[PATCH] powerpc/code-patching: Relax verification of patchability

From: Christophe Leroy
Date: Fri Nov 26 2021 - 02:41:50 EST


Commit 8b8a8f0ab3f5 ("powerpc/code-patching: Improve verification of
patchability") introduced a stricter verification of the patched
area by checking it is proper kernel text.

But as least two usages of patch_instruction() fall outside:
- Code patching selftests, which use stack and vmalloc space.
- Ftrace

So for the time being, partially revert commit 8b8a8f0ab3f5 and add
a onetime warning:

Running code patching self-tests ...
patch_instruction() called on invalid text address 0xe1011e58 from test_code_patching+0x34/0xd6c

Reported-by: Sachin Sant <sachinp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Reported-by: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Nicholas Piggin <npiggin@xxxxxxxxx>
Fixes: 8b8a8f0ab3f5 ("powerpc/code-patching: Improve verification of patchability")
Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c | 6 +++++-
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c b/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c
index 1dd636a85cc1..c87eea773930 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c
@@ -190,9 +190,13 @@ static int do_patch_instruction(u32 *addr, struct ppc_inst instr)
int patch_instruction(u32 *addr, struct ppc_inst instr)
{
/* Make sure we aren't patching a freed init section */
- if (!kernel_text_address((unsigned long)addr))
+ if (system_state >= SYSTEM_FREEING_INITMEM && init_section_contains(addr, 4))
return 0;

+ if (!kernel_text_address((unsigned long)addr))
+ pr_warn_once("%s() called on invalid text address 0x%p from %pS\n",
+ __func__, addr, __builtin_return_address(0));
+
return do_patch_instruction(addr, instr);
}
NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(patch_instruction);
--
2.33.1