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SubjectRe: [PATCH V4 5/9] x86/alternative: Split text_poke_bp() into tree steps
On Mon,  4 Feb 2019 20:58:58 +0100
Daniel Bristot de Oliveira <bristot@redhat.com> wrote:

>
> +static void text_poke_bp_set_handler(void *addr, void *handler,
> + unsigned char int3)
> +{
> + bp_int3_handler = handler;
> + bp_int3_addr = (u8 *)addr + sizeof(int3);
> + text_poke(addr, &int3, sizeof(int3));
> +}
> +

> +
> +static void patch_first_byte(void *addr, const void *opcode, unsigned char int3)
> +{
> + /* patch the first byte */
> + text_poke(addr, opcode, sizeof(int3));
> +}

Hmm, perhaps get rid of the first function entirely, and just do...
(although why have the "int3" here anyway?)

> +
> /**
> * text_poke_bp() -- update instructions on live kernel on SMP
> * @addr: address to patch
> @@ -791,27 +814,21 @@ void *text_poke_bp(void *addr, const void *opcode, size_t len, void *handler)
> {
> unsigned char int3 = 0xcc;
>
> - bp_int3_handler = handler;
> - bp_int3_addr = (u8 *)addr + sizeof(int3);
> - bp_patching_in_progress = true;
> -
> lockdep_assert_held(&text_mutex);
>
> + bp_patching_in_progress = true;
> /*
> * Corresponding read barrier in int3 notifier for making sure the
> * in_progress and handler are correctly ordered wrt. patching.
> */
> smp_wmb();
>
> - text_poke(addr, &int3, sizeof(int3));
> + text_poke_bp_set_handler(addr, handler, int3);

patch_first_byte(addr, &int3, int3);

Which could be just:

patch_first_byte(addr, &int3);

if we remove passing in int3 (for its size?).

-- Steve

>
> on_each_cpu(do_sync_core, NULL, 1);
>
> if (len - sizeof(int3) > 0) {
> - /* patch all but the first byte */
> - text_poke((char *)addr + sizeof(int3),
> - (const char *) opcode + sizeof(int3),
> - len - sizeof(int3));
> + patch_all_but_first_byte(addr, opcode, len, int3);
> /*
> * According to Intel, this core syncing is very likely
> * not necessary and we'd be safe even without it. But
> @@ -820,8 +837,7 @@ void *text_poke_bp(void *addr, const void *opcode, size_t len, void *handler)
> on_each_cpu(do_sync_core, NULL, 1);
> }
>
> - /* patch the first byte */
> - text_poke(addr, opcode, sizeof(int3));
> + patch_first_byte(addr, opcode, int3);
>
> on_each_cpu(do_sync_core, NULL, 1);
> /*

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