RE: [patch 05/24] Text Edit Lock - Architecture Independent Code
> > === > > --- linux-2.6-lttng.orig/kernel/kprobes.c 2007-12-12 > > 18:10:32.0 -0500 > > +++ linux-2.6-lttng/kernel/kprobes.c2007-12-12 > > 18:10:34.0 -0500 > > @@ -644,7 +644,9 @@ valid_p: > > list_del_rcu(>list); > > kfree(old_p); > > } > > + mutex_lock(_mutex); > > arch_remove_kprobe(p); > > + mutex_unlock(_mutex); > > } else { > > mutex_lock(_mutex); > > if (p->break_handler) > > I think "mutex_lock" and "mutex_unlock" shoud be in architecture code. > In "__register_kprobe" funtion, its implement > "arch_prepare_kprobe" and > "arch_arm_kprobe" is also depended on arch. So the remove > implement is not > the same on the different architecture code. > > Maybe it doesn't need the mutex_lock in "arch_remove_kprobe" > on some embeded > system chips if linux can support the other embeded system > chips in future. Could we insert the "mutex_lock" and "mutex_unlock" into "free_insn_slot" instead of architecture code? modify as follows: void __kprobes free_insn_slot(kprobe_opcode_t * slot, int dirty) { struct kprobe_insn_page *kip; struct hlist_node *pos; + mutex_lock(_mutex); hlist_for_each_entry(kip, pos, _insn_pages, hlist) { if (kip->insns <= slot && slot < kip->insns + (INSNS_PER_PAGE * MAX_INSN_SIZE)) { int i = (slot - kip->insns) / MAX_INSN_SIZE; if (dirty) { kip->slot_used[i] = SLOT_DIRTY; kip->ngarbage++; } else { collect_one_slot(kip, i); } break; } } if (dirty && ++kprobe_garbage_slots > INSNS_PER_PAGE) collect_garbage_slots(); + mutex_unlock(_mutex); } > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of zhangxiliang > Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 1:19 PM > To: 'Mathieu Desnoyers'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Ingo > Molnar'; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > Cc: 'Andi Kleen' > Subject: RE: [patch 05/24] Text Edit Lock - Architecture > Independent Code > > hello, >I have some questions for your patches. > > > Paravirt and alternatives are always done when SMP is > > inactive, so there is no > > need to use locks. > > > -#ifndef CONFIG_KPROBES > > -#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU > > - /* It must still be possible to apply SMP alternatives. */ > > - if (num_possible_cpus() <= 1) > > -#endif > > - { > > - change_page_attr(virt_to_page(start), > > -size >> PAGE_SHIFT, PAGE_KERNEL_RX); > > - printk("Write protecting the kernel text: > > %luk\n", size >> 10); > > - } > > -#endif > > + change_page_attr(virt_to_page(start), > > + size >> PAGE_SHIFT, PAGE_KERNEL_RX); > > + printk(KERN_INFO "Write protecting the kernel text: %luk\n", > > + size >> 10); > > + > > Why "mark_rodata_ro" doesn't consider smp instance? Maybe it > will be appied in > future. > > > > === > > --- linux-2.6-lttng.orig/kernel/kprobes.c 2007-12-12 > > 18:10:32.0 -0500 > > +++ linux-2.6-lttng/kernel/kprobes.c2007-12-12 > > 18:10:34.0 -0500 > > @@ -644,7 +644,9 @@ valid_p: > > list_del_rcu(>list); > > kfree(old_p); > > } > > + mutex_lock(_mutex); > > arch_remove_kprobe(p); > > + mutex_unlock(_mutex); > > } else { > > mutex_lock(_mutex); > > if (p->break_handler) > > I think "mutex_lock" and "mutex_unlock" shoud be in architecture code. > In "__register_kprobe" funtion, its implement > "arch_prepare_kprobe" and > "arch_arm_kprobe" is also depended on arch. So the remove > implement is not > the same on the different architecture code. > > Maybe it doesn't need the mutex_lock in "arch_remove_kprobe" > on some embeded > system chips if linux can support the other embeded system > chips in future. &
RE: [patch 05/24] Text Edit Lock - Architecture Independent Code
