From: Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@gmail.com>
To: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>,
Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>,
Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>, Jason Baron <jbaron@akamai.com>,
Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@kernel.org>,
Petr Pavlu <petr.pavlu@suse.com>,
Daniel Gomez <da.gomez@kernel.org>,
Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@google.com>,
Aaron Tomlin <atomlin@atomlin.com>,
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
Shuah Khan <shuah@kernel.org>,
Maarten Lankhorst <maarten.lankhorst@linux.intel.com>,
Maxime Ripard <mripard@kernel.org>,
Thomas Zimmermann <tzimmermann@suse.de>,
David Airlie <airlied@gmail.com>, Simona Vetter <simona@ffwll.ch>
Cc: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-arch@vger.kernel.org, linux-modules@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kselftest@vger.kernel.org, dri-devel@lists.freedesktop.org,
Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@gmail.com>,
Louis Chauvet <louis.chauvet@bootlin.com>
Subject: [PATCH v3 05/24] vmlinux.lds.h: Fix ALIGN(8) omission causing NULL ptr on i386
Date: Mon, 01 Jun 2026 12:04:51 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260601-dd-maint-2-v3-5-4a15b241bd3c@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260601-dd-maint-2-v3-0-4a15b241bd3c@gmail.com>
Almost all uses of the BOUNDED_SECTION macros are ALIGN(8), either
explicitly, or by being below an aligned section containing x*8 byte
objects. The noteworthy exception is BOUNDED_SECTION(__dyndbg), which
immediately follows BOUNDED_SECTION(__dyndbg_classes).
On i386, struct _ddebug_classmap is 28 bytes, so without an explicit
ALIGN(8) in the macro, the following __dyndbg section gets misaligned,
causing a NULL ptr deref in dynamic_debug_init().
So fix this with an explicit ALIGN(8) in the existing BOUNDED_SECTION
macros, and introduce _ALIGNED variants to handle the cases with an
explicit . = ALIGN(x)
Also add explicit alignments for: EXCEPTION_TABLE, ORC_UNWIND_TABLE,
TRACEDATA, INIT_SETUP, and NOTES.
update BOUNDED_SECTION uses inside . = ALIGN(x) stanzas to use
_ALIGNED variants, but keep the outer ALIGNs so the symbols between
them are not "re-aligned".
In particular, scripts/sorttable.c does not tolerate sloppy padding.
At the top of ORC_UNWIND_TABLE, add . = ALIGN(4) to match the struct
orc_header __align() call in the code:
commit b9f174c811e3 ("x86/unwind/orc: Add ELF section with ORC version identifier")
Suggested-by: Louis Chauvet <louis.chauvet@bootlin.com> # _ALIGNED variants.
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/177402491426.6181.12855763650074831089.b4-review@b4/
Signed-off-by: Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@gmail.com>
---
v3:
sashiko complained about NOTES and .BTF_ids.
gemini asserts that NOTES are natively 4-byte aligned, add comment repeating it.
.BTF_ids doesnt use BOUNDED_BY, since start/end isnt needed;
sashiko evidently got confused by immediately preceding usage.
v2:
sashiko picked up 2 cases, added to the explicit list above
https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260515-asm-generic-1-v3-0-680b273666d4%40gmail.com
---
include/asm-generic/bounded_sections.lds.h | 17 ++++++++++++++---
include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h | 18 ++++++++++--------
2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/bounded_sections.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/bounded_sections.lds.h
index 268cdc34389b..8ff3e3420f60 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/bounded_sections.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/bounded_sections.lds.h
@@ -3,19 +3,30 @@
#ifndef _ASM_GENERIC_BOUNDED_SECTIONS_H
#define _ASM_GENERIC_BOUNDED_SECTIONS_H
-#define BOUNDED_SECTION_PRE_LABEL(_sec_, _label_, _BEGIN_, _END_) \
