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1// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0 WITH LLVM-exception
2// -*- Mode: C++ -*-
3//
4// Copyright (C) 2013-2024 Red Hat, Inc.
5// Copyright (C) 2020-2024 Google, Inc.
6//
7// Author: Matthias Maennich
8
9/// @file
10///
11/// This contains the definition of the symtab reader
12
13#include <algorithm>
14#include <iostream>
15#include <unordered_map>
16#include <unordered_set>
17
18#include "abg-elf-helpers.h"
19#include "abg-fwd.h"
20#include "abg-internal.h"
21#include "abg-tools-utils.h"
22
23// Though this is an internal header, we need to export the symbols to be able
24// to test this code. TODO: find a way to export symbols just for unit tests.
25ABG_BEGIN_EXPORT_DECLARATIONS
26#include "abg-symtab-reader.h"
27ABG_END_EXPORT_DECLARATIONS
28
29namespace abigail
30{
31
32namespace symtab_reader
33{
34
35/// symtab_filter implementations
36
37/// Determine whether a symbol is matching the filter criteria of this filter
38/// object. In terms of a filter functionality, you would _not_ filter out
39/// this symbol if it passes this (i.e. returns true).
40///
41/// @param symbol The Elf symbol under test.
42///
43/// @return whether the symbol matches all relevant / required criteria
44bool
46{
47 if (functions_ && *functions_ != symbol.is_function())
48 return false;
49 if (variables_ && *variables_ != symbol.is_variable())
50 return false;
51 if (public_symbols_ && *public_symbols_ != symbol.is_public())
52 return false;
53 if (undefined_symbols_ && *undefined_symbols_ == symbol.is_defined())
54 return false;
55 if (kernel_symbols_ && *kernel_symbols_ != symbol.is_in_ksymtab())
56 return false;
57
58 return true;
59}
60
61/// symtab implementations
62
63/// Obtain a suitable default filter for iterating this symtab object.
64///
65/// The symtab_filter obtained is populated with some sensible default
66/// settings, such as public_symbols(true) and kernel_symbols(true) if the
67/// binary has been identified as Linux Kernel binary.
68///
69/// @return a symtab_filter with sensible populated defaults
72{
73 symtab_filter filter;
74 filter.set_public_symbols();
75 if (is_kernel_binary_)
76 filter.set_kernel_symbols();
77 return filter;
78}
79
80/// Get a vector of symbols that are associated with a certain name
81///
82/// @param name the name the symbols need to match
83///
84/// @return a vector of symbols, empty if no matching symbols have been found
85const elf_symbols&
86symtab::lookup_symbol(const std::string& name) const
87{
88 static const elf_symbols empty_result;
89 const auto it = name_symbol_map_.find(name);
90 if (it != name_symbol_map_.end())
91 return it->second;
92 return empty_result;
93}
94
95/// Lookup a symbol by its address
96///
97/// @param symbol_addr the starting address of the symbol
98///
99/// @return a symbol if found, else an empty sptr
100const elf_symbol_sptr&
101symtab::lookup_symbol(GElf_Addr symbol_addr) const
102{
103 static const elf_symbol_sptr empty_result;
104 const auto addr_it = addr_symbol_map_.find(symbol_addr);
105 if (addr_it != addr_symbol_map_.end())
106 return addr_it->second;
107 else
108 {
109 // check for a potential entry address mapping instead,
110 // relevant for ppc ELFv1 binaries
111 const auto entry_it = entry_addr_symbol_map_.find(symbol_addr);
112 if (entry_it != entry_addr_symbol_map_.end())
113 return entry_it->second;
114 }
115 return empty_result;
116}
117
118/// Lookup an undefined function symbol with a given name.
119///
120/// @param sym_name the name of the function symbol to lookup.
121///
122/// @return the undefined function symbol found or nil if none was
123/// found.
124const elf_symbol_sptr
126{
128 f.set_variables(false);
129 f.set_public_symbols(false);
130 f.set_functions(true);
131 f.set_undefined_symbols(true);
132
133 elf_symbol_sptr result;
134 for (auto sym : filtered_symtab(*this, f))
135 if (sym_name == sym->get_name())
136 {
137 result = sym;
138 break;
139 }
140
141 return result;
142}
143
144/// Lookup an undefined variable symbol with a given name.
145///
146/// @param sym_name the name of the variable symbol to lookup.
147///
148/// @return the undefined variable symbol found or nil if none was
149/// found.
150const elf_symbol_sptr
152{
154 f.set_functions(false);
155 f.set_public_symbols(false);
156 f.set_undefined_symbols(true);
157 f.set_variables(true);
158
159 elf_symbol_sptr result;
160 for (auto sym : filtered_symtab(*this, f))
161 if (sym_name == sym->get_name())
162 {
163 result = sym;
164 break;
165 }
166 return result;
167}
168
169/// Test if a given function symbol has been exported.