hello, I have some questions for your patches. > Paravirt and alternatives are always done when SMP is > inactive, so there is no > need to use locks. > -#ifndef CONFIG_KPROBES > -#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU > - /* It must still be possible to apply SMP alternatives. */ > - if (num_possible_cpus() <= 1) > -#endif > - { > - change_page_attr(virt_to_page(start), > - size >> PAGE_SHIFT, PAGE_KERNEL_RX); > - printk("Write protecting the kernel text: > %luk\n", size >> 10); > - } > -#endif > + change_page_attr(virt_to_page(start), > + size >> PAGE_SHIFT, PAGE_KERNEL_RX); > + printk(KERN_INFO "Write protecting the kernel text: %luk\n", > + size >> 10); > + Why "mark_rodata_ro" doesn't consider smp instance? Maybe it will be appied in future. > === > --- linux-2.6-lttng.orig/kernel/kprobes.c 2007-12-12 > 18:10:32.0 -0500 > +++ linux-2.6-lttng/kernel/kprobes.c 2007-12-12 > 18:10:34.0 -0500 > @@ -644,7 +644,9 @@ valid_p: > list_del_rcu(>list); > kfree(old_p); > } > + mutex_lock(_mutex); > arch_remove_kprobe(p); > + mutex_unlock(_mutex); > } else { > mutex_lock(_mutex); > if (p->break_handler) I think "mutex_lock" and "mutex_unlock" shoud be in architecture code. In "__register_kprobe" funtion, its implement "arch_prepare_kprobe" and "arch_arm_kprobe" is also depended on arch. So the remove implement is not the same on the different architecture code. Maybe it doesn't need the mutex_lock in "arch_remove_kprobe" on some embeded system chips if linux can support the other embeded system chips in future. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Mathieu Desnoyers > Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 9:55 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Ingo Molnar; > linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > Cc: Mathieu Desnoyers; Andi Kleen > Subject: [patch 05/24] Text Edit Lock - Architecture Independent Code > > This is an architecture independant synchronization around kernel text > modifications through use of a global mutex. > > A mutex has been chosen so that kprobes, the main user of > this, can sleep during > memory allocation between the memory read of the instructions > it must replace > and the memory write of the breakpoint. > > Other user of this interface: immediate values. > > Paravirt and alternatives are always done when SMP is > inactive, so there is no > need to use locks. > > Signed-off-by: Mathieu Desnoyers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: Andi Kleen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > --- > include/linux/memory.h |7 +++ > mm/memory.c| 34 ++ > 2 files changed, 41 insertions(+) > > Index: linux-2.6-lttng/include/linux/memory.h > === > --- linux-2.6-lttng.orig/include/linux/memory.h> > 2007-11-07 11:11:26.0 -0500 > +++ linux-2.6-lttng/include/linux/memory.h2007-11-07 > 11:13:48.0 -0500 > @@ -93,4 +93,11 @@ extern int memory_notify(unsigned long v > #define hotplug_memory_notifier(fn, pri) do { } while (0) > #endif > > +/* > + * Take and release the kernel text modification lock, used > for code patching. > + * Users of this lock can sleep. > + */ > +extern void kernel_text_lock(void); > +extern void kernel_text_unlock(void); > + > #endif /* _LINUX_MEMORY_H_ */ > Index: linux-2.6-lttng/mm/memory.c > === > --- linux-2.6-lttng.orig/mm/memory.c 2007-11-07 > 11:12:33.0 -0500 > +++ linux-2.6-lttng/mm/memory.c 2007-11-07 > 11:14:25.0 -0500 > @@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ > #include > #include > #include > +#include > +#include > > #include > #include > @@ -84,6 +86,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(high_memory); > > int randomize_va_space __read_mostly = 1; > > +/* > + * mutex protecting text section modification (dynamic code > patching). > + * some users need to sleep (allocating memory...) while > they hold this lock. > + */ > +static DEFINE_MUTEX(text_mutex); > + > static int __init disable_randmaps(char *s) > { > randomize_va_space = 0; > @@ -2748,3 +2756,29 @@ int access_process_vm(struct task_struct > > return buf - old_buf; > } > + > +/** > + * kernel_text_lock - Take the kernel text modification lock > + * > + * Insures mutual write exclusion of kernel and modules text > live text > + * modification. Should be used for code patching. > + * Users of this lock can sleep. > + */ > +void __kprobes kernel_text_lock(void) > +{ > + mutex_lock(_mutex); > +} > +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kernel_text_lock); > + > +/** > + * kernel_text_unlock - Release the kernel text modification lock > + * > + * Insures mutual write exclusion of kernel and
