) {
+		perror("gelf_getehdr");
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	elf->elf_class = gelf_getclass(elf->elf);
+	if ((elf->elf_class != ELFCLASS32) && (elf->elf_class != ELFCLASS64)) {
+		WARN("invalid elf class");
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	if (read_sections(elf))
+		goto err;
+
+	if (read_symbols(elf))
+		goto err;
+
+	if (read_relas(elf))
+		goto err;
+
+	return elf;
+
+err:
+	elf_close(elf);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+void elf_close(struct elf *elf)
+{
+	struct section *sec, *tmpsec;
+	struct symbol *sym, *tmpsym;
+	struct rela *rela, *tmprela;
+
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(sym, tmpsym, &elf->symbols, list) {
+		list_del(&sym->list);
+		free(sym);
+	}
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(sec, tmpsec, &elf->sections, list) {
+		list_for_each_entry_safe(rela, tmprela, &sec->relas, list) {
+			list_del(&rela->list);
+			free(rela);
+		}
+		list_del(&sec->list);
+		free(sec);
+	}
+	if (elf->fd > 0)
+		close(elf->fd);
+	if (elf->elf)
+		elf_end(elf->elf);
+	free(elf);
+}
diff --git a/scripts/livepatch/elf.h b/scripts/livepatch/elf.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..784cf42b01bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/livepatch/elf.h
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@ 
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2015-2016 Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>
+ */
+
+#ifndef _KLP_POST_ELF_H
+#define _KLP_POST_ELF_H
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <gelf.h>
+#include "list.h"
+
+#ifdef LIBELF_USE_DEPRECATED
+# define elf_getshdrnum    elf_getshnum
+# define elf_getshdrstrndx elf_getshstrndx
+#endif
+
+struct section {
+	struct list_head list;
+	GElf_Shdr sh;
+	struct section *base, *rela;
+	struct list_head relas;
+	struct symbol *sym;
+	Elf_Data *elf_data;
+	char *name;
+	int idx;
+	void *data;
+	unsigned int size;
+};
+
+struct symbol {
+	struct list_head list;
+	GElf_Sym sym;
+	struct section *sec;
+	char *name;
+	unsigned int idx;
+	unsigned char bind, type;
+	unsigned long offset;
+	unsigned int size;
+};
+
+struct rela {
+	struct list_head list;
+	GElf_Rela rela;
+	struct symbol *sym;
+	unsigned int type;
+	unsigned long offset;
+	int addend;
+};
+
+struct elf {
+	Elf *elf;
+	GElf_Ehdr ehdr;
+	int fd;
+	char *name;
+	int elf_class;
+	struct list_head sections;
+	struct list_head symbols;
+};
+
+
+struct elf *elf_open(const char *name);
+bool is_rela_section(struct section *sec);
+struct section *find_section_by_name(struct elf *elf, const char *name);
+struct section *create_rela_section(struct elf *elf, const char *name,
+				    struct section *base);
+
+void elf_close(struct elf *elf);
+int elf_write_file(struct elf *elf, const char *file);
+
+
+#endif /* _KLP_POST_ELF_H */
diff --git a/scripts/livepatch/klp-convert.c b/scripts/livepatch/klp-convert.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..203802be334b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/livepatch/klp-convert.c
@@ -0,0 +1,284 @@ 
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 Joao Moreira   <jmoreira@suse.de>
+ * Copyright (C) 2023 Lukas Hruska   <lhruska@suse.cz>
+ */
+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include "elf.h"
+#include "list.h"
+#include "klp-convert.h"
+
+#define KSYM_NAME_LEN 512
+
+#define safe_snprintf(var, size, format, args...)			\
+	({								\
+		int __ret;						\
+									\
+		__ret = snprintf(var, size, format, ##args);		\
+		__ret < 0 || (size_t)__ret >= size;			\
+	})
+
+/*
+ * Formats name of klp rela symbol based on another given section (@oldsec)
+ * and object (@obj_name) name, then returns it
+ */
+static char *alloc_klp_rela_name(struct section *oldsec,
+		char *lp_obj_name, struct elf *klp_elf)
+{
+	char *klp_rela_name;
+	unsigned int length;
+	int err;
+
+    /*
+     * Format: .klp.rela.sec_objname.section_name
+     * Note: ".section_name" comes from oldsec->base->name
+     *    including the dot.
