[PATCH] riscv: patch: Remove redundant functions

Alexandre Ghiti alexghiti at rivosinc.com
Fri Jul 19 05:10:39 PDT 2024


On Fri, Jul 19, 2024 at 3:56 AM Samuel Holland
<samuel.holland at sifive.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Alex,
>
> On 2024-07-17 3:41 AM, Alexandre Ghiti wrote:
> > Commit edf2d546bfd6f5c4 ("riscv: patch: Flush the icache right after
> > patching to avoid illegal insns") removed the last differences between
> > patch_text_set_nosync() and patch_insn_set(), and between
> > patch_text_nosync() and patch_insn_write().
> >
> > So remove the redundant *_nosync() functions.
>
> My understanding was that we would eventually revert that patch, once we are
> sure we never non-atomically patch the text patching code. So it's helpful to
> keep the semantic distinction between the two sets of functions.
>
> And looking at this closer, I think the original patch should not have removed
> the calls to flush_icache_range() anyway. It replaces a global icache flush with
> a local icache flush, which is wrong if there is more than one CPU online, and
> there are a couple of places (bpf_jit_core.c, kprobes.c) where those functions
> are called at runtime.

Ouch, thanks for catching this, I agree the global icache flush should
not have been removed.

I'll fix that right now,

Thanks,

Alex

>
> Regards,
> Samuel
>
> > Reported-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert at linux-m68k.org>
> > Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-riscv/CAMuHMdUwx=rU2MWhFTE6KhYHm64phxx2Y6u05-aBLGfeG5696A@mail.gmail.com/
> > Signed-off-by: Alexandre Ghiti <alexghiti at rivosinc.com>
> > ---
> >  arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.c |  4 ++--
> >  arch/riscv/errata/thead/errata.c  |  2 +-
> >  arch/riscv/include/asm/patch.h    |  3 +--
> >  arch/riscv/kernel/alternative.c   |  4 ++--
> >  arch/riscv/kernel/cpufeature.c    |  2 +-
> >  arch/riscv/kernel/jump_label.c    |  2 +-
> >  arch/riscv/kernel/patch.c         | 24 +-----------------------
> >  arch/riscv/net/bpf_jit_core.c     |  4 ++--
> >  8 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.c b/arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.c
> > index 716cfedad3a2..5253b205aa17 100644
> > --- a/arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.c
> > +++ b/arch/riscv/errata/sifive/errata.c
> > @@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ void sifive_errata_patch_func(struct alt_entry *begin, struct alt_entry *end,
> >               tmp = (1U << alt->patch_id);
> >               if (cpu_req_errata & tmp) {
> >                       mutex_lock(&text_mutex);
> > -                     patch_text_nosync(ALT_OLD_PTR(alt), ALT_ALT_PTR(alt),
> > -                                       alt->alt_len);
> > +                     patch_insn_write(ALT_OLD_PTR(alt), ALT_ALT_PTR(alt),
> > +                                      alt->alt_len);
> >                       mutex_unlock(&text_mutex);
> >                       cpu_apply_errata |= tmp;
> >               }
> > diff --git a/arch/riscv/errata/thead/errata.c b/arch/riscv/errata/thead/errata.c
> > index bf6a0a6318ee..0ce280a190b6 100644
> > --- a/arch/riscv/errata/thead/errata.c
> > +++ b/arch/riscv/errata/thead/errata.c
> > @@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ void thead_errata_patch_func(struct alt_entry *begin, struct alt_entry *end,
> >                               memcpy(oldptr, altptr, alt->alt_len);
> >                       } else {
> >                               mutex_lock(&text_mutex);
> > -                             patch_text_nosync(oldptr, altptr, alt->alt_len);
> > +                             patch_insn_write(oldptr, altptr, alt->alt_len);
> >                               mutex_unlock(&text_mutex);
> >                       }
> >               }
> > diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/patch.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/patch.h
> > index 9f5d6e14c405..6b0e9b8a321b 100644
> > --- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/patch.h
> > +++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/patch.h
> > @@ -6,9 +6,8 @@
> >  #ifndef _ASM_RISCV_PATCH_H
> >  #define _ASM_RISCV_PATCH_H
> >
> > +int patch_insn_set(void *addr, u8 c, size_t len);
> >  int patch_insn_write(void *addr, const void *insn, size_t len);
> > -int patch_text_nosync(void *addr, const void *insns, size_t len);
> > -int patch_text_set_nosync(void *addr, u8 c, size_t len);
> >  int patch_text(void *addr, u32 *insns, int ninsns);
> >
> >  extern int riscv_patch_in_stop_machine;
> > diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/alternative.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/alternative.c
> > index 0128b161bfda..a8b508d99cf8 100644
> > --- a/arch/riscv/kernel/alternative.c
> > +++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/alternative.c
> > @@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ static void riscv_alternative_fix_auipc_jalr(void *ptr, u32 auipc_insn,
