Re: [PATCH] alpha: convert to generic sys_ptrace

From: Andrew Morton
Date: Sat Sep 15 2007 - 04:12:46 EST


On Sat, 8 Sep 2007 21:12:57 +0200 Christoph Hellwig <hch@xxxxxx> wrote:

> This patch converts alpha to the generic sys_ptrace. We use
> force_successful_syscall_return to avoid having to pass the pt_regs
> pointer down to the function. I think the removal of the assemly
> stub is correct, but I could only compile-test this patch, so please
> give it a spin before commiting :)

Needed a bit of massaging due to consolidate-ptrace_detach.patch but
it still compiles:

arch/alpha/kernel/entry.S | 9 -------
arch/alpha/kernel/ptrace.c | 42 +++++------------------------------
include/asm-alpha/ptrace.h | 2 -
3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 47 deletions(-)

diff -puN arch/alpha/kernel/entry.S~alpha-convert-to-generic-sys_ptrace arch/alpha/kernel/entry.S
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/entry.S~alpha-convert-to-generic-sys_ptrace
+++ a/arch/alpha/kernel/entry.S
@@ -917,15 +917,6 @@ sys_pipe:
.end sys_pipe

.align 4
- .globl sys_ptrace
- .ent sys_ptrace
-sys_ptrace:
- .prologue 0
- mov $sp, $20
- jmp $31, do_sys_ptrace
-.end sys_ptrace
-
- .align 4
.globl sys_execve
.ent sys_execve
sys_execve:
diff -puN arch/alpha/kernel/ptrace.c~alpha-convert-to-generic-sys_ptrace arch/alpha/kernel/ptrace.c
--- a/arch/alpha/kernel/ptrace.c~alpha-convert-to-generic-sys_ptrace
+++ a/arch/alpha/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -260,38 +260,12 @@ void ptrace_disable(struct task_struct *
ptrace_cancel_bpt(child);
}

-asmlinkage long
-do_sys_ptrace(long request, long pid, long addr, long data,
- struct pt_regs *regs)
+long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, long request, long addr, long data)
{
- struct task_struct *child;
unsigned long tmp;
size_t copied;
long ret;

- lock_kernel();
- DBG(DBG_MEM, ("request=%ld pid=%ld addr=0x%lx data=0x%lx\n",
- request, pid, addr, data));
- if (request == PTRACE_TRACEME) {
- ret = ptrace_traceme();
- goto out_notsk;
- }
-
- child = ptrace_get_task_struct(pid);
- if (IS_ERR(child)) {
- ret = PTR_ERR(child);
- goto out_notsk;
- }
-
- if (request == PTRACE_ATTACH) {
- ret = ptrace_attach(child);
- goto out;
- }
-
- ret = ptrace_check_attach(child, request == PTRACE_KILL);
- if (ret < 0)
- goto out;
-
switch (request) {
/* When I and D space are separate, these will need to be fixed. */
case PTRACE_PEEKTEXT: /* read word at location addr. */
@@ -301,13 +275,13 @@ do_sys_ptrace(long request, long pid, lo
if (copied != sizeof(tmp))
break;

- regs->r0 = 0; /* special return: no errors */
+ force_successful_syscall_return();
ret = tmp;
break;

/* Read register number ADDR. */
case PTRACE_PEEKUSR:
- regs->r0 = 0; /* special return: no errors */
+ force_successful_syscall_return();
ret = get_reg(child, addr);
DBG(DBG_MEM, ("peek $%ld->%#lx\n", addr, ret));
break;
@@ -353,7 +327,7 @@ do_sys_ptrace(long request, long pid, lo
/* make sure single-step breakpoint is gone. */
ptrace_cancel_bpt(child);
wake_up_process(child);
- goto out;
+ break;

case PTRACE_SINGLESTEP: /* execute single instruction. */
ret = -EIO;
@@ -366,16 +340,12 @@ do_sys_ptrace(long request, long pid, lo
wake_up_process(child);
/* give it a chance to run. */
ret = 0;
- goto out;
+ break;

default:
ret = ptrace_request(child, request, addr, data);
- goto out;
+ break;
}
- out:
- put_task_struct(child);
- out_notsk:
- unlock_kernel();
return ret;
}

diff -puN include/asm-alpha/ptrace.h~alpha-convert-to-generic-sys_ptrace include/asm-alpha/ptrace.h
--- a/include/asm-alpha/ptrace.h~alpha-convert-to-generic-sys_ptrace
+++ a/include/asm-alpha/ptrace.h
@@ -68,8 +68,6 @@ struct switch_stack {

#ifdef __KERNEL__

-#define __ARCH_SYS_PTRACE 1
-
#define user_mode(regs) (((regs)->ps & 8) != 0)
#define instruction_pointer(regs) ((regs)->pc)
#define profile_pc(regs) instruction_pointer(regs)
_

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