linux-kernel - [PATCH v4 02/11] kallsyms: Fix address-checks for kernel related range

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Date:   Thu, 30 Sep 2021 15:11:34 +0800
From:   Kefeng Wang <wangkefeng.wang@...wei.com>
To:     <arnd@...db.de>, <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
        <rostedt@...dmis.org>, <mingo@...hat.com>, <davem@...emloft.net>,
        <ast@...nel.org>, <ryabinin.a.a@...il.com>,
        <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:     <mpe@...erman.id.au>, <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        <paulus@...ba.org>, <bpf@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-alpha@...r.kernel.org>,
        Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@...roup.eu>,
        Kefeng Wang <wangkefeng.wang@...wei.com>,
        Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky@...il.com>,
        Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>,
        Sergey Senozhatsky <senozhatsky@...omium.org>
Subject: [PATCH v4 02/11] kallsyms: Fix address-checks for kernel related range

The is_kernel_inittext/is_kernel_text/is_kernel function should not
include the end address(the labels _einittext, _etext and _end) when
check the address range, the issue exists since Linux v2.6.12.

Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
Cc: Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky@...il.com>
Cc: Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>
Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>
Reviewed-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Acked-by: Sergey Senozhatsky <senozhatsky@...omium.org>
Signed-off-by: Kefeng Wang <wangkefeng.wang@...wei.com>
---
 include/linux/kallsyms.h | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/kallsyms.h b/include/linux/kallsyms.h
index 2a241e3f063f..b016c62f30a6 100644
--- a/include/linux/kallsyms.h
+++ b/include/linux/kallsyms.h
@@ -27,21 +27,21 @@ struct module;
 static inline int is_kernel_inittext(unsigned long addr)
 {
 	if (addr >= (unsigned long)_sinittext
-	    && addr <= (unsigned long)_einittext)
+	    && addr < (unsigned long)_einittext)
 		return 1;
 	return 0;
 }
 
 static inline int is_kernel_text(unsigned long addr)
 {
-	if ((addr >= (unsigned long)_stext && addr <= (unsigned long)_etext))
+	if ((addr >= (unsigned long)_stext && addr < (unsigned long)_etext))
 		return 1;
 	return in_gate_area_no_mm(addr);
 }
 
 static inline int is_kernel(unsigned long addr)
 {
-	if (addr >= (unsigned long)_stext && addr <= (unsigned long)_end)
+	if (addr >= (unsigned long)_stext && addr < (unsigned long)_end)
 		return 1;
 	return in_gate_area_no_mm(addr);
 }
-- 
2.26.2