linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 13/16] arm/ftrace: Use __patch_text

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Date:   Mon, 28 Oct 2019 16:47:59 +0000
From:   Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>
To:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc:     x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, rostedt@...dmis.org,
        mhiramat@...nel.org, bristot@...hat.com, jbaron@...mai.com,
        torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, tglx@...utronix.de,
        mingo@...nel.org, namit@...are.com, hpa@...or.com, luto@...nel.org,
        ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org, jpoimboe@...hat.com, jeyu@...nel.org,
        rabin@....in, Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        james.morse@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 13/16] arm/ftrace: Use __patch_text_real()

On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 05:34:21PM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 04:25:26PM +0000, Will Deacon wrote:
> > On Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 09:35:38AM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > > @@ -97,10 +100,7 @@ static int ftrace_modify_code(unsigned l
> > >  			return -EINVAL;
> > >  	}
> > >  
> > > -	if (probe_kernel_write((void *)pc, &new, MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE))
> > > -		return -EPERM;
> > > -
> > > -	flush_icache_range(pc, pc + MCOUNT_INSN_SIZE);
> > > +	__patch_text_real((void *)pc, new, patch_text_remap);
> > 
> > Why can't you just pass 'true' for patch_text_remap? AFAICT, the only
> > time you want to pass false is during early boot when the text is
> > assumedly still writable without the fixmap.
> 
> Ah, it will also become true for module loading once we rework where we
> flip the module text RO,X. See this patch:
> 
>   https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20191018074634.858645375@infradead.org
> 
> But for that to land, there's still a few other issues to fix (KLP).

Passing 'true' would still work though, right? Just feels a bit error
prone having to maintain the state of patch_test_remap() and remember
that 'ftrace_lock' is holding the concurrency together.

Will