On 24.04.20 01:26, Josh Poimboeuf wrote: > On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 01:10:30PM -0500, Josh Poimboeuf wrote: >> On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 09:12:28AM -0500, Josh Poimboeuf wrote: >>>>> this is strange. While I would have expected an exception similar to >>>>> this, it really should have happened on the "sturg" instruction which >>>>> does the DAT-off store in s390_kernel_write(), and certainly not with >>>>> an ID of 0004 (protection). However, in your case, it happens on a >>>>> normal store instruction, with 0004 indicating a protection exception. >>>>> >>>>> This is more like what I would expect e.g. in the case where you do >>>>> _not_ use the s390_kernel_write() function for RO module text patching, >>>>> but rather normal memory access. So I am pretty sure that this is not >>>>> related to the s390_kernel_write(), but some other issue, maybe some >>>>> place left where you still use normal memory access? >>>> >>>> The call trace above also suggests that it is not a late relocation, no? >>>> The path is from KLP module init function through klp_enable_patch. It should >>>> mean that the to-be-patched object is loaded (it must be a module thanks >>>> to a check klp_init_object_loaded(), vmlinux relocations were processed >>>> earlier in apply_relocations()). >>>> >>>> However, the KLP module state here must be COMING, so s390_kernel_write() >>>> should be used. What are we missing? >>> >>> I'm also scratching my head. It _should_ be using s390_kernel_write() >>> based on the module state, but I don't see that on the stack trace. >>> >>> This trace (and Gerald's comment) seem to imply it's using >>> __builtin_memcpy(), which might expected for UNFORMED state. >>> >>> Weird... >> >> Mystery solved: >> >> $ CROSS_COMPILE=s390x-linux-gnu- scripts/faddr2line vmlinux apply_rela+0x16a/0x520 >> apply_rela+0x16a/0x520: >> apply_rela at arch/s390/kernel/module.c:336 >> >> which corresponds to the following code in apply_rela(): >> >> >> case R_390_PLTOFF64: /* 16 bit offset from GOT to PLT. */ >> if (info->plt_initialized == 0) { >> unsigned int *ip; >> ip = me->core_layout.base + me->arch.plt_offset + >> info->plt_offset; >> ip[0] = 0x0d10e310; /* basr 1,0 */ >> ip[1] = 0x100a0004; /* lg 1,10(1) */ >> >> >> Notice how it's writing directly to text... oops. > > Here's a fix, using write() for the PLT and the GOT. Are you going to provide a proper patch? > > diff --git a/arch/s390/kernel/module.c b/arch/s390/kernel/module.c > index 2798329ebb74..fe446f42818f 100644 > --- a/arch/s390/kernel/module.c > +++ b/arch/s390/kernel/module.c > @@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ static int apply_rela(Elf_Rela *rela, Elf_Addr base, Elf_Sym *symtab, > > gotent = me->core_layout.base + me->arch.got_offset + > info->got_offset; > - *gotent = val; > + write(gotent, &val, sizeof(*gotent)); > info->got_initialized = 1; > } > val = info->got_offset + rela->r_addend; > @@ -330,25 +330,29 @@ static int apply_rela(Elf_Rela *rela, Elf_Addr base, Elf_Sym *symtab, > case R_390_PLTOFF32: /* 32 bit offset from GOT to PLT. */ > case R_390_PLTOFF64: /* 16 bit offset from GOT to PLT. */ > if (info->plt_initialized == 0) { > - unsigned int *ip; > + unsigned int *ip, insn[5]; > + > ip = me->core_layout.base + me->arch.plt_offset + > info->plt_offset; > - ip[0] = 0x0d10e310; /* basr 1,0 */ > - ip[1] = 0x100a0004; /* lg 1,10(1) */ > + > + insn[0] = 0x0d10e310; /* basr 1,0 */ > + insn[1] = 0x100a0004; /* lg 1,10(1) */ > if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_EXPOLINE) && !nospec_disable) { > unsigned int *ij; > ij = me->core_layout.base + > me->arch.plt_offset + > me->arch.plt_size - PLT_ENTRY_SIZE; > - ip[2] = 0xa7f40000 + /* j __jump_r1 */ > + insn[2] = 0xa7f40000 + /* j __jump_r1 */ > (unsigned int)(u16) > (((unsigned long) ij - 8 - > (unsigned long) ip) / 2); > } else { > - ip[2] = 0x07f10000; /* br %r1 */ > + insn[2] = 0x07f10000; /* br %r1 */ > } > - ip[3] = (unsigned int) (val >> 32); > - ip[4] = (unsigned int) val; > + insn[3] = (unsigned int) (val >> 32); > + insn[4] = (unsigned int) val; > + > + write(ip, insn, sizeof(insn)); > info->plt_initialized = 1; > } > if (r_type == R_390_PLTOFF16 || >