Re: [PATCH V2 3/3] arm64/kprobe: Optimize the performance of patching single-step slot

[liaochang (A)]

在 2022/9/22 21:38, Will Deacon 写道:
> On Tue, Sep 13, 2022 at 11:34:54AM +0800, Liao Chang wrote:
>> Single-step slot would not be used until kprobe is enabled, that means
>> no race condition occurs on it under SMP, hence it is safe to pacth ss
>> slot without stopping machine.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Liao Chang <liaochang1@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>>  arch/arm64/kernel/probes/kprobes.c | 5 ++---
>>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/probes/kprobes.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/probes/kprobes.c
>> index d1d182320245..5902e33fd3b6 100644
>> --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/probes/kprobes.c
>> +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/probes/kprobes.c
>> @@ -44,11 +44,10 @@ post_kprobe_handler(struct kprobe *, struct kprobe_ctlblk *, struct pt_regs *);
>>  static void __kprobes arch_prepare_ss_slot(struct kprobe *p)
>>  {
>>  	kprobe_opcode_t *addr = p->ainsn.api.insn;
>> -	void *addrs[] = {addr, addr + 1};
>> -	u32 insns[] = {p->opcode, BRK64_OPCODE_KPROBES_SS};
>>  
>>  	/* prepare insn slot */
>> -	aarch64_insn_patch_text(addrs, insns, 2);
>> +	aarch64_insn_write(addr, p->opcode);
>> +	aarch64_insn_write(addr + 1, BRK64_OPCODE_KPROBES_SS);
>>  
>>  	flush_icache_range((uintptr_t)addr, (uintptr_t)(addr + MAX_INSN_SIZE));
> 
> Hmm, so it looks like prior to your change we were doing the cache
> maintebnance twice: once in aarch64_insn_patch_text() from stop machine
> context and then again in the flush_icache_range() call above.
> 
> I suppose the cleanest thing would be to drop the flush_icache_range()
> call and then use aarch64_insn_patch_text_nosync() instead of
> aarch64_insn_write() in your change.

OK，I will improve it in next version, thanks.

> 
> Will
> .

-- 
BR,
Liao, Chang