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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2026-04-23 00:47:52 +0300
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2026-04-23 00:47:52 +0300
commit1e18ed5727e827d627e4897bfed9d001d5d51d65 (patch)
tree43a898ec996f9fba0faa6576acb2ecfb2a8474f4
parent38ee6e1fb6f66ca6c82ad638a3c622feeaa488f2 (diff)
parent5335e318ad3cf12d905de27e3be4e7fd7b1c6746 (diff)
downloadlinux-1e18ed5727e827d627e4897bfed9d001d5d51d65.tar.xz
Merge tag 'trace-ring-buffer-v7.1-2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/trace/linux-trace
Pull ring-buffer fix from Steven Rostedt: - Make undefsyms_base.c into a real file The file undefsyms_base.c is used to catch any symbols used by a remote ring buffer that is made for use of a pKVM hypervisor. As it doesn't share the same text as the rest of the kernel, referencing any symbols within the kernel will make it fail to be built for the standalone hypervisor. A file was created by the Makefile that checked for any symbols that could cause issues. There's no reason to have this file created by the Makefile, just create it as a normal file instead. * tag 'trace-ring-buffer-v7.1-2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/trace/linux-trace: tracing: Make undefsyms_base.c a first-class citizen
-rw-r--r--kernel/trace/.gitignore1
-rw-r--r--kernel/trace/Makefile35
-rw-r--r--kernel/trace/undefsyms_base.c28
3 files changed, 32 insertions, 32 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/trace/.gitignore b/kernel/trace/.gitignore
deleted file mode 100644
index 6adbb09d6deb..000000000000
--- a/kernel/trace/.gitignore
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-/undefsyms_base.c
diff --git a/kernel/trace/Makefile b/kernel/trace/Makefile
index 4d4229e5eec4..1decdce8cbef 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/Makefile
+++ b/kernel/trace/Makefile
@@ -133,41 +133,14 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_TRACE_REMOTE) += trace_remote.o
obj-$(CONFIG_SIMPLE_RING_BUFFER) += simple_ring_buffer.o
obj-$(CONFIG_TRACE_REMOTE_TEST) += remote_test.o
-#
# simple_ring_buffer is used by the pKVM hypervisor which does not have access
# to all kernel symbols. Fail the build if forbidden symbols are found.
-#
-# undefsyms_base generates a set of compiler and tooling-generated symbols that can
-# safely be ignored for simple_ring_buffer.
-#
-filechk_undefsyms_base = \
- echo '$(pound)include <linux/atomic.h>'; \
- echo '$(pound)include <linux/string.h>'; \
- echo '$(pound)include <asm/page.h>'; \
- echo 'static char page[PAGE_SIZE] __aligned(PAGE_SIZE);'; \
- echo 'void undefsyms_base(void *p, int n);'; \
- echo 'void undefsyms_base(void *p, int n) {'; \
- echo ' char buffer[256] = { 0 };'; \
- echo ' u32 u = 0;'; \
- echo ' memset((char * volatile)page, 8, PAGE_SIZE);'; \
- echo ' memset((char * volatile)buffer, 8, sizeof(buffer));'; \
- echo ' memcpy((void * volatile)p, buffer, sizeof(buffer));'; \
- echo ' cmpxchg((u32 * volatile)&u, 0, 8);'; \
- echo ' WARN_ON(n == 0xdeadbeef);'; \
- echo '}'
-
-$(obj)/undefsyms_base.c: FORCE
- $(call filechk,undefsyms_base)
-
-clean-files += undefsyms_base.c
-
-$(obj)/undefsyms_base.o: $(obj)/undefsyms_base.c
+# Basic compiler and tooling-generated symbols that can safely be left
+# undefined. Ensure KASAN is enabled to avoid logic that may disable
+# FORTIFY_SOURCE when KASAN is not enabled. undefsyms_base.o does not
+# automatically get KASAN flags because it is not linked into vmlinux.
targets += undefsyms_base.o
-
-# Ensure KASAN is enabled to avoid logic that may disable FORTIFY_SOURCE when
-# KASAN is not enabled. undefsyms_base.o does not automatically get KASAN flags
-# because it is not linked into vmlinux.
KASAN_SANITIZE_undefsyms_base.o := y
UNDEFINED_ALLOWLIST = __asan __gcov __kasan __kcsan __hwasan __sancov __sanitizer __tsan __ubsan __x86_indirect_thunk \
diff --git a/kernel/trace/undefsyms_base.c b/kernel/trace/undefsyms_base.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e65baf58e6ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/kernel/trace/undefsyms_base.c
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+
+/*
+ * simple_ring_buffer is used by the pKVM hypervisor which does not have access
+ * to all kernel symbols. Whatever is undefined when compiling this file is
+ * compiler and tooling-generated symbols that can safely be ignored for
+ * simple_ring_buffer.
+ */
+
+#include <linux/atomic.h>
+#include <linux/string.h>
+#include <asm/page.h>
+
+void undefsyms_base(void *p, int n);
+
+static char page[PAGE_SIZE] __aligned(PAGE_SIZE);
+
+void undefsyms_base(void *p, int n)
+{
+ char buffer[256] = { 0 };
+
+ u32 u = 0;
+ memset((char * volatile)page, 8, PAGE_SIZE);
+ memset((char * volatile)buffer, 8, sizeof(buffer));
+ memcpy((void * volatile)p, buffer, sizeof(buffer));
+ cmpxchg((u32 * volatile)&u, 0, 8);
+ WARN_ON(n == 0xdeadbeef);
+}