+#define BOUNDED_SECTION_PRE_LABEL_ALIGNED(_sec_, _label_, _BEGIN_, _END_, _ALIGNED_) \
+ . = ALIGN(_ALIGNED_); \
_BEGIN_##_label_ = .; \
KEEP(*(_sec_)) \
_END_##_label_ = .;
-#define BOUNDED_SECTION_POST_LABEL(_sec_, _label_, _BEGIN_, _END_) \
+#define BOUNDED_SECTION_PRE_LABEL(_sec_, _label_, _BEGIN_, _END_) \
+ BOUNDED_SECTION_PRE_LABEL_ALIGNED(_sec_, _label_, _BEGIN_, _END_, 8)
+
+#define BOUNDED_SECTION_POST_LABEL_ALIGNED(_sec_, _label_, _BEGIN_, _END_, _ALIGNED_) \
+ . = ALIGN(_ALIGNED_); \
_label_##_BEGIN_ = .; \
KEEP(*(_sec_)) \
_label_##_END_ = .;
+#define BOUNDED_SECTION_POST_LABEL(_sec_, _label_, _BEGIN_, _END_) \
+ BOUNDED_SECTION_POST_LABEL_ALIGNED(_sec_, _label_, _BEGIN_, _END_, 8)
+
#define BOUNDED_SECTION_BY(_sec_, _label_) \
BOUNDED_SECTION_PRE_LABEL(_sec_, _label_, __start, __stop)
-#define BOUNDED_SECTION(_sec) BOUNDED_SECTION_BY(_sec, _sec)
+#define BOUNDED_SECTION_BY_ALIGNED(_sec_, _label_, _ALIGNED_) \
+ BOUNDED_SECTION_PRE_LABEL_ALIGNED(_sec_, _label_, __start, __stop, _ALIGNED_)
+
+#define BOUNDED_SECTION(_sec) BOUNDED_SECTION_BY(_sec, _sec)
#endif /* _ASM_GENERIC_BOUNDED_SECTIONS_H */
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index 9c61dd083f26..145beb14b94b 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@
#define EXCEPTION_TABLE(align) \
. = ALIGN(align); \
__ex_table : AT(ADDR(__ex_table) - LOAD_OFFSET) { \
- BOUNDED_SECTION_BY(__ex_table, ___ex_table) \
+ BOUNDED_SECTION_BY_ALIGNED(__ex_table, ___ex_table, align) \
}
/*
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@
#define BTF \
. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE); \
.BTF : AT(ADDR(.BTF) - LOAD_OFFSET) { \
- BOUNDED_SECTION_BY(.BTF, _BTF) \
+ BOUNDED_SECTION_BY_ALIGNED(.BTF, _BTF, PAGE_SIZE) \
} \
. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE); \
.BTF_ids : AT(ADDR(.BTF_ids) - LOAD_OFFSET) { \
@@ -832,16 +832,17 @@
#ifdef CONFIG_UNWINDER_ORC
#define ORC_UNWIND_TABLE \
+ . = ALIGN(4); \
.orc_header : AT(ADDR(.orc_header) - LOAD_OFFSET) { \
- BOUNDED_SECTION_BY(.orc_header, _orc_header) \
+ BOUNDED_SECTION_BY_ALIGNED(.orc_header, _orc_header, 4) \
} \
. = ALIGN(4); \
.orc_unwind_ip : AT(ADDR(.orc_unwind_ip) - LOAD_OFFSET) { \
- BOUNDED_SECTION_BY(.orc_unwind_ip, _orc_unwind_ip) \
+ BOUNDED_SECTION_BY_ALIGNED(.orc_unwind_ip, _orc_unwind_ip, 4)\
} \
. = ALIGN(2); \
.orc_unwind : AT(ADDR(.orc_unwind) - LOAD_OFFSET) { \
- BOUNDED_SECTION_BY(.orc_unwind, _orc_unwind) \
+ BOUNDED_SECTION_BY_ALIGNED(.orc_unwind, _orc_unwind, 2) \
} \
text_size = _etext - _stext; \
. = ALIGN(4); \
@@ -869,7 +870,7 @@
#define TRACEDATA \
. = ALIGN(4); \
.tracedata : AT(ADDR(.tracedata) - LOAD_OFFSET) { \
- BOUNDED_SECTION_POST_LABEL(.tracedata, __tracedata, _start, _end) \
+ BOUNDED_SECTION_POST_LABEL_ALIGNED(.tracedata, __tracedata, _start, _end, 4) \
}
#else
#define TRACEDATA
@@ -898,13 +899,14 @@
*(.note.gnu.property) \
} \
.notes : AT(ADDR(.notes) - LOAD_OFFSET) { \
- BOUNDED_SECTION_BY(.note.*, _notes) \
+ /* *(.note.*) are natively 4-byte aligned */ \
+ BOUNDED_SECTION_BY_ALIGNED(.note.*, _notes, 4) \
} NOTES_HEADERS \
NOTES_HEADERS_RESTORE
#define INIT_SETUP(initsetup_align) \
. = ALIGN(initsetup_align); \
- BOUNDED_SECTION_POST_LABEL(.init.setup, __setup, _start, _end)
+ BOUNDED_SECTION_POST_LABEL_ALIGNED(.init.setup, __setup, _start, _end, initsetup_align)
#define INIT_CALLS_LEVEL(level) \
__initcall##level##_start = .; \
--
2.54.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-06-01 12:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 50+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-01 12:04 [PATCH v3 00/24] dynamic-debug cleanups refactors maintenance + alignment fix Jim Cromie
2026-06-01 12:04 ` [PATCH v3 01/24] docs/dyndbg: update examples \012 to \n Jim Cromie
2026-06-04 4:06 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-06-01 12:04 ` [PATCH v3 02/24] docs/dyndbg: explain flags parse 1st Jim Cromie
