linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] kprobes: Prohibit probing on CFI preamble symbol

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Date:   Sat, 29 Jul 2023 21:57:53 +0900
From:   Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@...nel.org>
To:     Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Petr Pavlu <petr.pavlu@...e.com>, tglx@...utronix.de,
        mingo@...hat.com, bp@...en8.de, dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com,
        hpa@...or.com, samitolvanen@...gle.com, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-trace-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] kprobes: Prohibit probing on CFI preamble symbol

On Fri, 28 Jul 2023 18:49:13 -0400
Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org> wrote:

> On Tue, 11 Jul 2023 10:50:47 +0900
> "Masami Hiramatsu (Google)" <mhiramat@...nel.org> wrote:
> 
> > From: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@...nel.org>
> > 
> > Do not allow to probe on "__cfi_" or "__pfx_" started symbol, because those
> > are used for CFI and not executed. Probing it will break the CFI.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@...nel.org>
> 
> Reviewed-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@...dmis.org>

Thanks! I will pick this for probes/fixes.


> 
> -- Steve
> 
> > ---
> >  Changes in v2:
> >   - Check "__pfx_" prefix functions too.
> >   - Make the check unconditional.
> > ---
> >  kernel/kprobes.c |   14 +++++++++++++-
> >  1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > 


-- 
Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@...nel.org>