Re: [PATCH 3/7] uprobes: Turn add_utask() into get_utask()

From: Srikar Dronamraju
Date: Tue Jan 08 2013 - 06:57:56 EST


* Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx> [2012-12-31 18:52:20]:

> Rename add_utask() into get_utask() and change it to allocate on
> demand to simplify the caller. Like get_xol_area() it will have
> more users.
>
> Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@xxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

> ---
> kernel/events/uprobes.c | 27 +++++++++------------------
> 1 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/events/uprobes.c b/kernel/events/uprobes.c
> index ef81162..b09b3ba 100644
> --- a/kernel/events/uprobes.c
> +++ b/kernel/events/uprobes.c
> @@ -1290,23 +1290,18 @@ void uprobe_copy_process(struct task_struct *t)
> }
>
> /*
> - * Allocate a uprobe_task object for the task.
> - * Called when the thread hits a breakpoint for the first time.
> + * Allocate a uprobe_task object for the task if if necessary.
> + * Called when the thread hits a breakpoint.
> *
> * Returns:
> * - pointer to new uprobe_task on success
> * - NULL otherwise
> */
> -static struct uprobe_task *add_utask(void)
> +static struct uprobe_task *get_utask(void)
> {
> - struct uprobe_task *utask;
> -
> - utask = kzalloc(sizeof *utask, GFP_KERNEL);
> - if (unlikely(!utask))
> - return NULL;
> -
> - current->utask = utask;
> - return utask;
> + if (!current->utask)
> + current->utask = kzalloc(sizeof(struct uprobe_task), GFP_KERNEL);
> + return current->utask;
> }
>
> /* Prepare to single-step probed instruction out of line. */
> @@ -1505,13 +1500,9 @@ static void handle_swbp(struct pt_regs *regs)
> if (unlikely(!test_bit(UPROBE_COPY_INSN, &uprobe->flags)))
> goto out;
>
> - utask = current->utask;
> - if (!utask) {
> - utask = add_utask();
> - /* Cannot allocate; re-execute the instruction. */
> - if (!utask)
> - goto out;
> - }
> + utask = get_utask();
> + if (!utask)
> + goto out; /* re-execute the instruction. */
>
> handler_chain(uprobe, regs);
> if (can_skip_sstep(uprobe, regs))
> --
> 1.5.5.1
>

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