With -fpatchable-function-entry (or the patchable_function_entry
function attribute), we emit records of patchable entry locations to the
__patchable_function_entries section. Add an additional parameter to the
command line option that allows one to specify a different default
section name for the records, and an identical parameter to the function
attribute that allows one to override the section used.
The main use case for this change is the Linux kernel using prefix NOPs
for ftrace, and thus depending on__patchable_function_entries to locate
traceable functions. Functions that are not traceable currently disable
entry NOPs using the function attribute, but this creates a
compatibility issue with -fsanitize=kcfi, which expects all indirectly
callable functions to have a type hash prefix at the same offset from
the function entry.
Adding a section parameter would allow the kernel to distinguish between
traceable and non-traceable functions by adding entry records to
separate sections while maintaining a stable function prefix layout for
all functions. LKML discussion:
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/Y1QEzk%2FA41PKLEPe@hirez.programming.kicks-ass.net/
Similar to the function attribute `prefix` (prefix data),
"patchable-function-prefix" inserts data (M NOPs) before the function
entry label.
-fpatchable-function-entry=2,1 (1 NOP before entry, 1 NOP after entry)
will look like:
```
.type foo,@function
.Ltmp0: # @foo
nop
foo:
.Lfunc_begin0:
# optional `bti c` (AArch64 Branch Target Identification) or
# `endbr64` (Intel Indirect Branch Tracking)
nop
.section __patchable_function_entries,"awo",@progbits,get,unique,0
.p2align 3
.quad .Ltmp0
```
-fpatchable-function-entry=N,0 + -mbranch-protection=bti/-fcf-protection=branch has two reasonable
placements (https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2020-01/msg01185.html):
```
(a) (b)
func: func:
.Ltmp0: bti c
bti c .Ltmp0:
nop nop
```
(a) needs no additional code. If the consensus is to go for (b), we will
need more code in AArch64BranchTargets.cpp / X86IndirectBranchTracking.cpp .
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D73070
The Linux kernel uses -fpatchable-function-entry to implement DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_REGS
for arm64 and parisc. GCC 8 implemented
-fpatchable-function-entry, which can be seen as a generalized form of
-mnop-mcount. The N,M form (function entry points before the Mth NOP) is
currently only used by parisc.
This patch adds N,0 support to AArch64 codegen. N is represented as the
function attribute "patchable-function-entry". We will use a different
function attribute for M, if we decide to implement it.
The patch reuses the existing patchable-function pass, and
TargetOpcode::PATCHABLE_FUNCTION_ENTER which is currently used by XRay.
When the integrated assembler is used, __patchable_function_entries will
be created for each text section with the SHF_LINK_ORDER flag to prevent
--gc-sections (https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=93197) and
COMDAT (https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=93195) issues.
Retrospectively, __patchable_function_entries should use a PC-relative
relocation type to avoid the SHF_WRITE flag and dynamic relocations.
"patchable-function-entry"'s interaction with Branch Target
Identification is still unclear (see
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=92424 for GCC discussions).
Reviewed By: peter.smith
Differential Revision: https://reviews.llvm.org/D72215
