linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] Return proper error code from register

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Date:	Wed, 15 Feb 2012 13:23:10 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Prashanth Nageshappa <prashanth@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com, ananth@...ibm.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jbaron@...hat.com,
	rostedt@...dmis.org, srikar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com,
	stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] Return proper error code from register_kprobe()

On Wed, 15 Feb 2012 12:46:03 +0530
Prashanth Nageshappa <prashanth@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:

> register_kprobe() aborts if the address of the new request falls in a
> prohibited area (such as ftrace pouch, __kprobes annotated functions,

I'm sitting here wondering what you meant to type when you typed
"ftrace pouch".  I'm stumped!  But you're not allowed to tell us - that
would take all the fun out of it.

> non-kernel text addresses, jump label text). We however don't return the
> right error on this abort, resulting in a silent failure - incorrect 
> adding/reporting of kprobes ('perf probe do_fork+18' or
> 'perf probe mcount' for instance).
> 
> In V2 we are incorporating Masami Hiramatsu's  feedback.
> 
> This patch fixes it by returning -EINVAL upon failure.
> 
> While we are here, rename the label used for exit to be more appropriate.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli <ananth@...ibm.com>
> Signed-off-by: Prashanth K Nageshappa <prashanth@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org

So we want this for 3.3 with a -stable backport.
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