The vmlinux ".BTF_ids" ELF section is declared in btf_ids.h to hold a list
of zero-filled BTF IDs, which is then patched at link-time with correct
values by resolv_btfids. The section is flagged as "allocable" to preclude
compression, but notably the section contents (BTF IDs) are untyped.
When patching the BTF IDs, resolve_btfids writes in host-native endianness
and relies on libelf for any required translation on reading and updating
vmlinux. However, since the type of the .BTF_ids section content defaults
to ELF_T_BYTE (i.e. unsigned char), no translation occurs. This results in
incorrect patched values when cross-compiling to non-native endianness,
and can manifest as kernel Oops and test failures which are difficult to
troubleshoot [1].
Explicitly set the type of patched data to ELF_T_WORD, the architecture-
neutral ELF type corresponding to the u32 BTF IDs. This enables libelf to
transparently perform any needed endian conversions.
Fixes: fbbb68de80 ("bpf: Add resolve_btfids tool to resolve BTF IDs in ELF object")
Signed-off-by: Tony Ambardar <Tony.Ambardar@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>
Acked-by: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@redhat.com>
Cc: Frank Eigler <fche@redhat.com>
Cc: Mark Wielaard <mark@klomp.org>
Cc: Jiri Olsa <jolsa@kernel.org>
Cc: Yonghong Song <yhs@fb.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/CAPGftE_eY-Zdi3wBcgDfkz_iOr1KF10n=9mJHm1_a_PykcsoeA@mail.gmail.com [1]
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/bpf/20210618061404.818569-1-Tony.Ambardar@gmail.com
61e8aeda93