@@ -1238,12 +1238,9 @@ void test_ptrace_of_child(int *ptr, u16
free(plain_ptr_unaligned);
}
-void test_executing_on_unreadable_memory(int *ptr, u16 pkey)
+void *get_pointer_to_instructions(void)
{
void *p1;
- int scratch;
- int ptr_contents;
- int ret;
p1 = ALIGN_PTR_UP(&lots_o_noops_around_write, PAGE_SIZE);
dprintf3("&lots_o_noops: %p\n", &lots_o_noops_around_write);
@@ -1253,7 +1250,23 @@ void test_executing_on_unreadable_memory
/* Point 'p1' at the *second* page of the function: */
p1 += PAGE_SIZE;
+ /*
+ * Try to ensure we fault this in on next touch to ensure
+ * we get an instruction fault as opposed to a data one
+ */
madvise(p1, PAGE_SIZE, MADV_DONTNEED);
+
+ return p1;
+}
+
+void test_executing_on_unreadable_memory(int *ptr, u16 pkey)
+{
+ void *p1;
+ int scratch;
+ int ptr_contents;
+ int ret;
+
+ p1 = get_pointer_to_instructions();
lots_o_noops_around_write(&scratch);
ptr_contents = read_ptr(p1);
dprintf2("ptr (%p) contents@%d: %x\n", p1, __LINE__, ptr_contents);