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Message-ID: <49124307.60909@cn.fujitsu.com>
Date:	Thu, 06 Nov 2008 09:06:15 +0800
From:	Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com>
To:	Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...hat.com>
CC:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, ananth@...ibm.com,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	h-shimamoto@...jp.nec.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kprobes: disable preempt for module_text_address()

Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
> Lai Jiangshan wrote:
>> actually, calling __module_text_address() in __register_kprobe() is
>> better after my fix applied. but I found that a line have exceed
>> 80 characters, so I don't use __module_text_address().
> 
> I don't think that coding style is a good reason not to fix it...:(

in my patch, module_text_address() had fixed problems.
the meaning of what I said is that: since I have called preempt_disable(),
calling __module_text_address() in __register_kprobe() is little better.
actually, calling any one of this two is OK since we disabled preempt.

As I remember, In the previous mail, you want to fix
module_text_address(). I wanted to say that: using __module_text_address()
instead of module_text_address(), rather than fixing module_text_address().

> 
> Anyway, I think the issue that you pointed must be fixed.
> I found there were same kind of issues in kprobes and updated
> your patch. This includes fixes which Hiroshi pointed out.
> 
> Thanks a lot! :)
> 
> __register_kprobe() can be preempted after checking probing address
> but before try_module_get() or module_put(), and in this interval the
> module can be unloaded. In that case, try_module_get(probed_mod) or
> module_put(mod) will access to invalid address, or kprobe will probe
> invalid address.
> 
> this patch uses preempt_disable() to protect it and use
> __module_text_address() and __kernel_text_address().
> 
> Signed-off-by: Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com>
> Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...hat.com>
> ---

there is a bad fix in this patch.

>  kernel/kprobes.c |   21 +++++++++++++++------
>  1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> 
> Index: 2.6.28-rc3/kernel/kprobes.c
> ===================================================================
> --- 2.6.28-rc3.orig/kernel/kprobes.c
> +++ 2.6.28-rc3/kernel/kprobes.c
> @@ -613,30 +613,37 @@ static int __kprobes __register_kprobe(s
>  		return -EINVAL;
>  	p->addr = addr;
> 
> -	if (!kernel_text_address((unsigned long) p->addr) ||
> -	    in_kprobes_functions((unsigned long) p->addr))
> +	preempt_disable();
> +	if (!__kernel_text_address((unsigned long) p->addr) ||
> +	    in_kprobes_functions((unsigned long) p->addr)) {
> +		preempt_enable();
>  		return -EINVAL;
> +	}
> 
>  	p->mod_refcounted = 0;
> 
>  	/*
>  	 * Check if are we probing a module.
>  	 */
> -	probed_mod = module_text_address((unsigned long) p->addr);
> +	probed_mod = __module_text_address((unsigned long) p->addr);
>  	if (probed_mod) {
> -		struct module *calling_mod = module_text_address(called_from);
> +		struct module *calling_mod;
> +		calling_mod = __module_text_address(called_from);
>  		/*
>  		 * We must allow modules to probe themself and in this case
>  		 * avoid incrementing the module refcount, so as to allow
>  		 * unloading of self probing modules.
>  		 */
>  		if (calling_mod && calling_mod != probed_mod) {
> -			if (unlikely(!try_module_get(probed_mod)))
> +			if (unlikely(!try_module_get(probed_mod))) {
> +				preempt_enable();
>  				return -EINVAL;
> +			}
>  			p->mod_refcounted = 1;
>  		} else
>  			probed_mod = NULL;
>  	}
> +	preempt_enable();
> 
>  	p->nmissed = 0;
>  	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->list);
> @@ -718,9 +725,11 @@ static void __kprobes __unregister_kprob
>  	struct kprobe *old_p;
> 
>  	if (p->mod_refcounted) {
> -		mod = module_text_address((unsigned long)p->addr);
> +		preempt_disable();
> +		mod = __module_text_address((unsigned long)p->addr);
>  		if (mod)
>  			module_put(mod);
> +		preempt_enable();

this is bad fix, we have had a reference to mod. we don't need
preempt_disable() before module_put(mod).

>  	}
> 
>  	if (list_empty(&p->list) || list_is_singular(&p->list)) {
> 
> 


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