2 # (c) 2008, Steven Rostedt <srostedt@redhat.com>
3 # Licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL License version 2
5 # recordmcount.pl - makes a section called __mcount_loc that holds
6 # all the offsets to the calls to mcount.
9 # What we want to end up with is a section in vmlinux called
10 # __mcount_loc that contains a list of pointers to all the
11 # call sites in the kernel that call mcount. Later on boot up, the kernel
12 # will read this list, save the locations and turn them into nops.
13 # When tracing or profiling is later enabled, these locations will then
14 # be converted back to pointers to some function.
16 # This is no easy feat. This script is called just after the original
17 # object is compiled and before it is linked.
19 # The references to the call sites are offsets from the section of text
20 # that the call site is in. Hence, all functions in a section that
21 # has a call site to mcount, will have the offset from the beginning of
22 # the section and not the beginning of the function.
24 # The trick is to find a way to record the beginning of the section.
25 # The way we do this is to look at the first function in the section
26 # which will also be the location of that section after final link.
29 # .section ".text.sched"
33 # call mcount (offset: 0x5)
38 # call mcount (offset: 0x1b)
41 # Both relocation offsets for the mcounts in the above example will be
42 # offset from .text.sched. If we make another file called tmp.s with:
44 # .section __mcount_loc
46 # .quad my_func + 0x1b
48 # We can then compile this tmp.s into tmp.o, and link it to the original
51 # But this gets hard if my_func is not globl (a static function).
52 # In such a case we have:
54 # .section ".text.sched"
57 # call mcount (offset: 0x5)
63 # call mcount (offset: 0x1b)
66 # If we make the tmp.s the same as above, when we link together with
67 # the original object, we will end up with two symbols for my_func:
68 # one local, one global. After final compile, we will end up with
69 # an undefined reference to my_func.
71 # Since local objects can reference local variables, we need to find
72 # a way to make tmp.o reference the local objects of the original object
73 # file after it is linked together. To do this, we convert the my_func
74 # into a global symbol before linking tmp.o. Then after we link tmp.o
75 # we will only have a single symbol for my_func that is global.
76 # We can convert my_func back into a local symbol and we are done.
78 # Here are the steps we take:
80 # 1) Record all the local symbols by using 'nm'
81 # 2) Use objdump to find all the call site offsets and sections for
83 # 3) Compile the list into its own object.
84 # 4) Do we have to deal with local functions? If not, go to step 8.
85 # 5) Make an object that converts these local functions to global symbols
87 # 6) Link together this new object with the list object.
88 # 7) Convert the local functions back to local symbols and rename
89 # the result as the original object.
91 # 8) Link the object with the list object.
92 # 9) Move the result back to the original object.
104 print "usage: $P arch objdump objcopy cc ld nm rm mv inputfile\n";
105 print "version: $V\n";
109 my ($arch, $bits, $objdump, $objcopy, $cc,
110 $ld, $nm, $rm, $mv, $inputfile) = @ARGV;
112 # Acceptable sections to record.
113 my %text_sections = (
116 ".spinlock.text" => 1,
117 ".irqentry.text" => 1,
120 $objdump = "objdump" if ((length $objdump) == 0);
121 $objcopy = "objcopy" if ((length $objcopy) == 0);
122 $cc = "gcc" if ((length $cc) == 0);
123 $ld = "ld" if ((length $ld) == 0);
124 $nm = "nm" if ((length $nm) == 0);
125 $rm = "rm" if ((length $rm) == 0);
126 $mv = "mv" if ((length $mv) == 0);
128 #print STDERR "running: $P '$arch' '$objdump' '$objcopy' '$cc' '$ld' " .
129 # "'$nm' '$rm' '$mv' '$inputfile'\n";
131 my %locals; # List of local (static) functions
132 my %weak; # List of weak functions
133 my %convert; # List of local functions used that needs conversion
136 my $nm_regex; # Find the local functions (return function)
137 my $section_regex; # Find the start of a section
138 my $function_regex; # Find the name of a function
139 # (return offset and func name)
140 my $mcount_regex; # Find the call site to mcount (return offset)
141 my $alignment; # The .align value to use for $mcount_section
142 my $section_type; # Section header plus possible alignment command
144 if ($arch eq "x86") {
153 # We base the defaults off of i386, the other archs may
154 # feel free to change them in the below if statements.
156 $nm_regex = "^[0-9a-fA-F]+\\s+t\\s+(\\S+)";
157 $section_regex = "Disassembly of section\\s+(\\S+):";
158 $function_regex = "^([0-9a-fA-F]+)\\s+<(.*?)>:";
159 $mcount_regex = "^\\s*([0-9a-fA-F]+):.*\\smcount\$";
160 $section_type = '@progbits';
163 if ($arch eq "x86_64") {
164 $mcount_regex = "^\\s*([0-9a-fA-F]+):.*\\smcount([+-]0x[0-9a-zA-Z]+)?\$";
168 # force flags for this arch
169 $ld .= " -m elf_x86_64";
170 $objdump .= " -M x86-64";
171 $objcopy .= " -O elf64-x86-64";
174 } elsif ($arch eq "i386") {
177 # force flags for this arch
178 $ld .= " -m elf_i386";
179 $objdump .= " -M i386";
180 $objcopy .= " -O elf32-i386";
183 } elsif ($arch eq "sh") {
186 # force flags for this arch
187 $ld .= " -m shlelf_linux";
188 $objcopy .= " -O elf32-sh-linux";
191 } elsif ($arch eq "powerpc") {
192 $nm_regex = "^[0-9a-fA-F]+\\s+t\\s+(\\.?\\S+)";
193 $function_regex = "^([0-9a-fA-F]+)\\s+<(\\.?.*?)>:";
194 $mcount_regex = "^\\s*([0-9a-fA-F]+):.*\\s\\.?_mcount\$";
200 } elsif ($arch eq "arm") {
202 $section_type = '%progbits';
205 die "Arch $arch is not supported with CONFIG_FTRACE_MCOUNT_RECORD";
209 my $read_function = 0;
211 my $mcount_section = "__mcount_loc";
218 if ($inputfile =~ m,^(.*)/([^/]*)$,) {
223 $filename = $inputfile;
226 if ($filename =~ m,^(.*)(\.\S),) {
234 my $mcount_s = $dirname . "/.tmp_mc_" . $prefix . ".s";
235 my $mcount_o = $dirname . "/.tmp_mc_" . $prefix . ".o";
238 # --globalize-symbols came out in 2.17, we must test the version
239 # of objcopy, and if it is less than 2.17, then we can not
240 # record local functions.
