linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 12/13] x86/jitalloc: prepare to allocate exectuatble memory as ROX

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Date:   Thu, 1 Jun 2023 13:52:16 -0400
From:   Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@...ux.dev>
To:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc:     Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
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        Heiko Carstens <hca@...ux.ibm.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 12/13] x86/jitalloc: prepare to allocate exectuatble
 memory as ROX

On Thu, Jun 01, 2023 at 12:30:50PM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Thu, Jun 01, 2023 at 01:12:56PM +0300, Mike Rapoport wrote:
> 
> > +static void __init_or_module do_text_poke(void *addr, const void *opcode, size_t len)
> > +{
> > +	if (system_state < SYSTEM_RUNNING) {
> > +		text_poke_early(addr, opcode, len);
> > +	} else {
> > +		mutex_lock(&text_mutex);
> > +		text_poke(addr, opcode, len);
> > +		mutex_unlock(&text_mutex);
> > +	}
> > +}
> 
> So I don't much like do_text_poke(); why?

Could you share why?

I think the impementation sucks but conceptually it's the right idea -
create a new temporary mapping to avoid the need for RWX mappings.