[PATCH v4 1/5] powerpc/code-patching: Add generic memory patching

Hari Bathini hbathini at linux.ibm.com
Tue Aug 20 17:02:47 AEST 2024



On 15/05/24 8:14 am, Benjamin Gray wrote:
> patch_instruction() is designed for patching instructions in otherwise
> readonly memory. Other consumers also sometimes need to patch readonly
> memory, so have abused patch_instruction() for arbitrary data patches.
> 
> This is a problem on ppc64 as patch_instruction() decides on the patch
> width using the 'instruction' opcode to see if it's a prefixed
> instruction. Data that triggers this can lead to larger writes, possibly
> crossing a page boundary and failing the write altogether.
> 
> Introduce patch_uint(), and patch_ulong(), with aliases patch_u32(), and
> patch_u64() (on ppc64) designed for aligned data patches. The patch
> size is now determined by the called function, and is passed as an
> additional parameter to generic internals.
> 
> While the instruction flushing is not required for data patches, it
> remains unconditional in this patch. A followup series is possible if
> benchmarking shows fewer flushes gives an improvement in some
> data-patching workload.
> 
> ppc32 does not support prefixed instructions, so is unaffected by the
> original issue. Care is taken in not exposing the size parameter in the
> public (non-static) interface, so the compiler can const-propagate it
> away.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Benjamin Gray <bgray at linux.ibm.com>

