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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/process/submit-checklist.rst | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Makefile | 6 | ||||
| -rwxr-xr-x | scripts/namespace.pl | 473 |
3 files changed, 2 insertions, 480 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/process/submit-checklist.rst b/Documentation/process/submit-checklist.rst index 3f8e9d5d95c2..e201a6033469 100644 --- a/Documentation/process/submit-checklist.rst +++ b/Documentation/process/submit-checklist.rst @@ -49,8 +49,7 @@ and elsewhere regarding submitting Linux kernel patches. 9) Check cleanly with sparse. -10) Use ``make checkstack`` and ``make namespacecheck`` and fix any problems - that they find. +10) Use ``make checkstack`` and fix any problems that it finds. .. note:: @@ -1576,7 +1576,6 @@ help: echo '' @echo 'Static analysers:' @echo ' checkstack - Generate a list of stack hogs' - @echo ' namespacecheck - Name space analysis on compiled kernel' @echo ' versioncheck - Sanity check on version.h usage' @echo ' includecheck - Check for duplicate included header files' @echo ' export_report - List the usages of all exported symbols' @@ -1876,7 +1875,7 @@ endif # Scripts to check various things for consistency # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -PHONY += includecheck versioncheck coccicheck namespacecheck export_report +PHONY += includecheck versioncheck coccicheck export_report includecheck: find $(srctree)/* $(RCS_FIND_IGNORE) \ @@ -1891,9 +1890,6 @@ versioncheck: coccicheck: $(Q)$(BASH) $(srctree)/scripts/$@ -namespacecheck: - $(PERL) $(srctree)/scripts/namespace.pl - export_report: $(PERL) $(srctree)/scripts/export_report.pl diff --git a/scripts/namespace.pl b/scripts/namespace.pl deleted file mode 100755 index 1da7bca201a4..000000000000 --- a/scripts/namespace.pl +++ /dev/null @@ -1,473 +0,0 @@ -#!/usr/bin/env perl -# -# namespace.pl. Mon Aug 30 2004 -# -# Perform a name space analysis on the linux kernel. -# -# Copyright Keith Owens <kaos@ocs.com.au>. GPL. -# -# Invoke by changing directory to the top of the kernel object -# tree then namespace.pl, no parameters. -# -# Tuned for 2.1.x kernels with the new module handling, it will -# work with 2.0 kernels as well. -# -# Last change 2.6.9-rc1, adding support for separate source and object -# trees. -# -# The source must be compiled/assembled first, the object files -# are the primary input to this script. Incomplete or missing -# objects will result in a flawed analysis. Compile both vmlinux -# and modules. -# -# Even with complete objects, treat the result of the analysis -# with caution. Some external references are only used by -# certain architectures, others with certain combinations of -# configuration parameters. Ideally the source should include -# something like -# -# #ifndef CONFIG_... -# static -# #endif -# symbol_definition; -# -# so the symbols are defined as static unless a particular -# CONFIG_... requires it to be external. -# -# A symbol that is suffixed with '(export only)' has these properties -# -# * It is global. -# * It is marked EXPORT_SYMBOL or EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL, either in the same -# source file or a different source file. -# * Given the current .config, nothing uses the symbol. -# -# The symbol is a candidate for conversion to static, plus removal of the -# export. But be careful that a different .config might use the symbol. -# -# -# Name space analysis and cleanup is an iterative process. You cannot -# expect to find all the problems in a single pass. -# -# * Identify possibly unnecessary global declarations, verify that they -# really are unnecessary and change them to static. -# * Compile and fix up gcc warnings about static, removing