linux-kernel - [PATCH 6/9] sections: Add new is_kernel() and is_kernel

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Date:   Sat, 26 Jun 2021 15:34:36 +0800
From:   Kefeng Wang <wangkefeng.wang@...wei.com>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     Kefeng Wang <wangkefeng.wang@...wei.com>,
        Andrey Ryabinin <ryabinin.a.a@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH 6/9] sections: Add new is_kernel() and is_kernel_text()

The new is_kernel() check the kernel address ranges, and the
new is_kernel_text() check the kernel text section ranges.

Then use them to make some code clear.

Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc: Andrey Ryabinin <ryabinin.a.a@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: Kefeng Wang <wangkefeng.wang@...wei.com>
---
 include/asm-generic/sections.h | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 include/linux/kallsyms.h       |  4 ++--
 kernel/extable.c               |  3 +--
 mm/kasan/report.c              |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/asm-generic/sections.h b/include/asm-generic/sections.h
index 9d622416a59c..06066d89137d 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/sections.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/sections.h
@@ -170,6 +170,20 @@ static inline bool is_kernel_rodata(unsigned long addr)
 	       addr < (unsigned long)__end_rodata;
 }
 
+/**
+ * is_kernel_text - checks if the pointer address is located in the
+ *                  .text section
+ *
+ * @addr: address to check
+ *
+ * Returns: true if the address is located in .text, false otherwise.
+ */
+static inline bool is_kernel_text(unsigned long addr)
+{
+	return addr >= (unsigned long)_stext &&
+	       addr < (unsigned long)_etext;
+}
+
 /**
  * is_kernel_inittext - checks if the pointer address is located in the
  *                    .init.text section
@@ -184,4 +198,17 @@ static inline bool is_kernel_inittext(unsigned long addr)
 	       addr < (unsigned long)_einittext;
 }
 
+/**
+ * is_kernel - checks if the pointer address is located in the kernel range
+ *
+ * @addr: address to check
+ *
+ * Returns: true if the address is located in kernel range, false otherwise.
+ */
+static inline bool is_kernel(unsigned long addr)
+{
+	return addr >= (unsigned long)_stext &&
+	       addr < (unsigned long)_end;
+}
+
 #endif /* _ASM_GENERIC_SECTIONS_H_ */
diff --git a/include/linux/kallsyms.h b/include/linux/kallsyms.h
index 814e1cc8eabf..60460df66e83 100644
--- a/include/linux/kallsyms.h
+++ b/include/linux/kallsyms.h
@@ -25,14 +25,14 @@ struct module;
 
 static inline int is_kernel_text_or_gate_area(unsigned long addr)
 {
-	if ((addr >= (unsigned long)_stext && addr < (unsigned long)_etext))
+	if (is_kernel_text(addr))
 		return 1;
 	return in_gate_area_no_mm(addr);
 }
 
 static inline int is_kernel_or_gate_area(unsigned long addr)
 {
-	if (addr >= (unsigned long)_stext && addr < (unsigned long)_end)
+	if (is_kernel(addr))
 		return 1;
 	return in_gate_area_no_mm(addr);
 }
diff --git a/kernel/extable.c b/kernel/extable.c
index 98ca627ac5ef..0ba383d850ff 100644
--- a/kernel/extable.c
+++ b/kernel/extable.c
@@ -64,8 +64,7 @@ const struct exception_table_entry *search_exception_tables(unsigned long addr)
 
 int notrace core_kernel_text(unsigned long addr)
 {
-	if (addr >= (unsigned long)_stext &&
-	    addr < (unsigned long)_etext)
+	if (is_kernel_text(addr))
 		return 1;
 
 	if (system_state < SYSTEM_RUNNING &&
diff --git a/mm/kasan/report.c b/mm/kasan/report.c
index 8fff1825b22c..3971917c73c5 100644
--- a/mm/kasan/report.c
+++ b/mm/kasan/report.c
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ static void describe_object(struct kmem_cache *cache, void *object,
 
 static inline bool kernel_or_module_addr(const void *addr)
 {
-	if (addr >= (void *)_stext && addr < (void *)_end)
+	if (is_kernel((unsigned long)addr))
 		return true;
 	if (is_module_address((unsigned long)addr))
 		return true;
-- 
2.26.2