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Only build and expose the gdb interface when requested
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The gdb interface should be used for debugging libpulp, so applications
may not want this exposed.

To enable it, build with
```
configure --enable-gdb-interface
```

Signed-off-by: Giuliano Belinassi <gbelinassi@suse.de>
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giulianobelinassi committed Nov 11, 2024
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10 changes: 10 additions & 0 deletions configure.ac
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Expand Up @@ -150,6 +150,16 @@ AC_SUBST([LIBUNWIND_LIBS], ["-lunwind-generic -lunwind-ptrace -lunwind"])
AC_DEFINE(ENABLE_STACK_CHECK, 1, [Enable stack checking routines]),
AC_DEFINE(ENABLE_STACK_CHECK, 0, [Disable stack checking routines]))

# Enable a gdb interface so that livepatches can be triggered within gdb.
AC_ARG_ENABLE(gdb-interface,
AS_HELP_STRING([--enable-gdb-interface],
[build and exposes an interface for livepatching withing gdb. [default=no]]),
[enable_gdb_interface=yes],
[enable_gdb_interface=no; break])

AS_IF([test "$enable_gdb_interface" = "yes"],
AC_DEFINE(ENABLE_GDB_INTERFACE, 1, [Enable gdb interface for livepatching]))

# Check if libseccomp is present. This is required for testing.
CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -I/usr/include/libseccomp/"
AC_CHECK_HEADER([seccomp.h],,
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5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions include/insn_queue_lib.h
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Expand Up @@ -32,7 +32,12 @@ ulp_error_t insnq_insert_write(void *addr, int n, const void *bytes);

int insnq_ensure_emptiness(void);

/* Not necessary if compiling without gdb interface. */
#ifdef ENABLE_GDB_INTERFACE

/** Interpret the global instruction queue from process side. */
int insnq_interpret_from_lib(void);

#endif //ENABLE_GDB_INTERFACE

#endif
5 changes: 5 additions & 0 deletions include/minielf.h
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* in this library.
*/

/* This file is not needed if we are compiling without gdb interface. */
#ifdef ENABLE_GDB_INTERFACE

#include <elf.h>

/** Maximum size of the Section String Table. */
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/** Get the .ulp.rev section from the given ELF file. */
long Get_ULP_REV_Section(unsigned dest_size, unsigned char *dest, const char *file);

#endif //ENABLE_GDB_INTERFACE
1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions include/ulp_common.h
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#ifndef _ULP_LIB_COMMON_
#define _ULP_LIB_COMMON_

#include "config.h"
#include <elf.h>
#include <stdbool.h>
#include <stddef.h>
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11 changes: 9 additions & 2 deletions lib/gdb_interface.c
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*/

/* Small interface that allows livepatches to be applied or reverted
* within gdb. */
* within gdb. There is no need to compile this file if
* ENABLE_GDB_INTERFACE is not defined.
*/

#include "config.h"

#ifdef ENABLE_GDB_INTERFACE

#ifndef _GNU_SOURCE
#define _GNU_SOURCE
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#include <sys/types.h>
#include <link.h>

#include "config.h"
#include "ulp_common.h"
#include "ulp.h"
#include "minielf.h"
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return 0;
}

#endif //ENABLE_GDB_INTERFACE
7 changes: 7 additions & 0 deletions lib/minielf.c
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* in this library.
*/

#include "config.h"

/* So far there is no need to compile this file if GDB interface is not set. */
#ifdef ENABLE_GDB_INTERFACE

#include <stdio.h>
#include <errno.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
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{
return Get_Elf_Section(dest_size, dest, ".ulp.rev", file);
}

#endif //ENABLE_GDB_INTERFACE

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