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Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] powerpc/code-patching: add patch_memory() for writing RO text

From: Christophe Leroy <hidden>
Date: 2021-12-12 09:08:59


Le 12/12/2021 à 02:03, Russell Currey a écrit :
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powerpc allocates a text poke area of one page that is used by
patch_instruction() to modify read-only text when STRICT_KERNEL_RWX
is enabled.

patch_instruction() is only designed for instructions,
so writing data using the text poke area can only happen 4 bytes
at a time - each with a page map/unmap, pte flush and syncs.

This patch introduces patch_memory(), implementing the same
interface as memcpy(), similar to x86's text_poke() and s390's
s390_kernel_write().  patch_memory() only needs to map the text
poke area once, unless the write would cross a page boundary.

Signed-off-by: Russell Currey <redacted>
---
v2: Use min_t() instead of min(), fixing the 32-bit build as reported
     by snowpatch.

Some discussion here: https://github.com/linuxppc/issues/issues/375

  arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h |  1 +
  arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c         | 74 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
  2 files changed, 75 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h
index 4ba834599c4d..604211d8380c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ int create_cond_branch(struct ppc_inst *instr, const u32 *addr,
  int patch_branch(u32 *addr, unsigned long target, int flags);
  int patch_instruction(u32 *addr, struct ppc_inst instr);
  int raw_patch_instruction(u32 *addr, struct ppc_inst instr);
+void *patch_memory(void *dest, const void *src, size_t size);
  
  static inline unsigned long patch_site_addr(s32 *site)
  {
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c b/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c
index c5ed98823835..330602aa59f1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  #include <asm/code-patching.h>
  #include <asm/setup.h>
  #include <asm/inst.h>
+#include <asm/cacheflush.h>
  
  static int __patch_instruction(u32 *exec_addr, struct ppc_inst instr, u32 *patch_addr)
  {
@@ -178,6 +179,74 @@ static int do_patch_instruction(u32 *addr, struct ppc_inst instr)
  
  	return err;
  }
+
+static int do_patch_memory(void *dest, const void *src, size_t size, unsigned long poke_addr)
+{
+	unsigned long patch_addr = poke_addr + offset_in_page(dest);
+
+	if (map_patch_area(dest, poke_addr)) {
+		pr_warn("failed to map %lx\n", poke_addr);
It isn't worth a warning here. If that happens before slab is available, 
it will panic in early_alloc_pgtable().

If it happens after, you will already get a pile of messages dumping the 
memory state etc ...

During the last few years, pr_ messages have been removed from most 
places where ENOMEM is returned.
+		return -1;
+	}
I have a series reworking error handling at 
https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/linuxppc-dev/list/?series=274823&state=*

Especially this one handles map_patch_area() : 
https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/linuxppc-dev/patch/85259d894069e47f915ea580b169e1adbeec7a61.1638446239.git.christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu/

Would be good if you could rebase your series on top of it.

+
+	memcpy((u8 *)patch_addr, src, size);
Shouldn't we use copy_to_kernel_nofault(), so that we survive from a 
fault just like patch_instruction() ?
+
+	flush_icache_range(patch_addr, size);
+
+	if (unmap_patch_area(poke_addr)) {
+		pr_warn("failed to unmap %lx\n", poke_addr);
+		return -1;
+	}
I have changed unmap_page_area() to a void in 
https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/linuxppc-dev/patch/299804b117fae35c786c827536c91f25352e279b.1638446239.git.christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu/
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * patch_memory - write data using the text poke area
+ *
+ * @dest:	destination address
+ * @src:	source address
+ * @size:	size in bytes
+ *
+ * like memcpy(), but using the text poke area. No atomicity guarantees.
+ * Do not use for instructions, use patch_instruction() instead.
+ * Handles crossing page boundaries, though you shouldn't need to.
+ *
+ * Return value:
+ * 	@dest
+ **/
+void *patch_memory(void *dest, const void *src, size_t size)
+{
+	size_t bytes_written, write_size;
+	unsigned long text_poke_addr;
+	unsigned long flags;
+
+	// If the poke area isn't set up, it's early boot and we can just memcpy.
+	if (!this_cpu_read(text_poke_area))
+		return memcpy(dest, src, size);
+
+	local_irq_save(flags);
Do we want to do such potentially big copies with interrupts disabled ?
+	text_poke_addr = (unsigned long)__this_cpu_read(text_poke_area)->addr;
+
+	for (bytes_written = 0;
+	     bytes_written < size;
+	     bytes_written += write_size) {
I recommend you to read 
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html?highlight=coding%20style#naming

As explained there, local variable names should be short. Using long 
names is non-productive.

You could just call it "written", it would allow you to keep the for() 
on a single line, that would be a lot more readable.
+		// Write as much as possible without crossing a page boundary.
+		write_size = min_t(size_t,
+				   size - bytes_written,
+				   PAGE_SIZE - offset_in_page(dest + bytes_written));
Reduce the size of you variable names and keep it on a single line.
+
+		if (do_patch_memory(dest + bytes_written,
+				    src + bytes_written,
+				    write_size,
+				    text_poke_addr))
Same, keep a single line as much as possible.
+			break;
+	}
+
+	local_irq_restore(flags);
+
+	return dest;
Maybe it would be better to return ERR_PTR() of the error returned by 
do_page_memory().
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+}
  #else /* !CONFIG_STRICT_KERNEL_RWX */
  
  static int do_patch_instruction(u32 *addr, struct ppc_inst instr)
@@ -185,6 +254,11 @@ static int do_patch_instruction(u32 *addr, struct ppc_inst instr)
  	return raw_patch_instruction(addr, instr);
  }
  
+void *patch_memory(void *dest, const void *src, size_t size)
+{
+	return memcpy(dest, src, size);
+}
+
  #endif /* CONFIG_STRICT_KERNEL_RWX */
  
  int patch_instruction(u32 *addr, struct ppc_inst instr)
Christophe
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