From: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>
To: BAREBOX <barebox@lists.infradead.org>
Cc: "Claude Sonnet 4.5" <noreply@anthropic.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 19/21] riscv: linker script: create separate PT_LOAD segments for text, rodata, and data
Date: Tue, 06 Jan 2026 13:53:22 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260106-pbl-load-elf-v2-19-487bc760f045@pengutronix.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260106-pbl-load-elf-v2-0-487bc760f045@pengutronix.de>
Fix the linker script to generate three distinct PT_LOAD segments with
correct permissions instead of combining .rodata with .data.
Before this fix, the linker auto-generated only two PT_LOAD segments:
1. Text segment (PF_R|PF_X)
2. Data segment (PF_R|PF_W) - containing .rodata, .data, .bss, etc.
This caused .rodata to be mapped with write permissions when
riscv_mmu_setup_from_elf() or riscv_pmp_setup_from_elf() set up memory
permissions based on ELF segments, defeating the W^X protection.
With explicit PHDRS directives, we now generate three segments:
1. text segment (PF_R|PF_X): .text and related code sections
2. rodata segment (PF_R): .rodata and related read-only sections
3. data segment (PF_R|PF_W): .data, .bss, and related sections
This ensures riscv_mmu_setup_from_elf() and riscv_pmp_setup_from_elf()
correctly map .rodata as read-only instead of read-write.
Also update the prelink script to handle binaries without a PT_DYNAMIC
segment, as the new PHDRS layout may result in this case.
Signed-off-by: Sascha Hauer <s.hauer@pengutronix.de>
---
arch/riscv/lib/barebox.lds.S | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
scripts/prelink-riscv.inc | 9 +++++++--
2 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/riscv/lib/barebox.lds.S b/arch/riscv/lib/barebox.lds.S
index 38376befe9a82ead2152f8c7fc581eb5bb35fab4..1565a6fedef1ade7687740240bc36f407ca880fc 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/lib/barebox.lds.S
+++ b/arch/riscv/lib/barebox.lds.S
@@ -17,14 +17,22 @@ OUTPUT_ARCH(BAREBOX_OUTPUT_ARCH)
ENTRY(start)
OUTPUT_FORMAT(BAREBOX_OUTPUT_FORMAT)
+PHDRS
+{
+ text PT_LOAD FLAGS(5); /* PF_R | PF_X */
+ rodata PT_LOAD FLAGS(4); /* PF_R */
+ data PT_LOAD FLAGS(6); /* PF_R | PF_W */
+ dynamic PT_DYNAMIC FLAGS(6); /* PF_R | PF_W */
+}
+
SECTIONS
{
. = 0x0;
- .image_start : { *(.__image_start) }
+ .image_start : { *(.__image_start) } :text
. = ALIGN(4);
- ._text : { *(._text) }
+ ._text : { *(._text) } :text
.text :
{
_stext = .;
@@ -36,44 +44,47 @@ SECTIONS
KEEP(*(.text_exceptions*))
__exceptions_stop = .;
*(.text*)
- }
+ } :text
BAREBOX_BARE_INIT_SIZE
- . = ALIGN(4);
+ . = ALIGN(4096);
__start_rodata = .;
.rodata : {
*(.rodata*)
RO_DATA_SECTION
- }
+ } :rodata
__end_rodata = .;
_etext = .;
_sdata = .;
- . = ALIGN(4);
- .data : { *(.data*) }
+ . = ALIGN(4096);
+
+ .data : { *(.data*) } :data
/DISCARD/ : { *(.rela.plt*) }
.rela.dyn : {
__rel_dyn_start = .;
*(.rel*)
__rel_dyn_end = .;
- }
+ } :data
.dynsym : {
__dynsym_start = .;
*(.dynsym)
__dynsym_end = .;
- }
+ } :data
+
+ .dynamic : { *(.dynamic) } :data :dynamic
_edata = .;
- .image_end : { *(.__image_end) }
+ .image_end : { *(.__image_end) } :data
. = ALIGN(4);
- .__bss_start : { *(.__bss_start) }
- .bss : { *(.bss*) }
- .__bss_stop : { *(.__bss_stop) }
+ .__bss_start : { *(.__bss_start) } :data
+ .bss : { *(.bss*) } :data
+ .__bss_stop : { *(.__bss_stop) } :data
_end = .;
_barebox_image_size = __bss_start;
}
diff --git a/scripts/prelink-riscv.inc b/scripts/prelink-riscv.inc
index f2b5467f5b3c19be285153d3ad7cdb210a24a94c..8a54a9737fe73827ad8cab01a61fbecc68a1140a 100644
--- a/scripts/prelink-riscv.inc
+++ b/scripts/prelink-riscv.inc
@@ -61,8 +61,13 @@ static void prelink_bonn(void *data)
}
}
- if (dyns == NULL)
- die("No dynamic section found");
+ if (dyns == NULL) {
+ /* No PT_DYNAMIC segment found - binary may not need prelinking.
