[v5,16/22] objtool: Preserve special st_shndx indexes in elf_update_symbol

Commit Message

Sami Tolvanen Sept. 8, 2022, 9:54 p.m. UTC

elf_update_symbol fails to preserve the special st_shndx values
between [SHN_LORESERVE, SHN_HIRESERVE], which results in it
converting SHN_ABS entries into SHN_UNDEF, for example. Explicitly
check for the special indexes and ensure these symbols are not
marked undefined.

Fixes: ead165fa1042 ("objtool: Fix symbol creation")
Signed-off-by: Sami Tolvanen <[e-mail]>
---
 tools/objtool/elf.c | 7 ++++++-
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

Patch

diff --git a/tools/objtool/elf.c b/tools/objtool/elf.c
index c25e957c1e52..7e24b09b1163 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/elf.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/elf.c
@@ -619,6 +619,11 @@  static int elf_update_symbol(struct elf *elf, struct section *symtab,
 	Elf64_Xword entsize = symtab->sh.sh_entsize;
 	int max_idx, idx = sym->idx;
 	Elf_Scn *s, *t = NULL;
+	bool is_special_shndx = sym->sym.st_shndx >= SHN_LORESERVE &&
+				sym->sym.st_shndx != SHN_XINDEX;
+
+	if (is_special_shndx)
+		shndx = sym->sym.st_shndx;
 
 	s = elf_getscn(elf->elf, symtab->idx);
 	if (!s) {
@@ -704,7 +709,7 @@  static int elf_update_symbol(struct elf *elf, struct section *symtab,
 	}
 
 	/* setup extended section index magic and write the symbol */
-	if (shndx >= SHN_UNDEF && shndx < SHN_LORESERVE) {
+	if ((shndx >= SHN_UNDEF && shndx < SHN_LORESERVE) || is_special_shndx) {
 		sym->sym.st_shndx = shndx;
 		if (!shndx_data)
 			shndx = 0;