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authorJoe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@redhat.com>2026-06-26 17:21:40 -0400
committerNamhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>2026-07-03 13:38:08 -0700
commit55caa653014d50a3e10b5dbc282c641cfce5c9f2 (patch)
tree89ae6a325ecb862891ef6ffdf6fc1ee0b37abce8 /tools/perf/scripts/python/libxed.py
parent5a9dd835894cffed85d56aaedc1950bf858ff510 (diff)
perf symbols: skip livepatch symbols in kcore_copy kallsyms processing
Livepatch symbols (.klp.sym.*) carry a [module] tag but resolve to core kernel text addresses. When kcore_copy__process_kallsyms() encounters these symbols, they are treated as module symbols, pulling the first_module_symbol down to a kernel text address. This corrupts the module memory range used to build the kcore PT_LOAD segments. For example, with a kpatch module containing a ".klp.sym.vmlinux.arch_release_task_struct,0" livepatch symbol loaded: kernel symbols ... ffffffffb4a41120 arch_release_task_struct ... ^ ... | aliased by .klp.sym ... | drags first_module_symbol here | (43M gap) | bloated kcore segment | module symbols | ffffffffc047b000 <-- correct first_module_symbol ... ... This causes the module PT_LOAD segment to start at the .klp.sym address and not the real first module address, bloating the kcore copy: Baseline (no livepatch): VirtAddr ffffffffc047b000, 8.5M Bloated (with livepatch): VirtAddr ffffffffb4a41000, 54M Post-fix (with livepatch): VirtAddr ffffffffc047b000, 8.9M Filter livepatch symbols early in kcore_copy__process_kallsyms() before they can affect module boundary tracking. Reported-by: Sashiko <sashiko-bot@kernel.org> Link: https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260624201254.472576-1-joe.lawrence@redhat.com?part=1 Signed-off-by: Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@redhat.com> Acked-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com> Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>
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