summaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
path: root/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to 'arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c')
-rw-r--r--arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c45
1 files changed, 23 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
index 62f6b8b7c4a5..4f3204364caa 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
@@ -1319,22 +1319,23 @@ struct bp_patching_desc {
atomic_t refs;
};
-static struct bp_patching_desc *bp_desc;
+static struct bp_patching_desc bp_desc;
static __always_inline
-struct bp_patching_desc *try_get_desc(struct bp_patching_desc **descp)
+struct bp_patching_desc *try_get_desc(void)
{
- /* rcu_dereference */
- struct bp_patching_desc *desc = __READ_ONCE(*descp);
+ struct bp_patching_desc *desc = &bp_desc;
- if (!desc || !arch_atomic_inc_not_zero(&desc->refs))
+ if (!arch_atomic_inc_not_zero(&desc->refs))
return NULL;
return desc;
}
-static __always_inline void put_desc(struct bp_patching_desc *desc)
+static __always_inline void put_desc(void)
{
+ struct bp_patching_desc *desc = &bp_desc;
+
smp_mb__before_atomic();
arch_atomic_dec(&desc->refs);
}
@@ -1367,15 +1368,15 @@ noinstr int poke_int3_handler(struct pt_regs *regs)
/*
* Having observed our INT3 instruction, we now must observe
- * bp_desc:
+ * bp_desc with non-zero refcount:
*
- * bp_desc = desc INT3
+ * bp_desc.refs = 1 INT3
* WMB RMB
- * write INT3 if (desc)
+ * write INT3 if (bp_desc.refs != 0)
*/
smp_rmb();
- desc = try_get_desc(&bp_desc);
+ desc = try_get_desc();
if (!desc)
return 0;
@@ -1429,7 +1430,7 @@ noinstr int poke_int3_handler(struct pt_regs *regs)
ret = 1;
out_put:
- put_desc(desc);
+ put_desc();
return ret;
}
@@ -1460,18 +1461,20 @@ static int tp_vec_nr;
*/
static void text_poke_bp_batch(struct text_poke_loc *tp, unsigned int nr_entries)
{
- struct bp_patching_desc desc = {
- .vec = tp,
- .nr_entries = nr_entries,
- .refs = ATOMIC_INIT(1),
- };
unsigned char int3 = INT3_INSN_OPCODE;
unsigned int i;
int do_sync;
lockdep_assert_held(&text_mutex);
- smp_store_release(&bp_desc, &desc); /* rcu_assign_pointer */
+ bp_desc.vec = tp;
+ bp_desc.nr_entries = nr_entries;
+
+ /*
+ * Corresponds to the implicit memory barrier in try_get_desc() to
+ * ensure reading a non-zero refcount provides up to date bp_desc data.
+ */
+ atomic_set_release(&bp_desc.refs, 1);
/*
* Corresponding read barrier in int3 notifier for making sure the
@@ -1559,12 +1562,10 @@ static void text_poke_bp_batch(struct text_poke_loc *tp, unsigned int nr_entries
text_poke_sync();
/*
- * Remove and synchronize_rcu(), except we have a very primitive
- * refcount based completion.
+ * Remove and wait for refs to be zero.
*/
- WRITE_ONCE(bp_desc, NULL); /* RCU_INIT_POINTER */
- if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&desc.refs))
- atomic_cond_read_acquire(&desc.refs, !VAL);
+ if (!atomic_dec_and_test(&bp_desc.refs))
+ atomic_cond_read_acquire(&bp_desc.refs, !VAL);
}
static void text_poke_loc_init(struct text_poke_loc *tp, void *addr,