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  3. 27 Jun, 2005 12 commits
    • Keshavamurthy Anil S's avatar
      [PATCH] kprobes/ia64: refuse kprobe on ivt code · c7b645f9
      Keshavamurthy Anil S authored 
      Not safe to insert kprobes on IVT code.

This patch checks to see if the address on which Kprobes is being inserted is
in ivt code and if it is in ivt code then refuse to register kprobe.
Signed-off-by: default avatarAnil S Keshavamurthy <anil.s.keshavamurthy@intel.com>
Acked-by: default avatarDavid Mosberger <davidm@napali.hpl.hp.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarAndrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: default avatarLinus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
      c7b645f9
    • Rusty Lynch's avatar
      [PATCH] kprobes/ia64: refuse inserting kprobe on slot 1 · a528e21c
      Rusty Lynch authored 
      Without the ability to atomically write 16 bytes, we can not update the
middle slot of a bundle, slot 1, unless we stop the machine first.  This
patch will ensure the ability to robustly insert and remove a kprobe by
refusing to insert a kprobe on slot 1 until a mechanism is in place to
safely handle this case.
Signed-off-by: default avatarRusty Lynch <rusty.lynch@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarAndrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: default avatarLinus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
      a528e21c
    • Rusty Lynch's avatar
      [PATCH] Return probe redesign: ppc64 specific implementation · 97f7943d
      Rusty Lynch authored 
      The following is a patch provided by Ananth Mavinakayanahalli that implements
the new PPC64 specific parts of the new function return probe design.

NOTE: Since getting Ananth's patch, I changed trampoline_probe_handler()
      to consume each of the outstanding return probem instances (feedback
      on my original RFC after Ananth cut a patch), and also added the
      arch_init() function (adding arch specific initialization.) I have
      cross compiled but have not testing this on a PPC64 machine.

Changes include:
 * Addition of kretprobe_trampoline to act as a dummy function for instrumented
   functions to return to, and for the return probe infrastructure to place
   a kprobe on on, gaining control so that the return probe handler
   can be called, and so that the instruction pointer can be moved back
   to the original return address.
 * Addition of arch_init(), allowing a kprobe to be registered on
   kretprobe_trampoline
 * Addition of trampoline_probe_handler() which is used as the pre_handler
   for the kprobe inserted on kretprobe_implementation.  This is the function
   that handles the details for calling the return probe handler function
   and returning control back at the original return address
 * Addition of arch_prepare_kretprobe() which is setup as the pre_handler
   for a kprobe registered at the beginning of the target function by
   kernel/kprobes.c so that a return probe instance can be setup when
   a caller enters the target function.  (A return probe instance contains
   all the needed information for trampoline_probe_handler to do it's job.)
 * Hooks added to the exit path of a task so that we can cleanup any left-over
   return probe instances (i.e. if a task dies while inside a targeted function
   then the return probe instance was reserved at the beginning of the function
   but the function never returns so we need to mark the instance as unused.)
Signed-off-by: default avatarRusty Lynch <rusty.lynch@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarAndrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: default avatarLinus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
      97f7943d
    • Rusty Lynch's avatar
      [PATCH] Return probe redesign: ia64 specific implementation · 9508dbfe
      Rusty Lynch authored 
      The following patch implements function return probes for ia64 using
the revised design.  With this new design we no longer need to do some
of the odd hacks previous required on the last ia64 return probe port
that I sent out for comments.

Note that this new implementation still does not resolve the problem noted
by Keith Owens where backtrace data is lost after a return probe is hit.

Changes include:
 * Addition of kretprobe_trampoline to act as a dummy function for instrumented
   functions to return to, and for the return probe infrastructure to place
   a kprobe on on, gaining control so that the return probe handler
   can be called, and so that the instruction pointer can be moved back
   to the original return address.
 * Addition of arch_init(), allowing a kprobe to be registered on
   kretprobe_trampoline
 * Addition of trampoline_probe_handler() which is used as the pre_handler
   for the kprobe inserted on kretprobe_implementation.  This is the function
   that handles the details for calling the return probe handler function
   and returning control back at the original return address
 * Addition of arch_prepare_kretprobe() which is setup as the pre_handler
   for a kprobe registered at the beginning of the target function by
   kernel/kprobes.c so that a return probe instance can be setup when
   a caller enters the target function.  (A return probe instance contains
   all the needed information for trampoline_probe_handler to do it's job.)
 * Hooks added to the exit path of a task so that we can cleanup any left-over
   return probe instances (i.e. if a task dies while inside a targeted function
   then the return probe instance was reserved at the beginning of the function
   but the function never returns so we need to mark the instance as unused.)
Signed-off-by: default avatarRusty Lynch <rusty.lynch@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarAndrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: default avatarLinus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
      9508dbfe
    • Rusty Lynch's avatar
      [PATCH] Return probe redesign: x86_64 specific changes · ba8af12f
      Rusty Lynch authored 
      The following patch contains the x86_64 specific changes for the new
return probe design.  Changes include:
 * Removing the architecture specific functions for querying a return probe
   instance off a stack address
 * Complete rework onf arch_prepare_kretprobe() and trampoline_probe_handler()
 * Removing trampoline_post_handler()
 * Adding arch_init() so that now we handle registering the return probe
   trampoline instead of kernel/kprobes.c doing it