170///
171/// Note that this doesn't test if the symbol is defined or not, but
172/// assumes the symbol is defined.
173///
174/// @param name the name of the symbol we are looking for.
175///
176/// @return the elf symbol if found, or nil otherwise.
179{
180 const elf_symbols& syms = lookup_symbol(name);
181 for (auto s : syms)
182 if (s->is_function() && s->is_public())
183 return s;
184
185 return elf_symbol_sptr();
186}
187
188/// Test if a given function symbol has been exported.
189///
190/// Note that this doesn't test if the symbol is defined or not, but
191/// assumes the symbol is defined.
192///
193/// @param symbol_address the address of the symbol we are looking
194/// for. Note that this address must be a relative offset from the
195/// beginning of the .text section, just like the kind of addresses
196/// that are present in the .symtab section.
197///
198/// @return the elf symbol if found, or nil otherwise.
200symtab::function_symbol_is_exported(const GElf_Addr symbol_address)
201{
202 elf_symbol_sptr symbol = lookup_symbol(symbol_address);
203 if (!symbol)
204 return symbol;
205
206 if (!symbol->is_function() || !symbol->is_public())
207 return elf_symbol_sptr();
208
209 return symbol;
210}
211
212/// Test if a given variable symbol has been exported.
213///
214/// Note that this assumes the symbol is exported but doesn't test for
215/// it.
216///
217/// @param name the name of the symbol we are looking
218/// for.
219///
220/// @return the elf symbol if found, or nil otherwise.
223{
224 const elf_symbols& syms = lookup_symbol(name);
225 for (auto s : syms)
226 if (s->is_variable() && s->is_public())
227 return s;
228
229 return elf_symbol_sptr();
230}
231
232/// Test if a given variable symbol has been exported.
233///
234/// Note that this assumes the symbol is exported but doesn't test for
235/// it.
236///
237/// @param symbol_address the address of the symbol we are looking
238/// for. Note that this address must be a relative offset from the
239/// beginning of the .text section, just like the kind of addresses
240/// that are present in the .symtab section.
241///
242/// @return the elf symbol if found, or nil otherwise.
244symtab::variable_symbol_is_exported(const GElf_Addr symbol_address)
245{
246 elf_symbol_sptr symbol = lookup_symbol(symbol_address);
247 if (!symbol)
248 return symbol;
249
250 if (!symbol->is_variable() || !symbol->is_public())
251 return elf_symbol_sptr();
252
253 return symbol;
254}
255
256/// Test if a name is a the name of an undefined function symbol.
257///
258/// @param sym_name the symbol name to consider.
259///
260/// @return the undefined symbol if found, nil otherwise.
263{
264 collect_undefined_fns_and_vars_linkage_names();
265 if (undefined_function_linkage_names_.count(sym_name))
266 {
268 ABG_ASSERT(sym);
269 ABG_ASSERT(sym->is_function());
270 ABG_ASSERT(!sym->is_defined());
271 return sym;
272 }
273 return elf_symbol_sptr();
274}
275
276/// Test if a name is a the name of an undefined variable symbol.
277///
278/// @param sym_name the symbol name to consider.
279///
280// @return the undefined symbol if found, nil otherwise.
283{
284 collect_undefined_fns_and_vars_linkage_names();
285 if (undefined_variable_linkage_names_.count(sym_name))
286 {
288 ABG_ASSERT(sym);
289 ABG_ASSERT(sym->is_variable());
290 ABG_ASSERT(!sym->is_defined());
291 return sym;
292 }
293 return elf_symbol_sptr();
294}
295
296/// A symbol sorting functor.
297static struct
298{
299 bool
300 operator()(const elf_symbol_sptr& left, const elf_symbol_sptr& right)
301 {return left->get_id_string() < right->get_id_string();}
302} symbol_sort;
303
304/// Construct a symtab object and instantiate it from an ELF
305/// handle. Also pass in the ir::environment we are living in. If
306/// specified, the symbol_predicate will be respected when creating
307/// the full vector of symbols.
308///
309/// @param elf_handle the elf handle to load the symbol table from
310///
311/// @param env the environment we are operating in
312///
313/// @param is_suppressed a predicate function to determine if a symbol should
314/// be suppressed
315///
316/// @return a smart pointer handle to symtab, set to nullptr if the load was
317/// not completed
318symtab_ptr
319symtab::load(Elf* elf_handle,
320 const ir::environment& env,
321 symbol_predicate is_suppressed)
322{
323 ABG_ASSERT(elf_handle);
324
325 symtab_ptr result(new symtab);
326 if (!result->load_(elf_handle, env, is_suppressed))
327 return {};
328
329 return result;
330}
331
332/// Construct a symtab object from existing name->symbol lookup maps.
