linux-kernel - [PATCH v6 3/3] livepatch: add transition notices

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Date:   Fri, 13 Oct 2017 15:08:43 -0400
From:   Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@...hat.com>
To:     live-patching@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>, Jessica Yu <jeyu@...nel.org>,
        Jiri Kosina <jikos@...nel.org>,
        Miroslav Benes <mbenes@...e.cz>,
        Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>,
        Chris J Arges <chris.j.arges@...onical.com>
Subject: [PATCH v6 3/3] livepatch: add transition notices

Log a few kernel debug messages at the beginning of the following livepatch
transition functions:

  klp_complete_transition()
  klp_cancel_transition()
  klp_init_transition()
  klp_reverse_transition()

Also update the log notice message in klp_start_transition() for similar
verbiage as the above messages.

Suggested-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
Signed-off-by: Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@...hat.com>
Acked-by: Miroslav Benes <mbenes@...e.cz>
---
 kernel/livepatch/transition.c | 18 +++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/kernel/livepatch/transition.c b/kernel/livepatch/transition.c
index 53887f0bca10..56add6327736 100644
--- a/kernel/livepatch/transition.c
+++ b/kernel/livepatch/transition.c
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ static void klp_complete_transition(void)
 	unsigned int cpu;
 	bool immediate_func = false;
 
+	pr_debug("'%s': completing %s transition\n",
+		 klp_transition_patch->mod->name,
+		 klp_target_state == KLP_PATCHED ? "patching" : "unpatching");
+
 	if (klp_target_state == KLP_UNPATCHED) {
 		/*
 		 * All tasks have transitioned to KLP_UNPATCHED so we can now
@@ -163,6 +167,9 @@ void klp_cancel_transition(void)
 	if (WARN_ON_ONCE(klp_target_state != KLP_PATCHED))
 		return;
 
+	pr_debug("'%s': canceling patching transition, going to unpatch\n",
+		 klp_transition_patch->mod->name);
+
 	klp_target_state = KLP_UNPATCHED;
 	klp_complete_transition();
 }
@@ -441,7 +448,8 @@ void klp_start_transition(void)
 
 	WARN_ON_ONCE(klp_target_state == KLP_UNDEFINED);
 
-	pr_notice("'%s': %s...\n", klp_transition_patch->mod->name,
+	pr_notice("'%s': starting %s transition\n",
+		  klp_transition_patch->mod->name,
 		  klp_target_state == KLP_PATCHED ? "patching" : "unpatching");
 
 	/*
@@ -497,6 +505,9 @@ void klp_init_transition(struct klp_patch *patch, int state)
 	 */
 	klp_target_state = state;
 
+	pr_debug("'%s': initializing %s transition\n", patch->mod->name,
+		 klp_target_state == KLP_PATCHED ? "patching" : "unpatching");
+
 	/*
 	 * If the patch can be applied or reverted immediately, skip the
 	 * per-task transitions.
@@ -562,6 +573,11 @@ void klp_reverse_transition(void)
 	unsigned int cpu;
 	struct task_struct *g, *task;
 
+	pr_debug("'%s': reversing transition from %s\n",
+		 klp_transition_patch->mod->name,
+		 klp_target_state == KLP_PATCHED ? "patching to unpatching" :
+						   "unpatching to patching");
+
 	klp_transition_patch->enabled = !klp_transition_patch->enabled;
 
 	klp_target_state = !klp_target_state;
-- 
1.8.3.1