+     */
+	length = strlen(KLP_RELA_PREFIX) + strlen(lp_obj_name)
+		 + strlen(oldsec->base->name) + 1;
+
+	klp_rela_name = calloc(1, length);
+	if (!klp_rela_name) {
+		WARN("Memory allocation failed (%s%s%s)\n", KLP_RELA_PREFIX,
+				lp_obj_name, oldsec->base->name);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	err = safe_snprintf(klp_rela_name, length, KLP_RELA_PREFIX "%s%s",
+			  lp_obj_name, oldsec->base->name);
+	if (err) {
+		WARN("Length error (%s)", klp_rela_name);
+		free(klp_rela_name);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return klp_rela_name;
+}
+
+static int calc_digits(int num)
+{
+	int count = 0;
+
+	/* It takes a digit to represent zero */
+	if (!num)
+		return 1;
+
+	while (num != 0) {
+		num /= 10;
+		count++;
+	}
+
+	return count;
+}
+
+/* Converts rela symbol names */
+static bool convert_symbol(struct symbol *s)
+{
+	char lp_obj_name[MODULE_NAME_LEN];
+	char sym_obj_name[MODULE_NAME_LEN];
+	char sym_name[KSYM_NAME_LEN];
+	char *klp_sym_name;
+	unsigned long sym_pos;
+	int poslen;
+	unsigned int length;
+
+	static_assert(MODULE_NAME_LEN >= 56 && KSYM_NAME_LEN == 512,
+			"Update limit in the below sscanf()");
+
+	if (sscanf(s->name, KLP_SYM_RELA_PREFIX "%55[^.].%55[^.].%511[^,],%lu",
+			lp_obj_name, sym_obj_name, sym_name, &sym_pos) != 4) {
+		WARN("Invalid format of symbol (%s)\n", s->name);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	poslen = calc_digits(sym_pos);
+
+	length = strlen(KLP_SYM_PREFIX) + strlen(sym_obj_name)
+		 + strlen(sym_name) + sizeof(poslen) + 3;
+
+	klp_sym_name = calloc(1, length);
+	if (!klp_sym_name) {
+		WARN("Memory allocation failed (%s%s.%s,%lu)\n", KLP_SYM_PREFIX,
+				sym_obj_name, sym_name, sym_pos);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (safe_snprintf(klp_sym_name, length, KLP_SYM_PREFIX "%s.%s,%lu",
+			  sym_obj_name, sym_name, sym_pos)) {
+
+		WARN("Length error (%s%s.%s,%lu)", KLP_SYM_PREFIX,
+				sym_obj_name, sym_name, sym_pos);
+		free(klp_sym_name);
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	s->name = klp_sym_name;
+	s->sec = NULL;
+	s->sym.st_name = -1;
+	s->sym.st_shndx = SHN_LIVEPATCH;
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+/* Checks if a symbols was already converted */
+static bool is_converted_symbol(struct symbol *sym)
+{
+	return sym->sym.st_shndx == SHN_LIVEPATCH;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Finds or creates a klp rela section based on another given section (@oldsec)
+ * and rela's symbol name (@rela), then returns it
+ */
+static struct section *get_or_create_klp_rela_section(struct section *oldsec, struct rela *rela,
+		struct elf *klp_elf)
+{
+	char *klp_rela_name;
+	char lp_obj_name[MODULE_NAME_LEN];
+	struct section *sec;
+
+	if (sscanf(rela->sym->name, KLP_SYM_RELA_PREFIX "%55[^.]", lp_obj_name) != 1) {
+		WARN("Invalid relocation symbol name.\n");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	klp_rela_name = alloc_klp_rela_name(oldsec, lp_obj_name, klp_elf);
+	if (!klp_rela_name) {
+		WARN("Can't create or access klp.rela section (%s%s)\n",
+				lp_obj_name, oldsec->base->name);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	sec = find_section_by_name(klp_elf, klp_rela_name);
+	if (!sec)
+		sec = create_rela_section(klp_elf, klp_rela_name, oldsec->base);
+
+	if (sec)
+		sec->sh.sh_flags |= SHF_RELA_LIVEPATCH;
+
+	free(klp_rela_name);
+	return sec;
+}
+
+static void move_rela(struct rela *r, struct section *rela_sec)
+{
+	/* Move the rela into newly created klp rela section */
+	list_del(&r->list);
+	list_add_tail(&r->list, &rela_sec->relas);
+}
+
+static bool is_klp_sym_rela_symbol(struct symbol *sym)
+{
+	int len;
+
+	/* skip index 0 which serves as the undefined symbol index */
+	if (!sym->idx)
+		return false;
+
+	len = strlen(KLP_SYM_RELA_PREFIX);
+	/*
+	 * we want to resolve only symbols with format:
+	 * .klp.sym.rela.<lp-obj-name>.<foo-providing-obj-name>.foo,0
