linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 04/10] livepatch: Add sample livepatch module

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Message-ID: <20230314181713.tgpc7t7yia5nlhil@daedalus>
Date:   Tue, 14 Mar 2023 15:17:13 -0300
From:   Marcos Paulo de Souza <mpdesouza@...e.de>
To:     Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@...hat.com>
Cc:     live-patching@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...nel.org>,
        Miroslav Benes <mbenes@...e.cz>,
        Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>,
        Marcos Paulo de Souza <mpdesouza@...e.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 04/10] livepatch: Add sample livepatch module

On Mon, Mar 06, 2023 at 09:08:18AM -0500, Joe Lawrence wrote:
> Add a new livepatch sample in samples/livepatch/ to make use of symbols
> that must be post-processed to enable load-time relocation resolution.
> As the new sample is to be used as an example, it is annotated with
> KLP_MODULE_RELOC and with KLP_SYMPOS macros.
> 
> The livepatch sample updates the function cmdline_proc_show to print the
> string referenced by the symbol saved_command_line appended by the
> string "livepatch=1".
> 
> Update livepatch-sample.c to remove livepatch MODULE_INFO statement.

LGTM:

Reviewed-by: Marcos Paulo de Souza <mpdesouza@...e.com>

> 
> Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Joao Moreira <jmoreira@...e.de>
> Signed-off-by: Joe Lawrence <joe.lawrence@...hat.com>
> ---
>  samples/livepatch/Makefile                    |  1 +
>  .../livepatch/livepatch-annotated-sample.c    | 93 +++++++++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 94 insertions(+)
>  create mode 100644 samples/livepatch/livepatch-annotated-sample.c
> 
> diff --git a/samples/livepatch/Makefile b/samples/livepatch/Makefile
> index 9f853eeb6140..f2b41f4d6c16 100644
> --- a/samples/livepatch/Makefile
> +++ b/samples/livepatch/Makefile
> @@ -6,3 +6,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SAMPLE_LIVEPATCH) += livepatch-shadow-fix2.o
>  obj-$(CONFIG_SAMPLE_LIVEPATCH) += livepatch-callbacks-demo.o
>  obj-$(CONFIG_SAMPLE_LIVEPATCH) += livepatch-callbacks-mod.o
>  obj-$(CONFIG_SAMPLE_LIVEPATCH) += livepatch-callbacks-busymod.o
> +obj-$(CONFIG_SAMPLE_LIVEPATCH) += livepatch-annotated-sample.o
> diff --git a/samples/livepatch/livepatch-annotated-sample.c b/samples/livepatch/livepatch-annotated-sample.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..4fe0e16423c7
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/samples/livepatch/livepatch-annotated-sample.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
> +// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
> +/*
> + * Copyright (C) 2014 Seth Jennings <sjenning@...hat.com>
> + */
> +
> +/*
> + * livepatch-annotated-sample.c - Kernel Live Patching Sample Module
> + */
> +
> +#define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt
> +
> +#include <linux/module.h>
> +#include <linux/kernel.h>
> +#include <linux/livepatch.h>
> +
> +/*
> + * This (dumb) live patch overrides the function that prints the
> + * kernel boot cmdline when /proc/cmdline is read.
> + *
> + * This livepatch uses the symbol saved_command_line whose relocation
> + * must be resolved during load time. To enable that, this module
> + * must be post-processed by a tool called klp-convert, which embeds
> + * information to be used by the loader to solve the relocation.
> + *
> + * The module is annotated with KLP_MODULE_RELOC/KLP_SYMPOS macros.
> + * These annotations are used by klp-convert to infer that the symbol
> + * saved_command_line is in the object vmlinux.
> + *
> + * As saved_command_line has no other homonimous symbol across
> + * kernel objects, this annotation is not a requirement, and can be
> + * suppressed with no harm to klp-convert. Yet, it is kept here as an
> + * example on how to annotate livepatch modules that contain symbols
> + * whose names are used in more than one kernel object.
> + *
> + * Example:
> + *
> + * $ cat /proc/cmdline
> + * <your cmdline>
> + *
> + * $ insmod livepatch-sample.ko
> + * $ cat /proc/cmdline
> + * <your cmdline> livepatch=1
> + *
> + * $ echo 0 > /sys/kernel/livepatch/livepatch_sample/enabled
> + * $ cat /proc/cmdline
> + * <your cmdline>
> + */
> +
> +extern char *saved_command_line;
> +
> +#include <linux/seq_file.h>
> +static int livepatch_cmdline_proc_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
> +{
> +	seq_printf(m, "%s livepatch=1\n", saved_command_line);
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +KLP_MODULE_RELOC(vmlinux) vmlinux_relocs[] = {
> +	KLP_SYMPOS(saved_command_line, 0)
> +};
> +
> +static struct klp_func funcs[] = {
> +	{
> +		.old_name = "cmdline_proc_show",
> +		.new_func = livepatch_cmdline_proc_show,
> +	}, { }
> +};
> +
> +static struct klp_object objs[] = {
> +	{
> +		/* name being NULL means vmlinux */
> +		.funcs = funcs,
> +	}, { }
> +};
> +
> +static struct klp_patch patch = {
> +	.mod = THIS_MODULE,
> +	.objs = objs,
> +};
> +
> +static int livepatch_init(void)
> +{
> +	return klp_enable_patch(&patch);
> +}
> +
> +static void livepatch_exit(void)
> +{
> +}
> +
> +module_init(livepatch_init);
> +module_exit(livepatch_exit);
> +MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
> +MODULE_INFO(livepatch, "Y");
> -- 
> 2.39.2
>