openwrt/target/linux/generic/hack-6.12/301-02-mips-replace-mlong-calls-with-mno-long-calls-if-poss.patch

From: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2025 18:05:45 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] mips: replace -mlong-calls with -mno-long-calls if
 possible

This is a really old patch ported from MikroTik. It needs a an
additional patch to actually be implemented and both this and the old
one are considered HACK as they bypass normal kernel linux to make it
work.

The original message quote:

replace -mlong-calls with -mno-long-calls to make function
calls faster in kernel modules to achieve this, try to load
kernel modules to KSEG0 and if that doesn't work, use vmalloc
and fix up relocations with a jump table based on code from a
kernel patch by MikroTik.

SVN-Revision: 16772

lede-commit: 3b3d64743ba2a874df9d70cd19e242205b0a788c
Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
Signed-off-by: Christian Marangi <ansuelsmth@gmail.com>
---
 arch/mips/Makefile             |  10 ++
 arch/mips/include/asm/module.h |   5 +
 arch/mips/kernel/module.c      | 281 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 3 files changed, 292 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

--- a/arch/mips/Makefile
+++ b/arch/mips/Makefile
@@ -97,8 +97,18 @@ all-$(CONFIG_SYS_SUPPORTS_ZBOOT)+= vmlin
 cflags-y			+= -G 0 -mno-abicalls -fno-pic -pipe -mno-branch-likely
 cflags-y			+= -msoft-float -Wa,-msoft-float
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux			+= -G 0 -static -n -nostdlib
+ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
 KBUILD_AFLAGS_MODULE		+= -mlong-calls
 KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE		+= -mlong-calls
+else
+  ifdef CONFIG_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
+    KBUILD_AFLAGS_MODULE	+= -mlong-calls
+    KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE	+= -mlong-calls
+  else
+    KBUILD_AFLAGS_MODULE	+= -mno-long-calls
+    KBUILD_CFLAGS_MODULE	+= -mno-long-calls
+  endif
+endif
 
 ifeq ($(CONFIG_RELOCATABLE),y)
 LDFLAGS_vmlinux			+= --emit-relocs
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/module.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/module.h
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ struct mod_arch_specific {
 	const struct exception_table_entry *dbe_start;
 	const struct exception_table_entry *dbe_end;
 	struct mips_hi16 *r_mips_hi16_list;
+
+	void *phys_plt_tbl;
+	void *virt_plt_tbl;
+	unsigned int phys_plt_offset;
+	unsigned int virt_plt_offset;
 };
 
 typedef uint8_t Elf64_Byte;		/* Type for a 8-bit quantity.  */
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/module.c
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #undef DEBUG
 
+#include <linux/execmem.h>
 #include <linux/extable.h>
 #include <linux/moduleloader.h>
 #include <linux/elf.h>
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
 #include <linux/spinlock.h>
 #include <linux/jump_label.h>
+#include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 #include <asm/jump_label.h>
 
 struct mips_hi16 {
@@ -30,14 +32,254 @@ struct mips_hi16 {
 static LIST_HEAD(dbe_list);
 static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(dbe_lock);
 
