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Subject[PATCH V7 02/15] perf/x86: Add support for perf text poke event for text_poke_bp_batch() callers
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Add support for perf text poke event for text_poke_bp_batch() callers. That
includes jump labels. See comments for more details.

Signed-off-by: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@intel.com>
Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
---
arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c | 37 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 36 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
index 7867dfb3963e..6082289879c1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@

#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/sched.h>
+#include <linux/perf_event.h>
#include <linux/mutex.h>
#include <linux/list.h>
#include <linux/stringify.h>
@@ -947,6 +948,7 @@ struct text_poke_loc {
s32 rel32;
u8 opcode;
const u8 text[POKE_MAX_OPCODE_SIZE];
+ u8 old;
};

struct bp_patching_desc {
@@ -1115,8 +1117,10 @@ static void text_poke_bp_batch(struct text_poke_loc *tp, unsigned int nr_entries
/*
* First step: add a int3 trap to the address that will be patched.
*/
- for (i = 0; i < nr_entries; i++)
+ for (i = 0; i < nr_entries; i++) {
+ tp[i].old = *(u8 *)text_poke_addr(&tp[i]);
text_poke(text_poke_addr(&tp[i]), &int3, INT3_INSN_SIZE);
+ }

text_poke_sync();

@@ -1124,14 +1128,45 @@ static void text_poke_bp_batch(struct text_poke_loc *tp, unsigned int nr_entries
* Second step: update all but the first byte of the patched range.
*/
for (do_sync = 0, i = 0; i < nr_entries; i++) {
+ u8 old[POKE_MAX_OPCODE_SIZE] = { tp[i].old, };
int len = text_opcode_size(tp[i].opcode);

if (len - INT3_INSN_SIZE > 0) {
+ memcpy(old + INT3_INSN_SIZE,
+ text_poke_addr(&tp[i]) + INT3_INSN_SIZE,
+ len - INT3_INSN_SIZE);
text_poke(text_poke_addr(&tp[i]) + INT3_INSN_SIZE,
(const char *)tp[i].text + INT3_INSN_SIZE,
len - INT3_INSN_SIZE);
do_sync++;
}
+
+ /*
+ * Emit a perf event to record the text poke, primarily to
+ * support Intel PT decoding which must walk the executable code
+ * to reconstruct the trace. The flow up to here is:
+ * - write INT3 byte
+ * - IPI-SYNC
+ * - write instruction tail
+ * At this point the actual control flow will be through the
+ * INT3 and handler and not hit the old or new instruction.
+ * Intel PT outputs FUP/TIP packets for the INT3, so the flow
+ * can still be decoded. Subsequently:
+ * - emit RECORD_TEXT_POKE with the new instruction
+ * - IPI-SYNC
+ * - write first byte
+ * - IPI-SYNC
+ * So before the text poke event timestamp, the decoder will see
+ * either the old instruction flow or FUP/TIP of INT3. After the
+ * text poke event timestamp, the decoder will see either the
+ * new instruction flow or FUP/TIP of INT3. Thus decoders can
+ * use the timestamp as the point at which to modify the
+ * executable code.
+ * The old instruction is recorded so that the event can be
+ * processed forwards or backwards.
+ */
+ perf_event_text_poke(text_poke_addr(&tp[i]), old, len,
+ tp[i].text, len);
}

if (do_sync) {
--
2.17.1
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