[PATCH v17 9/9] x86/kprobes: Add kretprobe_trampoline() to objtool whitelist

From: Josh Poimboeuf
Date: Wed Feb 24 2016 - 11:37:51 EST


objtool reports the following warning for kretprobe_trampoline():

objtool: arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.o: kretprobe_trampoline()+0x20: call without frame pointer save/setup

kretprobes are a special case where the stack is intentionally wrong.
The return address isn't known at the beginning of the trampoline, so
the stack frame can't be set up properly before it calls
trampoline_handler().

Because kretprobe handlers don't sleep, the frame pointer doesn't *have*
to be accurate in the trampoline. So it's ok to add the trampoline to
the objtool whitelist. This results in no actual changes to the
generated code.

Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli <ananth@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Anil S Keshavamurthy <anil.s.keshavamurthy@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c
index 5b187df..d7c8af4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
#include <linux/kdebug.h>
#include <linux/kallsyms.h>
#include <linux/ftrace.h>
+#include <linux/objtool.h>

#include <asm/cacheflush.h>
#include <asm/desc.h>
@@ -703,6 +704,7 @@ asm(
".size kretprobe_trampoline, .-kretprobe_trampoline\n"
);
NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(kretprobe_trampoline);
+STACK_FRAME_NON_STANDARD(kretprobe_trampoline);

/*
* Called from kretprobe_trampoline
--
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