3 # namespace.pl. Mon Aug 30 2004
5 # Perform a name space analysis on the linux kernel.
7 # Copyright Keith Owens <kaos@ocs.com.au>. GPL.
9 # Invoke by changing directory to the top of the kernel object
10 # tree then namespace.pl, no parameters.
12 # Tuned for 2.1.x kernels with the new module handling, it will
13 # work with 2.0 kernels as well.
15 # Last change 2.6.9-rc1, adding support for separate source and object
18 # The source must be compiled/assembled first, the object files
19 # are the primary input to this script. Incomplete or missing
20 # objects will result in a flawed analysis. Compile both vmlinux
23 # Even with complete objects, treat the result of the analysis
24 # with caution. Some external references are only used by
25 # certain architectures, others with certain combinations of
26 # configuration parameters. Ideally the source should include
34 # so the symbols are defined as static unless a particular
35 # CONFIG_... requires it to be external.
37 # A symbol that is suffixed with '(export only)' has these properties
40 # * It is marked EXPORT_SYMBOL or EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL, either in the same
41 # source file or a different source file.
42 # * Given the current .config, nothing uses the symbol.
44 # The symbol is a candidate for conversion to static, plus removal of the
45 # export. But be careful that a different .config might use the symbol.
48 # Name space analysis and cleanup is an iterative process. You cannot
49 # expect to find all the problems in a single pass.
51 # * Identify possibly unnecessary global declarations, verify that they
52 # really are unnecessary and change them to static.
53 # * Compile and fix up gcc warnings about static, removing dead symbols
55 # * make clean and rebuild with different configs (especially
56 # CONFIG_MODULES=n) to see which symbols are being defined when the
57 # config does not require them. These symbols bloat the kernel object
58 # for no good reason, which is frustrating for embedded systems.
59 # * Wrap config sensitive symbols in #ifdef CONFIG_foo, as long as the
60 # code does not get too ugly.
61 # * Repeat the name space analysis until you can live with with the
70 my $nm = ($ENV{'NM'} || "nm") . " -p";
71 my $objdump = ($ENV{'OBJDUMP'} || "objdump") . " -s -j .comment";
72 my $srctree = File::Spec->curdir();
73 my $objtree = File::Spec->curdir();
74 $srctree = File::Spec->rel2abs($ENV{'srctree'}) if (exists($ENV{'srctree'}));
75 $objtree = File::Spec->rel2abs($ENV{'objtree'}) if (exists($ENV{'objtree'}));
78 print STDERR "usage: $0 takes no parameters\n";
82 my %nmdata = (); # nm data for each object
83 my %def = (); # all definitions for each name
84 my %ksymtab = (); # names that appear in __ksymtab_
85 my %ref = (); # $ref{$name} exists if there is a true external reference to $name
86 my %export = (); # $export{$name} exists if there is an EXPORT_... of $name
89 'fs/ext3/bitmap' => 1,
90 'fs/ext4/bitmap' => 1,
91 'arch/x86/lib/thunk_32' => 1,
92 'arch/x86/lib/cmpxchg' => 1,
93 'arch/x86/vdso/vdso32/note' => 1,
95 'usr/initramfs_data' => 1,
96 'drivers/scsi/aic94xx/aic94xx_dump' => 1,
97 'drivers/scsi/libsas/sas_dump' => 1,
98 'lib/dec_and_lock' => 1,
99 'drivers/ide/ide-probe-mini' => 1,
100 'usr/initramfs_data' => 1,
101 'drivers/acpi/acpia/exdump' => 1,
102 'drivers/acpi/acpia/rsdump' => 1,
103 'drivers/acpi/acpia/nsdumpdv' => 1,
104 'drivers/acpi/acpia/nsdump' => 1,
105 'arch/ia64/sn/kernel/sn2/io' => 1,
106 'arch/ia64/kernel/gate-data' => 1,
107 'security/capability' => 1,
108 'fs/ntfs/sysctl' => 1,
109 'fs/jfs/jfs_debug' => 1,
112 my %nameexception = (
113 'mod_use_count_' => 1,
114 '__initramfs_end' => 1,
115 '__initramfs_start' => 1,
118 'kallsyms_names' => 1,
119 'kallsyms_num_syms' => 1,
120 'kallsyms_addresses'=> 1,
121 'kallsyms_offsets' => 1,
122 'kallsyms_relative_base'=> 1,
123 '__this_module' => 1,
131 'ia64_unw_start' => 1,
136 '__nosave_begin' => 1,
140 '__stack_chk_fail' => 1,
141 'VDSO32_PRELINK' => 1,
142 'VDSO32_vsyscall' => 1,
143 'VDSO32_rt_sigreturn'=>1,
144 'VDSO32_sigreturn' => 1,
148 &find(\&linux_objects, '.'); # find the objects and do_nm on them
149 &list_multiply_defined();
150 &resolve_external_references();
151 &list_extra_externals();
157 # Select objects, ignoring objects which are only created by
158 # merging other objects. Also ignore all of modules, scripts
159 # and compressed. Most conglomerate objects are handled by do_nm,
160 # this list only contains the special cases. These include objects
161 # that are linked from just one other object and objects for which
162 # there is really no permanent source file.