242 my $local_warn_once = 0;
243 my $found_version = 0;
245 open (IN, "$objcopy --version |") || die "error running $objcopy";
247 if (/objcopy.*\s(\d+)\.(\d+)/) {
253 ($major == 2 && $minor < 17)) {
261 if (!$found_version) {
262 print STDERR "WARNING: could not find objcopy version.\n" .
263 "\tDisabling local function references.\n";
268 # Step 1: find all the local (static functions) and weak symbols.
269 # 't' is local, 'w/W' is weak (we never use a weak function)
271 open (IN, "$nm $inputfile|") || die "error running $nm";
275 } elsif (/^[0-9a-fA-F]+\s+([wW])\s+(\S+)/) {
281 my @offsets; # Array of offsets of mcount callers
282 my $ref_func; # reference function to use for offsets
283 my $offset = 0; # offset of ref_func to section beginning
286 # update_funcs - print out the current mcount callers
288 # Go through the list of offsets to callers and write them to
289 # the output file in a format that can be read by an assembler.
293 return if ($#offsets < 0);
295 defined($ref_func) || die "No function to reference";
297 # A section only had a weak function, to represent it.
298 # Unfortunately, a weak function may be overwritten by another
299 # function of the same name, making all these offsets incorrect.
300 # To be safe, we simply print a warning and bail.
301 if (defined $weak{$ref_func}) {
303 "$inputfile: WARNING: referencing weak function" .
304 " $ref_func for mcount\n";
308 # is this function static? If so, note this fact.
309 if (defined $locals{$ref_func}) {
311 # only use locals if objcopy supports globalize-symbols
315 $convert{$ref_func} = 1;
318 # Loop through all the mcount caller offsets and print a reference
319 # to the caller based from the ref_func.
320 for (my $i=0; $i <= $#offsets; $i++) {
322 open(FILE, ">$mcount_s") || die "can't create $mcount_s\n";
324 print FILE "\t.section $mcount_section,\"a\",$section_type\n";
325 print FILE "\t.align $alignment\n" if (defined($alignment));
327 printf FILE "\t%s %s + %d\n", $type, $ref_func, $offsets[$i] - $offset;
332 # Step 2: find the sections and mcount call sites
334 open(IN, "$objdump -dr $inputfile|") || die "error running $objdump";
340 if (/$section_regex/) {
342 # Only record text sections that we know are safe
343 if (defined($text_sections{$1})) {
348 # print out any recorded offsets
349 update_funcs() if ($text_found);
351 # reset all markers and arrays
356 # section found, now is this a start of a function?
357 } elsif ($read_function && /$function_regex/) {
362 # if this is either a local function or a weak function
363 # keep looking for functions that are global that
365 if (!defined($locals{$text}) && !defined($weak{$text})) {
369 # if we already have a function, and this is weak, skip it
370 if (!defined($ref_func) || !defined($weak{$text})) {
376 # is this a call site to mcount? If so, record it to print later
377 if ($text_found && /$mcount_regex/) {
378 $offsets[$#offsets + 1] = hex $1;
382 # dump out anymore offsets that may have been found
383 update_funcs() if ($text_found);
385 # If we did not find any mcount callers, we are done (do nothing).
393 # Step 3: Compile the file that holds the list of call sites to mcount.
395 `$cc -o $mcount_o -c $mcount_s`;
397 my @converts = keys %convert;
400 # Step 4: Do we have sections that started with local functions?
402 if ($#converts >= 0) {
406 foreach my $con (@converts) {
407 $globallist .= " --globalize-symbol $con";
408 $locallist .= " --localize-symbol $con";
411 my $globalobj = $dirname . "/.tmp_gl_" . $filename;
412 my $globalmix = $dirname . "/.tmp_mx_" . $filename;
415 # Step 5: set up each local function as a global
417 `$objcopy $globallist $inputfile $globalobj`;
420 # Step 6: Link the global version to our list.
422 `$ld -r $globalobj $mcount_o -o $globalmix`;
425 # Step 7: Convert the local functions back into local symbols
427 `$objcopy $locallist $globalmix $inputfile`;
429 # Remove the temp files
430 `$rm $globalobj $globalmix`;
434 my $mix = $dirname . "/.tmp_mx_" . $filename;
437 # Step 8: Link the object with our list of call sites object.
439 `$ld -r $inputfile $mcount_o -o $mix`;
442 # Step 9: Move the result back to the original object.
444 `$mv $mix $inputfile`;
447 # Clean up the temp files
448 `$rm $mcount_o $mcount_s`;