Re: [PATCH -tip v3 4/7] kprobes: Ignore break_handler

[Masami Hiramatsu]

On Fri, 18 May 2018 08:16:36 +0200
Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> * Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > Ignore break_handler related code because it was only
> > used by jprobe and jprobe is removed.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  Documentation/kprobes.txt |    2 +-
> >  kernel/kprobes.c          |   39 +++++----------------------------------
> >  2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)
> 
> Even after all these changes there's quite a bit of ->break_handler() use:
> 
> triton:~/tip> git grep -w break_handler
> arch/arc/kernel/kprobes.c:              if (p->break_handler && p->break_handler(p, regs)) {
> arch/arm/probes/kprobes/core.c:                  * for calling the break_handler below on re-entry,
> arch/arm/probes/kprobes/core.c:         if (cur->break_handler && cur->break_handler(cur, regs)) {
> arch/arm64/kernel/probes/kprobes.c:                      * for calling the break_handler below on re-entry,
> arch/arm64/kernel/probes/kprobes.c:             if (cur_kprobe->break_handler  &&
> arch/arm64/kernel/probes/kprobes.c:                  cur_kprobe->break_handler(cur_kprobe, regs)) {
> arch/ia64/kernel/kprobes.c:                     if (p->break_handler && p->break_handler(p, regs)) {
> arch/mips/kernel/kprobes.c:                     if (p->break_handler && p->break_handler(p, regs))
> arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes.c:                  if (p->break_handler && p->break_handler(p, regs)) {
> arch/s390/kernel/kprobes.c:                      * for calling the break_handler below on re-entry
> arch/s390/kernel/kprobes.c:             if (p->break_handler && p->break_handler(p, regs)) {
> arch/s390/kernel/kprobes.c:                      * break_handler "returns" to the original
> arch/sh/kernel/kprobes.c:                       if (p->break_handler && p->break_handler(p, regs)) {
> arch/sh/kernel/kprobes.c:                                       if (p->break_handler &&
> arch/sh/kernel/kprobes.c:                                           p->break_handler(p, args->regs))
> arch/sparc/kernel/kprobes.c:                    if (p->break_handler && p->break_handler(p, regs))
> arch/x86/include/asm/kprobes.h:  * a post_handler or break_handler).
> include/linux/kprobes.h:        kprobe_break_handler_t break_handler;
> 
> Nothing appears to be actually _setting_ the break_handler, so all of this is 
> stale code as well which should be removed?

Yes, break_handler() is only for jprobe, not for user-defined handler.
I already have a series of those patches, but I think I need to send it
to each arch maintainer.

Thank you,

> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 	Ingo


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