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module: Move RO/NX module protection to after ftrace module update
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84e1c6b
x86: Add RO/NX protection for loadable kernel modules

Broke the function tracer with this output:

------------[ cut here ]------------
WARNING: at kernel/trace/ftrace.c:1014 ftrace_bug+0x114/0x171()
Hardware name: Precision WorkStation 470
Modules linked in: i2c_core(+)
Pid: 86, comm: modprobe Not tainted 2.6.37-rc2+ torvalds#68
Call Trace:
 [<ffffffff8104e957>] warn_slowpath_common+0x85/0x9d
 [<ffffffffa00026db>] ? __process_new_adapter+0x7/0x34 [i2c_core]
 [<ffffffffa00026db>] ? __process_new_adapter+0x7/0x34 [i2c_core]
 [<ffffffff8104e989>] warn_slowpath_null+0x1a/0x1c
 [<ffffffff810a9dfe>] ftrace_bug+0x114/0x171
 [<ffffffffa00026db>] ? __process_new_adapter+0x7/0x34 [i2c_core]
 [<ffffffff810aa0db>] ftrace_process_locs+0x1ae/0x274
 [<ffffffffa00026db>] ? __process_new_adapter+0x7/0x34 [i2c_core]
 [<ffffffff810aa29e>] ftrace_module_notify+0x39/0x44
 [<ffffffff814405cf>] notifier_call_chain+0x37/0x63
 [<ffffffff8106e054>] __blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x46/0x5b
 [<ffffffff8106e07d>] blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x14/0x16
 [<ffffffff8107ffde>] sys_init_module+0x73/0x1f3
 [<ffffffff8100acf2>] system_call_fastpath+0x16/0x1b
---[ end trace 2aff4f4ca53ec746 ]---
ftrace faulted on writing [<ffffffffa00026db>]
__process_new_adapter+0x7/0x34 [i2c_core]

The cause was that the module text was set to read only before ftrace
could convert the calls to mcount to nops. Thus, the conversions failed
due to not being able to write to the text locations.

The simple fix is to move setting the module to read only after the
module notifiers are called (where ftrace sets the module mcounts to nops).

Reported-by: Peter Zijlstra <[email protected]>
Acked-by: Rusty Russell <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <[email protected]>
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rostedt committed Dec 23, 2010
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24 changes: 12 additions & 12 deletions kernel/module.c
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Expand Up @@ -2816,18 +2816,6 @@ static struct module *load_module(void __user *umod,
kfree(info.strmap);
free_copy(&info);

/* Set RO and NX regions for core */
set_section_ro_nx(mod->module_core,
mod->core_text_size,
mod->core_ro_size,
mod->core_size);

/* Set RO and NX regions for init */
set_section_ro_nx(mod->module_init,
mod->init_text_size,
mod->init_ro_size,
mod->init_size);

/* Done! */
trace_module_load(mod);
return mod;
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -2888,6 +2876,18 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE3(init_module, void __user *, umod,
blocking_notifier_call_chain(&module_notify_list,
MODULE_STATE_COMING, mod);

/* Set RO and NX regions for core */
set_section_ro_nx(mod->module_core,
mod->core_text_size,
mod->core_ro_size,
mod->core_size);

/* Set RO and NX regions for init */
set_section_ro_nx(mod->module_init,
mod->init_text_size,
mod->init_ro_size,
mod->init_size);

do_mod_ctors(mod);
/* Start the module */
if (mod->init != NULL)
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