LLEXT: add support for detached sections

Some LLEXT objects can include sections, that should not be merged
with other sections of the same type. E.g. when such sections should
be placed into locations, other than the default. Add support for
such sections.

Signed-off-by: Guennadi Liakhovetski <[email protected]>

Author: lyakh

include/zephyr/llext/llext.h

@@ -135,6 +135,12 @@ struct llext_load_param {
 	 * the memory buffer, when calculating relocation targets.
 	 */
 	bool pre_located;
+	/**
+	 * Extensions can implement custom ELF sections to be loaded in specific
+	 * memory regions, detached from other sections of compatible types.
+	 * This optional callback checks whether a section should be detached.
+	 */
+	bool (*section_detached)(const elf_shdr_t *shdr);
 };
 
 /** Default initializer for @ref llext_load_param */

subsys/llext/llext_load.c

@@ -210,7 +210,8 @@ static int llext_find_tables(struct llext_loader *ldr)
  * Maps the ELF sections into regions according to their usage flags,
  * calculating ldr->sects and ldr->sect_map.
  */
-static int llext_map_sections(struct llext_loader *ldr, struct llext *ext)
+static int llext_map_sections(struct llext_loader *ldr, struct llext *ext,
+			      const struct llext_load_param *ldr_parm)
 {
 	int i, j;
 	const char *name;
@@ -286,6 +287,15 @@ static int llext_map_sections(struct llext_loader *ldr, struct llext *ext)
 		ldr->sect_map[i].mem_idx = mem_idx;
 		elf_shdr_t *region = ldr->sects + mem_idx;
 
+		/*
+		 * ELF objects can have sections for memory regions, detached from
+		 * other sections of the same type. E.g. executable sections that will be
+		 * placed in slower memory. Don't merge such sections into main regions
+		 */
+		if (ldr_parm->section_detached && ldr_parm->section_detached(shdr)) {
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		if (region->sh_type == SHT_NULL) {
 			/* First section of this type, copy all info to the
 			 * region descriptor.
@@ -586,7 +596,8 @@ static int llext_copy_symbols(struct llext_loader *ldr, struct llext *ext,
 				}
 			}
 
-			if (ldr_parm->pre_located) {
+			if (ldr_parm->pre_located &&
+			    (!ldr_parm->section_detached || !ldr_parm->section_detached(shdr))) {
 				sym_tab->syms[j].addr = (uint8_t *)sym.st_value +
 					(ldr->hdr.e_type == ET_REL ? section_addr : 0);
 			} else {
@@ -658,7 +669,7 @@ int do_llext_load(struct llext_loader *ldr, struct llext *ext,
 	}
 
 	LOG_DBG("Mapping ELF sections...");
-	ret = llext_map_sections(ldr, ext);
+	ret = llext_map_sections(ldr, ext, ldr_parm);
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		LOG_ERR("Failed to map ELF sections, ret %d", ret);
 		goto out;