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= Changes/Annotated Binaries
== Summary ==
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This change causes extra information to be stored in binary files
compiled by gcc.  This information can be used by scripts to check on
various features of the file, such as the hardening options used of
potential ABI conflicts.
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* Name: [[User:nickc| Nick Clifton]]
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== Current status ==
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== Detailed Description ==
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The plan is to use a plugin to gcc to record extra information in the
object files it creates.  This information can then be examined by
static analysis tools.  The information is recorded in a compact,
extensible format, described here:
  https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Toolchain/Watermark
The Fedora annobin package is an implementation of the plugin for
gcc.  It also includes some example scripts that demonstrate how the
recorded information can be used to, for example, check that an
executable has been compiled with the correct hardening options, or
detect if any conflicting ABI options have been used when compiling
various parts of the executable.
To enable this change it is proposed that the redhat-rpm-config
package should be extended to add the "-fplugin=annobin" option to the
__global_compiler-flags macro.  In theory such a change will be
completely invisible to Fedora users but should prove to be very
helpful to Fedora Release Management, assuming that they like the idea
of these annotated binaries.
== Benefit to Fedora ==
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The main improvement is the ability to record extra information in a
binary file, beyond the actual code and data needed to make it work.
Whilst this proposal focuses on enhancement that help release
engineering, the scheme is not limited to this area.  Internally the
project has already been used to record gcc unit test results in a
binary, so that it is possible to determine which parts of the
compiler ran when the binary was created.
== Scope ==
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The annobin plugin is ready.
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An update is needed to the redhat-rpm-config package in order for the
plugin to be invoked when gcc is used to compile programs, and to add
a dependency upon the annobin package.
* Release engineering: [https://pagure.io/releng/issues/7069] <!-- REQUIRED FOR SYSTEM WIDE AS WELL AS FOR SELF CONTAINED CHANGES -->
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Coordination with release engineering is needed.
A mass rebuild will be required.
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== Upgrade/compatibility impact ==
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On systems where the redhat-rpm-config package is installed the
annobin package will now be a requirement.
There should be no other migration issues, apart from the possible
issue of the size of rpms increasing, due to the extra information
being recorded.
== How To Test ==
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Special hardware is not needed, but the plugin used to record the
information is architecture specific.  Thus it would be a good idea to
run the tests on as many different architectures as are available.
In order to run tests the annobin package will need to be installed.
You will also need to be able to compile files, so the gcc package
will also be needed.  There should be no need to edit any config
files.
To check that the feature is working, compile the file(s) (or build
the packages) that form the basis of your test.  Make sure that the
-fplugin=annobin gcc command line option is being used when the files
are compiled.  Then check the compiled files to see what information
has been recorded.  The command line:
  readelf --notes --wide <name-of-file>
should achieve this aim.
The annobin package does include some tests of its own, and these can
be used as examples of how to create more tests.
== User Experience ==
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N/A (This is a system wide change, but it should have no user visible
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== Dependencies ==
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annobin, gcc, gcc-plugin-devel, pkgconfig, redhat-rpm-config
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* Contingency mechanism: Revert change to redhat-rpm-macros  <!-- REQUIRED FOR SYSTEM WIDE CHANGES -->
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* Blocks release? No <!-- REQUIRED FOR SYSTEM WIDE CHANGES -->
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== Documentation ==
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The annotation scheme is documented here:
  https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Toolchain/Watermark
== Release Notes ==
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