Re: [PATCH v4] powerpc/uprobes: Validation for prefixed instruction

[Sandipan Das <sandipan@linux.ibm.com>]

On 05/03/21 5:24 pm, Ravi Bangoria wrote:
> As per ISA 3.1, prefixed instruction should not cross 64-byte
> boundary. So don't allow Uprobe on such prefixed instruction.
> 
> There are two ways probed instruction is changed in mapped pages.
> First, when Uprobe is activated, it searches for all the relevant
> pages and replace instruction in them. In this case, if that probe
> is on the 64-byte unaligned prefixed instruction, error out
> directly. Second, when Uprobe is already active and user maps a
> relevant page via mmap(), instruction is replaced via mmap() code
> path. But because Uprobe is invalid, entire mmap() operation can
> not be stopped. In this case just print an error and continue.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ravi Bangoria <ravi.bangoria@linux.ibm.com>
> Acked-by: Naveen N. Rao <naveen.n.rao@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> ---
> v3: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20210304050529.59391-1-ravi.bangoria@linux.ibm.com
> v3->v4:
>   - CONFIG_PPC64 check was not required, remove it.
>   - Use SZ_ macros instead of hardcoded numbers.
> 

Acked-by: Sandipan Das <sandipan@linux.ibm.com>