Date:	Mon, 2 Nov 2015 14:32:41 -0600
From:	Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
To:	Chris J Arges <chris.j.arges@...onical.com>
Cc:	live-patching@...r.kernel.org, jeyu@...hat.com,
	Seth Jennings <sjenning@...hat.com>,
	Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>,
	Vojtech Pavlik <vojtech@...e.com>, linux-api@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] livepatch: old_name.number scheme in livepatch sysfs
 directory

On Mon, Nov 02, 2015 at 02:16:16PM -0600, Chris J Arges wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 02, 2015 at 01:52:44PM -0600, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> > On Mon, Nov 02, 2015 at 11:58:47AM -0600, Chris J Arges wrote:
> > > The following directory structure will allow for cases when the same
> > > function name exists in a single object.
> > > 	/sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/<object>/<function.number>
> > > 
> > > The number is incremented on each known initialized func kobj thus creating
> > > unique names in this case.
> > > 
> > > An example of this issue is documented here:
> > > 	https://github.com/dynup/kpatch/issues/493
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Chris J Arges <chris.j.arges@...onical.com>
> > > ---
> > >  Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-livepatch |  2 +-
> > >  kernel/livepatch/core.c                          | 20 ++++++++++++++++++--
> > >  2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-livepatch b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-livepatch
> > > index 5bf42a8..dcd36db 100644
> > > --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-livepatch
> > > +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-livepatch
> > > @@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Description:
> > >  		The object directory contains subdirectories for each function
> > >  		that is patched within the object.
> > >  
> > > -What:		/sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/<object>/<function>
> > > +What:		/sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/<object>/<function.number>
> > >  Date:		Nov 2014
> > >  KernelVersion:	3.19.0
> > >  Contact:	live-patching@...r.kernel.org
> > > diff --git a/kernel/livepatch/core.c b/kernel/livepatch/core.c
> > > index 6e53441..ecacf65 100644
> > > --- a/kernel/livepatch/core.c
> > > +++ b/kernel/livepatch/core.c
> > > @@ -587,7 +587,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(klp_enable_patch);
> > >   * /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>
> > >   * /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/enabled
> > >   * /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/<object>
> > > - * /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/<object>/<func>
> > > + * /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/<object>/<func.number>
> > >   */
> > >  
> > >  static ssize_t enabled_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_attribute *attr,
> > > @@ -727,13 +727,29 @@ static void klp_free_patch(struct klp_patch *patch)
> > >  	kobject_put(&patch->kobj);
> > >  }
> > >  
> > > +static int klp_count_sysfs_funcs(struct klp_object *obj, const char *name)
> > > +{
> > > +	struct klp_func *func;
> > > +	int n = 0;
> > > +
> > > +	/* count the times a function name occurs and is initialized */
> > > +	klp_for_each_func(obj, func) {
> > > +		if ((!strcmp(func->old_name, name) &&
> > > +		    func->kobj.state_initialized))
> > > +			n++;
> > > +	}
> > > +
> > > +	return n;
> > > +}
> > > +
> > >  static int klp_init_func(struct klp_object *obj, struct klp_func *func)
> > >  {
> > >  	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&func->stack_node);
> > >  	func->state = KLP_DISABLED;
> > >  
> > >  	return kobject_init_and_add(&func->kobj, &klp_ktype_func,
> > > -				    &obj->kobj, "%s", func->old_name);
> > > +				    &obj->kobj, "%s.%d", func->old_name,
> > > +				    klp_count_sysfs_funcs(obj, func->old_name));
> > >  }
> > >  
> > >  /* parts of the initialization that is done only when the object is loaded */
> > > -- 
> > > 1.9.1
> > 
> > I'd prefer something other than a period for the string separator
> > because some symbols have a period in their name.  How about a space?
> > 
> 
> Perhaps a '-' would be better?
> /t_next-0
> /t_next-1

Yeah, that would work.  I tend to prefer a space or a comma as a
delimiter but anything unique is fine.

> > Also, this shows the nth occurrence of the symbol name in the patch
> > module.  But I think it would be better to instead display the nth
> > occurrence of the symbol name in the kallsyms for the patched object.
> > That way user space can deterministically detect which function was
> > patched.
> > 
> > For example:
> > 
> >   $ grep " t_next" /proc/kallsyms
> >   ffffffff811597d0 t t_next
> >   ffffffff81163bb0 t t_next
> >   ...
> > 
> > In my kernel there are 6 functions named t_next in vmlinux.  "t_next 0"
> > would refer to the function at 0xffffffff811597d0.  "t_next 1" would
> > refer to the one at 0xffffffff81163bb0.
> > 
> 
> This makes sense to me.
> 
> > While we're at it, should we also encode the replacement function name
> > (func->new_func)?  e.g.:
> > 
> >   "t_next 0 t_next__patched".
> > 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Josh
> >
> 
> Since we are creating a directory for this function, at some point would we add
> this as a file in that func directory?

Yeah, we could always add that later.  It's probably best to wait until
somebody actually needs it anyway.

> I think encoding the func name with
> old_name + occurrence should accomplish uniqueness and consistency.
>
> However, another approach would be:
> 
> /<old_func>-<new_func>
> 
> Which presumably would be unique and consistent (depending on how the patch was
> authored).

As you said, depending on how the patch was authored, I think it would
still be possible for it to be not unique, as we can have duplicate
symbol names in the patch module too.

And also you wouldn't have the ability to determine exactly which
"old_func" is being patched, which could potentially be an important
detail.

-- 
Josh
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