Re: [PATCH 11/15] uprobes: move BUG_ON(UPROBE_SWBP_INSN_SIZE) from write_opcode() to install_breakpoint()

[Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@linux.vnet.ibm.com>]

* Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com> [2012-06-15 19:52:48]:

> On 06/15, Srikar Dronamraju wrote:
> >
> > > @@ -699,6 +694,10 @@ install_breakpoint(struct uprobe *uprobe, struct mm_struct *mm,
> > >  		if (ret)
> > >  			return ret;
> > >
> > > +		/* write_opcode() assumes we don't cross page boundary */
> > > +		BUG_ON((uprobe->offset & ~PAGE_MASK) +
> > > +				UPROBE_SWBP_INSN_SIZE > PAGE_SIZE);
> > > +
> > >  		uprobe->flags |= UPROBE_COPY_INSN;
> > >  	}
> >
> > I am now thinking if we really need a BUG_ON?
> 
> I was thinking about this too.
> 
> > I am now thinking I should
> > have had a check at the start in uprobe_register() and failed the request.
> >
> > Something like
> > 	if ((offset & ~PAGE_MASK) + UPROBE_SWBP_INSN_SIZE > PAGE_SIZE)
> > 		return -EINVAL;
> 
> Perhaps. Or we can simply remove it. arch_uprobe_analyze_insn()
> should be careful anyway, and all this validation should be moved
> into uprobe_register/alloc_uprobe.
> 
> I do not really mind, I only wanted to simplify write_opcode() which
> does a lot of unnecessary things (say, lock_page, I am going to kill
> it).
> 
> So. Do you want me to redo this patch? Or do you think we can keep
> this "must not happen after arch_uprobe_analyze_insn" check?
> 

No, I will just fix it up later. 

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Thanks and Regards
Srikar