powerpc/ftrace: Refactor ftrace_modify_code()
authorNaveen N Rao <naveen@kernel.org>
Mon, 19 Jun 2023 09:47:26 +0000 (15:17 +0530)
committerMichael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
Mon, 21 Aug 2023 14:09:05 +0000 (00:09 +1000)
Split up ftrace_modify_code() into a few helpers for future use. Also
update error messages accordingly.

Signed-off-by: Naveen N Rao <naveen@kernel.org>
Reviewed-by: Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu>
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
Link: https://msgid.link/a8daa49712b44ff539e6c22a2ea649a540386798.1687166935.git.naveen@kernel.org
arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c

index 913c7aa..ef4e49c 100644 (file)
@@ -50,32 +50,39 @@ ftrace_call_replace(unsigned long ip, unsigned long addr, int link)
        return op;
 }
 
-static inline int
-ftrace_modify_code(unsigned long ip, ppc_inst_t old, ppc_inst_t new)
+static inline int ftrace_read_inst(unsigned long ip, ppc_inst_t *op)
 {
-       ppc_inst_t replaced;
+       if (copy_inst_from_kernel_nofault(op, (void *)ip)) {
+               pr_err("0x%lx: fetching instruction failed\n", ip);
+               return -EFAULT;
+       }
 
-       /*
-        * Note:
-        * We are paranoid about modifying text, as if a bug was to happen, it
-        * could cause us to read or write to someplace that could cause harm.
-        * Carefully read and modify the code with probe_kernel_*(), and make
-        * sure what we read is what we expected it to be before modifying it.
-        */
+       return 0;
+}
 
-       /* read the text we want to modify */
-       if (copy_inst_from_kernel_nofault(&replaced, (void *)ip))
-               return -EFAULT;
+static inline int ftrace_validate_inst(unsigned long ip, ppc_inst_t inst)
+{
+       ppc_inst_t op;
+       int ret;
 
-       /* Make sure it is what we expect it to be */
-       if (!ppc_inst_equal(replaced, old)) {
-               pr_err("%p: replaced (%08lx) != old (%08lx)", (void *)ip,
-                      ppc_inst_as_ulong(replaced), ppc_inst_as_ulong(old));
-               return -EINVAL;
+       ret = ftrace_read_inst(ip, &op);
+       if (!ret && !ppc_inst_equal(op, inst)) {
+               pr_err("0x%lx: expected (%08lx) != found (%08lx)\n",
+                      ip, ppc_inst_as_ulong(inst), ppc_inst_as_ulong(op));
+               ret = -EINVAL;
        }
 
-       /* replace the text with the new text */
-       return patch_instruction((u32 *)ip, new);
+       return ret;
+}
+
+static inline int ftrace_modify_code(unsigned long ip, ppc_inst_t old, ppc_inst_t new)
+{
+       int ret = ftrace_validate_inst(ip, old);
+
+       if (!ret)
+               ret = patch_instruction((u32 *)ip, new);
+
+       return ret;
 }
 
 /*