From: Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@gmail.com>
To: airlied@gmail.com, simona@ffwll.ch, jbaron@akamai.com,
gregkh@linuxfoundation.org, Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>,
linux-arch@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@gmail.com>,
mripard@kernel.org, tzimmermann@suse.de,
maarten.lankhorst@linux.intel.com, jani.nikula@intel.com,
ville.syrjala@linux.intel.com, christian.koenig@amd.com,
matthew.auld@intel.com, arunpravin.paneerselvam@amd.com,
louis.chauvet@bootlin.com, skhan@linuxfoundation.org,
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dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org, intel-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org,
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kernel test robot <oliver.sang@intel.com>
Subject: [PATCH v11 01/65] dyndbg: fix NULL ptr on i386 due to section alignment
Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2026 07:19:26 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260313132103.2529746-2-jim.cromie@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260313132103.2529746-1-jim.cromie@gmail.com>
When dyndbg classmaps get used (later in this series), the
__dyndbg_classes section (which has 28 byte structs on i386), causes
mis-alignment of the following __dyndbg section, resulting in a NULL
pointer deref in dynamic_debug_init().
To fix this, employ belt + suspenders:
1. move __dyndbg section above __dyndbg_classes. This restores it to
its original position directly after the ALIGN(8), and fixes the
immediate problem.
2. add ALIGN(8) to the BOUNDED_SECTION* macros. This aligns all
existing sections using the macro, and also fixes a future
dyndbg_class_* addition which would suffer the same misalignment on
i386. Many of the existing macro uses already have a preceding ALIGN,
these are now redundant, but are harmless, so are left to avoid churn.
3. remove BOUNDED_SECTION* uses in ORC_UNWINDER sections. These have
smaller alignments, *and* scripts/sorttable.c does not tolerate the
added ALIGN(8) padding.
Reported-by: kernel test robot <oliver.sang@intel.com>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-lkp/202601211325.7e1f336-lkp@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@gmail.com>
---
include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h | 16 ++++++++++++----
1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index eeb070f330bd..a2ba7e3d9994 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -212,11 +212,13 @@
#endif
#define BOUNDED_SECTION_PRE_LABEL(_sec_, _label_, _BEGIN_, _END_) \
+ . = ALIGN(8); \
_BEGIN_##_label_ = .; \
KEEP(*(_sec_)) \
_END_##_label_ = .;
#define BOUNDED_SECTION_POST_LABEL(_sec_, _label_, _BEGIN_, _END_) \
+ . = ALIGN(8); \
_label_##_BEGIN_ = .; \
KEEP(*(_sec_)) \
_label_##_END_ = .;
@@ -383,8 +385,8 @@
*(__tracepoints) \
/* implement dynamic printk debug */ \
. = ALIGN(8); \
- BOUNDED_SECTION_BY(__dyndbg_classes, ___dyndbg_classes) \
BOUNDED_SECTION_BY(__dyndbg, ___dyndbg) \
+ BOUNDED_SECTION_BY(__dyndbg_classes, ___dyndbg_classes) \
CODETAG_SECTIONS() \
LIKELY_PROFILE() \
BRANCH_PROFILE() \
@@ -867,15 +869,21 @@
#ifdef CONFIG_UNWINDER_ORC
#define ORC_UNWIND_TABLE \
.orc_header : AT(ADDR(.orc_header) - LOAD_OFFSET) { \
- BOUNDED_SECTION_BY(.orc_header, _orc_header) \
+ __start_orc_header = .; \
+ KEEP(*(.orc_header)) \
+ __stop_orc_header = .; \
} \
. = ALIGN(4); \
.orc_unwind_ip : AT(ADDR(.orc_unwind_ip) - LOAD_OFFSET) { \
- BOUNDED_SECTION_BY(.orc_unwind_ip, _orc_unwind_ip) \
+ __start_orc_unwind_ip = .; \
+ KEEP(*(.orc_unwind_ip)) \
+ __stop_orc_unwind_ip = .; \
} \
. = ALIGN(2); \
.orc_unwind : AT(ADDR(.orc_unwind) - LOAD_OFFSET) { \
- BOUNDED_SECTION_BY(.orc_unwind, _orc_unwind) \
+ __start_orc_unwind = .; \
+ KEEP(*(.orc_unwind)) \
+ __stop_orc_unwind = .; \
} \
text_size = _etext - _stext; \
. = ALIGN(4); \
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-13 13:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 114+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-13 13:19 [PATCH v11 00/65] Fix DRM_USE_DYNAMIC_DEBUG=y Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 13:19 ` Jim Cromie [this message]
