text_mutex is expected to be held before text_poke() is called, but we
cannot add a lockdep assertion since kgdb does not take it, and instead
*supposedly* ensures the lock is not taken and will not be acquired by
any other core while text_poke() is running.
The reason for the "supposedly" comment is that it is not entirely clear
that this would be the case if gdb_do_roundup is zero.
Add a comment to clarify this behavior, and restore the assertions as
they were before the recent commit.
This partially reverts commit 9222f606506c ("x86/alternatives:
Lockdep-enforce text_mutex in text_poke*()")
Cc: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxx>
Fixes: 9222f606506c ("x86/alternatives: Lockdep-enforce text_mutex in text_poke*()")
Reviewed-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
Tested-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
Suggested-by: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Nadav Amit <namit@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c | 7 +++++--
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
index b9d5e7c9ef43..e9be18245698 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
@@ -684,6 +684,11 @@ void *__init_or_module text_poke_early(void *addr, const void *opcode,
* It means the size must be writable atomically and the address must be aligned
* in a way that permits an atomic write. It also makes sure we fit on a single
* page.
+ *
+ * Context: Must be called under text_mutex. kgdb is an exception: it does not
+ * hold the mutex, as it *supposedly* ensures that no other core is
+ * holding the mutex and ensures that none of them will acquire the
+ * mutex while the code runs.
*/
void *text_poke(void *addr, const void *opcode, size_t len)
{
@@ -698,8 +703,6 @@ void *text_poke(void *addr, const void *opcode, size_t len)
*/
BUG_ON(!after_bootmem);
- lockdep_assert_held(&text_mutex);
-
if (!core_kernel_text((unsigned long)addr)) {
pages[0] = vmalloc_to_page(addr);
pages[1] = vmalloc_to_page(addr + PAGE_SIZE);
--
2.17.1
