[PATCH 1/3] riscv: kgdb: use patch_insn_write() to set breakpoints
Clément Léger
clement.leger at linux.dev
Thu Nov 12 23:16:12 PST 2026
When using CONFIG_STRICT_KERNEL_RWX, the text section is not writable
and copy_to_kernel_nofault() returns -EFAULT. Fix this by using
patch_insn_write() were applicable and implement
kgdb_arch_set_breakpoint()/kgdb_arch_remove_breakpoint().
patch_insn_write() correctly remaps the text as writable using a fixmap
alias.
Signed-off-by: Clément Léger <clement.leger at linux.dev>
---
arch/riscv/kernel/kgdb.c | 34 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 29 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/kgdb.c
index 0bf629204c76..4ad817698af8 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
#include <asm/cacheflush.h>
#include <asm/gdb_xml.h>
#include <asm/insn.h>
+#include <asm/text-patching.h>
enum {
NOT_KGDB_BREAK = 0,
@@ -134,9 +135,9 @@ static int do_single_step(struct pt_regs *regs)
stepped_address = addr;
/* Replace the op code with the break instruction */
- error = copy_to_kernel_nofault((void *)stepped_address,
- arch_kgdb_ops.gdb_bpt_instr,
- BREAK_INSTR_SIZE);
+ error = patch_insn_write((void *)stepped_address,
+ arch_kgdb_ops.gdb_bpt_instr,
+ BREAK_INSTR_SIZE);
/* Flush and return */
if (!error) {
flush_icache_range(addr, addr + BREAK_INSTR_SIZE);
@@ -154,8 +155,8 @@ static int do_single_step(struct pt_regs *regs)
static void undo_single_step(struct pt_regs *regs)
{
if (stepped_opcode != 0) {
- copy_to_kernel_nofault((void *)stepped_address,
- (void *)&stepped_opcode, BREAK_INSTR_SIZE);
+ patch_insn_write((void *)stepped_address,
+ (void *)&stepped_opcode, BREAK_INSTR_SIZE);
flush_icache_range(stepped_address,
stepped_address + BREAK_INSTR_SIZE);
}
@@ -261,6 +262,29 @@ noinline void arch_kgdb_breakpoint(void)
"kgdb_compiled_break: ebreak\n");
}
+/*
+ * Kernel text may be read-only (CONFIG_STRICT_KERNEL_RWX), so software
+ * breakpoints must be planted through the writable patch alias instead of
+ * writing the text address directly.
+ */
+int kgdb_arch_set_breakpoint(struct kgdb_bkpt *bpt)
+{
+ int err;
+
+ err = copy_from_kernel_nofault(bpt->saved_instr, (char *)bpt->bpt_addr,
+ BREAK_INSTR_SIZE);
+ if (err)
+ return err;
+ return patch_insn_write((void *)bpt->bpt_addr,
+ arch_kgdb_ops.gdb_bpt_instr, BREAK_INSTR_SIZE);
+}
+
+int kgdb_arch_remove_breakpoint(struct kgdb_bkpt *bpt)
+{
+ return patch_insn_write((void *)bpt->bpt_addr, bpt->saved_instr,
+ BREAK_INSTR_SIZE);
+}
+
void kgdb_arch_handle_qxfer_pkt(char *remcom_in_buffer,
char *remcom_out_buffer)
{
--
2.55.0
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