[PATCH v3 1/4] mm: Create a new system state and fix core_kernel_text()

From: Christophe Leroy
Date: Thu Sep 30 2021 - 07:25:54 EST


core_kernel_text() considers that until system_state in at least
SYSTEM_RUNNING, init memory is valid.

But init memory is freed a few lines before setting SYSTEM_RUNNING,
so we have a small period of time when core_kernel_text() is wrong.

Create an intermediate system state called SYSTEM_FREEING_INIT that
is set before starting freeing init memory, and use it in
core_kernel_text() to report init memory invalid earlier.

Cc: Gerald Schaefer <gerald.schaefer@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Kefeng Wang <wangkefeng.wang@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
v3: No change
v2: New
---
include/linux/kernel.h | 1 +
init/main.c | 2 ++
kernel/extable.c | 2 +-
3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
index 2776423a587e..471bc0593679 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ extern bool early_boot_irqs_disabled;
extern enum system_states {
SYSTEM_BOOTING,
SYSTEM_SCHEDULING,
+ SYSTEM_FREEING_INITMEM,
SYSTEM_RUNNING,
SYSTEM_HALT,
SYSTEM_POWER_OFF,
diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 3f7216934441..c457d393fdd4 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -1505,6 +1505,8 @@ static int __ref kernel_init(void *unused)
kernel_init_freeable();
/* need to finish all async __init code before freeing the memory */
async_synchronize_full();
+
+ system_state = SYSTEM_FREEING_INITMEM;
kprobe_free_init_mem();
ftrace_free_init_mem();
kgdb_free_init_mem();
diff --git a/kernel/extable.c b/kernel/extable.c
index b0ea5eb0c3b4..290661f68e6b 100644
--- a/kernel/extable.c
+++ b/kernel/extable.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ int notrace core_kernel_text(unsigned long addr)
addr < (unsigned long)_etext)
return 1;

- if (system_state < SYSTEM_RUNNING &&
+ if (system_state < SYSTEM_FREEING_INITMEM &&
init_kernel_text(addr))
return 1;
return 0;
--
2.31.1