+/*
+ * Get the potential max trampolines size required of the init and
+ * non-init sections. Only used if we cannot find enough contiguous
+ * physically mapped memory to put the module into.
+ */
+static unsigned int
+get_plt_size(const Elf_Ehdr *hdr, const Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
+             const char *secstrings, unsigned int symindex, bool is_init)
+{
+	unsigned long ret = 0;
+	unsigned int i, j;
+	Elf_Sym *syms;
+
+	/* Everything marked ALLOC (this includes the exported symbols) */
+	for (i = 1; i < hdr->e_shnum; ++i) {
+		unsigned int info = sechdrs[i].sh_info;
+
+		if (sechdrs[i].sh_type != SHT_REL
+		    && sechdrs[i].sh_type != SHT_RELA)
+			continue;
+
+		/* Not a valid relocation section? */
+		if (info >= hdr->e_shnum)
+			continue;
+
+		/* Don't bother with non-allocated sections */
+		if (!(sechdrs[info].sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC))
+			continue;
+
+		/* If it's called *.init*, and we're not init, we're
+                   not interested */
+		if ((strstr(secstrings + sechdrs[i].sh_name, ".init") != 0)
+		    != is_init)
+			continue;
+
+		syms = (Elf_Sym *) sechdrs[symindex].sh_addr;
+		if (sechdrs[i].sh_type == SHT_REL) {
+			Elf_Mips_Rel *rel = (void *) sechdrs[i].sh_addr;
+			unsigned int size = sechdrs[i].sh_size / sizeof(*rel);
+
+			for (j = 0; j < size; ++j) {
+				Elf_Sym *sym;
+
+				if (ELF_MIPS_R_TYPE(rel[j]) != R_MIPS_26)
+					continue;
+
+				sym = syms + ELF_MIPS_R_SYM(rel[j]);
+				if (!is_init && sym->st_shndx != SHN_UNDEF)
+					continue;
+
+				ret += 4 * sizeof(int);
+			}
+		} else {
+			Elf_Mips_Rela *rela = (void *) sechdrs[i].sh_addr;
+			unsigned int size = sechdrs[i].sh_size / sizeof(*rela);
+
+			for (j = 0; j < size; ++j) {
+				Elf_Sym *sym;
+
+				if (ELF_MIPS_R_TYPE(rela[j]) != R_MIPS_26)
+					continue;
+
+				sym = syms + ELF_MIPS_R_SYM(rela[j]);
+				if (!is_init && sym->st_shndx != SHN_UNDEF)
+					continue;
+
+				ret += 4 * sizeof(int);
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+#ifndef MODULES_VADDR
+static void *alloc_phys(unsigned long size)
+{
+	unsigned order;
+	struct page *page;
+	struct page *p;
+
+	size = PAGE_ALIGN(size);
+	order = get_order(size);
+
+	page = alloc_pages(GFP_KERNEL | __GFP_NORETRY | __GFP_NOWARN |
+			__GFP_THISNODE, order);
+	if (!page)
+		return NULL;
+
+	split_page(page, order);
+
+	/* mark all pages except for the last one */
+	for (p = page; p + 1 < page + (size >> PAGE_SHIFT); ++p)
+		set_bit(PG_owner_priv_1, &p->flags);
+
+	for (p = page + (size >> PAGE_SHIFT); p < page + (1 << order); ++p)
+		__free_page(p);
+
+	return page_address(page);
+}
+
+static void free_phys(void *ptr)
+{
+	struct page *page;
+	bool free;
+
+	page = virt_to_page(ptr);
+	do {
+		free = test_and_clear_bit(PG_owner_priv_1, &page->flags);
+		__free_page(page);
+		page++;
+	} while (free);
+}
+
+void *arch_execmem_alloc(enum execmem_type type,
+			 size_t size)
+{
+	void *ptr;
+
+	ptr = alloc_phys(size);
+
+	/* If we failed to allocate physically contiguous memory,
+	 * fall back to regular vmalloc. The module loader code will
+	 * create jump tables to handle long jumps */
+	if (!ptr)
+		return vmalloc(size);
+
+	return ptr;
+}
+#endif
+
+static inline bool is_phys_addr(void *ptr)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
+	return (KSEGX((unsigned long)ptr) == CKSEG0);
+#else
+	return (KSEGX(ptr) == KSEG0);
+#endif
+}
+
+#ifndef MODULES_VADDR
+/* Free memory returned from module_alloc */
+void arch_execmem_free(void *ptr)
+{
+	if (is_phys_addr(ptr))
+		free_phys(ptr);
+	else
+		vfree(ptr);
+}
+#endif
+
+static void *__module_alloc(int size, bool phys)
+{
+	void *ptr;
+
+	if (phys)
+		ptr = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
+	else
+		ptr = vmalloc(size);
+	return ptr;
+}
+
+static void __module_free(void *ptr)
+{
+	if (is_phys_addr(ptr))
+		kfree(ptr);
+	else
+		vfree(ptr);
+}
+
+int module_frob_arch_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr, Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
+			      char *secstrings, struct module *mod)
+{
+	unsigned int symindex = 0;
+	unsigned int core_size, init_size;
+	int i;
+
+	mod->arch.phys_plt_offset = 0;
+	mod->arch.virt_plt_offset = 0;
+	mod->arch.phys_plt_tbl = NULL;
+	mod->arch.virt_plt_tbl = NULL;
+
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_64BIT))
+		return 0;
+
+	for (i = 1; i < hdr->e_shnum; i++)
+		if (sechdrs[i].sh_type == SHT_SYMTAB)
+			symindex = i;
+
+	core_size = get_plt_size(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings, symindex, false);
+	init_size = get_plt_size(hdr, sechdrs, secstrings, symindex, true);
+
+	if ((core_size + init_size) == 0)
+		return 0;
+
+	mod->arch.phys_plt_tbl = __module_alloc(core_size + init_size, 1);
+	if (!mod->arch.phys_plt_tbl)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	mod->arch.virt_plt_tbl = __module_alloc(core_size + init_size, 0);
+	if (!mod->arch.virt_plt_tbl) {
+		__module_free(mod->arch.phys_plt_tbl);
+		mod->arch.phys_plt_tbl = NULL;
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static void apply_r_mips_32(u32 *location, u32 base, Elf_Addr v)
 {
 	*location = base + v;
 }
 
