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Diffstat (limited to 'arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c | 52 |
1 files changed, 38 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c index 9a79c7808f9c..0a814d73547a 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c @@ -679,18 +679,7 @@ void *__init_or_module text_poke_early(void *addr, const void *opcode, return addr; } -/** - * text_poke - Update instructions on a live kernel - * @addr: address to modify - * @opcode: source of the copy - * @len: length to copy - * - * Only atomic text poke/set should be allowed when not doing early patching. - * 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. - */ -void *text_poke(void *addr, const void *opcode, size_t len) +static void *__text_poke(void *addr, const void *opcode, size_t len) { unsigned long flags; char *vaddr; @@ -703,8 +692,6 @@ void *text_poke(void *addr, const void *opcode, size_t len) */ BUG_ON(!after_bootmem); - lockdep_assert_held(&text_mutex); - if (!core_kernel_text((unsigned long)addr)) { pages[0] = vmalloc_to_page(addr); pages[1] = vmalloc_to_page(addr + PAGE_SIZE); @@ -733,6 +720,43 @@ void *text_poke(void *addr, const void *opcode, size_t len) return addr; } +/** + * text_poke - Update instructions on a live kernel + * @addr: address to modify + * @opcode: source of the copy + * @len: length to copy + * + * Only atomic text poke/set should be allowed when not doing early patching. + * 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. + */ +void *text_poke(void *addr, const void *opcode, size_t len) +{ + lockdep_assert_held(&text_mutex); + + return __text_poke(addr, opcode, len); +} + +/** + * text_poke_kgdb - Update instructions on a live kernel by kgdb + * @addr: address to modify + * @opcode: source of the copy + * @len: length to copy + * + * Only atomic text poke/set should be allowed when not doing early patching. + * 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. + * + * Context: should only be used by kgdb, which ensures no other core is running, + * despite the fact it does not hold the text_mutex. + */ +void *text_poke_kgdb(void *addr, const void *opcode, size_t len) +{ + return __text_poke(addr, opcode, len); +} + static void do_sync_core(void *info) { sync_core(); |