Reviewed-by: Hari Bathini <hbathini at linux.ibm.com>

> 
> ---
> 
> v3: * Rename from *_memory to *_mem
>      * Change type of ppc32 patch_uint() address to void*
>      * Explain introduction of val32 for big endian
>      * Some formatting
> 
> v2: * Deduplicate patch_32() definition
>      * Use u32 for val32
>      * Remove noinline
> ---
>   arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h | 31 ++++++++++++
>   arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c         | 64 ++++++++++++++++++------
>   2 files changed, 80 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h
> index 0e29ccf903d0..21a36e2c4e26 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h
> @@ -76,6 +76,37 @@ int patch_instruction(u32 *addr, ppc_inst_t instr);
>   int raw_patch_instruction(u32 *addr, ppc_inst_t instr);
>   int patch_instructions(u32 *addr, u32 *code, size_t len, bool repeat_instr);
>   
> +/*
> + * The data patching functions patch_uint() and patch_ulong(), etc., must be
> + * called on aligned addresses.
> + *
> + * The instruction patching functions patch_instruction() and similar must be
> + * called on addresses satisfying instruction alignment requirements.
> + */
> +
> +#ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
> +
> +int patch_uint(void *addr, unsigned int val);
> +int patch_ulong(void *addr, unsigned long val);
> +
> +#define patch_u64 patch_ulong
> +
> +#else
> +
> +static inline int patch_uint(void *addr, unsigned int val)
> +{
> +	return patch_instruction(addr, ppc_inst(val));
> +}
> +
> +static inline int patch_ulong(void *addr, unsigned long val)
> +{
> +	return patch_instruction(addr, ppc_inst(val));
> +}
> +
> +#endif
> +
> +#define patch_u32 patch_uint
> +
>   static inline unsigned long patch_site_addr(s32 *site)
>   {
>   	return (unsigned long)site + *site;
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c b/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c
> index df64343b9214..18f762616db9 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c
> @@ -20,15 +20,14 @@
>   #include <asm/code-patching.h>
>   #include <asm/inst.h>
>   
> -static int __patch_instruction(u32 *exec_addr, ppc_inst_t instr, u32 *patch_addr)
> +static int __patch_mem(void *exec_addr, unsigned long val, void *patch_addr, bool is_dword)
>   {
> -	if (!ppc_inst_prefixed(instr)) {
> -		u32 val = ppc_inst_val(instr);
> +	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC64) || likely(!is_dword)) {
> +		/* For big endian correctness: plain address would use the wrong half */
> +		u32 val32 = val;
>   
> -		__put_kernel_nofault(patch_addr, &val, u32, failed);
> +		__put_kernel_nofault(patch_addr, &val32, u32, failed);
>   	} else {
> -		u64 val = ppc_inst_as_ulong(instr);
> -
>   		__put_kernel_nofault(patch_addr, &val, u64, failed);
>   	}
>   
> @@ -44,7 +43,10 @@ static int __patch_instruction(u32 *exec_addr, ppc_inst_t instr, u32 *patch_addr
>   
>   int raw_patch_instruction(u32 *addr, ppc_inst_t instr)
>   {
> -	return __patch_instruction(addr, instr, addr);
> +	if (ppc_inst_prefixed(instr))
> +		return __patch_mem(addr, ppc_inst_as_ulong(instr), addr, true);
> +	else
> +		return __patch_mem(addr, ppc_inst_val(instr), addr, false);
>   }
>   
>   struct patch_context {
> @@ -276,7 +278,7 @@ static void unmap_patch_area(unsigned long addr)
>   	flush_tlb_kernel_range(addr, addr + PAGE_SIZE);
>   }
>   
> -static int __do_patch_instruction_mm(u32 *addr, ppc_inst_t instr)
> +static int __do_patch_mem_mm(void *addr, unsigned long val, bool is_dword)
>   {
>   	int err;
>   	u32 *patch_addr;
> @@ -305,7 +307,7 @@ static int __do_patch_instruction_mm(u32 *addr, ppc_inst_t instr)
>   
>   	orig_mm = start_using_temp_mm(patching_mm);
>   
> -	err = __patch_instruction(addr, instr, patch_addr);
> +	err = __patch_mem(addr, val, patch_addr, is_dword);
>   
>   	/* context synchronisation performed by __patch_instruction (isync or exception) */
>   	stop_using_temp_mm(patching_mm, orig_mm);
> @@ -322,7 +324,7 @@ static int __do_patch_instruction_mm(u32 *addr, ppc_inst_t instr)
>   	return err;
>   }
>   
> -static int __do_patch_instruction(u32 *addr, ppc_inst_t instr)
> +static int __do_patch_mem(void *addr, unsigned long val, bool is_dword)
>   {
>   	int err;
>   	u32 *patch_addr;
> @@ -339,7 +341,7 @@ static int __do_patch_instruction(u32 *addr, ppc_inst_t instr)
>   	if (radix_enabled())
>   		asm volatile("ptesync": : :"memory");
>   
> -	err = __patch_instruction(addr, instr, patch_addr);
> +	err = __patch_mem(addr, val, patch_addr, is_dword);
>   
>   	pte_clear(&init_mm, text_poke_addr, pte);
>   	flush_tlb_kernel_range(text_poke_addr, text_poke_addr + PAGE_SIZE);
> @@ -347,7 +349,7 @@ static int __do_patch_instruction(u32 *addr, ppc_inst_t instr)
>   	return err;
>   }
>   
> -int patch_instruction(u32 *addr, ppc_inst_t instr)
> +static int patch_mem(void *addr, unsigned long val, bool is_dword)
>   {
>   	int err;
>   	unsigned long flags;
> @@ -359,19 +361,51 @@ int patch_instruction(u32 *addr, ppc_inst_t instr)
>   	 */
>   	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_STRICT_KERNEL_RWX) ||
>   	    !static_branch_likely(&poking_init_done))
> -		return raw_patch_instruction(addr, instr);
> +		return __patch_mem(addr, val, addr, is_dword);
>   
>   	local_irq_save(flags);
>   	if (mm_patch_enabled())
> -		err = __do_patch_instruction_mm(addr, instr);
> +		err = __do_patch_mem_mm(addr, val, is_dword);
>   	else
> -		err = __do_patch_instruction(addr, instr);
> +		err = __do_patch_mem(addr, val, is_dword);
>   	local_irq_restore(flags);
>   
>   	return err;
>   }
> +
> +#ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
> +
> +int patch_instruction(u32 *addr, ppc_inst_t instr)
> +{
> +	if (ppc_inst_prefixed(instr))
> +		return patch_mem(addr, ppc_inst_as_ulong(instr), true);
> +	else
> +		return patch_mem(addr, ppc_inst_val(instr), false);
> +}
>   NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(patch_instruction);
>   
> +int patch_uint(void *addr, unsigned int val)
> +{
> +	return patch_mem(addr, val, false);
> +}
> +NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(patch_uint);
> +
> +int patch_ulong(void *addr, unsigned long val)
> +{
> +	return patch_mem(addr, val, true);
> +}
> +NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(patch_ulong);
> +
> +#else
> +
> +int patch_instruction(u32 *addr, ppc_inst_t instr)
> +{
> +	return patch_mem(addr, ppc_inst_val(instr), false);
> +}
> +NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(patch_instruction)
> +
> +#endif
> +
>   static int patch_memset64(u64 *addr, u64 val, size_t count)
>   {
>   	for (u64 *end = addr + count; addr < end; addr++)


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