NOTE:
Note that with this new design, the dependency on calculating a pointer to
the task off the stack pointer no longer exist (resolving the problem of
interruption stacks as pointed out in the original feedback to this port.)
Signed-off-by: default avatarRusty Lynch <rusty.lynch@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarAndrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: default avatarLinus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
      ba8af12f
    • Rusty Lynch's avatar
      [PATCH] Return probe redesign: i386 specific changes · 4bdbd37f
      Rusty Lynch authored 
      The following patch contains the i386 specific changes for the new
return probe design.  Changes include:

 * Removing the architecture specific functions for querying a return probe
   instance off a stack address
 * Complete rework onf arch_prepare_kretprobe() and trampoline_probe_handler()
 * Removing trampoline_post_handler()
 * Adding arch_init() so that now we handle registering the return probe
   trampoline instead of kernel/kprobes.c doing it
Signed-off-by: default avatarRusty Lynch <rusty.lynch@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarAndrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: default avatarLinus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
      4bdbd37f
    • Rusty Lynch's avatar
      [PATCH] Return probe redesign: architecture independent changes · 802eae7c
      Rusty Lynch authored 
      The following is the second version of the function return probe patches
I sent out earlier this week.  Changes since my last submission include:

* Fix in ppc64 code removing an unneeded call to re-enable preemption
* Fix a build problem in ia64 when kprobes was turned off
* Added another BUG_ON check to each of the architecture trampoline
  handlers

My initial patch description ==>

 From my experiences with adding return probes to x86_64 and ia64, and the
feedback on LKML to those patches, I think we can simplify the design
for return probes.

The following patch tweaks the original design such that:

* Instead of storing the stack address in the return probe instance, the
  task pointer is stored.  This gives us all we need in order to:
    - find the correct return probe instance when we enter the trampoline
      (even if we are recursing)
    - find all left-over return probe instances when the task is going away

  This has the side effect of simplifying the implementation since more
  work can be done in kernel/kprobes.c since architecture specific knowledge
  of the stack layout is no longer required.  Specifically, we no longer have:
	- arch_get_kprobe_task()
	- arch_kprobe_flush_task()
	- get_rp_inst_tsk()
	- get_rp_inst()
	- trampoline_post_handler() <see next bullet>

* Instead of splitting the return probe handling and cleanup logic across
  the pre and post trampoline handlers, all the work is pushed into the
  pre function (trampoline_probe_handler), and then we skip single stepping
  the original function.  In this case the original instruction to be single
  stepped was just a NOP, and we can do without the extra interruption.

The new flow of events to having a return probe handler execute when a target
function exits is:

* At system initialization time, a kprobe is inserted at the beginning of
  kretprobe_trampoline.  kernel/kprobes.c use to handle this on it's own,
  but ia64 needed to do this a little differently (i.e. a function pointer
  is really a pointer to a structure containing the instruction pointer and
  a global pointer), so I added the notion of arch_init(), so that
  kernel/kprobes.c:init_kprobes() now allows architecture specific
  initialization by calling arch_init() before exiting.  Each architecture
  now registers a kprobe on it's own trampoline function.

* register_kretprobe() will insert a kprobe at the beginning of the targeted
  function with the kprobe pre_handler set to arch_prepare_kretprobe
  (still no change)

* When the target function is entered, the kprobe is fired, calling
  arch_prepare_kretprobe (still no change)

* In arch_prepare_kretprobe() we try to get a free instance and if one is
  available then we fill out the instance with a pointer to the return probe,
  the original return address, and a pointer to the task structure (instead
  of the stack address.)  Just like before we change the return address
  to the trampoline function and mark the instance as used.

