linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 0/6] arch/x86: kprobes: Remove MODULES dependency

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Date:   Fri, 24 Jul 2020 10:01:16 +0300
From:   Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko.sakkinen@...ux.intel.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-mm@...ck.org, Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
        Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 0/6] arch/x86: kprobes: Remove MODULES dependency

On Fri, Jul 24, 2020 at 08:05:47AM +0300, Jarkko Sakkinen wrote:
> Remove MODULES dependency by migrating from module_alloc() to the new
> text_alloc() API. Essentially these changes provide preliminaries for
> allowing to compile a static kernel with a proper tracing support.
> 
> The same API can be used later on in other sites that allocate space for
> trampolines, and trivially scaled to other arch's. An arch can inform
> with CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_TEXT_ALLOC that it's providing implementation for
> text_alloc().
> 
> Cc: linux-mm@...ck.org
> Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
> Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>
> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
> 
> v4:
> * Squash lock_modules() patches into one.
> * Remove fallback versions of text_alloc() and text_free(). Instead, use
>   ARCH_HAS_TEXT_ALLOC at site when required.
> * Use lockdep_assert_irqs_enabled() in text_free() instead of
>   WARN_ON(in_interrupt()).
> 
> v3:
> * Make text_alloc() API disjoint.
> * Remove all the possible extra clutter not absolutely required and
>   split into more logical pieces.
> 
> Jarkko Sakkinen (6):
>   kprobes: Remove dependency to the module_mutex
>   vmalloc: Add text_alloc() and text_free()
>   arch/x86: Implement text_alloc() and text_free()
>   arch/x86: kprobes: Use text_alloc() and text_free()
>   kprobes: Use text_alloc() and text_free()
>   kprobes: Remove CONFIG_MODULES dependency
> 
>  arch/Kconfig                   |  2 +-
>  arch/x86/Kconfig               |  3 ++
>  arch/x86/kernel/Makefile       |  1 +
>  arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/core.c |  4 +--
>  arch/x86/kernel/text_alloc.c   | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++
>  include/linux/module.h         | 32 ++++++++++++++----
>  include/linux/vmalloc.h        | 17 ++++++++++
>  kernel/kprobes.c               | 61 +++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
>  kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c    | 20 ++++++++---
>  9 files changed, 147 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 arch/x86/kernel/text_alloc.c
> 
> -- 
> 2.25.1
> 

Duplicates were caused by Internet connection breaking up in the
middle. Apologies.

/Jarkko