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Message-Id: <20190221234451.17632-21-rick.p.edgecombe@intel.com>
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2019 15:44:51 -0800
From: Rick Edgecombe <rick.p.edgecombe@...el.com>
To: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
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Subject: [PATCH v3 20/20] x86/alternative: Comment about module removal races
From: Nadav Amit <namit@...are.com>
Add a comment to clarify that users of text_poke() must ensure that
no races with module removal take place.
Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>
Signed-off-by: Nadav Amit <namit@...are.com>
Signed-off-by: Rick Edgecombe <rick.p.edgecombe@...el.com>
---
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 c63707e7ed3d..a1335b9486bf 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
@@ -809,6 +809,11 @@ 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)
{
--
2.17.1
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