333/// They were possibly read from a different representation (XML maybe).
334///
335/// @param function_symbol_map a map from ELF function name to elf_symbol
336///
337/// @param variable_symbol_map a map from ELF variable name to elf_symbol
338///
339/// @return a smart pointer handle to symtab, set to nullptr if the load was
340/// not completed
341symtab_ptr
343 string_elf_symbols_map_sptr variables_symbol_map)
344{
345 symtab_ptr result(new symtab);
346 if (!result->load_(function_symbol_map, variables_symbol_map))
347 return {};
348
349 return result;
350}
351
352/// Default constructor of the @ref symtab type.
353symtab::symtab()
354 : is_kernel_binary_(false), has_ksymtab_entries_(false),
355 cached_undefined_symbol_names_(false)
356{}
357
358/// Load the symtab representation from an Elf binary presented to us by an
359/// Elf* handle.
360///
361/// This method iterates over the entries of .symtab and collects all
362/// interesting symbols (functions and variables).
363///
364/// In case of a Linux Kernel binary, it also collects information about the
365/// symbols exported via EXPORT_SYMBOL in the Kernel that would then end up
366/// having a corresponding __ksymtab entry.
367///
368/// Symbols that are suppressed will be omitted from the symbols_ vector, but
369/// still be discoverable through the name->symbol and addr->symbol lookup
370/// maps.
371///
372/// @param elf_handle the elf handle to load the symbol table from
373///
374/// @param env the environment we are operating in
375///
376/// @param is_suppressed a predicate function to determine if a symbol should
377/// be suppressed
378///
379/// @return true if the load succeeded
380bool
381symtab::load_(Elf* elf_handle,
382 const ir::environment& env,
383 symbol_predicate is_suppressed)
384{
385 GElf_Ehdr ehdr_mem;
386 GElf_Ehdr* header = gelf_getehdr(elf_handle, &ehdr_mem);
387 if (!header)
388 {
389 std::cerr << "Could not get ELF header: Skipping symtab load.\n";
390 return false;
391 }
392
393 Elf_Scn* symtab_section = elf_helpers::find_symbol_table_section(elf_handle);
394 if (!symtab_section)
395 {
396 std::cerr << "No symbol table found: Skipping symtab load.\n";
397 return false;
398 }
399
400 GElf_Shdr symtab_sheader;
401 gelf_getshdr(symtab_section, &symtab_sheader);
402
403 // check for bogus section header
404 if (symtab_sheader.sh_entsize == 0)
405 {
406 std::cerr << "Invalid symtab header found: Skipping symtab load.\n";
407 return false;
408 }
409
410 const size_t number_syms =
411 symtab_sheader.sh_size / symtab_sheader.sh_entsize;
412
413 Elf_Data* symtab = elf_getdata(symtab_section, 0);
414 if (!symtab)
415 {
416 std::cerr << "Could not load elf symtab: Skipping symtab load.\n";
417 return false;
418 }
419
420 // The __kstrtab_strings sections is basically an ELF strtab but does not
421 // support elf_strptr lookups. A single call to elf_getdata gives a handle to
422 // washed section data.
423 //
424 // The value of a __kstrtabns_FOO (or other similar) symbol is an address
425 // within the __kstrtab_strings section. To look up the string value, we need
426 // to translate from vmlinux load address to section offset by subtracting the
427 // base address of the section. This adjustment is not needed for loadable
428 // modules which are relocatable and so identifiable by ELF type ET_REL.
429 Elf_Scn* strings_section = elf_helpers::find_ksymtab_strings_section(elf_handle);
430 size_t strings_offset = 0;
431 const char* strings_data = nullptr;
432 size_t strings_size = 0;
433 if (strings_section)
434 {
435 GElf_Shdr strings_sheader;
436 gelf_getshdr(strings_section, &strings_sheader);
437 strings_offset = header->e_type == ET_REL ? 0 : strings_sheader.sh_addr;
438 Elf_Data* data = elf_getdata(strings_section, nullptr);
439 ABG_ASSERT(data->d_off == 0);
440 strings_data = reinterpret_cast<const char *>(data->d_buf);
441 strings_size = data->d_size;
442 }
443
444 const bool is_kernel = elf_helpers::is_linux_kernel(elf_handle);
445 std::unordered_set<std::string> exported_kernel_symbols;
446 std::unordered_map<std::string, uint32_t> crc_values;
447 std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string> namespaces;
448
449 for (size_t i = 0; i < number_syms; ++i)
450 {
451 GElf_Sym *sym, sym_mem;
452 sym = gelf_getsym(symtab, i, &sym_mem);
453 if (!sym)
454 {
455 std::cerr << "Could not load symbol with index " << i
456 << ": Skipping symtab load.\n";
457 return false;
458 }
459
460 const char* const name_str =
461 elf_strptr(elf_handle, symtab_sheader.sh_link, sym->st_name);
462
463 // no name, no game
464 if (!name_str)
465 continue;
466
467 const std::string name = name_str;
468 if (name.empty())
469 continue;
470
471 // Handle ksymtab entries. Every symbol entry that starts with __ksymtab_
472 // indicates that the symbol in question is exported through ksymtab. We
473 // do not know whether this is ksymtab_gpl or ksymtab, but that is good
474 // enough for now.
