[PATCH v2 2/4] arm64: kprobes: Remove unneeded RODATA check

From: Masami Hiramatsu
Date: Tue Jan 15 2019 - 01:25:11 EST


Remove unneeded RODATA check from arch_prepare_kprobe().

Since check_kprobe_address_safe() already ensured that
the probe address is in kernel text, we don't need to
check whether the address in RODATA or not. That must
be always false.

Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/arm64/kernel/probes/kprobes.c | 6 ------
1 file changed, 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/probes/kprobes.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/probes/kprobes.c
index b2d4b7428ebc..1dae500d0a81 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/probes/kprobes.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/probes/kprobes.c
@@ -91,8 +91,6 @@ static void __kprobes arch_simulate_insn(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
int __kprobes arch_prepare_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
{
unsigned long probe_addr = (unsigned long)p->addr;
- extern char __start_rodata[];
- extern char __end_rodata[];

if (probe_addr & 0x3)
return -EINVAL;
@@ -106,10 +104,6 @@ int __kprobes arch_prepare_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
if (search_exception_tables(probe_addr))
return -EINVAL;

- if (probe_addr >= (unsigned long) __start_rodata &&
- probe_addr <= (unsigned long) __end_rodata)
- return -EINVAL;
-
/* decode instruction */
switch (arm_kprobe_decode_insn(p->addr, &p->ainsn)) {
case INSN_REJECTED: /* insn not supported */