From e6349a958b3577da6e5c5eacda85c07f9a364cb5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 15:57:51 +1000 Subject: [PATCH] [POWERPC] kprobes: Eliminate sstep exception if instruction can be emulated For cases when probes are placed on instructions that can be emulated, don't take the single-step exception. Signed-off-by: Ananth N Mavinakayanahalli Signed-off-by: Paul Mackerras --- arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes.c | 36 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- include/asm-powerpc/kprobes.h | 5 +++++ 2 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes.c index dd2886f..ef647e7 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes.c +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kprobes.c @@ -59,12 +59,14 @@ int __kprobes arch_prepare_kprobe(struct kprobe *p) } if (!ret) { - memcpy(p->ainsn.insn, p->addr, MAX_INSN_SIZE * sizeof(kprobe_opcode_t)); + memcpy(p->ainsn.insn, p->addr, + MAX_INSN_SIZE * sizeof(kprobe_opcode_t)); p->opcode = *p->addr; flush_icache_range((unsigned long)p->ainsn.insn, (unsigned long)p->ainsn.insn + sizeof(kprobe_opcode_t)); } + p->ainsn.boostable = 0; return ret; } @@ -232,6 +234,38 @@ static int __kprobes kprobe_handler(struct pt_regs *regs) return 1; ss_probe: + if (p->ainsn.boostable >= 0) { + unsigned int insn = *p->ainsn.insn; + + /* regs->nip is also adjusted if emulate_step returns 1 */ + ret = emulate_step(regs, insn); + if (ret > 0) { + /* + * Once this instruction has been boosted + * successfully, set the boostable flag + */ + if (unlikely(p->ainsn.boostable == 0)) + p->ainsn.boostable = 1; + + if (p->post_handler) + p->post_handler(p, regs, 0); + + kcb->kprobe_status = KPROBE_HIT_SSDONE; + reset_current_kprobe(); + preempt_enable_no_resched(); + return 1; + } else if (ret < 0) { + /* + * We don't allow kprobes on mtmsr(d)/rfi(d), etc. + * So, we should never get here... but, its still + * good to catch them, just in case... + */ + printk("Can't step on instruction %x\n", insn); + BUG(); + } else if (ret == 0) + /* This instruction can't be boosted */ + p->ainsn.boostable = -1; + } prepare_singlestep(p, regs); kcb->kprobe_status = KPROBE_HIT_SS; return 1; diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/kprobes.h b/include/asm-powerpc/kprobes.h index 3a5dd49..f850ca7 100644 --- a/include/asm-powerpc/kprobes.h +++ b/include/asm-powerpc/kprobes.h @@ -87,6 +87,11 @@ extern void arch_remove_kprobe(struct kprobe *p); struct arch_specific_insn { /* copy of original instruction */ kprobe_opcode_t *insn; + /* + * Set in kprobes code, initially to 0. If the instruction can be + * eumulated, this is set to 1, if not, to -1. + */ + int boostable; }; struct prev_kprobe { -- 2.7.4