Re: [PATCH 4/7] uretprobes: return probe entry, prepare_uretprobe()

From: Anton Arapov
Date: Tue Mar 26 2013 - 08:26:50 EST


On Fri, Mar 22, 2013 at 04:02:52PM +0100, Oleg Nesterov wrote:
> I'll try to read this series later. Just one note...
>
> On 03/22, Anton Arapov wrote:
> >
> > IOW, we must ensure that uprobe_pre_sstep_notifier() can't return 0.
>
> Yes, but I do not see this change?
>
> > +static void prepare_uretprobe(struct uprobe *uprobe, struct pt_regs *regs)
> > +{
> > + struct return_instance *ri;
> > + struct uprobe_task *utask;
> > + struct xol_area *area;
> > + unsigned long trampoline_vaddr;
> > + unsigned long prev_ret_vaddr, ret_vaddr;
> > +
> > + area = get_xol_area();
> > + if (!area)
> > + return;
> > +
> > + utask = get_utask();
> > + if (!utask)
> > + return;
> > +
> > + prev_ret_vaddr = -1;
> > + if (utask->return_instances)
> > + prev_ret_vaddr = utask->return_instances->orig_ret_vaddr;
> > +
> > + ri = kzalloc(sizeof(struct return_instance), GFP_KERNEL);
> > + if (!ri)
> > + return;
> > +
> > + ri->dirty = false;
> > + trampoline_vaddr = get_trampoline_vaddr(area);
> > + ret_vaddr = arch_uretprobe_hijack_return_addr(trampoline_vaddr, regs);
>
> OK, but you need to ensure that this code can be compiled on poweprc.

It does compile, unlike the obvious arch_uretprobe_hijack_return_addr() where
I'll look for the Ananth's help, perhaps.

Anton.
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