dead symbols -# as necessary. -# * make clean and rebuild with different configs (especially -# CONFIG_MODULES=n) to see which symbols are being defined when the -# config does not require them. These symbols bloat the kernel object -# for no good reason, which is frustrating for embedded systems. -# * Wrap config sensitive symbols in #ifdef CONFIG_foo, as long as the -# code does not get too ugly. -# * Repeat the name space analysis until you can live with with the -# result. -# - -use warnings; -use strict; -use File::Find; -use File::Spec; - -my $nm = ($ENV{'NM'} || "nm") . " -p"; -my $objdump = ($ENV{'OBJDUMP'} || "objdump") . " -s -j .comment"; -my $srctree = File::Spec->curdir(); -my $objtree = File::Spec->curdir(); -$srctree = File::Spec->rel2abs($ENV{'srctree'}) if (exists($ENV{'srctree'})); -$objtree = File::Spec->rel2abs($ENV{'objtree'}) if (exists($ENV{'objtree'})); - -if ($#ARGV != -1) { - print STDERR "usage: $0 takes no parameters\n"; - die("giving up\n"); -} - -my %nmdata = (); # nm data for each object -my %def = (); # all definitions for each name -my %ksymtab = (); # names that appear in __ksymtab_ -my %ref = (); # $ref{$name} exists if there is a true external reference to $name -my %export = (); # $export{$name} exists if there is an EXPORT_... of $name - -my %nmexception = ( - 'fs/ext3/bitmap' => 1, - 'fs/ext4/bitmap' => 1, - 'arch/x86/lib/thunk_32' => 1, - 'arch/x86/lib/cmpxchg' => 1, - 'arch/x86/vdso/vdso32/note' => 1, - 'lib/irq_regs' => 1, - 'usr/initramfs_data' => 1, - 'drivers/scsi/aic94xx/aic94xx_dump' => 1, - 'drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_dump' => 1, - 'lib/dec_and_lock' => 1, - 'drivers/ide/ide-probe-mini' => 1, - 'usr/initramfs_data' => 1, - 'drivers/acpi/acpia/exdump' => 1, - 'drivers/acpi/acpia/rsdump' => 1, - 'drivers/acpi/acpia/nsdumpdv' => 1, - 'drivers/acpi/acpia/nsdump' => 1, - 'arch/ia64/sn/kernel/sn2/io' => 1, - 'arch/ia64/kernel/gate-data' => 1, - 'security/capability' => 1, - 'fs/ntfs/sysctl' => 1, - 'fs/jfs/jfs_debug' => 1, -); - -my %nameexception = ( - 'mod_use_count_' => 1, - '__initramfs_end' => 1, - '__initramfs_start' => 1, - '_einittext' => 1, - '_sinittext' => 1, - 'kallsyms_names' => 1, - 'kallsyms_num_syms' => 1, - 'kallsyms_addresses'=> 1, - 'kallsyms_offsets' => 1, - 'kallsyms_relative_base'=> 1, - '__this_module' => 1, - '_etext' => 1, - '_edata' => 1, - '_end' => 1, - '__bss_start' => 1, - '_text' => 1, - '_stext' => 1, - '__gp' => 1, - 'ia64_unw_start' => 1, - 'ia64_unw_end' => 1, - '__init_begin' => 1, - '__init_end' => 1, - '__bss_stop' => 1, - '__nosave_begin' => 1, - '__nosave_end' => 1, - 'pg0' => 1, - 'vdso_enabled' => 1, - '__stack_chk_fail' => 1, - 'VDSO32_PRELINK' => 1, - 'VDSO32_vsyscall' => 1, - 'VDSO32_rt_sigreturn'=>1, - 'VDSO32_sigreturn' => 1, -); - - -&find(\&linux_objects, '.'); # find the objects and do_nm on them -&list_multiply_defined(); -&resolve_external_references(); -&list_extra_externals(); - -exit(0); - -sub linux_objects -{ - # Select objects, ignoring objects which are only created by - # merging other objects. Also ignore all of modules, scripts - # and compressed. Most conglomerate objects are handled by do_nm, - # this list only contains the special cases. These include objects - # that are linked from just one other object and objects for which - # there is really no permanent source file. - my $basename = $_; - $_ = $File::Find::name; - s:^\./::; - if (/.