linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2] ptrace: fix set_task_blockstep()->update

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Message-ID: <5020E2E4.3090104@linutronix.de>
Date:	Tue, 07 Aug 2012 11:41:56 +0200
From:	Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@...utronix.de>
To:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
CC:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli <ananth@...ibm.com>,
	Anton Arapov <anton@...hat.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Roland McGrath <roland@...k.frob.com>,
	Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] ptrace: fix set_task_blockstep()->update_debugctlmsr()
 logic

On 08/03/2012 06:29 PM, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/step.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/step.c
> @@ -166,12 +166,18 @@ static void set_task_blockstep(struct task_struct *task, bool on)
>   	else
>   		clear_tsk_thread_flag(task, TIF_BLOCKSTEP);
>
> +	if (task != current)
> +		return;
> +
> +	/* ensure irq/preemption can't change debugctl in between */
> +	local_irq_disable();
>   	debugctl = get_debugctlmsr();
>   	if (on)
>   		debugctl |= DEBUGCTLMSR_BTF;
>   	else
>   		debugctl&= ~DEBUGCTLMSR_BTF;
>   	update_debugctlmsr(debugctl);
> +	local_irq_enable();
>   }

I would say that you can remove this chunk. For task != current we
leave.
For uprobes we never set the bit, we only need it cleared. We get here
via int 3 and do_debug() already clears TIF_BLOCKSTEP because the
CPU clears the bit in CPU. So both, TIF_BLOCKSTEP and DEBUGCTLMSR_BTF
are never set.

Sebastian
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