On Thu 2017-08-31 10:53:51, Joe Lawrence wrote:
> diff --git a/kernel/livepatch/core.c b/kernel/livepatch/core.c
> index b9628e43c78f..aca62c4b8616 100644
> --- a/kernel/livepatch/core.c
> +++ b/kernel/livepatch/core.c
> @@ -54,11 +54,6 @@ static bool klp_is_module(struct klp_object *obj)
>       return obj->name;
>  }
>  
> -static bool klp_is_object_loaded(struct klp_object *obj)
> -{
> -     return !obj->name || obj->mod;
> -}
> -
>  /* sets obj->mod if object is not vmlinux and module is found */
>  static void klp_find_object_module(struct klp_object *obj)
>  {
> @@ -285,6 +280,8 @@ static int klp_write_object_relocations(struct module 
> *pmod,
>  
>  static int __klp_disable_patch(struct klp_patch *patch)
>  {
> +     struct klp_object *obj;
> +
>       if (klp_transition_patch)
>               return -EBUSY;
>  
> @@ -295,6 +292,10 @@ static int __klp_disable_patch(struct klp_patch *patch)
>  
>       klp_init_transition(patch, KLP_UNPATCHED);
>  
> +     klp_for_each_object(patch, obj)
> +             if (patch->enabled && obj->patched)
> +                     klp_pre_unpatch_callback(obj);
> +
>       /*
>        * Enforce the order of the func->transition writes in
>        * klp_init_transition() and the TIF_PATCH_PENDING writes in
> @@ -388,13 +389,18 @@ static int __klp_enable_patch(struct klp_patch *patch)
>               if (!klp_is_object_loaded(obj))
>                       continue;
>  
> -             ret = klp_patch_object(obj);
> +             ret = klp_pre_patch_callback(obj);
>               if (ret) {
> -                     pr_warn("failed to enable patch '%s'\n",
> -                             patch->mod->name);
> +                     pr_warn("pre-patch callback failed for object '%s'\n",
> +                             klp_is_module(obj) ? obj->name : "vmlinux");
> +                     goto err;
> +             }
>  
> -                     klp_cancel_transition();
> -                     return ret;
> +             ret = klp_patch_object(obj);
> +             if (ret) {
> +                     pr_warn("failed to patch object '%s'\n",
> +                             klp_is_module(obj) ? obj->name : "vmlinux");

We should call klp_post_unpatch_callback(obj) here to make it
synchronous.

Well, what about calling:

      klp_pre_patch_callback() inside klp_patch_object() and
      klp_post_unpatch_callback() inside klp_unpatch_object()

By other words, we would do the two operations. It would have
two advantages:

   + error handling for free
   + no need for the strange callbacks_enabled flag

It would require the more strict consistency model if there
is a dependency between the callbacks and patches from various
modules. But we would probably need the consistency model
in this case anyway.

> +                     goto err;

>               }
>       }
>  

Otherwise I think that we are getting close.

Best Regards,
Petr

PS: I hope that the above problem and solution has not been mentioned
yet. I am sorry if it was. I am a bit lost in many mails after
vacation, sickness, and conference.

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