475 //
476 // We could follow up with this entry:
477 //
478 // symbol_value -> ksymtab_entry in either ksymtab_gpl or ksymtab
479 // -> addr/name/namespace (in case of PREL32: offset)
480 //
481 // That way we could also detect ksymtab<>ksymtab_gpl changes or changes
482 // of the symbol namespace.
483 //
484 // As of now this lookup is fragile, as occasionally ksymtabs are empty
485 // (seen so far for kernel modules and LTO builds). Hence we stick to the
486 // fairly safe assumption that ksymtab exported entries are having an
487 // appearence as __ksymtab_<symbol> in the symtab.
488 if (is_kernel && name.rfind("__ksymtab_", 0) == 0)
489 {
490 ABG_ASSERT(exported_kernel_symbols.insert(name.substr(10)).second);
491 continue;
492 }
493 if (is_kernel && name.rfind("__crc_", 0) == 0)
494 {
495 uint32_t crc_value;
496 ABG_ASSERT(elf_helpers::get_crc_for_symbol(elf_handle,
497 sym, crc_value));
498 ABG_ASSERT(crc_values.emplace(name.substr(6), crc_value).second);
499 continue;
500 }
501 if (strings_section && is_kernel && name.rfind("__kstrtabns_", 0) == 0)
502 {
503 // This symbol lives in the __ksymtab_strings section but st_value may
504 // be a vmlinux load address so we need to subtract the offset before
505 // looking it up in that section.
506 const size_t value = sym->st_value;
507 const size_t offset = value - strings_offset;
508 // check offset
509 ABG_ASSERT(offset < strings_size);
510 // find the terminating NULL
511 const char* first = strings_data + offset;
512 const char* last = strings_data + strings_size;
513 const char* limit = std::find(first, last, 0);
514 // check NULL found
515 ABG_ASSERT(limit < last);
516 // interpret the empty namespace name as no namespace name
517 if (first < limit)
518 ABG_ASSERT(namespaces.emplace(
519 name.substr(12), std::string(first, limit - first)).second);
520 continue;
521 }
522
523 // filter out uninteresting entries and only keep functions/variables for
524 // now. The rest might be interesting in the future though.
525 const int sym_type = GELF_ST_TYPE(sym->st_info);
526 if (!(sym_type == STT_FUNC
527 || sym_type == STT_GNU_IFUNC
528 // If the symbol is for an OBJECT, the index of the
529 // section it refers to cannot be absolute.
530 // Otherwise that OBJECT is not a variable.
531 || (sym_type == STT_OBJECT && sym->st_shndx != SHN_ABS)
532 // Undefined global variable symbols have symbol type
533 // STT_NOTYPE. No idea why.
534 || (sym_type == STT_NOTYPE && sym->st_shndx == SHN_UNDEF)
535 || sym_type == STT_TLS))
536 continue;
537
538 const bool sym_is_defined = sym->st_shndx != SHN_UNDEF;
539 // this occurs in relocatable files.
540 const bool sym_is_common = sym->st_shndx == SHN_COMMON;
541
542 elf_symbol::version ver;
543 elf_helpers::get_version_for_symbol(elf_handle, i, sym_is_defined, ver);
544
545 const elf_symbol_sptr& symbol_sptr =
547 (env, i, sym->st_size, name,
548 elf_helpers::stt_to_elf_symbol_type(GELF_ST_TYPE(sym->st_info)),
549 elf_helpers::stb_to_elf_symbol_binding(GELF_ST_BIND(sym->st_info)),
550 sym_is_defined, sym_is_common, ver,
551 elf_helpers::stv_to_elf_symbol_visibility
552 (GELF_ST_VISIBILITY(sym->st_other)));
553
554 // We do not take suppressed symbols into our symbol vector to avoid
555 // accidental leakage. But we ensure supressed symbols are otherwise set
556 // up for lookup.
