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Message-Id: <20190408022811.GG14111@linux.ibm.com> Date: Sun, 7 Apr 2019 19:28:12 -0700 From: "Paul E. McKenney" <paulmck@...ux.ibm.com> To: Joel Fernandes <joel@...lfernandes.org> Cc: Jessica Yu <jeyu@...nel.org>, Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com>, rcu <rcu@...r.kernel.org>, linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, Lai Jiangshan <jiangshanlai@...il.com>, dipankar <dipankar@...ibm.com>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, Josh Triplett <josh@...htriplett.org>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>, David Howells <dhowells@...hat.com>, Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>, fweisbec <fweisbec@...il.com>, Oleg Nesterov <oleg@...hat.com>, linux-nvdimm <linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org>, dri-devel <dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org>, amd-gfx <amd-gfx@...ts.freedesktop.org> Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC tip/core/rcu 0/4] Forbid static SRCU use in modules On Sun, Apr 07, 2019 at 08:36:46PM -0400, Joel Fernandes wrote: > On Sun, Apr 07, 2019 at 10:05:14AM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote: > > On Sun, Apr 07, 2019 at 03:46:13PM +0000, Joel Fernandes wrote: > > > On Sun, Apr 07, 2019 at 06:59:37AM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote: > > > > On Sun, Apr 07, 2019 at 06:39:41AM -0700, Paul E. McKenney wrote: > > > > > On Sat, Apr 06, 2019 at 07:06:13PM -0400, Joel Fernandes wrote: > > > > > > > > [ . . . ] > > > > > > > > > > > diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h > > > > > > > index f8f6f04c4453..c2d919a1566e 100644 > > > > > > > --- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h > > > > > > > +++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h > > > > > > > @@ -338,6 +338,10 @@ > > > > > > > KEEP(*(__tracepoints_ptrs)) /* Tracepoints: pointer array */ \ > > > > > > > __stop___tracepoints_ptrs = .; \ > > > > > > > *(__tracepoints_strings)/* Tracepoints: strings */ \ > > > > > > > + . = ALIGN(8); \ > > > > > > > + __start___srcu_struct = .; \ > > > > > > > + *(___srcu_struct_ptrs) \ > > > > > > > + __end___srcu_struct = .; \ > > > > > > > } \ > > > > > > > > > > > > This vmlinux linker modification is not needed. I tested without it and srcu > > > > > > torture works fine with rcutorture built as a module. Putting further prints > > > > > > in kernel/module.c verified that the kernel is able to find the srcu structs > > > > > > just fine. You could squash the below patch into this one or apply it on top > > > > > > of the dev branch. > > > > > > > > > > Good point, given that otherwise FORTRAN named common blocks would not > > > > > work. > > > > > > > > > > But isn't one advantage of leaving that stuff in the RO_DATA_SECTION() > > > > > macro that it can be mapped read-only? Or am I suffering from excessive > > > > > optimism? > > > > > > > > And to answer the other question, in the case where I am suffering from > > > > excessive optimism, it should be a separate commit. Please see below > > > > for the updated original commit thus far. > > > > > > Actually the vmlinux.lds.h file is unused for module building. For ex, if you > > > delete include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h , then you can still build > > > rcutorture.ko. Did I miss something obvious? In that case the vmlinux.lds.h > > > are not needed since the __section annotations automatically place the srcu > > > structs in a separate section. > > > > Hard to argue given that I just deleted include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h, > > touched kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c, and rebuilt the corresponding .ko > > without errors. ;-) > > > > Hmmm... Is there some way to place a section into a read-only page, > > for example, tagged onto the text section for that module? That would > > get rid of a class of bugs, if nothing else. > > Strictly speaking, the array of pointers in the new srcu section are fixed up > at runtime because the srcu_struct(s) they point to can be loaded at a > dynamic location in memory. The srcu_struct(s) are themselves in the .bss > section of the module and their locations depend on where the .bss section of > the module is loaded in memory at load time. > > I agree that after such relocation fixups are done, there is no reason to keep > the array-of-pointers section readable but unfortunately I couldn't figure a > way out to make them read-only post the relocations. > > I copied Jessica Yu who maintains module loading for any input. Jessica, as a > summary, we are trying to create a custom ELF section of srcu_struct pointers > in kernels modules, and then make the module loader do SRCU initialization > from structs pointed to by this section. The srcu_struct themselves are defined > on the .bss section. Is there any way we can make this pointer array section > read-only *after* the relocation fixups of the array are completed? > > > > Let me know if you would like me to send a patch separately, or if the > > > appended patch for the same in my previous email suffices. > > > > Please do resend as a formal patch with the above in the commit log. > > I doubt that I am the only one needing a bit of module-build education! > > And thank you for providing that education, by the way! > > Sounds great, I will go ahead and send out a patch in the morning for this > part. Sounds good on both counts! Thanx, Paul > > > > And may I have your Tested-by? > > > > > > Absolutely, please do and thanks! > > > > Done, and thank you for giving it a go! > > You're very welcome. thanks, > > - Joel >
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