[PATCH 1/5] kprobes: remove redundant address check

From: Namhyung Kim
Date: Tue Sep 14 2010 - 21:04:54 EST


remove call to kernel_text_address() in register_jprobes()
because it is called right after in register_kprobe().

Signed-off-by: Namhyung Kim <namhyung@xxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/kprobes.c | 13 +++++--------
1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/kprobes.c b/kernel/kprobes.c
index 282035f..8f96701 100644
--- a/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -1343,14 +1343,11 @@ int __kprobes register_jprobes(struct jprobe **jps, int num)
jp = jps[i];
addr = arch_deref_entry_point(jp->entry);

- if (!kernel_text_address(addr))
- ret = -EINVAL;
- else {
- /* Todo: Verify probepoint is a function entry point */
- jp->kp.pre_handler = setjmp_pre_handler;
- jp->kp.break_handler = longjmp_break_handler;
- ret = register_kprobe(&jp->kp);
- }
+ /* Todo: Verify probepoint is a function entry point */
+ jp->kp.pre_handler = setjmp_pre_handler;
+ jp->kp.break_handler = longjmp_break_handler;
+ ret = register_kprobe(&jp->kp);
+
if (ret < 0) {
if (i > 0)
unregister_jprobes(jps, i);
--
1.7.2.2

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