557 if (!(is_suppressed && is_suppressed(symbol_sptr)))
558 // add to the symbol vector
559 symbols_.push_back(symbol_sptr);
560 else
561 symbol_sptr->set_is_suppressed(true);
562
563 // add to the name->symbol lookup
564 name_symbol_map_[name].push_back(symbol_sptr);
565
566 // add to the addr->symbol lookup
567 if (symbol_sptr->is_common_symbol())
568 {
569 const auto it = name_symbol_map_.find(name);
570 ABG_ASSERT(it != name_symbol_map_.end());
571 const elf_symbols& common_sym_instances = it->second;
572 ABG_ASSERT(!common_sym_instances.empty());
573 if (common_sym_instances.size() > 1)
574 {
575 elf_symbol_sptr main_common_sym = common_sym_instances[0];
576 ABG_ASSERT(main_common_sym->get_name() == name);
577 ABG_ASSERT(main_common_sym->is_common_symbol());
578 ABG_ASSERT(symbol_sptr.get() != main_common_sym.get());
579 main_common_sym->add_common_instance(symbol_sptr);
580 }
581 }
582 else if (symbol_sptr->is_defined())
583 setup_symbol_lookup_tables(elf_handle, sym, symbol_sptr);
584 }
585
586 add_alternative_address_lookups(elf_handle);
587
588 is_kernel_binary_ = elf_helpers::is_linux_kernel(elf_handle);
589
590 // Now apply the ksymtab_exported attribute to the symbols we collected.
591 for (const auto& symbol : exported_kernel_symbols)
592 {
593 const auto r = name_symbol_map_.find(symbol);
594 if (r == name_symbol_map_.end())
595 continue;
596
597 for (const auto& elf_symbol : r->second)
598 if (elf_symbol->is_public())
599 elf_symbol->set_is_in_ksymtab(true);
600 has_ksymtab_entries_ = true;
601 }
602
603 // Now add the CRC values
604 for (const auto& crc_entry : crc_values)
605 {
606 const auto r = name_symbol_map_.find(crc_entry.first);
607 if (r == name_symbol_map_.end())
608 continue;
609
610 for (const auto& symbol : r->second)
611 symbol->set_crc(crc_entry.second);
612 }
613
614 // Now add the namespaces
615 for (const auto& namespace_entry : namespaces)
616 {
617 const auto r = name_symbol_map_.find(namespace_entry.first);
618 if (r == name_symbol_map_.end())
619 continue;
620
621 for (const auto& symbol : r->second)
622 symbol->set_namespace(namespace_entry.second);
623 }
624
625 // sort the symbols for deterministic output
626 std::sort(symbols_.begin(), symbols_.end(), symbol_sort);
627
628 return true;
629}
630
631/// Load the symtab representation from a function/variable lookup map pair.
632///
633/// This method assumes the lookup maps are correct and sets up the data
634/// vector as well as the name->symbol lookup map. The addr->symbol lookup
635/// map cannot be set up in this case.
636///
637/// @param function_symbol_map a map from ELF function name to elf_symbol
638///
639/// @param variable_symbol_map a map from ELF variable name to elf_symbol
640///
641/// @return true if the load succeeded
642bool
643symtab::load_(string_elf_symbols_map_sptr function_symbol_map,
644 string_elf_symbols_map_sptr variables_symbol_map)
645
646{
647 if (function_symbol_map)
648 for (const auto& symbol_map_entry : *function_symbol_map)
649 {
650 for (const auto& symbol : symbol_map_entry.second)
651 {
652 if (!symbol->is_suppressed())
653 symbols_.push_back(symbol);
654 }
655 ABG_ASSERT(name_symbol_map_.insert(symbol_map_entry).second);
656 }
657
658 if (variables_symbol_map)
659 for (const auto& symbol_map_entry : *variables_symbol_map)
660 {
661 for (const auto& symbol : symbol_map_entry.second)
662 {
663 if (!symbol->is_suppressed())
664 symbols_.push_back(symbol);
665 }
666 ABG_ASSERT(name_symbol_map_.insert(symbol_map_entry).second);
667 }
668
669 // sort the symbols for deterministic output
670 std::sort(symbols_.begin(), symbols_.end(), symbol_sort);
671
672 return true;
673}
674
675/// Notify the symtab about the name of the main symbol at a given address.
676///
677/// From just alone the symtab we can't guess the main symbol of a bunch of
678/// aliased symbols that all point to the same address. During processing of
679/// additional information (such as DWARF), this information becomes apparent
680/// and we can adjust the addr->symbol lookup map as well as the alias
681/// reference of the symbol objects.
682///
683/// @param addr the addr that we are updating the main symbol for
684/// @param name the name of the main symbol
685void
686symtab::update_main_symbol(GElf_Addr addr, const std::string& name)
687{
688 // get one symbol (i.e. the current main symbol)
689 elf_symbol_sptr symbol = lookup_symbol(addr);
690
691 // The caller might not know whether the addr is associated to an ELF symbol
692 // that we care about. E.g. the addr could be associated to an ELF symbol,
693 // but not one in .dynsym when looking at a DSO. Hence, early exit if the
694 // lookup failed.