> >       riscv_insn_insert_utype_itype_imm(&call[0], &call[1], imm);
> >
> >       /* patch the call place again */
> > -     patch_text_nosync(ptr, call, sizeof(u32) * 2);
> > +     patch_insn_write(ptr, call, sizeof(u32) * 2);
> >  }
> >
> >  static void riscv_alternative_fix_jal(void *ptr, u32 jal_insn, int patch_offset)
> > @@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static void riscv_alternative_fix_jal(void *ptr, u32 jal_insn, int patch_offset)
> >       riscv_insn_insert_jtype_imm(&jal_insn, imm);
> >
> >       /* patch the call place again */
> > -     patch_text_nosync(ptr, &jal_insn, sizeof(u32));
> > +     patch_insn_write(ptr, &jal_insn, sizeof(u32));
> >  }
> >
> >  void riscv_alternative_fix_offsets(void *alt_ptr, unsigned int len,
> > diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/cpufeature.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/cpufeature.c
> > index 5ef48cb20ee1..4c040a857c7e 100644
> > --- a/arch/riscv/kernel/cpufeature.c
> > +++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/cpufeature.c
> > @@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ void __init_or_module riscv_cpufeature_patch_func(struct alt_entry *begin,
> >               altptr = ALT_ALT_PTR(alt);
> >
> >               mutex_lock(&text_mutex);
> > -             patch_text_nosync(oldptr, altptr, alt->alt_len);
> > +             patch_insn_write(oldptr, altptr, alt->alt_len);
> >               riscv_alternative_fix_offsets(oldptr, alt->alt_len, oldptr - altptr);
> >               mutex_unlock(&text_mutex);
> >       }
> > diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/jump_label.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/jump_label.c
> > index e6694759dbd0..74b5ebfacf4a 100644
> > --- a/arch/riscv/kernel/jump_label.c
> > +++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/jump_label.c
> > @@ -36,6 +36,6 @@ void arch_jump_label_transform(struct jump_entry *entry,
> >       }
> >
> >       mutex_lock(&text_mutex);
> > -     patch_text_nosync(addr, &insn, sizeof(insn));
> > +     patch_insn_write(addr, &insn, sizeof(insn));
> >       mutex_unlock(&text_mutex);
> >  }
> > diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/patch.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/patch.c
> > index ab03732d06c4..bf45b507f900 100644
> > --- a/arch/riscv/kernel/patch.c
> > +++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/patch.c
> > @@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ static int __patch_insn_write(void *addr, const void *insn, size_t len)
> >  NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(__patch_insn_write);
> >  #endif /* CONFIG_MMU */
> >
> > -static int patch_insn_set(void *addr, u8 c, size_t len)
> > +int patch_insn_set(void *addr, u8 c, size_t len)
> >  {
> >       size_t patched = 0;
> >       size_t size;
> > @@ -198,17 +198,6 @@ static int patch_insn_set(void *addr, u8 c, size_t len)
> >  }
> >  NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(patch_insn_set);
> >
> > -int patch_text_set_nosync(void *addr, u8 c, size_t len)
> > -{
> > -     u32 *tp = addr;
> > -     int ret;
> > -
> > -     ret = patch_insn_set(tp, c, len);
> > -
> > -     return ret;
> > -}
> > -NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(patch_text_set_nosync);
> > -
> >  int patch_insn_write(void *addr, const void *insn, size_t len)
> >  {
> >       size_t patched = 0;
> > @@ -230,17 +219,6 @@ int patch_insn_write(void *addr, const void *insn, size_t len)
> >  }
> >  NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(patch_insn_write);
> >
> > -int patch_text_nosync(void *addr, const void *insns, size_t len)
> > -{
> > -     u32 *tp = addr;
> > -     int ret;
> > -
> > -     ret = patch_insn_write(tp, insns, len);
> > -
> > -     return ret;
> > -}
> > -NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(patch_text_nosync);
> > -
> >  static int patch_text_cb(void *data)
> >  {
> >       struct patch_insn *patch = data;
> > diff --git a/arch/riscv/net/bpf_jit_core.c b/arch/riscv/net/bpf_jit_core.c
> > index 0a96abdaca65..b053ae5c4191 100644
> > --- a/arch/riscv/net/bpf_jit_core.c
> > +++ b/arch/riscv/net/bpf_jit_core.c
> > @@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ void *bpf_arch_text_copy(void *dst, void *src, size_t len)
> >       int ret;
> >
> >       mutex_lock(&text_mutex);
> > -     ret = patch_text_nosync(dst, src, len);
> > +     ret = patch_insn_write(dst, src, len);
> >       mutex_unlock(&text_mutex);
> >
> >       if (ret)
> > @@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ int bpf_arch_text_invalidate(void *dst, size_t len)
> >       int ret;
> >
> >       mutex_lock(&text_mutex);
> > -     ret = patch_text_set_nosync(dst, 0, len);
> > +     ret = patch_insn_set(dst, 0, len);
> >       mutex_unlock(&text_mutex);
> >
> >       return ret;
>



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