*\.o$/ && - ! ( - m:/built-in.a$: - || m:arch/x86/vdso/: - || m:arch/x86/boot/: - || m:arch/ia64/ia32/ia32.o$: - || m:arch/ia64/kernel/gate-syms.o$: - || m:arch/ia64/lib/__divdi3.o$: - || m:arch/ia64/lib/__divsi3.o$: - || m:arch/ia64/lib/__moddi3.o$: - || m:arch/ia64/lib/__modsi3.o$: - || m:arch/ia64/lib/__udivdi3.o$: - || m:arch/ia64/lib/__udivsi3.o$: - || m:arch/ia64/lib/__umoddi3.o$: - || m:arch/ia64/lib/__umodsi3.o$: - || m:arch/ia64/scripts/check_gas_for_hint.o$: - || m:arch/ia64/sn/kernel/xp.o$: - || m:boot/bbootsect.o$: - || m:boot/bsetup.o$: - || m:/bootsect.o$: - || m:/boot/setup.o$: - || m:/compressed/: - || m:drivers/cdrom/driver.o$: - || m:drivers/char/drm/tdfx_drv.o$: - || m:drivers/ide/ide-detect.o$: - || m:drivers/ide/pci/idedriver-pci.o$: - || m:drivers/media/media.o$: - || m:drivers/scsi/sd_mod.o$: - || m:drivers/video/video.o$: - || m:fs/devpts/devpts.o$: - || m:fs/exportfs/exportfs.o$: - || m:fs/hugetlbfs/hugetlbfs.o$: - || m:fs/msdos/msdos.o$: - || m:fs/nls/nls.o$: - || m:fs/ramfs/ramfs.o$: - || m:fs/romfs/romfs.o$: - || m:fs/vfat/vfat.o$: - || m:init/mounts.o$: - || m:^modules/: - || m:net/netlink/netlink.o$: - || m:net/sched/sched.o$: - || m:/piggy.o$: - || m:^scripts/: - || m:sound/.*/snd-: - || m:^.*/\.tmp_: - || m:^\.tmp_: - || m:/vmlinux-obj.o$: - || m:^tools/: - ) - ) { - do_nm($basename, $_); - } - $_ = $basename; # File::Find expects $_ untouched (undocumented) -} - -sub do_nm -{ - my ($basename, $fullname) = @_; - my ($source, $type, $name); - if (! -e $basename) { - printf STDERR "$basename does not exist\n"; - return; - } - if ($fullname !~ /\.o$/) { - printf STDERR "$fullname is not an object file\n"; - return; - } - ($source = $basename) =~ s/\.o$//; - if (-e "$source.c" || -e "$source.S") { - $source = File::Spec->catfile($objtree, $File::Find::dir, $source) - } else { - $source = File::Spec->catfile($srctree, $File::Find::dir, $source) - } - if (! -e "$source.c" && ! -e "$source.S") { - # No obvious source, exclude the object if it is conglomerate - open(my $objdumpdata, "$objdump $basename|") - or die "$objdump $fullname failed $!\n"; - - my $comment; - while (<$objdumpdata>) { - chomp(); - if (/^In archive/) { - # Archives are always conglomerate - $comment = "GCC:GCC:"; - last; - } - next if (! /^[ 0-9a-f]{5,} /); - $comment .= substr($_, 43); - } - close($objdumpdata); - - if (!defined($comment) || $comment !~ /GCC\:.*GCC\:/m) { - printf STDERR "No source file found for $fullname\n"; - } - return; - } - open (my $nmdata, "$nm $basename|") - or die "$nm $fullname failed $!\n"; - - my @nmdata; - while (<$nmdata>) { - chop; - ($type, $name) = (split(/ +/, $_, 3))[1..2]; - # Expected types - # A absolute symbol - # B weak external reference to data that has been resolved - # C global variable, uninitialised - # D global variable, initialised - # G global variable, initialised, small data section - # R global array, initialised - # S global variable, uninitialised, small bss - # T global label/procedure - # U external reference - # W weak external reference to text that has been resolved - # V similar to W, but the value of the weak symbol becomes zero with no error. - # a assembler equate - # b static variable, uninitialised - # d static variable, initialised - # g static variable, initialised, small data section - # r static array, initialised - # s static variable, uninitialised, small bss - # t static label/procedures - # w weak external reference to text that has not been resolved - # v similar to w - # ? undefined type, used a lot by modules - if ($type !~ /^[ABCDGRSTUWVabdgrstwv?]$/) { - printf STDERR "nm output for $fullname contains unknown type '$_'\n"; - } - elsif ($name =~ /\./) { - # name with '.' is local static - } - else { - $type = 'R' if ($type eq '?'); # binutils replaced ? with R at one point - # binutils keeps changing the type for exported symbols, force it to R - $type = 'R' if ($name =~ /^__ksymtab/ || $name =~ /^__kstrtab/); - $name =~ s/_R[a-f0-9]{8}$//; # module versions adds this - if ($type =~ /[ABCDGRSTWV]/ && - $name ne 'init_module' && - $name ne 'cleanup_module' && - $name ne 'Using_Versions' && - $name !