Commit 0210d25
scripts/sorttable: fix orc_sort_cmp() to maintain symmetry and transitivity
The orc_sort_cmp() function, used with qsort(), previously violated the
symmetry and transitivity rules required by the C standard. Specifically,
when both entries are ORC_TYPE_UNDEFINED, it could result in both a < b
and b < a, which breaks the required symmetry and transitivity. This can
lead to undefined behavior and incorrect sorting results, potentially
causing memory corruption in glibc implementations [1].
Symmetry: If x < y, then y > x.
Transitivity: If x < y and y < z, then x < z.
Fix the comparison logic to return 0 when both entries are
ORC_TYPE_UNDEFINED, ensuring compliance with qsort() requirements.
Link: https://www.qualys.com/2024/01/30/qsort.txt [1]
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20241226140332.2670689-1-visitorckw@gmail.com
Fixes: 57fa189 ("scripts/sorttable: Implement build-time ORC unwind table sorting")
Fixes: fb79944 ("x86,objtool: Split UNWIND_HINT_EMPTY in two")
Signed-off-by: Kuan-Wei Chiu <visitorckw@gmail.com>
Cc: Ching-Chun (Jim) Huang <jserv@ccns.ncku.edu.tw>
Cc: <chuang@cs.nycu.edu.tw>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Cc: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: Shile Zhang <shile.zhang@linux.alibaba.com>
Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Cc: <stable@vger.kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>1 parent dd2a5b5 commit 0210d25
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