linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -tip v8 10/26] kprobes/x86: Allow probe on some kprobe preparation functions

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Date:	Mon, 24 Mar 2014 15:35:56 -0400
From:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:	Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli <ananth@...ibm.com>,
	Sandeepa Prabhu <sandeepa.prabhu@...aro.org>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>, x86@...nel.org,
	fche@...hat.com, mingo@...hat.com, systemtap@...rceware.org,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -tip v8 10/26] kprobes/x86: Allow probe on some kprobe
 preparation functions

On Wed, 05 Mar 2014 20:59:53 +0900
Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com> wrote:

> There is no need to prohibit probing on the functions
> used in preparation phase. Those are safely probed because
> those are not invoked from breakpoint/fault/debug handlers,
> there is no chance to cause recursive exceptions.
> 
> Following functions are now removed from the kprobes blacklist.
>  can_boost
>  can_probe
>  can_optimize
>  is_IF_modifier
>  __copy_instruction
>  copy_optimized_instructions
>  arch_copy_kprobe
>  arch_prepare_kprobe
>  arch_arm_kprobe
>  arch_disarm_kprobe
>  arch_remove_kprobe

Is there any possibility that the arm and disarm could cause issues if
we have a probe in the middle of setting it?

I guess not, but I just wanted to ask, as your test only tested the
start of function and not the middle of it.

-- Steve


>  arch_trampoline_kprobe
>  arch_prepare_kprobe_ftrace
>  arch_prepare_optimized_kprobe
>  arch_check_optimized_kprobe
>  arch_within_optimized_kprobe
>  __arch_remove_optimized_kprobe
>  arch_remove_optimized_kprobe
>  arch_optimize_kprobes
>  arch_unoptimize_kprobe
> 

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