From bd604f3db49c5b21171abea0414a2020dcbf2646 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Steven Rostedt (Google)" Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2022 18:09:05 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] ftrace: Avoid needless updates of the ftrace function call Song Shuai reported: The list func (ftrace_ops_list_func) will be patched first before the transition between old and new calls are set, which fixed the race described in this commit `59338f75`. While ftrace_trace_function changes from the list func to a ftrace_ops func, like unregistering the klp_ops to leave the only global_ops in ftrace_ops_list, the ftrace_[regs]_call will be replaced with the list func although it already exists. So there should be a condition to avoid this. And suggested using another variable to keep track of what the ftrace function is set to. But this could be simplified by using a helper function that does the same with a static variable. Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20221026132039.2236233-1-suagrfillet@gmail.com/ Link: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-trace-kernel/20221122180905.737b6f52@gandalf.local.home Reported-by: Song Shuai Reviewed-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) --- kernel/trace/ftrace.c | 17 +++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c index 65a5d36..d04552c 100644 --- a/kernel/trace/ftrace.c +++ b/kernel/trace/ftrace.c @@ -2763,6 +2763,19 @@ void __weak ftrace_arch_code_modify_post_process(void) { } +static int update_ftrace_func(ftrace_func_t func) +{ + static ftrace_func_t save_func; + + /* Avoid updating if it hasn't changed */ + if (func == save_func) + return 0; + + save_func = func; + + return ftrace_update_ftrace_func(func); +} + void ftrace_modify_all_code(int command) { int update = command & FTRACE_UPDATE_TRACE_FUNC; @@ -2783,7 +2796,7 @@ void ftrace_modify_all_code(int command) * traced. */ if (update) { - err = ftrace_update_ftrace_func(ftrace_ops_list_func); + err = update_ftrace_func(ftrace_ops_list_func); if (FTRACE_WARN_ON(err)) return; } @@ -2799,7 +2812,7 @@ void ftrace_modify_all_code(int command) /* If irqs are disabled, we are in stop machine */ if (!irqs_disabled()) smp_call_function(ftrace_sync_ipi, NULL, 1); - err = ftrace_update_ftrace_func(ftrace_trace_function); + err = update_ftrace_func(ftrace_trace_function); if (FTRACE_WARN_ON(err)) return; } -- 2.7.4