695 if (!symbol)
696 return;
697
698 // determine the new main symbol by attempting an update
699 elf_symbol_sptr new_main = symbol->update_main_symbol(name);
700
701 // also update the default symbol we return when looked up by address
702 if (new_main)
703 addr_symbol_map_[addr] = new_main;
704}
705
706/// Various adjustments and bookkeeping may be needed to provide a correct
707/// interpretation (one that matches DWARF addresses) of raw symbol values.
708///
709/// This is a sub-routine for symtab::load_and
710/// symtab::add_alternative_address_lookups and must be called only
711/// once (per symbol) during the execution of the former.
712///
713/// @param elf_handle the ELF handle
714///
715/// @param elf_symbol the ELF symbol
716///
717/// @param symbol_sptr the libabigail symbol
718///
719/// @return a possibly-adjusted symbol value
720GElf_Addr
721symtab::setup_symbol_lookup_tables(Elf* elf_handle,
722 GElf_Sym* elf_symbol,
723 const elf_symbol_sptr& symbol_sptr)
724{
725 const bool is_arm32 = elf_helpers::architecture_is_arm32(elf_handle);
726 const bool is_arm64 = elf_helpers::architecture_is_arm64(elf_handle);
727 const bool is_ppc64 = elf_helpers::architecture_is_ppc64(elf_handle);
728 const bool is_ppc32 = elf_helpers::architecture_is_ppc32(elf_handle);
729
730 GElf_Addr symbol_value =
731 elf_helpers::maybe_adjust_et_rel_sym_addr_to_abs_addr(elf_handle,
732 elf_symbol);
733
734 if (is_arm32 && symbol_sptr->is_function())
735 // Clear bit zero of ARM32 addresses as per "ELF for the Arm
736 // Architecture" section 5.5.3.
737 // https://static.docs.arm.com/ihi0044/g/aaelf32.pdf
738 symbol_value &= ~1;
739
740 if (is_arm64)
741 // Copy bit 55 over bits 56 to 63 which may be tag information.
742 symbol_value = symbol_value & (1ULL<<55)
743 ? symbol_value | (0xffULL<<56)
744 : symbol_value &~ (0xffULL<<56);
745
746 if (symbol_sptr->is_defined())
747 {
748 const auto result =
749 addr_symbol_map_.emplace(symbol_value, symbol_sptr);
750 if (!result.second)
751 // A symbol with the same address already exists. This
752 // means this symbol is an alias of the main symbol with
753 // that address. So let's register this new alias as such.
754 result.first->second->get_main_symbol()->add_alias(symbol_sptr);
755 }
756
757 // Please note that update_function_entry_address_symbol_map depends
758 // on the symbol aliases been setup. This is why, the
759 // elf_symbol::add_alias call is done above BEFORE this point.
760 if ((is_ppc64 || is_ppc32) && symbol_sptr->is_function())
761 update_function_entry_address_symbol_map(elf_handle, elf_symbol,
762 symbol_sptr);
763
764 return symbol_value;
765}
766
767/// Update the function entry symbol map to later allow lookups of this symbol
768/// by entry address as well. This is relevant for ppc64 ELFv1 binaries.
769///
770/// For ppc64 ELFv1 binaries, we need to build a function entry point address
771/// -> function symbol map. This is in addition to the function pointer ->
772/// symbol map. This is because on ppc64 ELFv1, a function pointer is
773/// different from a function entry point address.
774///
775/// On ppc64 ELFv1, the DWARF DIE of a function references the address of the
776/// entry point of the function symbol; whereas the value of the function
777/// symbol is the function pointer. As these addresses are different, if I we
778/// want to get to the symbol of a function from its entry point address (as
779/// referenced by DWARF function DIEs) we must have the two maps I mentionned
780/// right above.
781///
782/// In other words, we need a map that associates a function entry point
783/// address with the symbol of that function, to be able to get the function
784/// symbol that corresponds to a given function DIE, on ppc64.
785///
786/// The value of the function pointer (the value of the symbol) usually refers
787/// to the offset of a table in the .opd section. But sometimes, for a symbol
788/// named "foo", the corresponding symbol named ".foo" (note the dot before
789/// foo) which value is the entry point address of the function; that entry
790/// point address refers to a region in the .text section.
791///
792/// So we are only interested in values of the symbol that are in the .opd
793/// section.
