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[v6,22/24] x86/alternative: Comment about module removal races

Message ID 20190426232303.28381-23-nadav.amit@gmail.com (mailing list archive)
State New, archived
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Series x86: text_poke() fixes and executable lockdowns | expand

Commit Message

Nadav Amit April 26, 2019, 11:23 p.m. UTC 
From: Nadav Amit <namit@vmware.com>

Add a comment to clarify that users of text_poke() must ensure that
no races with module removal take place.

Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Nadav Amit <namit@vmware.com>
Signed-off-by: Rick Edgecombe <rick.p.edgecombe@intel.com>
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 arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
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diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
index 18f959975ea0..7b9b49dfc05a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
@@ -810,6 +810,11 @@  static void *__text_poke(void *addr, const void *opcode, size_t len)
  * It means the size must be writable atomically and the address must be aligned
  * in a way that permits an atomic write. It also makes sure we fit on a single
  * page.
+ *
+ * Note that the caller must ensure that if the modified code is part of a
+ * module, the module would not be removed during poking. This can be achieved
+ * by registering a module notifier, and ordering module removal and patching
+ * trough a mutex.
  */
 void *text_poke(void *addr, const void *opcode, size_t len)
 {