+ * This can happen with statically-linked relocatable binaries
+ * that handle relocations differently. Exit successfully.
+ */
+ return;
+ }
Elf_Rela *rela_dyn = NULL;
size_t rela_count = 0;
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-01-06 13:02 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 46+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-01-06 12:53 [PATCH v2 00/21] PBL: Add PBL ELF loading support with dynamic relocations Sascha Hauer
2026-01-06 12:53 ` [PATCH v2 01/21] elf: only accept images matching the native ELF_CLASS Sascha Hauer
2026-01-06 12:58 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-06 12:53 ` [PATCH v2 02/21] elf: build for PBL as well Sascha Hauer
2026-01-06 13:26 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-06 12:53 ` [PATCH v2 03/21] elf: add dynamic relocation support Sascha Hauer
2026-01-06 13:51 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-06 12:53 ` [PATCH v2 04/21] ARM: implement elf_apply_relocations() for ELF " Sascha Hauer
2026-01-06 13:07 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-06 14:25 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-06 12:53 ` [PATCH v2 05/21] riscv: define generic relocate_image Sascha Hauer
2026-01-06 13:10 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-06 13:11 ` Sascha Hauer
2026-01-06 12:53 ` [PATCH v2 06/21] riscv: implement elf_apply_relocations() for ELF relocation support Sascha Hauer
2026-01-06 13:11 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-06 12:53 ` [PATCH v2 07/21] elf: implement elf_load_inplace() Sascha Hauer
2026-01-06 13:53 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-06 12:53 ` [PATCH v2 08/21] elf: create elf_open_binary_into() Sascha Hauer
2026-01-06 13:55 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-06 12:53 ` [PATCH v2 09/21] Makefile: add barebox.elf build target Sascha Hauer
2026-01-06 13:13 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-06 12:53 ` [PATCH v2 10/21] PBL: allow to link ELF image into PBL Sascha Hauer
2026-01-06 13:18 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-06 12:53 ` [PATCH v2 11/21] mmu: add MAP_CACHED_RO mapping type Sascha Hauer
2026-01-06 13:14 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-06 12:53 ` [PATCH v2 12/21] mmu: introduce pbl_remap_range() Sascha Hauer
2026-01-06 13:15 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-06 12:53 ` [PATCH v2 13/21] ARM: use relative jumps in exception table Sascha Hauer
2026-01-06 13:57 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-06 12:53 ` [PATCH v2 14/21] ARM: exceptions: make in-binary exception table const Sascha Hauer
2026-01-06 14:00 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-06 12:53 ` [PATCH v2 15/21] ARM: linker script: create separate PT_LOAD segments for text, rodata, and data Sascha Hauer
2026-01-06 14:05 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-06 12:53 ` [PATCH v2 16/21] ARM: link ELF image into PBL Sascha Hauer
2026-01-06 14:06 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-06 12:53 ` [PATCH v2 17/21] ARM: PBL: setup MMU with proper permissions from ELF segments Sascha Hauer
2026-01-06 14:10 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-06 12:53 ` [PATCH v2 18/21] riscv: link ELF image into PBL Sascha Hauer
2026-01-06 14:11 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-06 12:53 ` Sascha Hauer [this message]
2026-01-06 14:12 ` [PATCH v2 19/21] riscv: linker script: create separate PT_LOAD segments for text, rodata, and data Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-08 15:25 ` Sascha Hauer
2026-01-06 12:53 ` [PATCH v2 20/21] riscv: Allwinner D1: Drop M-Mode Sascha Hauer
2026-01-06 13:11 ` Ahmad Fatoum
2026-01-06 12:53 ` [PATCH v2 21/21] riscv: add ELF segment-based memory protection with MMU Sascha Hauer
2026-01-06 14:20 ` Ahmad Fatoum
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