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Re: [PATCH -tip v8 08/26] kprobes/x86: Call exception handlers directly from do_int3/do_debug


On Mon, 24 Mar 2014 17:47:06 +0900
Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com> wrote:

> >> @@ -857,7 +857,7 @@ no_change:
> >>   * Interrupts are disabled on entry as trap1 is an interrupt gate and they
> >>   * remain disabled throughout this function.
> >>   */
> >> -static int __kprobes post_kprobe_handler(struct pt_regs *regs)
> >> +int __kprobes kprobe_debug_handler(struct pt_regs *regs)


> >> -		break;
> >> -	case DIE_DEBUG:
> >> -		if (post_kprobe_handler(args->regs)) {

> > 
> > The DIE_DEBUG case is removed but not added anyplace else. The change
> > log doesn't say why this was removed.
> 
> As you can see the above hunk, post_kprobe_handler() is now renamed
> as kprobe_debug_handler() which is called from do_debug() directly.
> 
> What I meant in the patch comment;
> 
> >> To avoid a kernel crash by probing on lockdep code, call
> >> kprobe_int3_handler and kprobe_debug_handler directly
> >> from do_int3 and do_debug.
> 
> was actually pointing that change...
> 


I missed the rename of post_kprobe_handler().

Reviewed-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>

-- Steve


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