[PATCH v2] ARM: uprobes need icache flush after xol write

Russell King - ARM Linux linux at arm.linux.org.uk
Wed Apr 9 12:19:33 PDT 2014


On Wed, Apr 09, 2014 at 12:13:56PM -0700, Victor Kamensky wrote:
> Fair enough. Can do that, as well as address Dave's comment about
> checkpatch.
> 
> But before I do that let's reach some conclusion wrt latest Russell's
> remarks about copy_{to,from}_user_page usage in uprobes. It is bigger
> question covering more than ARM issue and possibly having bigger
> implication on uprobes design. I have some comments/thoughts about
> it, but since I am not uprobes maintainer, will wait for you to address
> it first.

I encourage folk to read this thread:

http://lkml.iu.edu//hypermail/linux/kernel/1404.1/00725.html

and involve David in the loop - I suspect you need to sell whatever
solution you agree on to David (as one of the other arch maintainers)
as well.  Thanks.

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