linux-kernel - [PATCH 7/7] uprobes: remove "verify" argument from set_orig

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Date:	Wed, 8 Aug 2012 19:37:52 +0200
From:	Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli <ananth@...ibm.com>,
	Anton Arapov <anton@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 7/7] uprobes: remove "verify" argument from set_orig_insn()

Nobody does set_orig_insn(verify => false), and I think nobody will.
Remove this argument. IIUC set_orig_insn(verify => false) was needed
to single-step without xol area.

Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>
---
 include/linux/uprobes.h |    2 +-
 kernel/events/uprobes.c |   20 +++++++++-----------
 2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/uprobes.h b/include/linux/uprobes.h
index 30297f9..6d4fe79 100644
--- a/include/linux/uprobes.h
+++ b/include/linux/uprobes.h
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ struct uprobes_state {
 };
 
 extern int __weak set_swbp(struct arch_uprobe *aup, struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long vaddr);
-extern int __weak set_orig_insn(struct arch_uprobe *aup, struct mm_struct *mm,  unsigned long vaddr, bool verify);
+extern int __weak set_orig_insn(struct arch_uprobe *aup, struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long vaddr);
 extern bool __weak is_swbp_insn(uprobe_opcode_t *insn);
 extern int uprobe_register(struct inode *inode, loff_t offset, struct uprobe_consumer *uc);
 extern void uprobe_unregister(struct inode *inode, loff_t offset, struct uprobe_consumer *uc);
diff --git a/kernel/events/uprobes.c b/kernel/events/uprobes.c
index 81fb2d8..25c0d74 100644
--- a/kernel/events/uprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/events/uprobes.c
@@ -347,24 +347,22 @@ int __weak set_swbp(struct arch_uprobe *auprobe, struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned
  * @mm: the probed process address space.
  * @auprobe: arch specific probepoint information.
  * @vaddr: the virtual address to insert the opcode.
- * @verify: if true, verify existance of breakpoint instruction.
  *
  * For mm @mm, restore the original opcode (opcode) at @vaddr.
  * Return 0 (success) or a negative errno.
  */
 int __weak
-set_orig_insn(struct arch_uprobe *auprobe, struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long vaddr, bool verify)
+set_orig_insn(struct arch_uprobe *auprobe, struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long vaddr)
 {
-	if (verify) {
-		int result;
+	int result;
+
+	result = is_swbp_at_addr(mm, vaddr);
+	if (!result)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
-		result = is_swbp_at_addr(mm, vaddr);
-		if (!result)
-			return -EINVAL;
+	if (result != 1)
+		return result;
 
-		if (result != 1)
-			return result;
-	}
 	return write_opcode(auprobe, mm, vaddr, *(uprobe_opcode_t *)auprobe->insn);
 }
 
@@ -699,7 +697,7 @@ install_breakpoint(struct uprobe *uprobe, struct mm_struct *mm,
 static void
 remove_breakpoint(struct uprobe *uprobe, struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long vaddr)
 {
-	set_orig_insn(&uprobe->arch, mm, vaddr, true);
+	set_orig_insn(&uprobe->arch, mm, vaddr);
 }
 
 /*
-- 
1.5.5.1

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