+static Elf_Addr add_plt_entry_to(unsigned *plt_offset,
+				 void *start, Elf_Addr v)
+{
+	unsigned *tramp = start + *plt_offset;
+	*plt_offset += 4 * sizeof(int);
+
+	/* adjust carry for addiu */
+	if (v & 0x00008000)
+		v += 0x10000;
+
+	tramp[0] = 0x3c190000 | (v >> 16);      /* lui t9, hi16 */
+	tramp[1] = 0x27390000 | (v & 0xffff);   /* addiu t9, t9, lo16 */
+	tramp[2] = 0x03200008;                  /* jr t9 */
+	tramp[3] = 0x00000000;                  /* nop */
+
+	return (Elf_Addr) tramp;
+}
+
+static Elf_Addr add_plt_entry(struct module *me, void *location, Elf_Addr v)
+{
+	if (is_phys_addr(location))
+		return add_plt_entry_to(&me->arch.phys_plt_offset,
+				me->arch.phys_plt_tbl, v);
+	else
+		return add_plt_entry_to(&me->arch.virt_plt_offset,
+				me->arch.virt_plt_tbl, v);
+
+}
+
 static int apply_r_mips_26(struct module *me, u32 *location, u32 base,
 			   Elf_Addr v)
 {
+	u32 ofs = base & 0x03ffffff;
+
 	if (v % 4) {
 		pr_err("module %s: dangerous R_MIPS_26 relocation\n",
 		       me->name);
@@ -45,13 +287,17 @@ static int apply_r_mips_26(struct module
 	}
 
 	if ((v & 0xf0000000) != (((unsigned long)location + 4) & 0xf0000000)) {
-		pr_err("module %s: relocation overflow\n",
-		       me->name);
-		return -ENOEXEC;
+		v = add_plt_entry(me, location, v + (ofs << 2));
+		if (!v) {
+			pr_err("module %s: relocation overflow\n",
+			       me->name);
+			return -ENOEXEC;
+		}
+		ofs = 0;
 	}
 
 	*location = (*location & ~0x03ffffff) |
-		    ((base + (v >> 2)) & 0x03ffffff);
+		    ((ofs + (v >> 2)) & 0x03ffffff);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -431,9 +677,36 @@ int module_finalize(const Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
 		list_add(&me->arch.dbe_list, &dbe_list);
 		spin_unlock_irq(&dbe_lock);
 	}
+
+	/* Get rid of the fixup trampoline if we're running the module
+	 * from physically mapped address space */
+	if (me->arch.phys_plt_offset == 0) {
+		__module_free(me->arch.phys_plt_tbl);
+		me->arch.phys_plt_tbl = NULL;
+	}
+	if (me->arch.virt_plt_offset == 0) {
+		__module_free(me->arch.virt_plt_tbl);
+		me->arch.virt_plt_tbl = NULL;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
+void module_arch_freeing_init(struct module *mod)
+{
+	if (mod->state == MODULE_STATE_LIVE)
+		return;
+
+	if (mod->arch.phys_plt_tbl) {
+		__module_free(mod->arch.phys_plt_tbl);
+		mod->arch.phys_plt_tbl = NULL;
+	}
+	if (mod->arch.virt_plt_tbl) {
+		__module_free(mod->arch.virt_plt_tbl);
+		mod->arch.virt_plt_tbl = NULL;
+	}
+}
+
 void module_arch_cleanup(struct module *mod)
 {
 	spin_lock_irq(&dbe_lock);