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SubjectRe: [PATCH tip/master 1/3] kprobes: Support blacklist functions in module
On 2015/07/17 21:10, Ingo Molnar wrote:
>
> * Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com> wrote:
>
>> To blacklist the functions in a module (e.g. user-defined
>> kprobe handler and the functions invoked from it), expand
>> blacklist support for modules.
>> With this change, users can use NOKPROBE_SYMBOL() macro in
>> their own modules.
>
> Btw., whatever happened with renaming '__kprobes' to '__nokprobe' and using that
> consistently to blacklist certain functions?

Yes, in this part, __kprobes marked functions placed in .kprobes.text section
are safely added to the blacklist :)

-----
+ if (err >= 0 && __kprobes_text_start != __kprobes_text_end) {
+ /* The __kprobes marked functions must not be probed */
+ err = kprobe_blacklist_add_range(
+ (unsigned long)__kprobes_text_start,
+ (unsigned long)__kprobes_text_end);
+ }
-----


>
> Also, shouldn't we convert such instances:
>
> static int notifier_call_chain(struct notifier_block **nl,
> unsigned long val, void *v,
> int nr_to_call, int *nr_calls)
>
> ...
>
> NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(notifier_call_chain);
>
> to:
>
> static int __nokprobe notifier_call_chain(struct notifier_block **nl,
> unsigned long val, void *v,
> int nr_to_call, int *nr_calls)
>
> ?

For some symbols we can do that. But it can conflict with other __section
attributes e.g. __sched, since a function must be placed in only one
section. So, IMHO, using section for expressing its attribute is not
a good idea, but I couldn't find another option in common function attribute.

https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc/Common-Function-Attributes.html#Common-Function-Attributes

Thus I've introduced NOKPROBE_SYMBOL macro which stores the target function
addresses (not the function itself) in the _kprobe_blacklist section.

Thank you,

>
> I.e. instead of extending it to modules we should eliminate NOKPROBE_SYMBOL() in
> favor of marking functions as __nokprobe which is the standard syntax for marking
> functions.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ingo
>


--
Masami HIRAMATSU
Linux Technology Research Center, System Productivity Research Dept.
Center for Technology Innovation - Systems Engineering
Hitachi, Ltd., Research & Development Group
E-mail: masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com


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