164 $_ = $File::Find::name;
171 || m:arch/ia64/ia32/ia32.o$:
172 || m:arch/ia64/kernel/gate-syms.o$:
173 || m:arch/ia64/lib/__divdi3.o$:
174 || m:arch/ia64/lib/__divsi3.o$:
175 || m:arch/ia64/lib/__moddi3.o$:
176 || m:arch/ia64/lib/__modsi3.o$:
177 || m:arch/ia64/lib/__udivdi3.o$:
178 || m:arch/ia64/lib/__udivsi3.o$:
179 || m:arch/ia64/lib/__umoddi3.o$:
180 || m:arch/ia64/lib/__umodsi3.o$:
181 || m:arch/ia64/scripts/check_gas_for_hint.o$:
182 || m:arch/ia64/sn/kernel/xp.o$:
183 || m:boot/bbootsect.o$:
188 || m:drivers/cdrom/driver.o$:
189 || m:drivers/char/drm/tdfx_drv.o$:
190 || m:drivers/ide/ide-detect.o$:
191 || m:drivers/ide/pci/idedriver-pci.o$:
192 || m:drivers/media/media.o$:
193 || m:drivers/scsi/sd_mod.o$:
194 || m:drivers/video/video.o$:
195 || m:fs/devpts/devpts.o$:
196 || m:fs/exportfs/exportfs.o$:
197 || m:fs/hugetlbfs/hugetlbfs.o$:
198 || m:fs/msdos/msdos.o$:
200 || m:fs/ramfs/ramfs.o$:
201 || m:fs/romfs/romfs.o$:
202 || m:fs/vfat/vfat.o$:
205 || m:net/netlink/netlink.o$:
206 || m:net/sched/sched.o$:
212 || m:/vmlinux-obj.o$:
216 do_nm($basename, $_);
218 $_ = $basename; # File::Find expects $_ untouched (undocumented)
223 my ($basename, $fullname) = @_;
224 my ($source, $type, $name);
225 if (! -e $basename) {
226 printf STDERR "$basename does not exist\n";
229 if ($fullname !~ /\.o$/) {
230 printf STDERR "$fullname is not an object file\n";
233 ($source = $basename) =~ s/\.o$//;
234 if (-e "$source.c" || -e "$source.S") {
235 $source = File::Spec->catfile($objtree, $File::Find::dir, $source)
237 $source = File::Spec->catfile($srctree, $File::Find::dir, $source)
239 if (! -e "$source.c" && ! -e "$source.S") {
240 # No obvious source, exclude the object if it is conglomerate
241 open(my $objdumpdata, "$objdump $basename|")
242 or die "$objdump $fullname failed $!\n";
245 while (<$objdumpdata>) {
248 # Archives are always conglomerate
249 $comment = "GCC:GCC:";
252 next if (! /^[ 0-9a-f]{5,} /);
253 $comment .= substr($_, 43);
257 if (!defined($comment) || $comment !~ /GCC\:.*GCC\:/m) {
258 printf STDERR "No source file found for $fullname\n";
262 open (my $nmdata, "$nm $basename|")
263 or die "$nm $fullname failed $!\n";
268 ($type, $name) = (split(/ +/, $_, 3))[1..2];
271 # B weak external reference to data that has been resolved
272 # C global variable, uninitialised
273 # D global variable, initialised
274 # G global variable, initialised, small data section
275 # R global array, initialised
276 # S global variable, uninitialised, small bss
277 # T global label/procedure
278 # U external reference
279 # W weak external reference to text that has been resolved
280 # V similar to W, but the value of the weak symbol becomes zero with no error.
