2007-12-28 02:08:32

by Harvey Harrison

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Subject: [PATCH] x86: kprobes change kprobe_handler flow

Make the control flow of kprobe_handler more obvious.

Collapse the separate if blocks/gotos with if/else blocks
this unifies the duplication of the check for a breakpoint
instruction race with another cpu.

Create two jump targets:
preempt_out: re-enables preemption before returning ret
out: only returns ret

Signed-off-by: Harvey Harrison <[email protected]>
---
Masami, noticed a small bug in the previous version in the !p
case when the breakpoint was the kernel's. Please review this
version.

arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c | 60 +++++++++++++++++++++------------------------
1 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c
index 4e33329..f8c7ac1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c
@@ -480,32 +480,28 @@ static int __kprobes kprobe_handler(struct pt_regs *regs)
preempt_disable();
kcb = get_kprobe_ctlblk();

- /* Check we're not actually recursing */
- if (kprobe_running()) {
- p = get_kprobe(addr);
- if (p) {
+ p = get_kprobe(addr);
+ if (p) {
+ /* Check we're not actually recursing */
+ if (kprobe_running()) {
ret = reenter_kprobe(p, regs, kcb);
if (kcb->kprobe_status == KPROBE_REENTER)
- return 1;
+ {
+ ret = 1;
+ goto out;
+ }
+ goto preempt_out;
} else {
- if (*addr != BREAKPOINT_INSTRUCTION) {
- /* The breakpoint instruction was removed by
- * another cpu right after we hit, no further
- * handling of this interrupt is appropriate
- */
- regs->ip = (unsigned long)addr;
+ set_current_kprobe(p, regs, kcb);
+ kcb->kprobe_status = KPROBE_HIT_ACTIVE;
+ if (p->pre_handler && p->pre_handler(p, regs))
+ {
+ /* handler set things up, skip ss setup */
ret = 1;
- goto no_kprobe;
+ goto out;
}
- p = __get_cpu_var(current_kprobe);
- if (p->break_handler && p->break_handler(p, regs))
- goto ss_probe;
}
- goto no_kprobe;
- }
-
- p = get_kprobe(addr);
- if (!p) {
+ } else {
if (*addr != BREAKPOINT_INSTRUCTION) {
/*
* The breakpoint instruction was removed right
@@ -518,34 +514,34 @@ static int __kprobes kprobe_handler(struct pt_regs *regs)
*/
regs->ip = (unsigned long)addr;
ret = 1;
+ goto preempt_out;
+ }
+ if (kprobe_running()) {
+ p = __get_cpu_var(current_kprobe);
+ if (p->break_handler && p->break_handler(p, regs))
+ goto ss_probe;
}
/* Not one of ours: let kernel handle it */
- goto no_kprobe;
+ goto preempt_out;
}

- set_current_kprobe(p, regs, kcb);
- kcb->kprobe_status = KPROBE_HIT_ACTIVE;
-
- if (p->pre_handler && p->pre_handler(p, regs))
- /* handler has already set things up, so skip ss setup */
- return 1;
-
ss_probe:
+ ret = 1;
#if !defined(CONFIG_PREEMPT) || defined(CONFIG_PM)
if (p->ainsn.boostable == 1 && !p->post_handler) {
/* Boost up -- we can execute copied instructions directly */
reset_current_kprobe();
regs->ip = (unsigned long)p->ainsn.insn;
- preempt_enable_no_resched();
- return 1;
+ goto preempt_out;
}
#endif
prepare_singlestep(p, regs);
kcb->kprobe_status = KPROBE_HIT_SS;
- return 1;
+ goto out;

-no_kprobe:
+preempt_out:
preempt_enable_no_resched();
+out:
return ret;
}

--
1.5.4.rc2.1097.gb6e0d



2007-12-30 08:08:44

by Masami Hiramatsu

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: kprobes change kprobe_handler flow

Hello Harvey,

Thank you for your great works!

Harvey Harrison wrote:
> Make the control flow of kprobe_handler more obvious.
>
> Collapse the separate if blocks/gotos with if/else blocks
> this unifies the duplication of the check for a breakpoint
> instruction race with another cpu.

I agree it is good to unify the duplications of
breakpoint checking and get_kprobe() calling.

>
> Create two jump targets:
> preempt_out: re-enables preemption before returning ret
> out: only returns ret

However, I'm not sure we should change "no_kprobe".
That label is commonly used in arch/*/kernel/kprobes.c.

