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[1/3] elf_symtab: Add support for SHN_XINDEX index to elf_section_by_name

Message ID 20210121202203.9346-2-jolsa@kernel.org (mailing list archive)
State Changes Requested
Delegated to: BPF
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Series dwarves,libbpf: Add support to use optional extended section index table | expand

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Commit Message

Jiri Olsa Jan. 21, 2021, 8:22 p.m. UTC
In case the elf's header e_shstrndx contains SHN_XINDEX,
we need to call elf_getshdrstrndx to get the proper
string table index.

Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>
---
 dutil.c | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Comments

Andrii Nakryiko Jan. 21, 2021, 11:10 p.m. UTC | #1
On Thu, Jan 21, 2021 at 12:24 PM Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org> wrote:
>
> In case the elf's header e_shstrndx contains SHN_XINDEX,
> we need to call elf_getshdrstrndx to get the proper
> string table index.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>
> ---
>  dutil.c | 8 ++++++--
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/dutil.c b/dutil.c
> index 7b667647420f..9e0fdca3ae04 100644
> --- a/dutil.c
> +++ b/dutil.c
> @@ -179,13 +179,17 @@ Elf_Scn *elf_section_by_name(Elf *elf, GElf_Ehdr *ep,
>  {
>         Elf_Scn *sec = NULL;
>         size_t cnt = 1;
> +       size_t str_idx;
> +
> +       if (elf_getshdrstrndx(elf, &str_idx))
> +               return NULL;
>
>         while ((sec = elf_nextscn(elf, sec)) != NULL) {
>                 char *str;
>
>                 gelf_getshdr(sec, shp);
> -               str = elf_strptr(elf, ep->e_shstrndx, shp->sh_name);
> -               if (!strcmp(name, str)) {
> +               str = elf_strptr(elf, str_idx, shp->sh_name);
> +               if (str && !strcmp(name, str)) {

if (!str) would be an error? should we bail out here?

>                         if (index)
>                                 *index = cnt;
>                         break;
> --
> 2.27.0
>
Jiri Olsa Jan. 21, 2021, 11:34 p.m. UTC | #2
On Thu, Jan 21, 2021 at 03:10:25PM -0800, Andrii Nakryiko wrote:
> On Thu, Jan 21, 2021 at 12:24 PM Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org> wrote:
> >
> > In case the elf's header e_shstrndx contains SHN_XINDEX,
> > we need to call elf_getshdrstrndx to get the proper
> > string table index.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>
> > ---
> >  dutil.c | 8 ++++++--
> >  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/dutil.c b/dutil.c
> > index 7b667647420f..9e0fdca3ae04 100644
> > --- a/dutil.c
> > +++ b/dutil.c
> > @@ -179,13 +179,17 @@ Elf_Scn *elf_section_by_name(Elf *elf, GElf_Ehdr *ep,
> >  {
> >         Elf_Scn *sec = NULL;
> >         size_t cnt = 1;
> > +       size_t str_idx;
> > +
> > +       if (elf_getshdrstrndx(elf, &str_idx))
> > +               return NULL;
> >
> >         while ((sec = elf_nextscn(elf, sec)) != NULL) {
> >                 char *str;
> >
> >                 gelf_getshdr(sec, shp);
> > -               str = elf_strptr(elf, ep->e_shstrndx, shp->sh_name);
> > -               if (!strcmp(name, str)) {
> > +               str = elf_strptr(elf, str_idx, shp->sh_name);
> > +               if (str && !strcmp(name, str)) {
> 
> if (!str) would be an error? should we bail out here?

seems like if elf_nextscn returns NULL, it will be the case for all the
sections in here.. but bailing out on (!str) is more direct and safer

I'll send an update

thanks,
jirka

> 
> >                         if (index)
> >                                 *index = cnt;
> >                         break;
> > --
> > 2.27.0
> >
>
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diff --git a/dutil.c b/dutil.c
index 7b667647420f..9e0fdca3ae04 100644
--- a/dutil.c
+++ b/dutil.c
@@ -179,13 +179,17 @@  Elf_Scn *elf_section_by_name(Elf *elf, GElf_Ehdr *ep,
 {
 	Elf_Scn *sec = NULL;
 	size_t cnt = 1;
+	size_t str_idx;
+
+	if (elf_getshdrstrndx(elf, &str_idx))
+		return NULL;
 
 	while ((sec = elf_nextscn(elf, sec)) != NULL) {
 		char *str;
 
 		gelf_getshdr(sec, shp);
-		str = elf_strptr(elf, ep->e_shstrndx, shp->sh_name);
-		if (!strcmp(name, str)) {
+		str = elf_strptr(elf, str_idx, shp->sh_name);
+		if (str && !strcmp(name, str)) {
 			if (index)
 				*index = cnt;
 			break;