contrib/plugins/uftrace_symbols.py

usage:  contrib/plugins/uftrace_symbols.py \
        --prefix-symbols \
        arm-trusted-firmware/build/qemu/debug/bl1/bl1.elf \
        arm-trusted-firmware/build/qemu/debug/bl2/bl2.elf \
        arm-trusted-firmware/build/qemu/debug/bl31/bl31.elf \
        u-boot/u-boot:0x60000000 \
        u-boot/u-boot.relocated:0x000000023f6b6000 \
        linux/vmlinux

Will generate symbols and memory mapping files for uftrace, allowing to
have an enhanced trace, instead of raw addresses.

It takes a collection of elf files, and automatically find all their
symbols, and generate an ordered memory map based on that.

This script uses the python (native) pyelftools module.

Reviewed-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <philmd@linaro.org>
Signed-off-by: Pierrick Bouvier <pierrick.bouvier@linaro.org>
Acked-by: Alex Bennée <alex.bennee@linaro.org>
Message-ID: <20250902075042.223990-9-pierrick.bouvier@linaro.org>
Signed-off-by: Alex Bennée <alex.bennee@linaro.org>
Message-ID: <20250922093711.2768983-25-alex.bennee@linaro.org>

Author: pbo-linaro

contrib/plugins/uftrace_symbols.py

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+#
+# Create symbols and mapping files for uftrace.
+#
+# Copyright 2025 Linaro Ltd
+# Author: Pierrick Bouvier <pierrick.bouvier@linaro.org>
+#
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+
+import argparse
+import elftools # pip install pyelftools
+import os
+
+from elftools.elf.elffile import ELFFile
+from elftools.elf.sections import SymbolTableSection
+
+def elf_func_symbols(elf):
+    symbol_tables = [(idx, s) for idx, s in enumerate(elf.iter_sections())
+                  if isinstance(s, SymbolTableSection)]
+    symbols = []
+    for _, section in symbol_tables:
+        for _, symbol in enumerate(section.iter_symbols()):
+            if symbol_size(symbol) == 0:
+                continue
+            type = symbol['st_info']['type']
+            if type == 'STT_FUNC' or type == 'STT_NOTYPE':
+                symbols.append(symbol)
+    symbols.sort(key = lambda x: symbol_addr(x))
+    return symbols
+
+def symbol_size(symbol):
+    return symbol['st_size']
+
+def symbol_addr(symbol):
+    addr = symbol['st_value']
+    # clamp addr to 48 bits, like uftrace entries
+    return addr & 0xffffffffffff
+
+def symbol_name(symbol):
+    return symbol.name
+
+class BinaryFile:
+    def __init__(self, path, map_offset):
+        self.fullpath = os.path.realpath(path)
+        self.map_offset = map_offset
+        with open(path, 'rb') as f:
+            self.elf = ELFFile(f)
+            self.symbols = elf_func_symbols(self.elf)
+
+    def path(self):
+        return self.fullpath
+
+    def addr_start(self):
+        return self.map_offset
+
+    def addr_end(self):
+        last_sym = self.symbols[-1]
+        return symbol_addr(last_sym) + symbol_size(last_sym) + self.map_offset
+
+    def generate_symbol_file(self, prefix_symbols):
+        binary_name = os.path.basename(self.fullpath)
+        sym_file_path = f'./uftrace.data/{binary_name}.sym'
+        print(f'{sym_file_path} ({len(self.symbols)} symbols)')
+        with open(sym_file_path, 'w') as sym_file:
+            # print hexadecimal addresses on 48 bits
+            addrx = "0>12x"
+            for s in self.symbols:
+                addr = symbol_addr(s)
+                addr = f'{addr:{addrx}}'
+                size = f'{symbol_size(s):{addrx}}'
+                name = symbol_name(s)
+                if prefix_symbols:
+                    name = f'{binary_name}:{name}'
+                print(addr, size, 'T', name, file=sym_file)
+
+def parse_parameter(p):
+    s = p.split(":")
+    path = s[0]
+    if len(s) == 1:
+        return path, 0
+    if len(s) > 2:
+        raise ValueError('only one offset can be set')
+    offset = s[1]
+    if not offset.startswith('0x'):
+        err = f'offset "{offset}" is not an hexadecimal constant. '
+        err += 'It should starts with "0x".'
+        raise ValueError(err)
+    offset = int(offset, 16)
+    return path, offset
+
+def is_from_user_mode(map_file_path):
+    if os.path.exists(map_file_path):
+        with open(map_file_path, 'r') as map_file:
+            if not map_file.readline().startswith('# map stack on'):
+                return True
+    return False
+
+def generate_map(binaries):
+    map_file_path = './uftrace.data/sid-0.map'
+
+    if is_from_user_mode(map_file_path):
+        print(f'do not overwrite {map_file_path} generated from qemu-user')
+        return
+
+    mappings = []
+
+    # print hexadecimal addresses on 48 bits
+    addrx = "0>12x"
+
+    mappings += ['# map stack on highest address possible, to prevent uftrace']
+    mappings += ['# from considering any kernel address']
+    mappings += ['ffffffffffff-ffffffffffff rw-p 00000000 00:00 0 [stack]']
+
+    for b in binaries:
+        m = f'{b.addr_start():{addrx}}-{b.addr_end():{addrx}}'
+        m += f' r--p 00000000 00:00 0 {b.path()}'
+        mappings.append(m)
+
+    with open(map_file_path, 'w') as map_file:
+        print('\n'.join(mappings), file=map_file)
+    print(f'{map_file_path}')
+    print('\n'.join(mappings))
+
+def main():
+    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=
+                                     'generate symbol files for uftrace')
+    parser.add_argument('elf_file', nargs='+',
+                        help='path to an ELF file. '
+                        'Use /path/to/file:0xdeadbeef to add a mapping offset.')
+    parser.add_argument('--prefix-symbols',
+                        help='prepend binary name to symbols',
+                        action=argparse.BooleanOptionalAction)
+    args = parser.parse_args()
+
+    if not os.path.exists('./uftrace.data'):
+        os.mkdir('./uftrace.data')
+
+    binaries = []
+    for file in args.elf_file:
+        path, offset = parse_parameter(file)
+        b = BinaryFile(path, offset)
+        binaries.append(b)
+    binaries.sort(key = lambda b: b.addr_end());
+
+    for b in binaries:
+        b.generate_symbol_file(args.prefix_symbols)
+
+    generate_map(binaries)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()