2026-06-04 4:06 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-06-01 12:04 ` [PATCH v3 03/24] vmlinux.lds.h: refactor BOUNDED_SECTION_* macros into bounded_sections.lds.h Jim Cromie
2026-06-04 4:06 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-06-01 12:04 ` [PATCH v3 04/24] vmlinux.lds.h: drop unused HEADERED_SECTION* macros Jim Cromie
2026-06-04 4:06 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-06-01 12:04 ` Jim Cromie [this message]
2026-06-04 4:06 ` Claude review: vmlinux.lds.h: Fix ALIGN(8) omission causing NULL ptr on i386 Claude Code Review Bot
2026-06-01 12:04 ` [PATCH v3 06/24] vmlinux.lds.h: remove redundant ALIGN(8) directives Jim Cromie
2026-06-04 4:06 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-06-01 12:04 ` [PATCH v3 07/24] dyndbg.lds.S: fix lost dyndbg sections in modules Jim Cromie
2026-06-04 4:06 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-06-01 12:04 ` [PATCH v3 08/24] dyndbg: factor ddebug_match_desc out from ddebug_change Jim Cromie
2026-06-04 4:06 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-06-01 12:04 ` [PATCH v3 09/24] dyndbg: add stub macro for DECLARE_DYNDBG_CLASSMAP Jim Cromie
2026-06-04 4:06 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-06-01 12:04 ` [PATCH v3 10/24] dyndbg: reword "class unknown," to "class:_UNKNOWN_" Jim Cromie
2026-06-04 4:06 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-06-01 12:04 ` [PATCH v3 11/24] dyndbg-API: remove DD_CLASS_TYPE_(DISJOINT|LEVEL)_NAMES and code Jim Cromie
2026-06-04 4:06 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-06-01 12:04 ` [PATCH v3 12/24] dyndbg: drop NUM_TYPE_ARGS Jim Cromie
2026-06-04 4:06 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-06-01 12:04 ` [PATCH v3 13/24] dyndbg: reduce verbose/debug clutter Jim Cromie
2026-06-04 4:06 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-06-01 12:05 ` [PATCH v3 14/24] dyndbg: refactor param_set_dyndbg_classes and below Jim Cromie
2026-06-04 4:06 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-06-01 12:05 ` [PATCH v3 15/24] dyndbg: tighten fn-sig of ddebug_apply_class_bitmap Jim Cromie
2026-06-04 4:06 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-06-01 12:05 ` [PATCH v3 16/24] dyndbg: replace classmap list with an array-slice Jim Cromie
2026-06-04 4:06 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-06-01 12:05 ` [PATCH v3 17/24] dyndbg: macrofy a 2-index for-loop pattern Jim Cromie
2026-06-04 4:06 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-06-01 12:05 ` [PATCH v3 18/24] dyndbg: Upgrade class param storage to u64 for 64-bit classmaps Jim Cromie
2026-06-04 4:06 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-06-01 12:05 ` [PATCH v3 19/24] dyndbg,module: make proper substructs in _ddebug_info Jim Cromie
2026-06-04 4:07 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-06-01 12:05 ` [PATCH v3 20/24] dyndbg: move mod_name down from struct ddebug_table to _ddebug_info Jim Cromie
2026-06-04 4:07 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-06-01 12:05 ` [PATCH v3 21/24] dyndbg: hoist classmap-filter-by-modname up to ddebug_add_module Jim Cromie
2026-06-04 4:07 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-06-01 12:05 ` [PATCH v3 22/24] selftests-dyndbg: add a dynamic_debug run_tests target Jim Cromie
2026-06-04 4:07 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-06-01 12:05 ` [PATCH v3 23/24] dyndbg: change __dynamic_func_call_cls* macros into expressions Jim Cromie
2026-06-04 4:07 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-06-01 12:05 ` [PATCH v3 24/24] dynamic_debug: use KBUILD_MODFILE for unique builtin module names Jim Cromie
2026-06-04 4:07 ` Claude review: " Claude Code Review Bot
2026-06-04 4:06 ` Claude review: dynamic-debug cleanups refactors maintenance + alignment fix Claude Code Review Bot
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