794///
795/// @param elf_handle the ELF handle to operate on
796///
797/// @param native_symbol the native Elf symbol to update the entry for
798///
799/// @param symbol_sptr the internal symbol to associte the entry address with
800void
801symtab::update_function_entry_address_symbol_map(
802 Elf* elf_handle, GElf_Sym* native_symbol, const elf_symbol_sptr& symbol_sptr)
803{
804 const GElf_Addr fn_desc_addr = native_symbol->st_value;
805 const GElf_Addr fn_entry_point_addr =
806 elf_helpers::lookup_ppc64_elf_fn_entry_point_address(elf_handle,
807 fn_desc_addr);
808
809 const std::pair<addr_symbol_map_type::const_iterator, bool>& result =
810 entry_addr_symbol_map_.emplace(fn_entry_point_addr, symbol_sptr);
811
812 const addr_symbol_map_type::const_iterator it = result.first;
813 const bool was_inserted = result.second;
814 if (!was_inserted
815 && elf_helpers::address_is_in_opd_section(elf_handle, fn_desc_addr))
816 {
817 // Either
818 //
819 // 'symbol' must have been registered as an alias for
820 // it->second->get_main_symbol()
821 //
822 // Or
823 //
824 // if the name of 'symbol' is foo, then the name of it2->second is
825 // ".foo". That is, foo is the name of the symbol when it refers to the
826 // function descriptor in the .opd section and ".foo" is an internal name
827 // for the address of the entry point of foo.
828 //
829 // In the latter case, we just want to keep a reference to "foo" as .foo
830 // is an internal name.
831
832 const bool two_symbols_alias =
833 it->second->get_main_symbol()->does_alias(*symbol_sptr);
834 const bool symbol_is_foo_and_prev_symbol_is_dot_foo =
835 (it->second->get_name() == std::string(".") + symbol_sptr->get_name());
836
837 ABG_ASSERT(two_symbols_alias
838 || symbol_is_foo_and_prev_symbol_is_dot_foo);
839
840 if (symbol_is_foo_and_prev_symbol_is_dot_foo)
841 // Let's just keep a reference of the symbol that the user sees in the
842 // source code (the one named foo). The symbol which name is prefixed
843 // with a "dot" is an artificial one.
844 entry_addr_symbol_map_[fn_entry_point_addr] = symbol_sptr;
845 }
846}
847
848/// Fill up the lookup maps with alternative keys
849///
850/// Due to special features like Control-Flow-Integrity (CFI), the symbol
851/// lookup could be done indirectly. E.g. enabling CFI causes clang to
852/// associate the DWARF information with the actual CFI protected function
853/// (suffix .cfi) instead of with the entry symbol in the symtab.
854///
855/// This function adds additional lookup keys to compensate for that.
856///
857/// So far, this only implements CFI support, by adding addr->symbol pairs
858/// where
859/// addr : symbol value of the <foo>.cfi value
860/// symbol : symbol_sptr looked up via "<foo>"
861///
862/// @param elf_handle the ELF handle to operate on
863void
864symtab::add_alternative_address_lookups(Elf* elf_handle)
865{
866 Elf_Scn* symtab_section = elf_helpers::find_symtab_section(elf_handle);
867 if (!symtab_section)
868 return;
869 GElf_Shdr symtab_sheader;
870 gelf_getshdr(symtab_section, &symtab_sheader);
871
872 const size_t number_syms =
873 symtab_sheader.sh_size / symtab_sheader.sh_entsize;
874
875 Elf_Data* symtab = elf_getdata(symtab_section, 0);
876
877 for (size_t i = 0; i < number_syms; ++i)
878 {
879 GElf_Sym *sym, sym_mem;
880 sym = gelf_getsym(symtab, i, &sym_mem);
881 if (!sym)
882 {
883 std::cerr << "Could not load symbol with index " << i
884 << ": Skipping alternative symbol load.\n";
885 continue;
886 }
887
888 const char* const name_str =
889 elf_strptr(elf_handle, symtab_sheader.sh_link, sym->st_name);
890
891 // no name, no game
892 if (!name_str)
893 continue;
894
895 const std::string name = name_str;
896 if (name.empty())
897 continue;
898
899 // Add alternative lookup addresses for CFI symbols
900 static const std::string cfi = ".cfi";
901 if (name.size() > cfi.size()
902 && name.compare(name.size() - cfi.size(), cfi.size(), cfi) == 0)
903 // ... name.ends_with(".cfi")
904 {
905 const auto candidate_name = name.substr(0, name.size() - cfi.size());
906
907 auto symbols = lookup_symbol(candidate_name);
908 // lookup_symbol returns a vector of symbols. For this case we handle
909 // only the case that there has been exactly one match. Otherwise we
910 // can't reasonably handle it and need to bail out.
911 ABG_ASSERT(symbols.size() <= 1);
912 if (symbols.size() == 1)
913 {
914 const auto& symbol_sptr = symbols[0];
915 setup_symbol_lookup_tables(elf_handle, sym, symbol_sptr);
916 }
917 }
918 }
919}
920
921/// Collect the names of the variable and function symbols that are
922/// undefined. Cache those names into sets to speed up their lookup.
923///
924/// Once the names are cached into sets, subsequent invocations of
925/// this function are essentially a no-op.
