arm64: kprobes: Remove unneeded RODATA check

Remove unneeded RODATA check from arch_prepare_kprobe(). Since check_kprobe_address_safe() already ensured that the probe address is in kernel text, we don't need to check whether the address in RODATA or not. That must be always false. Acked-by: Will Deacon <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Catalin Marinas <[email protected]>
modi0012 · Mar 19, 2019 · b558616 · b558616
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commit b558616
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diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/probes/kprobes.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/probes/kprobes.c
@@ -91,8 +91,6 @@ static void __kprobes arch_simulate_insn(struct kprobe *p, struct pt_regs *regs)
 int __kprobes arch_prepare_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
 {
 	unsigned long probe_addr = (unsigned long)p->addr;
-	extern char __start_rodata[];
-	extern char __end_rodata[];
 
 	if (probe_addr & 0x3)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -106,10 +104,6 @@ int __kprobes arch_prepare_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
 	if (search_exception_tables(probe_addr))
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	if (probe_addr >= (unsigned long) __start_rodata &&
-	    probe_addr <= (unsigned long) __end_rodata)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	/* decode instruction */
 	switch (arm_kprobe_decode_insn(p->addr, &p->ainsn)) {
 	case INSN_REJECTED:	/* insn not supported */