Re: [PATCH 2/2] kprobe: remove preempt_enable/disable from kprobe_handle_fault()

[Masami Hiramatsu]

Harvey Harrison wrote:
> This patch removes the preempt_disable/enable pair around kprobe_running
> which was originally added to avoid the assertion from smp_processor_id
> which would be hit an asertion if preemption was enabled.
> 
> Kprobes can not be running if we are preemptible, so test explicitly
> for preemption and bail out before hitting kprobe_running().
> 
> Signed-off-by: Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@xxxxxxxxx>

Tested on x86-64.

Acked-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>

Thank you!

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Masami Hiramatsu

Software Engineer
Hitachi Computer Products (America) Inc.
Software Solutions Division

e-mail: mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx, masami.hiramatsu.pt@xxxxxxxxxxx

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