xref: /linux/scripts/gdb/linux/symbols.py (revision 307797159ac25fe5a2048bf5c6a5718298edca57)
1#
2# gdb helper commands and functions for Linux kernel debugging
3#
4#  load kernel and module symbols
5#
6# Copyright (c) Siemens AG, 2011-2013
7#
8# Authors:
9#  Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>
10#
11# This work is licensed under the terms of the GNU GPL version 2.
12#
13
14import gdb
15import os
16import re
17
18from linux import modules
19
20
21if hasattr(gdb, 'Breakpoint'):
22    class LoadModuleBreakpoint(gdb.Breakpoint):
23        def __init__(self, spec, gdb_command):
24            super(LoadModuleBreakpoint, self).__init__(spec, internal=True)
25            self.silent = True
26            self.gdb_command = gdb_command
27
28        def stop(self):
29            module = gdb.parse_and_eval("mod")
30            module_name = module['name'].string()
31            cmd = self.gdb_command
32
33            # enforce update if object file is not found
34            cmd.module_files_updated = False
35
36            # Disable pagination while reporting symbol (re-)loading.
37            # The console input is blocked in this context so that we would
38            # get stuck waiting for the user to acknowledge paged output.
39            show_pagination = gdb.execute("show pagination", to_string=True)
40            pagination = show_pagination.endswith("on.\n")
41            gdb.execute("set pagination off")
42
43            if module_name in cmd.loaded_modules:
44                gdb.write("refreshing all symbols to reload module "
45                          "'{0}'\n".format(module_name))
46                cmd.load_all_symbols()
47            else:
48                cmd.load_module_symbols(module)
49
50            # restore pagination state
51            gdb.execute("set pagination %s" % ("on" if pagination else "off"))
52
53            return False
54
55
56class LxSymbols(gdb.Command):
57    """(Re-)load symbols of Linux kernel and currently loaded modules.
58
59The kernel (vmlinux) is taken from the current working directly. Modules (.ko)
60are scanned recursively, starting in the same directory. Optionally, the module
61search path can be extended by a space separated list of paths passed to the
62lx-symbols command."""
63
64    module_paths = []
65    module_files = []
66    module_files_updated = False
67    loaded_modules = []
68    breakpoint = None
69
70    def __init__(self):
71        super(LxSymbols, self).__init__("lx-symbols", gdb.COMMAND_FILES,
72                                        gdb.COMPLETE_FILENAME)
73
74    def _update_module_files(self):
75        self.module_files = []
76        for path in self.module_paths:
77            gdb.write("scanning for modules in {0}\n".format(path))
78            for root, dirs, files in os.walk(path):
79                for name in files:
80                    if name.endswith(".ko"):
81                        self.module_files.append(root + "/" + name)
82        self.module_files_updated = True
83
84    def _get_module_file(self, module_name):
85        module_pattern = ".*/{0}\.ko$".format(
86            module_name.replace("_", r"[_\-]"))
87        for name in self.module_files:
88            if re.match(module_pattern, name) and os.path.exists(name):
89                return name
90        return None
91
92    def _section_arguments(self, module):
93        try:
94            sect_attrs = module['sect_attrs'].dereference()
95        except gdb.error:
96            return ""
97        attrs = sect_attrs['attrs']
98        section_name_to_address = {
99            attrs[n]['name'].string(): attrs[n]['address']
100            for n in range(int(sect_attrs['nsections']))}
101        args = []
102        for section_name in [".data", ".data..read_mostly", ".rodata", ".bss"]:
103            address = section_name_to_address.get(section_name)
104            if address:
105                args.append(" -s {name} {addr}".format(
106                    name=section_name, addr=str(address)))
107        return "".join(args)
108
109    def load_module_symbols(self, module):
110        module_name = module['name'].string()
111        module_addr = str(module['core_layout']['base']).split()[0]
112
113        module_file = self._get_module_file(module_name)
114        if not module_file and not self.module_files_updated:
115            self._update_module_files()
116            module_file = self._get_module_file(module_name)
117
118        if module_file:
119            gdb.write("loading @{addr}: {filename}\n".format(
120                addr=module_addr, filename=module_file))
121            cmdline = "add-symbol-file {filename} {addr}{sections}".format(
122                filename=module_file,
123                addr=module_addr,
124                sections=self._section_arguments(module))
125            gdb.execute(cmdline, to_string=True)
126            if module_name not in self.loaded_modules:
127                self.loaded_modules.append(module_name)
128        else:
129            gdb.write("no module object found for '{0}'\n".format(module_name))
130
131    def load_all_symbols(self):
132        gdb.write("loading vmlinux\n")
133
134        # Dropping symbols will disable all breakpoints. So save their states
135        # and restore them afterward.
136        saved_states = []
137        if hasattr(gdb, 'breakpoints') and not gdb.breakpoints() is None:
138            for bp in gdb.breakpoints():
139                saved_states.append({'breakpoint': bp, 'enabled': bp.enabled})
140
141        # drop all current symbols and reload vmlinux
142        gdb.execute("symbol-file", to_string=True)
143        gdb.execute("symbol-file vmlinux")
144
145        self.loaded_modules = []
146        module_list = modules.module_list()
147        if not module_list:
148            gdb.write("no modules found\n")
149        else:
150            [self.load_module_symbols(module) for module in module_list]
151
152        for saved_state in saved_states:
153            saved_state['breakpoint'].enabled = saved_state['enabled']
154
155    def invoke(self, arg, from_tty):
156        self.module_paths = [os.path.expanduser(p) for p in arg.split()]
157        self.module_paths.append(os.getcwd())
158
159        # enforce update
160        self.module_files = []
161        self.module_files_updated = False
162
163        self.load_all_symbols()
164
165        if hasattr(gdb, 'Breakpoint'):
166            if self.breakpoint is not None:
167                self.breakpoint.delete()
168                self.breakpoint = None
169            self.breakpoint = LoadModuleBreakpoint(
170                "kernel/module.c:do_init_module", self)
171        else:
172            gdb.write("Note: symbol update on module loading not supported "
173                      "with this gdb version\n")
174
175
176LxSymbols()
177