Commit-ID: 3950746d9d8ef981c1cb842384e0e86e8d1aad76
Gitweb: https://git.kernel.org/tip/3950746d9d8ef981c1cb842384e0e86e8d1aad76
Author: Nadav Amit <namit@xxxxxxxxxx>
AuthorDate: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 17:11:41 -0700
Committer: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
CommitDate: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 12:38:01 +0200
x86/alternatives: Add comment about module removal races
Add a comment to clarify that users of text_poke() must ensure that
no races with module removal take place.
Signed-off-by: Nadav Amit <namit@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Rick Edgecombe <rick.p.edgecombe@xxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Rik van Riel <riel@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20190426001143.4983-22-namit@xxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
index 18f959975ea0..7b9b49dfc05a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
@@ -810,6 +810,11 @@ static void *__text_poke(void *addr, const void *opcode, size_t len)
* 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.
+ *
+ * Note that the caller must ensure that if the modified code is part of a
+ * module, the module would not be removed during poking. This can be achieved
+ * by registering a module notifier, and ordering module removal and patching
+ * trough a mutex.
*/
void *text_poke(void *addr, const void *opcode, size_t len)
{
|