Hi Chris, > void __set_breakpoint(int nr, struct arch_hw_breakpoint *brk); > +void __get_breakpoint(int nr, struct arch_hw_breakpoint *brk); > bool ppc_breakpoint_available(void); > #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_ADV_DEBUG_REGS > extern void do_send_trap(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long address, > diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/mmu_context.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/mmu_context.h > index 1a474f6b1992..9269c7c7b04e 100644 > --- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/mmu_context.h > +++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/mmu_context.h > @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ > #include <asm/mmu.h> > #include <asm/cputable.h> > #include <asm/cputhreads.h> > +#include <asm/debug.h> > > /* > * Most if the context management is out of line > @@ -300,5 +301,68 @@ static inline int arch_dup_mmap(struct mm_struct *oldmm, > return 0; > } > > +struct temp_mm { > + struct mm_struct *temp; > + struct mm_struct *prev; > + bool is_kernel_thread; > + struct arch_hw_breakpoint brk[HBP_NUM_MAX]; > +}; This is on the nitpicky end, but I wonder if this should be named temp_mm, or should be labelled something else to capture its broader purpose as a context for code patching? I'm thinking that a store of breakpoints is perhaps unusual in a memory-managment structure? I don't have a better suggestion off the top of my head and I'm happy for you to leave it, I just wanted to flag it as a possible way we could be clearer. > + > +static inline void init_temp_mm(struct temp_mm *temp_mm, struct mm_struct *mm) > +{ > + temp_mm->temp = mm; > + temp_mm->prev = NULL; > + temp_mm->is_kernel_thread = false; > + memset(&temp_mm->brk, 0, sizeof(temp_mm->brk)); > +} > + > +static inline void use_temporary_mm(struct temp_mm *temp_mm) > +{ > + lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled(); > + > + temp_mm->is_kernel_thread = current->mm == NULL; > + if (temp_mm->is_kernel_thread) > + temp_mm->prev = current->active_mm; You don't seem to restore active_mm below. I don't know what active_mm does, so I don't know if this is a problem. > + else > + temp_mm->prev = current->mm; > + > + /* > + * Hash requires a non-NULL current->mm to allocate a userspace address > + * when handling a page fault. Does not appear to hurt in Radix either. > + */ > + current->mm = temp_mm->temp; > + switch_mm_irqs_off(NULL, temp_mm->temp, current); > + > + if (ppc_breakpoint_available()) { I wondered if this could be changed during a text-patching operation. AIUI, it potentially can on a P9 via "dawr_enable_dangerous" in debugfs. I don't know if that's a problem. My concern is that you could turn off breakpoints, call 'use_temporary_mm', then turn them back on again before 'unuse_temporary_mm' and get a breakpoint while that can access the temporary mm. Is there something else that makes that safe? disabling IRQs maybe? > + struct arch_hw_breakpoint null_brk = {0}; > + int i = 0; > + > + for (; i < nr_wp_slots(); ++i) { super nitpicky, and I'm not sure if this is actually documented, but I'd usually see this written as: for (i = 0; i < nr_wp_slots(); i++) { Not sure if there's any reason that it _shouldn't_ be written the way you've written it (and I do like initialising the variable when it's defined!), I'm just not used to it. (Likewise with the unuse function.) > + __get_breakpoint(i, &temp_mm->brk[i]); > + if (temp_mm->brk[i].type != 0) > + __set_breakpoint(i, &null_brk); > + } > + } > +} > + Kind regards, Daniel > +static inline void unuse_temporary_mm(struct temp_mm *temp_mm) > +{ > + lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled(); > + > + if (temp_mm->is_kernel_thread) > + current->mm = NULL; > + else > + current->mm = temp_mm->prev; > + switch_mm_irqs_off(NULL, temp_mm->prev, current); > + > + if (ppc_breakpoint_available()) { > + int i = 0; > + > + for (; i < nr_wp_slots(); ++i) > + if (temp_mm->brk[i].type != 0) > + __set_breakpoint(i, &temp_mm->brk[i]); > + } > +} > + > #endif /* __KERNEL__ */ > #endif /* __ASM_POWERPC_MMU_CONTEXT_H */ > diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c > index 4650b9bb217f..b6c123bf5edd 100644 > --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c > +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c > @@ -824,6 +824,11 @@ static inline int set_breakpoint_8xx(struct arch_hw_breakpoint *brk) > return 0; > } > > +void __get_breakpoint(int nr, struct arch_hw_breakpoint *brk) > +{ > + memcpy(brk, this_cpu_ptr(¤t_brk[nr]), sizeof(*brk)); > +} > + > void __set_breakpoint(int nr, struct arch_hw_breakpoint *brk) > { > memcpy(this_cpu_ptr(¤t_brk[nr]), brk, sizeof(*brk)); > -- > 2.27.0