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SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/3] jump_label: Warn on failed jump_label patch
On Wed, 14 Feb 2018 10:40:41 -0600
Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> wrote:

> When the jump label code encounters an address which isn't recognized by
> kernel_text_address(), it just silently fails.
>
> This can be dangerous because jump labels are used in a variety of
> places, and are generally expected to work. Convert the silent failure
> to a warning.

I made ftrace function tracing work on init code, can we do the same
with tracepoints (aka jump labels)?

But I have to say that this goes with my argument that there exists
tracepoints in the kernel that nobody cares about ;-)

-- Steve

>
> Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>
> ---
> kernel/jump_label.c | 8 ++++++--
> 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/jump_label.c b/kernel/jump_label.c
> index b4517095db6a..c71fb7cdfc41 100644
> --- a/kernel/jump_label.c
> +++ b/kernel/jump_label.c
> @@ -370,8 +370,12 @@ static void __jump_label_update(struct static_key *key,
> * kernel_text_address() verifies we are not in core kernel
> * init code, see jump_label_invalidate_module_init().
> */
> - if (entry->code && kernel_text_address(entry->code))
> - arch_jump_label_transform(entry, jump_label_type(entry));
> + if (entry->code) {
> + if (kernel_text_address(entry->code))
> + arch_jump_label_transform(entry, jump_label_type(entry));
> + else
> + WARN_ONCE(1, "can't patch jump_label at %pS", (void *)entry->code);
> + }
> }
> }
>

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