Re: [RFC PATCH tip/master V2 4/8] kprobes/x86: Do not modify singlestep buffer while resuming

From: Masami Hiramatsu
Date: Tue Mar 28 2017 - 11:28:44 EST


On Tue, 28 Mar 2017 09:04:19 +0200
Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>
> * Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Do not modify singlestep execution buffer (kprobe.ainsn.insn)
> > while resuming from single-stepping, instead, modifies
> > the buffer to add a jump back instruction at preparing
> > buffer.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c | 42 +++++++++++++++++++---------------------
> > 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c
> > index 6327f95..ea3b8e5 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c
> > +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c
> > @@ -399,23 +399,36 @@ int __copy_instruction(u8 *dest, u8 *src)
> > return length;
> > }
> >
> > +/* Prepare reljump right after instruction to boost */
> > +static void prepare_boost(struct kprobe *p, int length)
> > +{
> > + if (can_boost(p->ainsn.insn, p->addr) &&
> > + MAX_INSN_SIZE - length >= RELATIVEJUMP_SIZE) {
> > + /*
> > + * These instructions can be executed directly if it
> > + * jumps back to correct address.
> > + */
> > + synthesize_reljump((void *)p->ainsn.insn + length,
> > + (void *)p->addr + length);
> > + p->ainsn.boostable = 1;
> > + } else
> > + p->ainsn.boostable = -1;
>
> Those imbalanced curly braces are not proper kernel style.

Ah, OK, I'll fix that.

>
> Also, is the (void *) cast required? arch.insns ought to be void * already, right?

Hmm, it is kprobe_opcode_t *, but anyway, on x86 it is same,, since kprobe_opcode_t
on x86 is u8.

> (I haven't checking whether that's true for all architectures.)

It is OK because this is x86 very specific code.

Thank you,

>
> Btw., the original code had the curly braces right:
>
> > - if (p->ainsn.boostable == 0) {
> > - if ((regs->ip > copy_ip) &&
> > - (regs->ip - copy_ip) + 5 < MAX_INSN_SIZE) {
> > - /*
> > - * These instructions can be executed directly if it
> > - * jumps back to correct address.
> > - */
> > - synthesize_reljump((void *)regs->ip,
> > - (void *)orig_ip + (regs->ip - copy_ip));
> > - p->ainsn.boostable = 1;
> > - } else {
> > - p->ainsn.boostable = -1;
> > - }
> > - }
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ingo


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Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>