~ /^Version_[0-9]+$/ && - $name !~ /^__parm_/ && - $name !~ /^__kstrtab/ && - $name !~ /^__ksymtab/ && - $name !~ /^__kcrctab_/ && - $name !~ /^__exitcall_/ && - $name !~ /^__initcall_/ && - $name !~ /^__kdb_initcall_/ && - $name !~ /^__kdb_exitcall_/ && - $name !~ /^__module_/ && - $name !~ /^__mod_/ && - $name !~ /^__crc_/ && - $name ne '__this_module' && - $name ne 'kernel_version') { - if (!exists($def{$name})) { - $def{$name} = []; - } - push(@{$def{$name}}, $fullname); - } - push(@nmdata, "$type $name"); - if ($name =~ /^__ksymtab_/) { - $name = substr($name, 10); - if (!exists($ksymtab{$name})) { - $ksymtab{$name} = []; - } - push(@{$ksymtab{$name}}, $fullname); - } - } - } - close($nmdata); - - if ($#nmdata < 0) { - printf "No nm data for $fullname\n" - unless $nmexception{$fullname}; - return; - } - $nmdata{$fullname} = \@nmdata; -} - -sub drop_def -{ - my ($object, $name) = @_; - my $nmdata = $nmdata{$object}; - my ($i, $j); - for ($i = 0; $i <= $#{$nmdata}; ++$i) { - if ($name eq (split(' ', $nmdata->[$i], 2))[1]) { - splice(@{$nmdata{$object}}, $i, 1); - my $def = $def{$name}; - for ($j = 0; $j < $#{$def{$name}}; ++$j) { - if ($def{$name}[$j] eq $object) { - splice(@{$def{$name}}, $j, 1); - } - } - last; - } - } -} - -sub list_multiply_defined -{ - foreach my $name (keys(%def)) { - if ($#{$def{$name}} > 0) { - # Special case for cond_syscall - if ($#{$def{$name}} == 1 && - ($name =~ /^sys_/ || $name =~ /^compat_sys_/ || - $name =~ /^sys32_/)) { - if($def{$name}[0] eq "kernel/sys_ni.o" || - $def{$name}[1] eq "kernel/sys_ni.o") { - &drop_def("kernel/sys_ni.o", $name); - next; - } - } - - printf "$name is multiply defined in :-\n"; - foreach my $module (@{$def{$name}}) { - printf "\t$module\n"; - } - } - } -} - -sub resolve_external_references -{ - my ($kstrtab, $ksymtab, $export); - - printf "\n"; - foreach my $object (keys(%nmdata)) { - my $nmdata = $nmdata{$object}; - for (my $i = 0; $i <= $#{$nmdata}; ++$i) { - my ($type, $name) = split(' ', $nmdata->[$i], 2); - if ($type eq "U" || $type eq "w") { - if (exists($def{$name}) || exists($ksymtab{$name})) { - # add the owning object to the nmdata - $nmdata->[$i] = "$type $name $object"; - # only count as a reference if it is not EXPORT_... - $kstrtab = "R __kstrtab_$name"; - $ksymtab = "R __ksymtab_$name"; - $export = 0; - for (my $j = 0; $j <= $#{$nmdata}; ++$j) { - if ($nmdata->[$j] eq $kstrtab || - $nmdata->[$j] eq $ksymtab) { - $export = 1; - last; - } - } - if ($export) { - $export{$name} = ""; - } - else { - $ref{$name} = "" - } - } - elsif ( ! $nameexception{$name} - && $name !~ /^__sched_text_/ - && $name !~ /^__start_/ - && $name !~ /^__end_/ - && $name !~ /^__stop_/ - && $name !~ /^__scheduling_functions_.*_here/ - && $name !~ /^__.*initcall_/ - && $name !~ /^__.*per_cpu_start/ - && $name !~ /^__.*per_cpu_end/ - && $name !~ /^__alt_instructions/ - && $name !~ /^__setup_/ - && $name !~ /^__mod_timer/ - && $name !~ /^__mod_page_state/ - && $name !~ /^init_module/ - && $name !~ /^cleanup_module/ - ) { - printf "Cannot resolve "; - printf "weak " if ($type eq "w"); - printf "reference to $name from $object\n"; - } - } - } - } -} - -sub list_extra_externals -{ - my %noref = (); - - foreach my $name (keys(%def)) { - if (! exists($ref{$name})) { - my @module = @{$def{$name}}; - foreach my $module (@module) { - if (! exists($noref{$module})) { - $noref{$module} = []; - } - push(@{$noref{$module}}, $name); - } - } - } - if (%noref) { - printf "\nExternally defined symbols with no external references\n"; - foreach my $module (sort(keys(%noref))) { - printf " $module\n"; - foreach (sort(@{$noref{$module}})) { - my $export; - if (exists($export{$_})) { - $export = " (export only)"; - } else { - $export = ""; - } - printf " $_$export\n"; - } - } - } -} |