From: <srinath.parvathaneni@arm.com>
To: <gdb-patches@sourceware.org>
Cc: <thiago.bauermann@linaro.org>, <luis.machado.foss@gmail.com>,
<guinevere@redhat.com>, <Ezra.Sitorus@arm.com>,
<Matthieu.Longo@arm.com>,
Srinath Parvathaneni <srinath.parvathaneni@arm.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 5/7] bfd/readelf: Add core file support for FEAT_S1POE
Date: Fri, 26 Jun 2026 18:08:19 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260626180821.376406-6-srinath.parvathaneni@arm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260626180821.376406-1-srinath.parvathaneni@arm.com>
From: Srinath Parvathaneni <srinath.parvathaneni@arm.com>
Add support for `NT_ARM_POE` dumps/reads for core files.
---
bfd/elf.c | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
binutils/readelf.c | 2 ++
2 files changed, 27 insertions(+)
diff --git a/bfd/elf.c b/bfd/elf.c
index c9a68404e9d..c7f557b8be6 100644
--- a/bfd/elf.c
+++ b/bfd/elf.c
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ SECTION
/* Names of a pseudo-section which represent core notes. */
#define NOTE_PSEUDO_SECTION_AARCH_FPMR ".reg-aarch-fpmr"
#define NOTE_PSEUDO_SECTION_AARCH_GCS ".reg-aarch-gcs"
+#define NOTE_PSEUDO_SECTION_AARCH_POE ".reg-aarch-poe"
#define NOTE_PSEUDO_SECTION_AARCH_HW_BREAK ".reg-aarch-hw-break"
#define NOTE_PSEUDO_SECTION_AARCH_HW_WATCH ".reg-aarch-hw-watch"
#define NOTE_PSEUDO_SECTION_AARCH_MTE ".reg-aarch-mte"
@@ -10735,6 +10736,15 @@ elfcore_grok_aarch_gcs (bfd *abfd, Elf_Internal_Note *note)
return elfcore_make_note_pseudosection (abfd, NOTE_PSEUDO_SECTION_AARCH_GCS, note);
}
+/* Convert NOTE into a bfd_section called ".reg-aarch-poe". Return TRUE if
+ successful, otherwise return FALSE. */
+
+static bool
+elfcore_grok_aarch_poe (bfd *abfd, Elf_Internal_Note *note)
+{
+ return elfcore_make_note_pseudosection (abfd, NOTE_PSEUDO_SECTION_AARCH_POE, note);
+}
+
/* Convert NOTE into the appropriate note pseudo-section for the AArch64 FPMR.
* Return TRUE if successful, otherwise return FALSE. */
@@ -11179,6 +11189,7 @@ elfcore_grok_note (bfd *abfd, Elf_Internal_Note *note)
case NT_ARC_V2: return elfcore_grok_arc_v2 (abfd, note);
case NT_ARM_FPMR: return elfcore_grok_aarch_fpmr (abfd, note);
case NT_ARM_GCS: return elfcore_grok_aarch_gcs (abfd, note);
+ case NT_ARM_POE: return elfcore_grok_aarch_poe (abfd, note);
case NT_ARM_HW_BREAK: return elfcore_grok_aarch_hw_break (abfd, note);
case NT_ARM_HW_WATCH: return elfcore_grok_aarch_hw_watch (abfd, note);
case NT_ARM_PAC_MASK: return elfcore_grok_aarch_pauth (abfd, note);
@@ -12900,6 +12911,19 @@ elfcore_write_aarch_gcs (bfd *abfd, char *buf, int *bufsiz,
aarch_gcs, size);
}
+/* Write the buffer of POE register values in AARCH_POE (length SIZE) into
+ the note buffer BUF and update *BUFSIZ. ABFD is the bfd the note is being
+ written into. Return a pointer to the new start of the note buffer, to
+ replace BUF which may no longer be valid. */
+
+static char *
+elfcore_write_aarch_poe (bfd *abfd, char *buf, int *bufsiz,
+ const void *aarch_poe, int size)
+{
