Re: [PATCH] kprobes: disable preempt for module_text_address() andkernel_text_address()

From: Lai Jiangshan
Date: Thu Nov 06 2008 - 19:36:13 EST


Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
> __register_kprobe() can be preempted after checking probing address
> but before module_text_address() or try_module_get(), and in this
> interval the module can be unloaded. In that case,
> try_module_get(probed_mod) will access to invalid address,
> or kprobe will probe invalid address.
>
> this patch uses preempt_disable() to protect it and use
> __module_text_address() and __kernel_text_address().

It's good, Thanks.

>
> Signed-off-by: Lai Jiangshan <laijs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>
>>> @@ -718,9 +725,11 @@ static void __kprobes __unregister_kprob
>>> struct kprobe *old_p;
>>>
>>> if (p->mod_refcounted) {
>>> - mod = module_text_address((unsigned long)p->addr);
>>> + preempt_disable();
>>> + mod = __module_text_address((unsigned long)p->addr);
>>> if (mod)
>>> module_put(mod);
>>> + preempt_enable();
>> this is bad fix, we have had a reference to mod. we don't need
>> preempt_disable() before module_put(mod).
>
> Hmm, Indeed.
> So let's add a comment there.
>
> kernel/kprobes.c | 21 ++++++++++++++++-----
> 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> Index: 2.6.28-rc3/kernel/kprobes.c
> ===================================================================
> --- 2.6.28-rc3.orig/kernel/kprobes.c
> +++ 2.6.28-rc3/kernel/kprobes.c
> @@ -613,30 +613,37 @@ static int __kprobes __register_kprobe(s
> return -EINVAL;
> p->addr = addr;
>
> - if (!kernel_text_address((unsigned long) p->addr) ||
> - in_kprobes_functions((unsigned long) p->addr))
> + preempt_disable();
> + if (!__kernel_text_address((unsigned long) p->addr) ||
> + in_kprobes_functions((unsigned long) p->addr)) {
> + preempt_enable();
> return -EINVAL;
> + }
>
> p->mod_refcounted = 0;
>
> /*
> * Check if are we probing a module.
> */
> - probed_mod = module_text_address((unsigned long) p->addr);
> + probed_mod = __module_text_address((unsigned long) p->addr);
> if (probed_mod) {
> - struct module *calling_mod = module_text_address(called_from);
> + struct module *calling_mod;
> + calling_mod = __module_text_address(called_from);
> /*
> * We must allow modules to probe themself and in this case
> * avoid incrementing the module refcount, so as to allow
> * unloading of self probing modules.
> */
> if (calling_mod && calling_mod != probed_mod) {
> - if (unlikely(!try_module_get(probed_mod)))
> + if (unlikely(!try_module_get(probed_mod))) {
> + preempt_enable();
> return -EINVAL;
> + }
> p->mod_refcounted = 1;
> } else
> probed_mod = NULL;
> }
> + preempt_enable();
>
> p->nmissed = 0;
> INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->list);
> @@ -718,6 +725,10 @@ static void __kprobes __unregister_kprob
> struct kprobe *old_p;
>
> if (p->mod_refcounted) {
> + /*
> + * Since we've already incremented refcount,
> + * we don't need to disable preemption.
> + */
> mod = module_text_address((unsigned long)p->addr);
> if (mod)
> module_put(mod);
>


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