elf_helper: support for objects in user memory
Some forthcoming kernel object types like futexes need to
be tracked, but do not contain data that is private to
the kernel.
Signed-off-by: Andrew Boie <andrew.p.boie@intel.com>
diff --git a/scripts/elf_helper.py b/scripts/elf_helper.py
index dc12d1c..209e345 100644
--- a/scripts/elf_helper.py
+++ b/scripts/elf_helper.py
@@ -471,14 +471,6 @@
# Never linked; gc-sections deleted it
continue
- if ((addr < kram_start or addr >= kram_end) and
- (addr < krom_start or addr >= krom_end)):
-
- self.debug_die(die,
- "object '%s' found in invalid location %s"
- % (name, hex(addr)))
- continue
-
type_obj = type_env[type_offset]
objs = type_obj.get_kobjects(addr)
all_objs.update(objs)
@@ -497,6 +489,16 @@
if ko.type_obj.api:
continue
+ _, user_ram_allowed = kobjects[ko.type_obj.name]
+ if (not user_ram_allowed and
+ (addr < kram_start or addr >= kram_end) and
+ (addr < krom_start or addr >= krom_end)):
+
+ self.debug_die(die,
+ "object '%s' found in invalid location %s"
+ % (name, hex(addr)))
+ continue
+
if ko.type_obj.name != "device":
# Not a device struct so we immediately know its type
ko.type_name = kobject_to_enum(ko.type_obj.name)