+	 */
+	return strncmp(sym->name, KLP_SYM_RELA_PREFIX, len) == 0;
+}
+
+/* Checks if a section is a klp rela section */
+static bool is_klp_rela_section(struct section *sec)
+{
+	if (!is_rela_section(sec))
+		return false;
+
+	int len = strlen(KLP_RELA_PREFIX);
+
+	return strncmp(sec->name, KLP_RELA_PREFIX, len) == 0;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Frees the new names and rela sections as created by
+ * get_or_create_klp_rela_section(), and convert_symbol()
+ */
+static void free_converted_resources(struct elf *klp_elf)
+{
+	struct symbol *sym;
+	struct section *sec;
+
+	list_for_each_entry(sym, &klp_elf->symbols, list) {
+		if (is_converted_symbol(sym))
+			free(sym->name);
+	}
+
+	list_for_each_entry(sec, &klp_elf->sections, list) {
+		if (is_klp_rela_section(sec)) {
+			free(sec->elf_data);
+			free(sec->name);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+int main(int argc, const char **argv)
+{
+	const char *klp_in_module, *klp_out_module;
+	struct rela *rela, *tmprela;
+	struct section *sec, *rela_sec;
+	struct elf *klp_elf;
+	struct symbol *sym;
+
+	if (argc != 3) {
+		WARN("Usage: %s <input.ko> <output.ko>", argv[0]);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	klp_in_module = argv[1];
+	klp_out_module = argv[2];
+
+	klp_elf = elf_open(klp_in_module);
+	if (!klp_elf) {
+		WARN("Unable to read elf file %s\n", klp_in_module);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	list_for_each_entry(sec, &klp_elf->sections, list) {
+		/* skip newly created sections */
+		if (is_klp_rela_section(sec))
+			continue;
+
+		list_for_each_entry_safe(rela, tmprela, &sec->relas, list) {
+			if (!is_klp_sym_rela_symbol(rela->sym))
+				continue;
+
+			rela_sec = get_or_create_klp_rela_section(sec, rela, klp_elf);
+			if (!rela_sec) {
+				WARN("Unable to convert relocation: %s",
+						rela->sym->name);
+				return -1;
+			}
+			/* rela needs to be moved to newly created section */
+			move_rela(rela, rela_sec);
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Rename symbols */
+	list_for_each_entry(sym, &klp_elf->symbols, list) {
+		if (!is_klp_sym_rela_symbol(sym))
+			continue;
+		if (!convert_symbol(sym)) {
+			WARN("Unable to convert symbol name (%s)\n",
+					sym->name);
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (elf_write_file(klp_elf, klp_out_module))
+		return -1;
+
+	free_converted_resources(klp_elf);
+	elf_close(klp_elf);
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/scripts/livepatch/klp-convert.h b/scripts/livepatch/klp-convert.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..416b86e46598
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/livepatch/klp-convert.h
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ 
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2016 Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 Joao Moreira   <jmoreira@suse.de>
+ *
+ */
+
+#define SHN_LIVEPATCH		0xff20
+#define SHF_RELA_LIVEPATCH	0x00100000
+#define MODULE_NAME_LEN		(64 - sizeof(GElf_Addr))
+#define WARN(format, ...) \
+	fprintf(stderr, "klp-convert: " format "\n", ##__VA_ARGS__)
+
+/*
+ * klp-convert uses macros and structures defined in the linux sources
+ * package (see include/uapi/linux/livepatch.h). To prevent the
+ * dependency when building locally, they are defined below. Also notice
+ * that these should match the definitions from the targeted kernel.
+ */
+
+#define KLP_RELA_PREFIX			".klp.rela."
+#define KLP_SYM_RELA_PREFIX		".klp.sym.rela."
+#define KLP_SYM_PREFIX			".klp.sym."
diff --git a/scripts/livepatch/list.h b/scripts/livepatch/list.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4d429120fabf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/livepatch/list.h
@@ -0,0 +1,391 @@ 
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+
+#ifndef _LINUX_LIST_H
+#define _LINUX_LIST_H
+
+/*
+ * Simple doubly linked list implementation.
