From 19514910d021c93c7823ec32067e6b7dea224f0f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Petr Mladek Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2019 13:43:19 +0100 Subject: livepatch: Change unsigned long old_addr -> void *old_func in struct klp_func The address of the to be patched function and new function is stored in struct klp_func as: void *new_func; unsigned long old_addr; The different naming scheme and type are derived from the way the addresses are set. @old_addr is assigned at runtime using kallsyms-based search. @new_func is statically initialized, for example: static struct klp_func funcs[] = { { .old_name = "cmdline_proc_show", .new_func = livepatch_cmdline_proc_show, }, { } }; This patch changes unsigned long old_addr -> void *old_func. It removes some confusion when these address are later used in the code. It is motivated by a followup patch that adds special NOP struct klp_func where we want to assign func->new_func = func->old_addr respectively func->new_func = func->old_func. This patch does not modify the existing behavior. Suggested-by: Josh Poimboeuf Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek Acked-by: Miroslav Benes Acked-by: Joe Lawrence Acked-by: Alice Ferrazzi Acked-by: Josh Poimboeuf Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina --- kernel/livepatch/patch.h | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'kernel/livepatch/patch.h') diff --git a/kernel/livepatch/patch.h b/kernel/livepatch/patch.h index e72d8250d04b..a9b16e513656 100644 --- a/kernel/livepatch/patch.h +++ b/kernel/livepatch/patch.h @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ * struct klp_ops - structure for tracking registered ftrace ops structs * * A single ftrace_ops is shared between all enabled replacement functions - * (klp_func structs) which have the same old_addr. This allows the switch + * (klp_func structs) which have the same old_func. This allows the switch * between function versions to happen instantaneously by updating the klp_ops * struct's func_stack list. The winner is the klp_func at the top of the * func_stack (front of the list). @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ struct klp_ops { struct ftrace_ops fops; }; -struct klp_ops *klp_find_ops(unsigned long old_addr); +struct klp_ops *klp_find_ops(void *old_func); int klp_patch_object(struct klp_object *obj); void klp_unpatch_object(struct klp_object *obj); -- cgit v1.2.3 From d697bad588eb4e76311193e6eaacc7c7aaa5a4ba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Petr Mladek Date: Wed, 9 Jan 2019 13:43:26 +0100 Subject: livepatch: Remove Nop structures when unused Replaced patches are removed from the stack when the transition is finished. It means that Nop structures will never be needed again and can be removed. Why should we care? + Nop structures give the impression that the function is patched even though the ftrace handler has no effect. + Ftrace handlers do not come for free. They cause slowdown that might be visible in some workloads. The ftrace-related slowdown might actually be the reason why the function is no longer patched in the new cumulative patch. One would expect that cumulative patch would help solve these problems as well. + Cumulative patches are supposed to replace any earlier version of the patch. The amount of NOPs depends on which version was replaced. This multiplies the amount of scenarios that might happen. One might say that NOPs are innocent. But there are even optimized NOP instructions for different processors, for example, see arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c. And klp_ftrace_handler() is much more complicated. + It sounds natural to clean up a mess that is no longer needed. It could only be worse if we do not do it. This patch allows to unpatch and free the dynamic structures independently when the transition finishes. The free part is a bit tricky because kobject free callbacks are called asynchronously. We could not wait for them easily. Fortunately, we do not have to. Any further access can be avoided by removing them from the dynamic lists. Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek Acked-by: Miroslav Benes Acked-by: Josh Poimboeuf Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina --- kernel/livepatch/patch.h | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) (limited to 'kernel/livepatch/patch.h') diff --git a/kernel/livepatch/patch.h b/kernel/livepatch/patch.h index a9b16e513656..d5f2fbe373e0 100644 --- a/kernel/livepatch/patch.h +++ b/kernel/livepatch/patch.h @@ -30,5 +30,6 @@ struct klp_ops *klp_find_ops(void *old_func); int klp_patch_object(struct klp_object *obj); void klp_unpatch_object(struct klp_object *obj); void klp_unpatch_objects(struct klp_patch *patch); +void klp_unpatch_objects_dynamic(struct klp_patch *patch); #endif /* _LIVEPATCH_PATCH_H */ -- cgit v1.2.3