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[PATCH v2 3/6] x86: Add struct inactive_task_frame

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  [PATCH v2 3/6] x86: Add struct inactive_task_frame Brian Gerst <brgerst@gmail.com> - 2016-06-18 23:00 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v2 3/6] x86: Add struct inactive_task_frame Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> - 2016-06-19 23:20 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v2 3/6] x86: Add struct inactive_task_frame Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-06-20 17:50 +0200

#1425844 — [PATCH v2 3/6] x86: Add struct inactive_task_frame

Add struct inactive_task_frame, which defines the layout of the stack for
a sleeping process.  For now, the only defined field is the BP register
(frame pointer).

Signed-off-by: Brian Gerst <brgerst@gmail.com>
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/stacktrace.h | 4 ++--
 arch/x86/include/asm/switch_to.h  | 5 +++++
 arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c            | 3 ++-
 arch/x86/kernel/process.c         | 3 ++-
 4 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/stacktrace.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/stacktrace.h
index 7c247e7..fb4a078 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/stacktrace.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/stacktrace.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <linux/ptrace.h>
+#include <asm/switch_to.h>
 
 extern int kstack_depth_to_print;
 
@@ -70,8 +71,7 @@ stack_frame(struct task_struct *task, struct pt_regs *regs)
 		return bp;
 	}
 
-	/* bp is the last reg pushed by switch_to */
-	return *(unsigned long *)task->thread.sp;
+	return ((struct inactive_task_frame *)task->thread.sp)->bp;
 }
 #else
 static inline unsigned long
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/switch_to.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/switch_to.h
index 8f321a1..02de86e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/switch_to.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/switch_to.h
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ struct tss_struct;
 void __switch_to_xtra(struct task_struct *prev_p, struct task_struct *next_p,
 		      struct tss_struct *tss);
 
+/* data that is pointed to by thread.sp */
+struct inactive_task_frame {
+	unsigned long bp;
+};
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CC_STACKPROTECTOR
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c b/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c
index 5e3f294..8e36f24 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/kgdb.c
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@
 #include <asm/apicdef.h>
 #include <asm/apic.h>
 #include <asm/nmi.h>
+#include <asm/switch_to.h>
 
 struct dbg_reg_def_t dbg_reg_def[DBG_MAX_REG_NUM] =
 {
@@ -166,7 +167,7 @@ void sleeping_thread_to_gdb_regs(unsigned long *gdb_regs, struct task_struct *p)
 	gdb_regs[GDB_DX]	= 0;
 	gdb_regs[GDB_SI]	= 0;
 	gdb_regs[GDB_DI]	= 0;
-	gdb_regs[GDB_BP]	= *(unsigned long *)p->thread.sp;
+	gdb_regs[GDB_BP]	= ((struct inactive_task_frame *)p->thread.sp)->bp;
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32
 	gdb_regs[GDB_DS]	= __KERNEL_DS;
 	gdb_regs[GDB_ES]	= __KERNEL_DS;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
index 96becbb..00ebab0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process.c
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 #include <asm/tlbflush.h>
 #include <asm/mce.h>
 #include <asm/vm86.h>
+#include <asm/switch_to.h>
 
 /*
  * per-CPU TSS segments. Threads are completely 'soft' on Linux,
@@ -555,7 +556,7 @@ unsigned long get_wchan(struct task_struct *p)
 	if (sp < bottom || sp > top)
 		return 0;
 
-	fp = READ_ONCE_NOCHECK(*(unsigned long *)sp);
+	fp = READ_ONCE_NOCHECK(((struct inactive_task_frame *)sp)->bp);
 	do {
 		if (fp < bottom || fp > top)
 			return 0;
-- 
2.5.5

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#1426041

On Sat, Jun 18, 2016 at 1:56 PM, Brian Gerst <brgerst@gmail.com> wrote:
> Add struct inactive_task_frame, which defines the layout of the stack for
> a sleeping process.  For now, the only defined field is the BP register
> (frame pointer).

I like this version.

Reviewed-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>

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#1426716

On Sat, Jun 18, 2016 at 04:56:15PM -0400, Brian Gerst wrote:
> Add struct inactive_task_frame, which defines the layout of the stack for
> a sleeping process.  For now, the only defined field is the BP register
> (frame pointer).
> 
> Signed-off-by: Brian Gerst <brgerst@gmail.com>

Reviewed-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>

-- 
Josh

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