linux-kernel - [PATCH v3 21/22] x86/int3: Avoid atomic instrumentation

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Date:   Wed, 19 Feb 2020 15:47:45 +0100
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
        rostedt@...dmis.org
Cc:     peterz@...radead.org, mingo@...nel.org, joel@...lfernandes.org,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, gustavo@...eddedor.com,
        tglx@...utronix.de, paulmck@...nel.org, josh@...htriplett.org,
        mathieu.desnoyers@...icios.com, jiangshanlai@...il.com,
        luto@...nel.org, tony.luck@...el.com, frederic@...nel.org,
        dan.carpenter@...cle.com, mhiramat@...nel.org
Subject: [PATCH v3 21/22] x86/int3: Avoid atomic instrumentation

Use arch_atomic_*() and READ_ONCE_NOCHECK() to ensure nothing untoward
creeps in and ruins things.

That is; this is the INT3 text poke handler, strictly limit the code
that runs in it, lest we inadvertenly hit yet another INT3.

Reported-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@...radead.org>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c |    6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

--- a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
@@ -960,9 +960,9 @@ static struct bp_patching_desc *bp_desc;
 static __always_inline
 struct bp_patching_desc *try_get_desc(struct bp_patching_desc **descp)
 {
-	struct bp_patching_desc *desc = READ_ONCE(*descp); /* rcu_dereference */
+	struct bp_patching_desc *desc = READ_ONCE_NOCHECK(*descp); /* rcu_dereference */
 
-	if (!desc || !atomic_inc_not_zero(&desc->refs))
+	if (!desc || !arch_atomic_inc_not_zero(&desc->refs))
 		return NULL;
 
 	return desc;
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@ struct bp_patching_desc *try_get_desc(st
 static __always_inline void put_desc(struct bp_patching_desc *desc)
 {
 	smp_mb__before_atomic();
-	atomic_dec(&desc->refs);
+	arch_atomic_dec(&desc->refs);
 }
 
 static __always_inline void *text_poke_addr(struct text_poke_loc *tp)