kernel/linux.git/tools/perf/util/libbfd.c, branch v6.18.22

perf annotate: Fix BUILD_NONDISTRO=1 missing args->ms conversions to pointer

2026-03-04T12:19:26+00:00

[ Upstream commit dda5f926a1006c735b00ed5c27291fce64236656 ] Fix a few missing conversions to pointer in the usage of 'struct annotate_args' 'ms' member in symbol__disassemble_bpf_libbfd(). Fixes: 00419892bac28bf1 ("perf annotate: Fix args leak of map_symbol") Reviewed-by: Ian Rogers Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin

perf libbfd: Ensure libbfd is initialized prior to use

2025-11-13T20:55:19+00:00

Multiple threads may be creating and destroying BFD objects in situations like `perf top`. Without appropriate initialization crashes may occur during libbfd's cache management. BFD's locks require recursive mutexes, add support for these. Committer testing: This happens only when building with 'make BUILD_NONDISTRO=1' and having the binutils-devel package (or equivalent) installed, i.e. linking with binutils devel files, an opt-in perf build. Before: root@x1:~# perf top perf: Segmentation fault -------- backtrace -------- root@x1:~# After this patch it works as before. Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/aQt66zhfxSA80xwt@gentoo.org/ Fixes: 95931d9a594dd0b5 ("perf libbfd: Move libbfd functionality to its own file") Reported-by: Guilherme Amadio Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers Tested-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo Cc: Adrian Hunter Cc: Alexander Shishkin Cc: Ingo Molnar Cc: Jiri Olsa Cc: Namhyung Kim Cc: Peter Zijlstra Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf dso: Support BPF programs in dso__read_symbol()

2025-10-06T19:35:28+00:00

Set the buffer to the code in the BPF linear info. This enables BPF JIT code disassembly by LLVM and capstone. Move the common but minimal disassmble_bpf_image call to disassemble_objdump so that it is only called after falling back to the objdump option. Similarly move the disassmble_bpf function to disassemble_objdump and rename to disassmble_bpf_libbfd to make it clearer that this support relies on libbfd. Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers Cc: Adrian Hunter Cc: Alexander Shishkin Cc: Alexandre Ghiti Cc: Andi Kleen Cc: Athira Rajeev Cc: Bill Wendling Cc: Charlie Jenkins Cc: Collin Funk Cc: Dmitriy Vyukov Cc: Dr. David Alan Gilbert Cc: Eric Biggers Cc: Haibo Xu Cc: Ingo Molnar Cc: James Clark Cc: Jiri Olsa Cc: Justin Stitt Cc: Li Huafei Cc: Masami Hiramatsu Cc: Namhyung Kim Cc: Nathan Chancellor Cc: Nick Desaulniers Cc: Peter Zijlstra Cc: Song Liu Cc: Stephen Brennan Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo

perf libbfd: Move libbfd functionality to its own file

2025-10-02T18:39:44+00:00

Move symbolization and srcline libbfd dependencies to a separate libbfd.c. This mirrors moving llvm and capstone code. While this code is deprecated as it is part of BUILD_NONDISTRO license incompatible code, moving the code to its own file minimizes disruption in the main files. disasm_bpf.c is moved to libbfd.c also except for symbol__disassemble_bpf_image which is currently more of a placeholder function rather than something that provides disassembly support. demangle-cxx.cpp code isn't migrated as it is very limited. Signed-off-by: Ian Rogers Cc: Adrian Hunter Cc: Alexander Shishkin Cc: Alexandre Ghiti Cc: Andi Kleen Cc: Athira Rajeev Cc: Bill Wendling Cc: Charlie Jenkins Cc: Collin Funk Cc: Dmitriy Vyukov Cc: Dr. David Alan Gilbert Cc: Eric Biggers Cc: Haibo Xu Cc: Ingo Molnar Cc: James Clark Cc: Jiri Olsa Cc: Justin Stitt Cc: Li Huafei Cc: Mark Rutland Cc: Masami Hiramatsu Cc: Namhyung Kim Cc: Nathan Chancellor Cc: Nick Desaulniers Cc: Peter Zijlstra Cc: Song Liu Cc: Stephen Brennan Signed-off-by: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo