Re: [RFC][PATCH 3/4] kprobes: Allow kprobes with CONFIG_MODULES=n

From: Calvin Owens
Date: Fri Mar 08 2024 - 15:57:16 EST


On Friday 03/08 at 11:46 +0900, Masami Hiramatsu wrote:
> On Wed, 6 Mar 2024 12:05:10 -0800
> Calvin Owens <jcalvinowens@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > If something like this is merged down the road, it can go in at leisure
> > once the module_alloc change is in: it's a one-way dependency.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Calvin Owens <jcalvinowens@xxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > arch/Kconfig | 2 +-
> > kernel/kprobes.c | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
> > kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c | 11 +++++++++++
> > 3 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
> > index cfc24ced16dd..e60ce984d095 100644
> > --- a/arch/Kconfig
> > +++ b/arch/Kconfig
> > @@ -52,8 +52,8 @@ config GENERIC_ENTRY
> >
> > config KPROBES
> > bool "Kprobes"
> > - depends on MODULES
> > depends on HAVE_KPROBES
> > + select MODULE_ALLOC
>
> OK, if we use EXEC_ALLOC,
>
> config EXEC_ALLOC
> depends on HAVE_EXEC_ALLOC
>
> And
>
> config KPROBES
> bool "Kprobes"
> depends on MODULES || EXEC_ALLOC
> select EXEC_ALLOC if HAVE_EXEC_ALLOC
>
> then kprobes can be enabled either modules supported or exec_alloc is supported.
> (new arch does not need to implement exec_alloc)
>
> Maybe we also need something like
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_EXEC_ALLOC
> #define module_alloc(size) exec_alloc(size)
> #endif
>
> in kprobes.h, or just add `replacing module_alloc with exec_alloc` patch.
>
> Thank you,

The example was helpful, thanks. I see what you mean with
HAVE_EXEC_ALLOC, I'll implement it like that in the next verison.

> > select KALLSYMS
> > select TASKS_RCU if PREEMPTION
> > help
> > diff --git a/kernel/kprobes.c b/kernel/kprobes.c
> > index 9d9095e81792..194270e17d57 100644
> > --- a/kernel/kprobes.c
> > +++ b/kernel/kprobes.c
> > @@ -1556,8 +1556,12 @@ static bool is_cfi_preamble_symbol(unsigned long addr)
> > str_has_prefix("__pfx_", symbuf);
> > }
> >
> > +#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MODULES)
> > static int check_kprobe_address_safe(struct kprobe *p,
> > struct module **probed_mod)
> > +#else
> > +static int check_kprobe_address_safe(struct kprobe *p)
> > +#endif
> > {
> > int ret;
> >
> > @@ -1580,6 +1584,7 @@ static int check_kprobe_address_safe(struct kprobe *p,
> > goto out;
> > }
> >
> > +#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MODULES)
> > /* Check if 'p' is probing a module. */
> > *probed_mod = __module_text_address((unsigned long) p->addr);
> > if (*probed_mod) {
> > @@ -1603,6 +1608,8 @@ static int check_kprobe_address_safe(struct kprobe *p,
> > ret = -ENOENT;
> > }
> > }
> > +#endif
> > +
> > out:
> > preempt_enable();
> > jump_label_unlock();
> > @@ -1614,7 +1621,9 @@ int register_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
> > {
> > int ret;
> > struct kprobe *old_p;
> > +#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MODULES)
> > struct module *probed_mod;
> > +#endif
> > kprobe_opcode_t *addr;
> > bool on_func_entry;
> >
> > @@ -1633,7 +1642,11 @@ int register_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
> > p->nmissed = 0;
> > INIT_LIST_HEAD(&p->list);
> >
> > +#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MODULES)
> > ret = check_kprobe_address_safe(p, &probed_mod);
> > +#else
> > + ret = check_kprobe_address_safe(p);
> > +#endif
> > if (ret)
> > return ret;
> >
> > @@ -1676,8 +1689,10 @@ int register_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
> > out:
> > mutex_unlock(&kprobe_mutex);
> >
> > +#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MODULES)
> > if (probed_mod)
> > module_put(probed_mod);
> > +#endif
> >
> > return ret;
> > }
> > @@ -2482,6 +2497,7 @@ int kprobe_add_area_blacklist(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
> > return 0;
> > }
> >
> > +#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MODULES)
> > /* Remove all symbols in given area from kprobe blacklist */
> > static void kprobe_remove_area_blacklist(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
> > {
> > @@ -2499,6 +2515,7 @@ static void kprobe_remove_ksym_blacklist(unsigned long entry)
> > {
> > kprobe_remove_area_blacklist(entry, entry + 1);
> > }
> > +#endif
> >
> > int __weak arch_kprobe_get_kallsym(unsigned int *symnum, unsigned long *value,
> > char *type, char *sym)
> > @@ -2564,6 +2581,7 @@ static int __init populate_kprobe_blacklist(unsigned long *start,
> > return ret ? : arch_populate_kprobe_blacklist();
> > }
> >
> > +#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MODULES)
> > static void add_module_kprobe_blacklist(struct module *mod)
> > {
> > unsigned long start, end;
> > @@ -2665,6 +2683,7 @@ static struct notifier_block kprobe_module_nb = {
> > .notifier_call = kprobes_module_callback,
> > .priority = 0
> > };
> > +#endif /* IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MODULES) */
> >
> > void kprobe_free_init_mem(void)
> > {
> > @@ -2724,8 +2743,11 @@ static int __init init_kprobes(void)
> > err = arch_init_kprobes();
> > if (!err)
> > err = register_die_notifier(&kprobe_exceptions_nb);
> > +
> > +#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MODULES)
> > if (!err)
> > err = register_module_notifier(&kprobe_module_nb);
> > +#endif
> >
> > kprobes_initialized = (err == 0);
> > kprobe_sysctls_init();
> > diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
> > index c4c6e0e0068b..dd4598f775b9 100644
> > --- a/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
> > +++ b/kernel/trace/trace_kprobe.c
> > @@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ static nokprobe_inline bool trace_kprobe_has_gone(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
> > return kprobe_gone(&tk->rp.kp);
> > }
> >
> > +#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MODULES)
> > static nokprobe_inline bool trace_kprobe_within_module(struct trace_kprobe *tk,
> > struct module *mod)
> > {
> > @@ -129,6 +130,12 @@ static nokprobe_inline bool trace_kprobe_module_exist(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
> >
> > return ret;
> > }
> > +#else
> > +static nokprobe_inline bool trace_kprobe_module_exist(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
> > +{
> > + return true;
> > +}
> > +#endif
> >
> > static bool trace_kprobe_is_busy(struct dyn_event *ev)
> > {
> > @@ -670,6 +677,7 @@ static int register_trace_kprobe(struct trace_kprobe *tk)
> > return ret;
> > }
> >
> > +#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MODULES)
> > /* Module notifier call back, checking event on the module */
> > static int trace_kprobe_module_callback(struct notifier_block *nb,
> > unsigned long val, void *data)
> > @@ -704,6 +712,7 @@ static struct notifier_block trace_kprobe_module_nb = {
> > .notifier_call = trace_kprobe_module_callback,
> > .priority = 1 /* Invoked after kprobe module callback */
> > };
> > +#endif /* IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MODULES) */
> >
> > static int count_symbols(void *data, unsigned long unused)
> > {
> > @@ -1897,8 +1906,10 @@ static __init int init_kprobe_trace_early(void)
> > if (ret)
> > return ret;
> >
> > +#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MODULES)
> > if (register_module_notifier(&trace_kprobe_module_nb))
> > return -EINVAL;
> > +#endif
> >
> > return 0;
> > }
> > --
> > 2.43.0
> >
>
>
> --
> Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>