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+/*
+ * sortextable.c: Sort the kernel's exception table
+ *
+ * Copyright 2011 Cavium, Inc.
+ *
+ * Based on code taken from recortmcount.c which is:
+ *
+ * Copyright 2009 John F. Reiser <jreiser@BitWagon.com>.  All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under the GNU General Public License, version 2 (GPLv2).
+ *
+ * Restructured to fit Linux format, as well as other updates:
+ *  Copyright 2010 Steven Rostedt <srostedt@redhat.com>, Red Hat Inc.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Strategy: alter the vmlinux file in-place.
+ */
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/mman.h>
+#include <sys/stat.h>
+#include <getopt.h>
+#include <elf.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+#include <setjmp.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+
+static int fd_map;	/* File descriptor for file being modified. */
+static int mmap_failed; /* Boolean flag. */
+static void *ehdr_curr; /* current ElfXX_Ehdr *  for resource cleanup */
+static struct stat sb;	/* Remember .st_size, etc. */
+static jmp_buf jmpenv;	/* setjmp/longjmp per-file error escape */
+
+/* setjmp() return values */
+enum {
+	SJ_SETJMP = 0,  /* hardwired first return */
+	SJ_FAIL,
+	SJ_SUCCEED
+};
+
+/* Per-file resource cleanup when multiple files. */
+static void
+cleanup(void)
+{
+	if (!mmap_failed)
+		munmap(ehdr_curr, sb.st_size);
+	close(fd_map);
+}
+
+static void __attribute__((noreturn))
+fail_file(void)
+{
+	cleanup();
+	longjmp(jmpenv, SJ_FAIL);
+}
+
+static void __attribute__((noreturn))
+succeed_file(void)
+{
+	cleanup();
+	longjmp(jmpenv, SJ_SUCCEED);
+}
+
+
+/*
+ * Get the whole file as a programming convenience in order to avoid
+ * malloc+lseek+read+free of many pieces.  If successful, then mmap
+ * avoids copying unused pieces; else just read the whole file.
+ * Open for both read and write.
+ */
+static void *mmap_file(char const *fname)
+{
+	void *addr;
+
+	fd_map = open(fname, O_RDWR);
+	if (fd_map < 0 || fstat(fd_map, &sb) < 0) {
+		perror(fname);
+		fail_file();
+	}
+	if (!S_ISREG(sb.st_mode)) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "not a regular file: %s\n", fname);
+		fail_file();
+	}
+	addr = mmap(0, sb.st_size, PROT_READ|PROT_WRITE, MAP_SHARED,
+		    fd_map, 0);
+	if (addr == MAP_FAILED) {
+		mmap_failed = 1;
+		fprintf(stderr, "Could not mmap file: %s\n", fname);
+		fail_file();
+	}
+	return addr;
+}
+
+/* w8rev, w8nat, ...: Handle endianness. */
+
+static uint64_t w8rev(uint64_t const x)
+{
+	return   ((0xff & (x >> (0 * 8))) << (7 * 8))
+	       | ((0xff & (x >> (1 * 8))) << (6 * 8))
+	       | ((0xff & (x >> (2 * 8))) << (5 * 8))
+	       | ((0xff & (x >> (3 * 8))) << (4 * 8))
+	       | ((0xff & (x >> (4 * 8))) << (3 * 8))
+	       | ((0xff & (x >> (5 * 8))) << (2 * 8))
+	       | ((0xff & (x >> (6 * 8))) << (1 * 8))
+	       | ((0xff & (x >> (7 * 8))) << (0 * 8));
+}
+
+static uint32_t w4rev(uint32_t const x)
+{
+	return   ((0xff & (x >> (0 * 8))) << (3 * 8))
+	       | ((0xff & (x >> (1 * 8))) << (2 * 8))
+	       | ((0xff & (x >> (2 * 8))) << (1 * 8))
+	       | ((0xff & (x >> (3 * 8))) << (0 * 8));
+}
+
+static uint32_t w2rev(uint16_t const x)
+{
+	return   ((0xff & (x >> (0 * 8))) << (1 * 8))
+	       | ((0xff & (x >> (1 * 8))) << (0 * 8));
+}
+