RE: [patch 05/24] Text Edit Lock - Architecture Independent Code
hello, I have some questions for your patches. Paravirt and alternatives are always done when SMP is inactive, so there is no need to use locks. -#ifndef CONFIG_KPROBES -#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU - /* It must still be possible to apply SMP alternatives. */ - if (num_possible_cpus() = 1) -#endif - { - change_page_attr(virt_to_page(start), - size PAGE_SHIFT, PAGE_KERNEL_RX); - printk(Write protecting the kernel text: %luk\n, size 10); - } -#endif + change_page_attr(virt_to_page(start), + size PAGE_SHIFT, PAGE_KERNEL_RX); + printk(KERN_INFO Write protecting the kernel text: %luk\n, + size 10); + Why mark_rodata_ro doesn't consider smp instance? Maybe it will be appied in future. === --- linux-2.6-lttng.orig/kernel/kprobes.c 2007-12-12 18:10:32.0 -0500 +++ linux-2.6-lttng/kernel/kprobes.c 2007-12-12 18:10:34.0 -0500 @@ -644,7 +644,9 @@ valid_p: list_del_rcu(p-list); kfree(old_p); } + mutex_lock(kprobe_mutex); arch_remove_kprobe(p); + mutex_unlock(kprobe_mutex); } else { mutex_lock(kprobe_mutex); if (p-break_handler) I think mutex_lock and mutex_unlock shoud be in architecture code. In __register_kprobe funtion, its implement arch_prepare_kprobe and arch_arm_kprobe is also depended on arch. So the remove implement is not the same on the different architecture code. Maybe it doesn't need the mutex_lock in arch_remove_kprobe on some embeded system chips if linux can support the other embeded system chips in future. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mathieu Desnoyers Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 9:55 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Ingo Molnar; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: Mathieu Desnoyers; Andi Kleen Subject: [patch 05/24] Text Edit Lock - Architecture Independent Code This is an architecture independant synchronization around kernel text modifications through use of a global mutex. A mutex has been chosen so that kprobes, the main user of this, can sleep during memory allocation between the memory read of the instructions it must replace and the memory write of the breakpoint. Other user of this interface: immediate values. Paravirt and alternatives are always done when SMP is inactive, so there is no need to use locks. Signed-off-by: Mathieu Desnoyers [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: Andi Kleen [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- include/linux/memory.h |7 +++ mm/memory.c| 34 ++ 2 files changed, 41 insertions(+) Index: linux-2.6-lttng/include/linux/memory.h === --- linux-2.6-lttng.orig/include/linux/memory.h 2007-11-07 11:11:26.0 -0500 +++ linux-2.6-lttng/include/linux/memory.h2007-11-07 11:13:48.0 -0500 @@ -93,4 +93,11 @@ extern int memory_notify(unsigned long v #define hotplug_memory_notifier(fn, pri) do { } while (0) #endif +/* + * Take and release the kernel text modification lock, used for code patching. + * Users of this lock can sleep. + */ +extern void kernel_text_lock(void); +extern void kernel_text_unlock(void); + #endif /* _LINUX_MEMORY_H_ */ Index: linux-2.6-lttng/mm/memory.c === --- linux-2.6-lttng.orig/mm/memory.c 2007-11-07 11:12:33.0 -0500 +++ linux-2.6-lttng/mm/memory.c 2007-11-07 11:14:25.0 -0500 @@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ #include linux/delayacct.h #include linux/init.h #include linux/writeback.h +#include linux/kprobes.h +#include linux/mutex.h #include asm/pgalloc.h #include asm/uaccess.h @@ -84,6 +86,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(high_memory); int randomize_va_space __read_mostly = 1; +/* + * mutex protecting text section modification (dynamic code patching). + * some users need to sleep (allocating memory...) while they hold