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: dyndbg: fix NULL ptr on i386 due to section alignment Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:19 ` [PATCH v11 02/65] dyndbg: factor ddebug_match_desc out from ddebug_change Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:19 ` [PATCH v11 03/65] dyndbg: add stub macro for DECLARE_DYNDBG_CLASSMAP Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:19 ` [PATCH v11 04/65] docs/dyndbg: update examples \012 to \n Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:19 ` [PATCH v11 05/65] docs/dyndbg: explain flags parse 1st Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:19 ` [PATCH v11 06/65] test-dyndbg: fixup CLASSMAP usage error Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:19 ` [PATCH v11 07/65] dyndbg: reword "class unknown, " to "class:_UNKNOWN_" Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:19 ` [PATCH v11 08/65] dyndbg: make ddebug_class_param union members same size Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:19 ` [PATCH v11 09/65] dyndbg: drop NUM_TYPE_ARRAY Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:19 ` [PATCH v11 10/65] dyndbg: tweak pr_fmt to avoid expansion conflicts Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:19 ` [PATCH v11 11/65] dyndbg: reduce verbose/debug clutter Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:19 ` [PATCH v11 12/65] dyndbg: refactor param_set_dyndbg_classes and below Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:19 ` [PATCH v11 13/65] dyndbg: tighten fn-sig of ddebug_apply_class_bitmap Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:19 ` [PATCH v11 14/65] dyndbg: replace classmap list with a vector Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:19 ` [PATCH v11 15/65] dyndbg: macrofy a 2-index for-loop pattern Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:19 ` [PATCH v11 16/65] dyndbg, module: make proper substructs in _ddebug_info Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:19 ` [PATCH v11 17/65] dyndbg: hoist classmap-filter-by-modname up to ddebug_add_module Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:19 ` [PATCH v11 18/65] dyndbg: move mod_name down from struct ddebug_table to _ddebug_info Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:19 ` [PATCH v11 19/65] dyndbg-API: remove DD_CLASS_TYPE_(DISJOINT|LEVEL)_NAMES and code Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:19 ` [PATCH v11 20/65] selftests-dyndbg: add a dynamic_debug run_tests target Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:19 ` [PATCH v11 21/65] dyndbg: change __dynamic_func_call_cls* macros into expressions Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:19 ` [PATCH v11 22/65] dyndbg-API: replace DECLARE_DYNDBG_CLASSMAP Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:19 ` [PATCH v11 23/65] dyndbg: detect class_id reservation conflicts Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:19 ` [PATCH v11 24/65] dyndbg: check DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CLASSMAP_DEFINE args at compile-time Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:19 ` [PATCH v11 25/65] dyndbg-test: change do_prints testpoint to accept a loopct Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:19 ` [PATCH v11 26/65] dyndbg-API: promote DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CLASSMAP_PARAM to API Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:19 ` [PATCH v11 27/65] dyndbg: treat comma as a token separator Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:19 ` [PATCH v11 28/65] dyndbg: split multi-query strings with % Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:19 ` [PATCH v11 29/65] selftests-dyndbg: add test_mod_submod Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:19 ` [PATCH v11 30/65] dyndbg: resolve "protection" of class'd pr_debug Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:19 ` [PATCH v11 31/65] dyndbg: add DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CLASSMAP_USE_(dd_class_name, offset) Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:19 ` [PATCH v11 32/65] dyndbg: Harden classmap and callsite validation Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:19 ` [PATCH v11 33/65] docs/dyndbg: add classmap info to howto Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:19 ` [PATCH v11 34/65] drm: use correct ccflags-y spelling Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:20 ` [PATCH v11 35/65] drm-dyndbg: adapt drm core to use dyndbg classmaps-v2 Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:20 ` [PATCH v11 36/65] drm-dyndbg: adapt DRM to invoke DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CLASSMAP_PARAM Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:20 ` [PATCH v11 37/65] drm-print: modernize an archaic comment Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:20 ` [PATCH v11 38/65] drm-print: fix config-dependent unused variable Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:20 ` [PATCH v11 39/65] drm-dyndbg: DRM_CLASSMAP_USE in amdgpu driver Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 13:20 ` [PATCH v11 40/65] drm-dyndbg: DRM_CLASSMAP_USE in i915 driver Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 13:20 ` [PATCH v11 41/65] drm-dyndbg: DRM_CLASSMAP_USE in drm_crtc_helper Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 13:20 ` [PATCH v11 42/65] drm-dyndbg: DRM_CLASSMAP_USE in drm_dp_helper Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 13:20 ` [PATCH v11 43/65] drm-dyndbg: DRM_CLASSMAP_USE in nouveau Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 13:20 ` [PATCH v11 44/65] drm-dyndbg: add DRM_CLASSMAP_USE to Xe driver Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 13:20 ` [PATCH v11 45/65] drm-dyndbg: add DRM_CLASSMAP_USE to virtio_gpu Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 13:20 ` [PATCH v11 46/65] drm-dyndbg: add DRM_CLASSMAP_USE to simpledrm Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 13:20 ` [PATCH v11 47/65] drm-dyndbg: add DRM_CLASSMAP_USE to bochs Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 13:20 ` [PATCH v11 48/65] drm-dyndbg: add DRM_CLASSMAP_USE to etnaviv Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 13:20 ` [PATCH v11 49/65] drm-dyndbg: add DRM_CLASSMAP_USE to gma500 driver Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 13:20 ` [PATCH v11 50/65] drm-dyndbg: add DRM_CLASSMAP_USE to radeon Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 13:20 ` [PATCH v11 51/65] drm-dyndbg: add DRM_CLASSMAP_USE to vmwgfx driver Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 13:20 ` [PATCH v11 52/65] drm-dyndbg: add DRM_CLASSMAP_USE to vkms driver Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 13:20 ` [PATCH v11 53/65] drm-dyndbg: add DRM_CLASSMAP_USE to udl driver Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 13:20 ` [PATCH v11 54/65] drm-dyndbg: add DRM_CLASSMAP_USE to mgag200 driver Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 13:20 ` [PATCH v11 55/65] drm-dyndbg: add DRM_CLASSMAP_USE to the gud driver Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 13:20 ` [PATCH v11 56/65] drm-dyndbg: add DRM_CLASSMAP_USE to the qxl driver Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 13:20 ` [PATCH v11 57/65] drm-dyndbg: add DRM_CLASSMAP_USE to the drm_gem_shmem_helper driver Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 13:20 ` [PATCH v11 58/65] accel: add -DDYNAMIC_DEBUG_MODULE to subdir-ccflags Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:20 ` [PATCH v11 59/65] accel/ivpu: implement IVPU_DBG_* as a dyndbg classmap Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:20 ` [PATCH v11 60/65] drm: restore CONFIG_DRM_USE_DYNAMIC_DEBUG un-BROKEN Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:20 ` [PATCH v11 61/65] accel/ethosu: enable drm.debug control Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:20 ` [PATCH v11 62/65] accel/rocket: " Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:20 ` [PATCH v11 63/65] drm_buddy: fix 64-bit truncation in power-of-2 rounding Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:20 ` [PATCH v11 64/65] drm_print: fix drm_printer dynamic debug bypass Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 13:20 ` [PATCH v11 65/65] drm_vblank: use dyndbg's static-key to avoid flag-check Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-03-13 21:00 ` Claude review: Fix DRM_USE_DYNAMIC_DEBUG=y Claude Code Review Bot
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2026-03-13 13:09 [PATCH v11 00/65] " Jim Cromie
2026-03-13 13:09 ` [PATCH v11 01/65] dyndbg: fix NULL ptr on i386 due to section alignment Jim Cromie
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