And also, I prefer "return 1" to "{ret = 1; goto out;}"
for simplicity.
Or, how about initializing "ret" as 1 instead of 0?

Ananth, Jim,
I'd like to hear your comments on it.

> Signed-off-by: Harvey Harrison <[email protected]>
> ---
> Masami, noticed a small bug in the previous version in the !p
> case when the breakpoint was the kernel's. Please review this
> version.
>
> arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c | 60 +++++++++++++++++++++------------------------
> 1 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 32 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c
> index 4e33329..f8c7ac1 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kprobes.c
> @@ -480,32 +480,28 @@ static int __kprobes kprobe_handler(struct pt_regs *regs)
> preempt_disable();
> kcb = get_kprobe_ctlblk();
>
> - /* Check we're not actually recursing */
> - if (kprobe_running()) {
> - p = get_kprobe(addr);
> - if (p) {
> + p = get_kprobe(addr);
> + if (p) {
> + /* Check we're not actually recursing */
> + if (kprobe_running()) {
> ret = reenter_kprobe(p, regs, kcb);
> if (kcb->kprobe_status == KPROBE_REENTER)
> - return 1;
> + {
> + ret = 1;
> + goto out;

I think "return 1" is better.

> + }
> + goto preempt_out;
> } else {
> - if (*addr != BREAKPOINT_INSTRUCTION) {
> - /* The breakpoint instruction was removed by
> - * another cpu right after we hit, no further
> - * handling of this interrupt is appropriate
> - */
> - regs->ip = (unsigned long)addr;
> + set_current_kprobe(p, regs, kcb);
> + kcb->kprobe_status = KPROBE_HIT_ACTIVE;
> + if (p->pre_handler && p->pre_handler(p, regs))
> + {
> + /* handler set things up, skip ss setup */
> ret = 1;
> - goto no_kprobe;
> + goto out;

Ditto.

> }
> - p = __get_cpu_var(current_kprobe);
> - if (p->break_handler && p->break_handler(p, regs))
> - goto ss_probe;
> }
> - goto no_kprobe;
> - }
> -
> - p = get_kprobe(addr);
> - if (!p) {
> + } else {

I think you'd better move "!p" block forward, because
this block means "relatively rare" cases. (sure, I know jprobe uses this block.)

> if (*addr != BREAKPOINT_INSTRUCTION) {
> /*
> * The breakpoint instruction was removed right
> @@ -518,34 +514,34 @@ static int __kprobes kprobe_handler(struct pt_regs *regs)
> */
> regs->ip = (unsigned long)addr;
> ret = 1;
> + goto preempt_out;
> + }
> + if (kprobe_running()) {
> + p = __get_cpu_var(current_kprobe);
> + if (p->break_handler && p->break_handler(p, regs))
> + goto ss_probe;
> }
> /* Not one of ours: let kernel handle it */
> - goto no_kprobe;
> + goto preempt_out;
> }
>
> - set_current_kprobe(p, regs, kcb);
> - kcb->kprobe_status = KPROBE_HIT_ACTIVE;
> -
> - if (p->pre_handler && p->pre_handler(p, regs))
> - /* handler has already set things up, so skip ss setup */
> - return 1;
> -
> ss_probe:
> + ret = 1;
> #if !defined(CONFIG_PREEMPT) || defined(CONFIG_PM)
> if (p->ainsn.boostable == 1 && !p->post_handler) {
> /* Boost up -- we can execute copied instructions directly */
> reset_current_kprobe();
> regs->ip = (unsigned long)p->ainsn.insn;
> - preempt_enable_no_resched();
> - return 1;
> + goto preempt_out;
> }
> #endif
> prepare_singlestep(p, regs);
> kcb->kprobe_status = KPROBE_HIT_SS;
> - return 1;
> + goto out;

I think "return 1" is better.

>
> -no_kprobe:
> +preempt_out:
> preempt_enable_no_resched();
> +out:
> return ret;
> }
>

--
Masami Hiramatsu

Software Engineer
Hitachi Computer Products (America) Inc.
Software Solutions Division

e-mail: [email protected], [email protected]

2007-12-30 13:57:14

by Ingo Molnar

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Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: kprobes change kprobe_handler flow


* Masami Hiramatsu <[email protected]> wrote:

> And also, I prefer "return 1" to "{ret = 1; goto out;}" for
> simplicity.

it seems that the code already uses 'ret', and sets it to 1 in certain
cases - in that light it's a tiny bit cleaner to just have a single
return code flow.

Ingo