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authorDmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>2022-01-17 18:03:39 -0800
committerDmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@gmail.com>2022-01-17 18:03:39 -0800
commit87a0b2fafc09766d8c55461a18345a1cfb10a7fe (patch)
treef2ecd87b34a4709e49b51470056f6b6e528fefca /kernel/livepatch/patch.c
parentInput: ti_am335x_tsc - fix a typo in a comment (diff)
parentLinux 5.16 (diff)
Merge tag 'v5.16' into next
Sync up with mainline to bring in the latest API changes.
Diffstat (limited to 'kernel/livepatch/patch.c')
-rw-r--r--kernel/livepatch/patch.c12
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/livepatch/patch.c b/kernel/livepatch/patch.c
index e8029aea67f1..fe316c021d73 100644
--- a/kernel/livepatch/patch.c
+++ b/kernel/livepatch/patch.c
@@ -49,14 +49,15 @@ static void notrace klp_ftrace_handler(unsigned long ip,
ops = container_of(fops, struct klp_ops, fops);
+ /*
+ * The ftrace_test_recursion_trylock() will disable preemption,
+ * which is required for the variant of synchronize_rcu() that is
+ * used to allow patching functions where RCU is not watching.
+ * See klp_synchronize_transition() for more details.
+ */
bit = ftrace_test_recursion_trylock(ip, parent_ip);
if (WARN_ON_ONCE(bit < 0))
return;
- /*
- * A variant of synchronize_rcu() is used to allow patching functions
- * where RCU is not watching, see klp_synchronize_transition().
- */
- preempt_disable_notrace();
func = list_first_or_null_rcu(&ops->func_stack, struct klp_func,
stack_node);
@@ -120,7 +121,6 @@ static void notrace klp_ftrace_handler(unsigned long ip,
klp_arch_set_pc(fregs, (unsigned long)func->new_func);
unlock:
- preempt_enable_notrace();
ftrace_test_recursion_unlock(bit);
}