this lock. + */ +static DEFINE_MUTEX(text_mutex); + static int __init disable_randmaps(char *s) { randomize_va_space = 0; @@ -2748,3 +2756,29 @@ int access_process_vm(struct task_struct return buf - old_buf; } + +/** + * kernel_text_lock - Take the kernel text modification lock + * + * Insures mutual write exclusion of kernel and modules text live text + * modification. Should be used for code patching. + * Users of this lock can sleep. + */ +void __kprobes kernel_text_lock(void) +{ + mutex_lock(text_mutex); +} +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(kernel_text_lock); + +/** + * kernel_text_unlock - Release the kernel text modification lock + * + * Insures mutual write exclusion of kernel and modules text live text + * modification. Should
RE: [patch 05/24] Text Edit Lock - Architecture Independent Code
=== --- linux-2.6-lttng.orig/kernel/kprobes.c 2007-12-12 18:10:32.0 -0500 +++ linux-2.6-lttng/kernel/kprobes.c2007-12-12 18:10:34.0 -0500 @@ -644,7 +644,9 @@ valid_p: list_del_rcu(p-list); kfree(old_p); } + mutex_lock(kprobe_mutex); arch_remove_kprobe(p); + mutex_unlock(kprobe_mutex); } else { mutex_lock(kprobe_mutex); if (p-break_handler) I think mutex_lock and mutex_unlock shoud be in architecture code. In __register_kprobe funtion, its implement arch_prepare_kprobe and arch_arm_kprobe is also depended on arch. So the remove implement is not the same on the different architecture code. Maybe it doesn't need the mutex_lock in arch_remove_kprobe on some embeded system chips if linux can support the other embeded system chips in future. Could we insert the mutex_lock and mutex_unlock into free_insn_slot instead of architecture code? modify as follows: void __kprobes free_insn_slot(kprobe_opcode_t * slot, int dirty) { struct kprobe_insn_page *kip; struct hlist_node *pos; + mutex_lock(kprobe_mutex); hlist_for_each_entry(kip, pos, kprobe_insn_pages, hlist) { if (kip-insns = slot slot kip-insns + (INSNS_PER_PAGE * MAX_INSN_SIZE)) { int i = (slot - kip-insns) / MAX_INSN_SIZE; if (dirty) { kip-slot_used[i] = SLOT_DIRTY; kip-ngarbage++; } else { collect_one_slot(kip, i); } break; } } if (dirty ++kprobe_garbage_slots INSNS_PER_PAGE) collect_garbage_slots(); + mutex_unlock(kprobe_mutex); } -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of zhangxiliang Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 1:19 PM To: 'Mathieu Desnoyers'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Ingo Molnar'; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: 'Andi Kleen' Subject: RE: [patch 05/24] Text Edit Lock - Architecture Independent Code hello, I have some questions for your patches. Paravirt and alternatives are always done when SMP is inactive, so there is no need to use locks. -#ifndef CONFIG_KPROBES -#ifdef CONFIG_HOTPLUG_CPU - /* It must still be possible to apply SMP alternatives. */ - if (num_possible_cpus() = 1) -#endif - { - change_page_attr(virt_to_page(start), -size PAGE_SHIFT, PAGE_KERNEL_RX); - printk(Write protecting the kernel text: %luk\n, size 10); - } -#endif + change_page_attr(virt_to_page(start), + size PAGE_SHIFT, PAGE_KERNEL_RX); + printk(KERN_INFO Write protecting the kernel text: %luk\n, + size 10); + Why mark_rodata_ro doesn't consider smp instance? Maybe it will be appied in future. === --- linux-2.6-lttng.orig/kernel/kprobes.c 2007-12-12 18:10:32.0 -0500 +++ linux-2.6-lttng/kernel/kprobes.c2007-12-12 18:10:34.0 -0500 @@ -644,7 +644,9 @@ valid_p: list_del_rcu(p-list); kfree(old_p); } + mutex_lock(kprobe_mutex); arch_remove_kprobe(p); + mutex_unlock(kprobe_mutex); } else { mutex_lock(kprobe_mutex); if (p-break_handler) I think mutex_lock and mutex_unlock shoud be in architecture code. In __register_kprobe funtion, its implement arch_prepare_kprobe and arch_arm_kprobe is also depended on arch. So the remove implement is not the same on the different architecture code. Maybe it doesn't need the mutex_lock in arch_remove_kprobe on some embeded system chips if linux can support the other embeded system chips in future. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mathieu Desnoyers Sent: Friday, December 21, 2007 9:55 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Ingo Molnar; linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Cc: Mathieu Desnoyers; Andi Kleen Subject: [patch 05/24] Text Edit Lock - Architecture Independent Code This is an architecture independant synchronization around kernel text modifications through use of a global mutex. A mutex has been chosen so that kprobes, the main user of this, can sleep during memory allocation between the memory read of the instructions it must replace and the memory write of the breakpoint. Other user of this interface: immediate values. Paravirt and alternatives are always done when SMP is inactive, so there is no need to use locks. Signed-off
"swapon" function manpage
hello, The manpage of "swapon" function since Linux 2.6.17 has some error. The MAX_SWAPFILES should be 30 in the latest version. Swap migration uses the two higest numbers of swap types (30 and 31). Regards Zhang Xiliang - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
swapon function manpage
hello, The manpage of swapon function since Linux 2.6.17 has some error. The MAX_SWAPFILES should be 30 in the latest version. Swap migration uses the two higest numbers of swap types (30 and 31). Regards Zhang Xiliang - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: ntp
Hello. When I use the ntpd service, I see if I use the client attempt to connect the server repeat before the server is ready, the ntpd on server can not be ready all the times. Sometimes the waiting time maybe very long. - Original Message - From: "Matti Aarnio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "zhangxiliang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "Linux Kernel Mailing List" Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 5:10 PM Subject: Re: ntp > On Fri, Feb 02, 2007 at 04:47:26PM +0800, zhangxiliang wrote: >> When i start the ntp service successful on server, the client must >> ntpdate with the server after waiting a moment. >> The moment may be 3~5 minutes, or it may be 10~15 minutes. I don't >> know why it happens? > > The ntp server takes several external clock comparisons to know its > local running environments (hosts) clock behaviour. > > Before it knows that, it has no real knowledge of what the time is, > and it won't report anything out. > > In my environments I have couple local machines (usually doing > something else too) assigned as network local NTP servers, and > all other machines refer to them. > > >> Regards >> Zhang Xiliang >> MAIL:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > /Matti Aarnio > - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
Re: ntp
Hello. When I use the ntpd service, I see if I use the client attempt to connect the server repeat before the server is ready, the ntpd on server can not be ready all the times. Sometimes the waiting time maybe very long. - Original Message - From: Matti Aarnio [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: zhangxiliang [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 5:10 PM Subject: Re: ntp On Fri, Feb 02, 2007 at 04:47:26PM +0800, zhangxiliang wrote: When i start the ntp service successful on server, the client must ntpdate with the server after waiting a moment. The moment may be 3~5 minutes, or it may be 10~15 minutes. I don't know why it happens? The ntp server takes several external clock comparisons to know its local running environments (hosts) clock behaviour. Before it knows that, it has no real knowledge of what the time is, and it won't report anything out. In my environments I have couple local machines (usually doing something else too) assigned as network local NTP servers, and all other machines refer to them. Regards Zhang Xiliang MAIL:[EMAIL PROTECTED] /Matti Aarnio - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line unsubscribe linux-kernel in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/