+ *
+ * Some of the internal functions ("__xxx") are useful when
+ * manipulating whole lists rather than single entries, as
+ * sometimes we already know the next/prev entries and we can
+ * generate better code by using them directly rather than
+ * using the generic single-entry routines.
+ */
+
+#define WRITE_ONCE(a, b) (a = b)
+#define READ_ONCE(a) a
+
+#undef offsetof
+#define offsetof(TYPE, MEMBER) ((size_t) &((TYPE *)0)->MEMBER)
+
+/**
+ * container_of - cast a member of a structure out to the containing structure
+ * @ptr:        the pointer to the member.
+ * @type:       the type of the container struct this is embedded in.
+ * @member:     the name of the member within the struct.
+ *
+ */
+#define container_of(ptr, type, member) ({			\
+	const typeof(((type *)0)->member) * __mptr = (ptr);	\
+	(type *)((char *)__mptr - offsetof(type, member)); })
+
+struct list_head {
+	struct list_head *next, *prev;
+};
+
+#define LIST_HEAD_INIT(name) { &(name), &(name) }
+
+#define LIST_HEAD(name) \
+	struct list_head name = LIST_HEAD_INIT(name)
+
+static inline void INIT_LIST_HEAD(struct list_head *list)
+{
+	WRITE_ONCE(list->next, list);
+	list->prev = list;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Insert a new entry between two known consecutive entries.
+ *
+ * This is only for internal list manipulation where we know
+ * the prev/next entries already!
+ */
+static inline void __list_add(struct list_head *new,
+			      struct list_head *prev,
+			      struct list_head *next)
+{
+	next->prev = new;
+	new->next = next;
+	new->prev = prev;
+	WRITE_ONCE(prev->next, new);
+}
+
+/**
+ * list_add - add a new entry
+ * @new: new entry to be added
+ * @head: list head to add it after
+ *
+ * Insert a new entry after the specified head.
+ * This is good for implementing stacks.
+ */
+static inline void list_add(struct list_head *new, struct list_head *head)
+{
+	__list_add(new, head, head->next);
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * list_add_tail - add a new entry
+ * @new: new entry to be added
+ * @head: list head to add it before
+ *
+ * Insert a new entry before the specified head.
+ * This is useful for implementing queues.
+ */
+static inline void list_add_tail(struct list_head *new, struct list_head *head)
+{
+	__list_add(new, head->prev, head);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Delete a list entry by making the prev/next entries
+ * point to each other.
+ *
+ * This is only for internal list manipulation where we know
+ * the prev/next entries already!
+ */
+static inline void __list_del(struct list_head *prev, struct list_head *next)
+{
+	next->prev = prev;
+	WRITE_ONCE(prev->next, next);
+}
+
+/**
+ * list_del - deletes entry from list.
+ * @entry: the element to delete from the list.
+ * Note: list_empty() on entry does not return true after this, the entry is
+ * in an undefined state.
+ */
+static inline void __list_del_entry(struct list_head *entry)
+{
+	__list_del(entry->prev, entry->next);
+}
+
+static inline void list_del(struct list_head *entry)
+{
+	__list_del(entry->prev, entry->next);
+}
+
+/**
+ * list_is_last - tests whether @list is the last entry in list @head
+ * @list: the entry to test
+ * @head: the head of the list
+ */
+static inline int list_is_last(const struct list_head *list,
+				const struct list_head *head)
+{
+	return list->next == head;
+}
+
+/**
+ * list_empty - tests whether a list is empty
+ * @head: the list to test.
+ */
+static inline int list_empty(const struct list_head *head)
+{
+	return READ_ONCE(head->next) == head;
+}
+
+/**
+ * list_entry - get the struct for this entry
+ * @ptr:	the &struct list_head pointer.
+ * @type:	the type of the struct this is embedded in.
+ * @member:	the name of the list_head within the struct.
+ */
+#define list_entry(ptr, type, member) \
+	container_of(ptr, type, member)
+
+/**
+ * list_first_entry - get the first element from a list
+ * @ptr:	the list head to take the element from.
+ * @type:	the type of the struct this is embedded in.
+ * @member:	the name of the list_head within the struct.
+ *
+ * Note, that list is expected to be not empty.
+ */
+#define list_first_entry(ptr, type, member) \
+	list_entry((ptr)->next, type, member)
+
+/**
+ * list_last_entry - get the last element from a list
+ * @ptr:	the list head to take the element from.
+ * @type:	the type of the struct this is embedded in.