926void
927symtab::collect_undefined_fns_and_vars_linkage_names()
928{
929 if (!cached_undefined_symbol_names_)
930 {
931 {
932 symtab_filter f = make_filter();
933 f.set_variables(false);
934 f.set_functions(true);
935 f.set_public_symbols(false);
936 f.set_undefined_symbols(true);
937 for (auto sym : filtered_symtab(*this, f))
938 undefined_function_linkage_names_.insert(sym->get_name());
939 }
940
941 {
942 symtab_filter f = make_filter();
943 f.set_variables(true);
944 f.set_functions(false);
945 f.set_public_symbols(false);
946 f.set_undefined_symbols(true);
947 for (auto sym : filtered_symtab(*this, f))
948 undefined_variable_linkage_names_.insert(sym->get_name());
949 }
950 }
951 cached_undefined_symbol_names_ = true;
952}
953} // end namespace symtab_reader
954} // end namespace abigail
This contains a set of ELF utilities used by the dwarf reader.
#define ABG_ASSERT(cond)
This is a wrapper around the 'assert' glibc call. It allows for its argument to have side effects,...
Definition: abg-fwd.h:1714
This contains the declarations for the symtab reader.
Abstraction of an elf symbol.
Definition: abg-ir.h:923
bool is_variable() const
Test if the current instance of elf_symbol is a variable symbol or not.
Definition: abg-ir.cc:2210
bool is_function() const
Test if the current instance of elf_symbol is a function symbol or not.
Definition: abg-ir.cc:2201
static elf_symbol_sptr create(const environment &e, size_t i, size_t s, const string &n, type t, binding b, bool d, bool c, const version &ve, visibility vi, bool is_in_ksymtab=false, const abg_compat::optional< uint32_t > &crc={}, const abg_compat::optional< std::string > &ns={}, bool is_suppressed=false)
Factory of instances of elf_symbol.
Definition: abg-ir.cc:1993
bool is_public() const
Test if the current instance of elf_symbol is public or not.
Definition: abg-ir.cc:2185
bool is_in_ksymtab() const
Getter of the 'is-in-ksymtab' property.
Definition: abg-ir.cc:2224
bool is_defined() const
Test if the current instance of elf_symbol is defined or not.
Definition: abg-ir.cc:2163
This is an abstraction of the set of resources necessary to manage several aspects of the internal re...
Definition: abg-ir.h:140
Helper class to allow range-for loops on symtabs for C++11 and later code. It serves as a proxy for t...
The symtab filter is the object passed to the symtab object in order to iterate over the symbols in t...
void set_public_symbols(bool new_value=true)
Enable or disable public symbol filtering.
bool matches(const elf_symbol &symbol) const
symtab_filter implementations
void set_functions(bool new_value=true)
Enable or disable function filtering.
void set_kernel_symbols(bool new_value=true)
Enable or disable kernel symbol filtering.
void set_variables(bool new_value=true)
Enable or disable variable filtering.
void set_undefined_symbols(bool new_value=true)
Enable or disable undefined symbol filtering.
symtab is the actual data container of the symtab_reader implementation.
const elf_symbol_sptr lookup_undefined_variable_symbol(const std::string &name)
Lookup an undefined variable symbol with a given name.
const elf_symbols & lookup_symbol(const std::string &name) const
Get a vector of symbols that are associated with a certain name.
symtab_filter make_filter() const
symtab implementations
static symtab_ptr load(Elf *elf_handle, const ir::environment &env, symbol_predicate is_suppressed=NULL)
Construct a symtab object and instantiate it from an ELF handle. Also pass in the ir::environment we ...
elf_symbol_sptr function_symbol_is_undefined(const string &)
Test if a name is a the name of an undefined function symbol.
elf_symbol_sptr variable_symbol_is_undefined(const string &)
Test if a name is a the name of an undefined variable symbol.
elf_symbol_sptr function_symbol_is_exported(const string &)
Test if a given function symbol has been exported.
elf_symbol_sptr variable_symbol_is_exported(const string &)
Test if a given variable symbol has been exported.
const elf_symbol_sptr lookup_undefined_function_symbol(const std::string &name)
Lookup an undefined function symbol with a given name.
void update_main_symbol(GElf_Addr addr, const std::string &name)
Notify the symtab about the name of the main symbol at a given address.
shared_ptr< elf_symbol > elf_symbol_sptr
A convenience typedef for a shared pointer to elf_symbol.
Definition: abg-ir.h:888
std::vector< elf_symbol_sptr > elf_symbols
Convenience typedef for a vector of elf_symbol.
Definition: abg-ir.h:904
shared_ptr< string_elf_symbols_map_type > string_elf_symbols_map_sptr
Convenience typedef for a shared pointer to string_elf_symbols_map_type.
Definition: abg-ir.h:913
Toplevel namespace for libabigail.