  If multiple return probes are registered for a given target function,
  then arch_prepare_kretprobe() will get called multiple times for the same
  task (since our kprobe implementation is able to handle multiple kprobes
  at the same address.)  Past the first call to arch_prepare_kretprobe,
  we end up with the original address stored in the return probe instance
  pointing to our trampoline function. (This is a significant difference
  from the original arch_prepare_kretprobe design.)

* Target function executes like normal and then returns to kretprobe_trampoline.

* kprobe inserted on the first instruction of kretprobe_trampoline is fired
  and calls trampoline_probe_handler() (no change here)

* trampoline_probe_handler() consumes each of the instances associated with
  the current task by calling the registered handler function and marking
  the instance as unused until an instance is found that has a return address
  different then the trampoline function.

  (change similar to my previous ia64 RFC)

* If the task is killed with some left-over return probe instances (meaning
  that a target function was entered, but never returned), then we just
  free any instances associated with the task.  (Not much different other
  then we can handle this without calling architecture specific functions.)

  There is a known problem that this patch does not yet solve where
  registering a return probe flush_old_exec or flush_thread will put us
  in a bad state.  Most likely the best way to handle this is to not allow
  registering return probes on these two functions.

  (Significant change)

This patch series applies to the 2.6.12-rc6-mm1 kernel, and provides:
  * kernel/kprobes.c changes
  * i386 patch of existing return probes implementation
  * x86_64 patch of existing return probe implementation
  * ia64 implementation
  * ppc64 implementation (provided by Ananth)

This patch implements the architecture independant changes for a reworking
of the kprobes based function return probes design. Changes include:

  * Removing functions for querying a return probe instance off a stack address
  * Removing the stack_addr field from the kretprobe_instance definition,
    and adding a task pointer
  * Adding architecture specific initialization via arch_init()
  * Removing extern definitions for the architecture trampoline functions
    (this isn't needed anymore since the architecture handles the
     initialization of the kprobe in the return probe trampoline function.)
Signed-off-by: default avatarRusty Lynch <rusty.lynch@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarAndrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: default avatarLinus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
      802eae7c
    • Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli's avatar
      [PATCH] kprobes: fix single-step out of line - take2 · 9ec4b1f3
      Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli authored 
      Now that PPC64 has no-execute support, here is a second try to fix the
single step out of line during kprobe execution.  Kprobes on x86_64 already
solved this problem by allocating an executable page and using it as the
scratch area for stepping out of line.  Reuse that.
Signed-off-by: default avatarAnanth N Mavinakayanahalli <ananth@in.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarAndrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: default avatarLinus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
      9ec4b1f3
    • Linus Torvalds's avatar
      Merge master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/usb-2.6 · d3b8a1a8
      Linus Torvalds authored
      d3b8a1a8
    • Mike Miller's avatar
      [PATCH] cciss: remove partition info from CCISS_GETLUNINFO · 60564a31
      Mike Miller authored 
      This patch fulfills a promise I made to Christoph sometime back.  I am
removing the partition info from the CCISS_GETLUNINFO ioctl as I was informed
my "driver had no damn business reading that structure." ;)

The application folks are to use /proc or /sys for partition info from now on.
 I am only aware of a few apps that use this ioctl and I'm not sure they ever
used the partition info.
Signed-off-by: default avatarMike Miller <mike.miller@hp.com>
Acked-by: default avatarJeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarAndrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: default avatarLinus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
      60564a31
    • Mike Miller's avatar
      [PATCH] cciss: pci domain info pass 2 · cd6fb584
      Mike Miller authored 
      This is pass 2 of my patch to add pci domain info to an existing ioctl.  This
time I insert the domain between dev_fn and board_id as Willy suggested and
change the var to unsigned short to ease Christoph's concerns.  Although I
thought unsigned int was the correct var type for this.  I also thought it
didn't matter where I inserted it in the structure.
Signed-off-by: default avatarMike Miller <mike.miller@hp.com>
Acked-by: default avatarJeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarAndrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: default avatarLinus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
      cd6fb584
    • Mike Miller's avatar
      [PATCH] cciss: pci id fix · 3de0a70b
      Mike Miller authored 
      This patch fixes a PCI ID I got wrong before.  It also adds support for
another new SAS controller due out this summer.  I didn't have a marketing
name prior to my last submission.  Also modifies the copyright date range.
Signed-off-by: default avatarMike Miller <mike.miller@hp.com>
Acked-by: default avatarJeff Garzik <jgarzik@pobox.com>
Signed-off-by: default avatarAndrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: default avatarLinus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
      3de0a70b