+ * @member:	the name of the list_head within the struct.
+ *
+ * Note, that list is expected to be not empty.
+ */
+#define list_last_entry(ptr, type, member) \
+	list_entry((ptr)->prev, type, member)
+
+/**
+ * list_first_entry_or_null - get the first element from a list
+ * @ptr:	the list head to take the element from.
+ * @type:	the type of the struct this is embedded in.
+ * @member:	the name of the list_head within the struct.
+ *
+ * Note that if the list is empty, it returns NULL.
+ */
+#define list_first_entry_or_null(ptr, type, member) \
+	(!list_empty(ptr) ? list_first_entry(ptr, type, member) : NULL)
+
+/**
+ * list_next_entry - get the next element in list
+ * @pos:	the type * to cursor
+ * @member:	the name of the list_head within the struct.
+ */
+#define list_next_entry(pos, member) \
+	list_entry((pos)->member.next, typeof(*(pos)), member)
+
+/**
+ * list_prev_entry - get the prev element in list
+ * @pos:	the type * to cursor
+ * @member:	the name of the list_head within the struct.
+ */
+#define list_prev_entry(pos, member) \
+	list_entry((pos)->member.prev, typeof(*(pos)), member)
+
+/**
+ * list_for_each	-	iterate over a list
+ * @pos:	the &struct list_head to use as a loop cursor.
+ * @head:	the head for your list.
+ */
+#define list_for_each(pos, head) \
+	for (pos = (head)->next; pos != (head); pos = pos->next)
+
+/**
+ * list_for_each_prev	-	iterate over a list backwards
+ * @pos:	the &struct list_head to use as a loop cursor.
+ * @head:	the head for your list.
+ */
+#define list_for_each_prev(pos, head) \
+	for (pos = (head)->prev; pos != (head); pos = pos->prev)
+
+/**
+ * list_for_each_safe - iterate over a list safe against removal of list entry
+ * @pos:	the &struct list_head to use as a loop cursor.
+ * @n:		another &struct list_head to use as temporary storage
+ * @head:	the head for your list.
+ */
+#define list_for_each_safe(pos, n, head) \
+	for (pos = (head)->next, n = pos->next; pos != (head); \
+		pos = n, n = pos->next)
+
+/**
+ * list_for_each_prev_safe - iterate over a list backwards safe against removal
+   of list entry
+ * @pos:	the &struct list_head to use as a loop cursor.
+ * @n:		another &struct list_head to use as temporary storage
+ * @head:	the head for your list.
+ */
+#define list_for_each_prev_safe(pos, n, head) \
+	for (pos = (head)->prev, n = pos->prev; \
+	     pos != (head); \
+	     pos = n, n = pos->prev)
+
+/**
+ * list_for_each_entry	-	iterate over list of given type
+ * @pos:	the type * to use as a loop cursor.
+ * @head:	the head for your list.
+ * @member:	the name of the list_head within the struct.
+ */
+#define list_for_each_entry(pos, head, member)				\
+	for (pos = list_first_entry(head, typeof(*pos), member);	\
+	     &pos->member != (head);					\
+	     pos = list_next_entry(pos, member))
+
+/**
+ * list_for_each_entry_reverse - iterate backwards over list of given type.
+ * @pos:	the type * to use as a loop cursor.
+ * @head:	the head for your list.
+ * @member:	the name of the list_head within the struct.
+ */
+#define list_for_each_entry_reverse(pos, head, member)			\
+	for (pos = list_last_entry(head, typeof(*pos), member);		\
+	     &pos->member != (head);					\
+	     pos = list_prev_entry(pos, member))
+
+/**
+ * list_prepare_entry - prepare a pos entry for use in
+   list_for_each_entry_continue()
+ * @pos:	the type * to use as a start point
+ * @head:	the head of the list
+ * @member:	the name of the list_head within the struct.
+ *
+ * Prepares a pos entry for use as a start point in
+   list_for_each_entry_continue().
+ */
+#define list_prepare_entry(pos, head, member) \
+	((pos) ? : list_entry(head, typeof(*pos), member))
+
+/**
+ * list_for_each_entry_continue - continue iteration over list of given type
+ * @pos:	the type * to use as a loop cursor.
+ * @head:	the head for your list.
+ * @member:	the name of the list_head within the struct.
+ *
+ * Continue to iterate over list of given type, continuing after
+ * the current position.
