Re: [PATCH v3 3/3] kernel/uprobes: Fix check for active uprobe

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

> >
> > --- a/kernel/events/uprobes.c
> > +++ b/kernel/events/uprobes.c
> > @@ -1751,6 +1751,19 @@ static struct uprobe *find_active_uprobe(unsigned long bp_vaddr, int *is_swbp)
> >  			uprobe = find_uprobe(inode, offset);
> >  		}
> >  
> > +		/* Ensure that the breakpoint was actually installed */
> > +		if (uprobe) {
> > +			/*
> > +			 * TODO: move copy_insn/etc into _register and remove
> > +			 * this hack.  After we hit the bp, _unregister +
> > +			 * _register can install the new and not-yet-analyzed
> > +			 * uprobe at the same address, restart.
> > +			 */
> > +			smp_rmb(); /* pairs with wmb() in prepare_uprobe() */
> > +			if (unlikely(!test_bit(UPROBE_COPY_INSN, &uprobe->flags)))
> > +				uprobe = NULL;
> > +		}
> 
> ACK ...
> 
> but the comment is no longer valid, it only mentions the race  unregister +
> register.
> 
> And note that "restart" is not true in that we are not going to simply restart,
> we will check is_trap_at_addr() and then either send SIGTRAP or restart.
> 
> This is correct because we do this check under mmap_sem so we can't race with
> install_breakpoint(), so is_trap_at_addr() == T can't be falsely true if
> UPROBE_COPY_INSN is not set.
> 

Right, Given that we are doing this in the mmap_sem, we should also be
removing the rmb/wmb pairs too.

Right Oleg?


> And btw, perhaps you should do this check right after find_uprobe() in the
> if (valid_vma) block.
> 
> Oleg.
>