[PATCH] ftrace/x86: Add a comment to why we take text_mutex in ftrace_arch_code_modify_prepare()

[Steven Rostedt]

From: "Steven Rostedt (VMware)" <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Taking the text_mutex in ftrace_arch_code_modify_prepare() is to fix a
race against module loading and live kernel patching that might try to
change the text permissions while ftrace has it as read/write. This
really needs to be documented in the code. Add a comment that does such.

Suggested-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c
index 33786044d5ac..d7e93b2783fd 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace.c
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@
 
 int ftrace_arch_code_modify_prepare(void)
 {
+	/*
+	 * Need to grab text_mutex to prevent a race from module loading
+	 * and live kernel patching from changing the text permissions while
+	 * ftrace has it set to "read/write".
+	 */
 	mutex_lock(&text_mutex);
 	set_kernel_text_rw();
 	set_all_modules_text_rw();
-- 
2.20.1