linux-kernel - Re: [BUGFIX PATCH] kprobes: Use kernel_text

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Message-ID: <20090729042423.GA5232@in.ibm.com>
Date:	Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:54:23 +0530
From:	Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli <ananth@...ibm.com>
To:	Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...hat.com>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	systemtap <systemtap@...rces.redhat.com>,
	Jim Keniston <jkenisto@...ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [BUGFIX PATCH] kprobes: Use kernel_text_address() for checking
	probe address

On Tue, Jul 28, 2009 at 07:47:23PM -0400, Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
> Use kernel_text_address() for checking probe address instead of
> __kernel_text_address(), because __kernel_text_address() returns
> !0 for init functions even after relaseing those functions.
> That will hit a BUG() in text_poke().
> 
> Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...hat.com>
> Cc: Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli <ananth@...ibm.com>
> Cc: Jim Keniston <jkenisto@...ibm.com>

Acked-by: Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli <ananth@...ibm.com>
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