Re: [PATCH] recordmcount: avoid using ABS symbol as reference

[Mark-PK Tsai <mark-pk.tsai@mediatek.com>]

> On Mon, Jun 07, 2021 at 01:44:21PM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > One should only use st_shndx when >SHN_UDEF and <SHN_LORESERVE. When
> > SHN_XINDEX, then use .symtab_shndx.
> > 
> > Apparently you've found a case where neither is true? In that case
> > objtool seems to use shndx 0. A matching recordmcount patch would be
> > something like this.
> > 
> 
> Apparently I'm consistently bad at spelling SHM_UNDEF today..

I test the below patch and it work for me.
I only correct the UNDEF typo without any other modification.

Could I push this patch or you will push it?
I guess I have to add your signed-off-by.

> 
> > diff --git a/scripts/recordmcount.h b/scripts/recordmcount.h
> > index f9b19524da11..d99cc0aed6fe 100644
> > --- a/scripts/recordmcount.h
> > +++ b/scripts/recordmcount.h
> > @@ -194,13 +194,18 @@ static unsigned int get_symindex(Elf_Sym const *sym, Elf32_Word const *symtab,
> >  	unsigned long offset;
> >  	int index;
> >  
> > -	if (sym->st_shndx != SHN_XINDEX)
> > +	if (sym->st_shndx > SHN_UDEF &&
> > +	    sym->st_shndx < SHN_LORESERVE)
> >  		return w2(sym->st_shndx);
> >  
> > -	offset = (unsigned long)sym - (unsigned long)symtab;
> > -	index = offset / sizeof(*sym);
> > +	if (sym->st_shndx == SHN_XINDEX) {
> > +		offset = (unsigned long)sym - (unsigned long)symtab;
> > +		index = offset / sizeof(*sym);
> >  
> > -	return w(symtab_shndx[index]);
> > +		return w(symtab_shndx[index]);
> > +	}
> > +
> > +	return 0;
> >  }
> >  
> >  static unsigned int get_shnum(Elf_Ehdr const *ehdr, Elf_Shdr const *shdr0)