linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v8 5/7] arm64: Add trampoline code for kretprobes

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Date:	Wed, 12 Aug 2015 15:47:38 +0100
From:	Will Deacon <will.deacon@....com>
To:	David Long <dave.long@...aro.org>
Cc:	Catalin Marinas <Catalin.Marinas@....com>,
	"linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org" 
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
	Russell King <linux@....linux.org.uk>,
	"sandeepa.s.prabhu@...il.com" <sandeepa.s.prabhu@...il.com>,
	William Cohen <wcohen@...hat.com>,
	Steve Capper <steve.capper@...aro.org>,
	"Jon Medhurst (Tixy)" <tixy@...aro.org>,
	Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@...achi.com>,
	Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli <ananth@...ibm.com>,
	Anil S Keshavamurthy <anil.s.keshavamurthy@...el.com>,
	"davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Mark Brown <broonie@...nel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 5/7] arm64: Add trampoline code for kretprobes

Hi Will,

On Tue, Aug 11, 2015 at 01:52:42AM +0100, David Long wrote:
> From: William Cohen <wcohen@...hat.com>
> 
> The trampoline code is used by kretprobes to capture a return from a probed
> function.  This is done by saving the registers, calling the handler, and
> restoring the registers.  The code then returns to the original saved caller
> return address.  It is necessary to do this directly instead of using a
> software breakpoint because the code used in processing that breakpoint
> could itself be kprobe'd and cause a problematic reentry into the debug
> exception handler.
> 
> Signed-off-by: William Cohen <wcohen@...hat.com>
> Signed-off-by: David A. Long <dave.long@...aro.org>

[...]

> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/kprobes_trampoline.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/kprobes_trampoline.S
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000..dd0172b
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/kprobes_trampoline.S
> @@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
> +/*
> + * trampoline entry and return code for kretprobes.
> + */
> +
> +#include <linux/linkage.h>
> +#include <generated/asm-offsets.h>
> +
> +	.text
> +
> +ENTRY(kretprobe_trampoline)
> +
> +	sub sp, sp, #S_FRAME_SIZE
> +
> +	stp x0, x1, [sp, #S_X0]
> +	stp x2, x3, [sp, #S_X2]
> +	stp x4, x5, [sp, #S_X4]
> +	stp x6, x7, [sp, #S_X6]
> +	stp x8, x9, [sp, #S_X8]
> +	stp x10, x11, [sp, #S_X10]
> +	stp x12, x13, [sp, #S_X12]
> +	stp x14, x15, [sp, #S_X14]
> +	stp x16, x17, [sp, #S_X16]
> +	stp x18, x19, [sp, #S_X18]
> +	stp x20, x21, [sp, #S_X20]
> +	stp x22, x23, [sp, #S_X22]
> +	stp x24, x25, [sp, #S_X24]
> +	stp x26, x27, [sp, #S_X26]
> +	stp x28, x29, [sp, #S_X28]
> +	str x30, [sp, #S_LR]
> +	mrs x0, nzcv
> +	str x0, [sp, #S_PSTATE]

I'm slightly wary of this, as it means user_mode(regs) will return true
for the pt_regs passed into the handler. Do we need to force the mode?
What about things like the I bit?

Similarly, why don't you save the stack pointer?

> +
> +	mov x0, sp
> +	bl trampoline_probe_handler
> +	/* Replace trampoline address in lr with actual
> +	   orig_ret_addr return address. */
> +	str x0, [sp, #S_LR]

Why can't the trampoline_probe_handler update the pt_regs directly?

Will
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