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SubjectRe: [patch part-II V2 02/13] x86/entry: Mark enter_from_user_mode() notrace and NOKPROBE
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On 3/8/20 11:24 PM, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> Both the callers in the low level ASM code and __context_tracking_exit()
> which is invoked from enter_from_user_mode() via user_exit_irqoff() are
> marked NOKPROBE. Allowing enter_from_user_mode() to be probed is
> inconsistent at best.
>
> Aside of that while function tracing per se is safe the function trace
> entry/exit points can be used via BPF as well which is not safe to use
> before context tracking has reached CONTEXT_KERNEL and adjusted RCU.
>
> Mark it notrace and NOKROBE.
>
> Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
> ---
> arch/x86/entry/common.c | 3 ++-
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)


Reviewed-by: Alexandre Chartre <alexandre.chartre@oracle.com>

alex.

> --- a/arch/x86/entry/common.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/entry/common.c
> @@ -40,11 +40,12 @@
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_CONTEXT_TRACKING
> /* Called on entry from user mode with IRQs off. */
> -__visible inline void enter_from_user_mode(void)
> +__visible inline notrace void enter_from_user_mode(void)
> {
> CT_WARN_ON(ct_state() != CONTEXT_USER);
> user_exit_irqoff();
> }
> +NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(enter_from_user_mode);
> #else
> static inline void enter_from_user_mode(void) {}
> #endif
>

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