+ return elfcore_write_note (abfd, buf, bufsiz, NOTE_NAME_LINUX, NT_ARM_POE,
+ aarch_poe, size);
+}
+
/* Write the buffer of FPMR value in AARCH_FPMR (length SIZE) into
the note buffer BUF and update *BUFSIZ. ABFD is the bfd the note is being
written into. Return a pointer to the new start of the note buffer, to
@@ -13024,6 +13048,7 @@ elfcore_write_register_note (bfd *abfd,
{
{ NOTE_PSEUDO_SECTION_AARCH_FPMR, elfcore_write_aarch_fpmr},
{ NOTE_PSEUDO_SECTION_AARCH_GCS, elfcore_write_aarch_gcs},
+ { NOTE_PSEUDO_SECTION_AARCH_POE, elfcore_write_aarch_poe},
{ NOTE_PSEUDO_SECTION_AARCH_HW_BREAK, elfcore_write_aarch_hw_break},
{ NOTE_PSEUDO_SECTION_AARCH_HW_WATCH, elfcore_write_aarch_hw_watch},
{ NOTE_PSEUDO_SECTION_AARCH_MTE, elfcore_write_aarch_mte},
diff --git a/binutils/readelf.c b/binutils/readelf.c
index bf27f9eec23..61354d7ab11 100644
--- a/binutils/readelf.c
+++ b/binutils/readelf.c
@@ -21915,6 +21915,8 @@ get_note_type (Filedata * filedata, unsigned e_type)
return _("NT_ARM_PAC_ENABLED_KEYS (AArch64 pointer authentication enabled keys)");
case NT_ARM_FPMR:
return _("NT_ARM_FPMR (AArch64 Floating Point Mode Register)");
+ case NT_ARM_POE:
+ return _("NT_ARM_POE (AArch64 Permission Overlay Extension Register)");
case NT_ARC_V2:
return _("NT_ARC_V2 (ARC HS accumulator/extra registers)");
case NT_RISCV_CSR:
--
2.43.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-06-26 18:12 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-26 18:08 [PATCH v2 0/7] gdb/aarch64: Add support for FEAT_S1POE feature srinath.parvathaneni
2026-06-26 18:08 ` [PATCH v2 1/7] gdb/aarch64: Add POR_EL0 register support for FEAT_S1POE srinath.parvathaneni
2026-06-27 6:06 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-06-29 10:44 ` Srinath Parvathaneni
2026-07-01 5:16 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-07-01 14:45 ` Marc Zyngier
2026-06-26 18:08 ` [PATCH v2 2/7] gdb/aarch64: Add custom printing for POR_EL0 srinath.parvathaneni
2026-06-27 7:03 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-06-29 7:02 ` Srinath Parvathaneni
2026-06-29 15:58 ` Ezra Sitorus
2026-06-26 18:08 ` [PATCH v2 3/7] gdb: Improve SIGSEGV diagnostics for POE faults srinath.parvathaneni
2026-06-29 2:42 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-06-26 18:08 ` [PATCH v2 4/7] gdbserver/aarch64: Add POR_EL0 register support srinath.parvathaneni
2026-06-29 2:43 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-06-26 18:08 ` srinath.parvathaneni [this message]
2026-06-29 2:43 ` [PATCH v2 5/7] bfd/readelf: Add core file support for FEAT_S1POE Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-06-26 18:08 ` [PATCH v2 6/7] gdb/aarch64: " srinath.parvathaneni
2026-06-29 2:44 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-06-26 18:08 ` [PATCH v2 7/7] gdb/testsuite: Add FEAT_S1POE testcases srinath.parvathaneni
2026-07-01 5:12 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-06-29 12:18 ` [PATCH v2 0/7] gdb/aarch64: Add support for FEAT_S1POE feature Guinevere Larsen
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