282 # b static variable, uninitialised
283 # d static variable, initialised
284 # g static variable, initialised, small data section
285 # r static array, initialised
286 # s static variable, uninitialised, small bss
287 # t static label/procedures
288 # w weak external reference to text that has not been resolved
290 # ? undefined type, used a lot by modules
291 if ($type !~ /^[ABCDGRSTUWVabdgrstwv?]$/) {
292 printf STDERR "nm output for $fullname contains unknown type '$_'\n";
294 elsif ($name =~ /\./) {
295 # name with '.' is local static
298 $type = 'R' if ($type eq '?'); # binutils replaced ? with R at one point
299 # binutils keeps changing the type for exported symbols, force it to R
300 $type = 'R' if ($name =~ /^__ksymtab/ || $name =~ /^__kstrtab/);
301 $name =~ s/_R[a-f0-9]{8}$//; # module versions adds this
302 if ($type =~ /[ABCDGRSTWV]/ &&
303 $name ne 'init_module' &&
304 $name ne 'cleanup_module' &&
305 $name ne 'Using_Versions' &&
306 $name !~ /^Version_[0-9]+$/ &&
307 $name !~ /^__parm_/ &&
308 $name !~ /^__kstrtab/ &&
309 $name !~ /^__ksymtab/ &&
310 $name !~ /^__kcrctab_/ &&
311 $name !~ /^__exitcall_/ &&
312 $name !~ /^__initcall_/ &&
313 $name !~ /^__kdb_initcall_/ &&
314 $name !~ /^__kdb_exitcall_/ &&
315 $name !~ /^__module_/ &&
316 $name !~ /^__mod_/ &&
317 $name !~ /^__crc_/ &&
318 $name ne '__this_module' &&
319 $name ne 'kernel_version') {
320 if (!exists($def{$name})) {
323 push(@{$def{$name}}, $fullname);
325 push(@nmdata, "$type $name");
326 if ($name =~ /^__ksymtab_/) {
327 $name = substr($name, 10);
328 if (!exists($ksymtab{$name})) {
329 $ksymtab{$name} = [];
331 push(@{$ksymtab{$name}}, $fullname);
338 printf "No nm data for $fullname\n"
339 unless $nmexception{$fullname};
342 $nmdata{$fullname} = \@nmdata;
347 my ($object, $name) = @_;
348 my $nmdata = $nmdata{$object};
350 for ($i = 0; $i <= $#{$nmdata}; ++$i) {
351 if ($name eq (split(' ', $nmdata->[$i], 2))[1]) {
352 splice(@{$nmdata{$object}}, $i, 1);
353 my $def = $def{$name};
354 for ($j = 0; $j < $#{$def{$name}}; ++$j) {
355 if ($def{$name}[$j] eq $object) {
356 splice(@{$def{$name}}, $j, 1);
364 sub list_multiply_defined
366 foreach my $name (keys(%def)) {
367 if ($#{$def{$name}} > 0) {
368 # Special case for cond_syscall
369 if ($#{$def{$name}} == 1 &&
370 ($name =~ /^sys_/ || $name =~ /^compat_sys_/ ||
371 $name =~ /^sys32_/)) {
372 if($def{$name}[0] eq "kernel/sys_ni.o" ||
373 $def{$name}[1] eq "kernel/sys_ni.o") {
374 &drop_def("kernel/sys_ni.o", $name);
379 printf "$name is multiply defined in :-\n";
380 foreach my $module (@{$def{$name}}) {
381 printf "\t$module\n";
387 sub resolve_external_references
389 my ($kstrtab, $ksymtab, $export);
392 foreach my $object (keys(%nmdata)) {
393 my $nmdata = $nmdata{$object};
394 for (my $i = 0; $i <= $#{$nmdata}; ++$i) {
395 my ($type, $name) = split(' ', $nmdata->[$i], 2);
396 if ($type eq "U" || $type eq "w") {
397 if (exists($def{$name}) || exists($ksymtab{$name})) {
398 # add the owning object to the nmdata
399 $nmdata->[$i] = "$type $name $object";
400 # only count as a reference if it is not EXPORT_...
401 $kstrtab = "R __kstrtab_$name";
402 $ksymtab = "R __ksymtab_$name";
404 for (my $j = 0; $j <= $#{$nmdata}; ++$j) {
405 if ($nmdata->[$j] eq $kstrtab ||
406 $nmdata->[$j] eq $ksymtab) {
418 elsif ( ! $nameexception{$name}
419 && $name !~ /^__sched_text_/
420 && $name !~ /^__start_/
421 && $name !~ /^__end_/
422 && $name !~ /^__stop_/
423 && $name !~ /^__scheduling_functions_.*_here/
424 && $name !~ /^__.*initcall_/
425 && $name !~ /^__.*per_cpu_start/
426 && $name !~ /^__.*per_cpu_end/
427 && $name !~ /^__alt_instructions/
428 && $name !~ /^__setup_/
429 && $name !~ /^__mod_timer/
430 && $name !~ /^__mod_page_state/
431 && $name !~ /^init_module/
432 && $name !~ /^cleanup_module/
434 printf "Cannot resolve ";
435 printf "weak " if ($type eq "w");
436 printf "reference to $name from $object\n";
443 sub list_extra_externals
447 foreach my $name (keys(%def)) {
448 if (! exists($ref{$name})) {
449 my @module = @{$def{$name}};
450 foreach my $module (@module) {
451 if (! exists($noref{$module})) {
452 $noref{$module} = [];
454 push(@{$noref{$module}}, $name);
459 printf "\nExternally defined symbols with no external references\n";
460 foreach my $module (sort(keys(%noref))) {
462 foreach (sort(@{$noref{$module}})) {
464 if (exists($export{$_})) {
465 $export = " (export only)";
469 printf " $_$export\n";