Re: [PATCH -tip 3/3] x86: Remove unused text_poke_smp and text_poke_smp_batch

From: Masami Hiramatsu
Date: Mon Jul 22 2013 - 06:11:15 EST


(2013/07/22 19:01), Ingo Molnar wrote:
>
> * Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> (2013/07/22 17:21), Ingo Molnar wrote:
>>>
>>> * Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> * Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Since introducing the text_poke_bp for all text_poke_smp*
>>>>> callers, text_poke_smp* are now unused. This basically
>>>>> reverts 3d55cc8a, 7deb18dc and related commits.
>>>>>
>>>>> This also fixes a Kconfig dependency issue on STOP_MACHINE
>>>>> in the case of CONFIG_SMP && !CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD.
>>>>>
>>>>> Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>> ---
>>>>> arch/x86/Kconfig | 5 --
>>>>> arch/x86/include/asm/alternative.h | 11 ----
>>>>> arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c | 98 +-----------------------------------
>>>>> 3 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 112 deletions(-)
>>>>
>>>> Hm, it does not build with the attached config:
>>>>
>>>> arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/opt.c: In function 'setup_optimize_kprobe':
>>>> arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/opt.c:394:6: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
>>>> arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/opt.c:395:6: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
>>>> arch/x86/kernel/kprobes/opt.c:396:6: error: dereferencing pointer to incomplete type
>>>
>>> 32-bit appears to be the key pattern.
>>
>> Ingo, please make sure your x86/jumplabel tree picked all of my patches.
>> This 3/3 strongly depends on the previous 1/3 and 2/3.
>> Without it, kprobes/opt.c can not be build because it still uses the
>> text_poke_params data structure which 3/3 removes.
>
> Yes I know, and it was on top of -tip which already had these included:
>
> 51b2c07b2226 x86: Make jump_label use int3-based patching
> fd4363fff3d9 x86: Introduce int3 (breakpoint)-based instruction patching
>
> without these the third patch wouldn't even apply I think.

No, I meant below two patches:
kprobes/x86: Remove an incorrect comment about int3 in NMI/MCE
kprobes/x86: Use text_poke_bp() instead of text_poke_smp*()

Since the "setup_optimize_kprobe" in the error message is completely
*removed* by the second one, the above error should not happen.

Thank you,


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Masami HIRAMATSU
IT Management Research Dept. Linux Technology Center
Hitachi, Ltd., Yokohama Research Laboratory
E-mail: masami.hiramatsu.pt@xxxxxxxxxxx


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