+ */
+#define list_for_each_entry_continue(pos, head, member)			\
+	for (pos = list_next_entry(pos, member);			\
+	     &pos->member != (head);					\
+	     pos = list_next_entry(pos, member))
+
+/**
+ * list_for_each_entry_continue_reverse - iterate backwards from the given point
+ * @pos:	the type * to use as a loop cursor.
+ * @head:	the head for your list.
+ * @member:	the name of the list_head within the struct.
+ *
+ * Start to iterate over list of given type backwards, continuing after
+ * the current position.
+ */
+#define list_for_each_entry_continue_reverse(pos, head, member)		\
+	for (pos = list_prev_entry(pos, member);			\
+	     &pos->member != (head);					\
+	     pos = list_prev_entry(pos, member))
+
+/**
+ * list_for_each_entry_from - iterate over list of given type from the current
+   point
+ * @pos:	the type * to use as a loop cursor.
+ * @head:	the head for your list.
+ * @member:	the name of the list_head within the struct.
+ *
+ * Iterate over list of given type, continuing from current position.
+ */
+#define list_for_each_entry_from(pos, head, member)			\
+	for (; &pos->member != (head);					\
+	     pos = list_next_entry(pos, member))
+
+/**
+ * list_for_each_entry_safe - iterate over list of given type safe against
+   removal of list entry
+ * @pos:	the type * to use as a loop cursor.
+ * @n:		another type * to use as temporary storage
+ * @head:	the head for your list.
+ * @member:	the name of the list_head within the struct.
+ */
+#define list_for_each_entry_safe(pos, n, head, member)			\
+	for (pos = list_first_entry(head, typeof(*pos), member),	\
+		n = list_next_entry(pos, member);			\
+	     &pos->member != (head);					\
+	     pos = n, n = list_next_entry(n, member))
+
+/**
+ * list_for_each_entry_safe_continue - continue list iteration safe against
+ * removal
+ * @pos:	the type * to use as a loop cursor.
+ * @n:		another type * to use as temporary storage
+ * @head:	the head for your list.
+ * @member:	the name of the list_head within the struct.
+ *
+ * Iterate over list of given type, continuing after current point,
+ * safe against removal of list entry.
+ */
+#define list_for_each_entry_safe_continue(pos, n, head, member)		\
+	for (pos = list_next_entry(pos, member),			\
+		n = list_next_entry(pos, member);			\
+	     &pos->member != (head);					\
+	     pos = n, n = list_next_entry(n, member))
+
+/**
+ * list_for_each_entry_safe_from - iterate over list from current point safe
+ * against removal
+ * @pos:	the type * to use as a loop cursor.
+ * @n:		another type * to use as temporary storage
+ * @head:	the head for your list.
+ * @member:	the name of the list_head within the struct.
+ *
+ * Iterate over list of given type from current point, safe against
+ * removal of list entry.
+ */
+#define list_for_each_entry_safe_from(pos, n, head, member)		\
+	for (n = list_next_entry(pos, member);				\
+	     &pos->member != (head);					\
+	     pos = n, n = list_next_entry(n, member))
+
+/**
+ * list_for_each_entry_safe_reverse - iterate backwards over list safe against
+ * removal
+ * @pos:	the type * to use as a loop cursor.
+ * @n:		another type * to use as temporary storage
+ * @head:	the head for your list.
+ * @member:	the name of the list_head within the struct.
+ *
+ * Iterate backwards over list of given type, safe against removal
+ * of list entry.
+ */
+#define list_for_each_entry_safe_reverse(pos, n, head, member)		\
+	for (pos = list_last_entry(head, typeof(*pos), member),		\
+		n = list_prev_entry(pos, member);			\
+	     &pos->member != (head);					\
+	     pos = n, n = list_prev_entry(n, member))
+
+/**
+ * list_safe_reset_next - reset a stale list_for_each_entry_safe loop
+ * @pos:	the loop cursor used in the list_for_each_entry_safe loop
+ * @n:		temporary storage used in list_for_each_entry_safe
+ * @member:	the name of the list_head within the struct.
+ *
+ * list_safe_reset_next is not safe to use in general if the list may be
+ * modified concurrently (eg. the lock is dropped in the loop body). An
+ * exception to this is if the cursor element (pos) is pinned in the list,
+ * and list_safe_reset_next is called after re-taking the lock and before
+ * completing the current iteration of the loop body.
+ */
+#define list_safe_reset_next(pos, n, member)				\
+	(n = list_next_entry(pos, member))
+
+#endif