+static uint64_t w8nat(uint64_t const x)
+{
+	return x;
+}
+
+static uint32_t w4nat(uint32_t const x)
+{
+	return x;
+}
+
+static uint32_t w2nat(uint16_t const x)
+{
+	return x;
+}
+
+static uint64_t (*w8)(uint64_t);
+static uint32_t (*w)(uint32_t);
+static uint32_t (*w2)(uint16_t);
+
+
+/* 32 bit and 64 bit are very similar */
+#include "sortextable.h"
+#define SORTEXTABLE_64
+#include "sortextable.h"
+
+
+static void
+do_file(char const *const fname)
+{
+	Elf32_Ehdr *const ehdr = mmap_file(fname);
+
+	ehdr_curr = ehdr;
+	w = w4nat;
+	w2 = w2nat;
+	w8 = w8nat;
+	switch (ehdr->e_ident[EI_DATA]) {
+		static unsigned int const endian = 1;
+	default:
+		fprintf(stderr, "unrecognized ELF data encoding %d: %s\n",
+			ehdr->e_ident[EI_DATA], fname);
+		fail_file();
+		break;
+	case ELFDATA2LSB:
+		if (*(unsigned char const *)&endian != 1) {
+			/* main() is big endian, file.o is little endian. */
+			w = w4rev;
+			w2 = w2rev;
+			w8 = w8rev;
+		}
+		break;
+	case ELFDATA2MSB:
+		if (*(unsigned char const *)&endian != 0) {
+			/* main() is little endian, file.o is big endian. */
+			w = w4rev;
+			w2 = w2rev;
+			w8 = w8rev;
+		}
+		break;
+	}  /* end switch */
+	if (memcmp(ELFMAG, ehdr->e_ident, SELFMAG) != 0
+	||  w2(ehdr->e_type) != ET_EXEC
+	||  ehdr->e_ident[EI_VERSION] != EV_CURRENT) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "unrecognized ET_EXEC file %s\n", fname);
+		fail_file();
+	}
+
+	switch (w2(ehdr->e_machine)) {
+	default:
+		fprintf(stderr, "unrecognized e_machine %d %s\n",
+			w2(ehdr->e_machine), fname);
+		fail_file();
+		break;
+	case EM_386:
+	case EM_MIPS:
+	case EM_X86_64:
+		break;
+	}  /* end switch */
+
+	switch (ehdr->e_ident[EI_CLASS]) {
+	default:
+		fprintf(stderr, "unrecognized ELF class %d %s\n",
+			ehdr->e_ident[EI_CLASS], fname);
+		fail_file();
+		break;
+	case ELFCLASS32:
+		if (w2(ehdr->e_ehsize) != sizeof(Elf32_Ehdr)
+		||  w2(ehdr->e_shentsize) != sizeof(Elf32_Shdr)) {
+			fprintf(stderr,
+				"unrecognized ET_EXEC file: %s\n", fname);
+			fail_file();
+		}
+		do32(ehdr, fname);
+		break;
+	case ELFCLASS64: {
+		Elf64_Ehdr *const ghdr = (Elf64_Ehdr *)ehdr;
+		if (w2(ghdr->e_ehsize) != sizeof(Elf64_Ehdr)
+		||  w2(ghdr->e_shentsize) != sizeof(Elf64_Shdr)) {
+			fprintf(stderr,
+				"unrecognized ET_EXEC file: %s\n", fname);
+			fail_file();
+		}
+		do64(ghdr, fname);
+		break;
+	}
+	}  /* end switch */
+
+	cleanup();
+}
+
+int
+main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	int n_error = 0;  /* gcc-4.3.0 false positive complaint */
+	int i;
+
+	if (argc < 2) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "usage: sortextable vmlinux...\n");
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* Process each file in turn, allowing deep failure. */
+	for (i = 1; i < argc; i++) {
+		char *file = argv[i];
+		int const sjval = setjmp(jmpenv);
+
+		switch (sjval) {
+		default:
+			fprintf(stderr, "internal error: %s\n", file);
+			exit(1);
+			break;
+		case SJ_SETJMP:    /* normal sequence */
+			/* Avoid problems if early cleanup() */
+			fd_map = -1;
+			ehdr_curr = NULL;
+			mmap_failed = 1;
+			do_file(file);
+			break;
+		case SJ_FAIL:    /* error in do_file or below */
+			++n_error;
+			break;
+		case SJ_SUCCEED:    /* premature success */
+			/* do nothing */
+			break;
+		}  /* end switch */
+	}
+	return !!n_error;
+}