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Re: [PATCH -tip v3 6/7] kprobes/x86: Remove disable_irq from ftrace-based/optimized kprobe

Started byIngo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
First post2017-09-28 09:30 +0200
Last post2017-09-29 08:50 +0200
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  Re: [PATCH -tip v3 6/7] kprobes/x86: Remove disable_irq from  ftrace-based/optimized kprobe Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> - 2017-09-28 09:30 +0200
    Re: [PATCH -tip v3 6/7] kprobes/x86: Remove disable_irq from  ftrace-based/optimized kprobe Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org> - 2017-09-29 08:50 +0200

#1741228 — Re: [PATCH -tip v3 6/7] kprobes/x86: Remove disable_irq from ftrace-based/optimized kprobe

FromIngo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
Date2017-09-28 09:30 +0200
SubjectRe: [PATCH -tip v3 6/7] kprobes/x86: Remove disable_irq from ftrace-based/optimized kprobe
Message-ID<uuBqF-5Tq-3@gated-at.bofh.it>
* Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org> wrote:

> Actually kprobes doesn't need to disable irq if it is
> called from ftrace/jump trampoline code because
> Documentation/kprobes.txt says
> 
> -----
> Probe handlers are run with preemption disabled.  Depending on the
> architecture and optimization state, handlers may also run with
> interrupts disabled (e.g., kretprobe handlers and optimized kprobe
> handlers run without interrupt disabled on x86/x86-64).
> -----
> 
> So let's remove irq disabling from those handlers.

> -	local_irq_save(flags);

The title is talking about disable_irq():

  kprobes/x86: Remove disable_irq from ftrace-based/optimized kprobe

... but the patch is actually using local_irq_save(), which is an entirely 
different thing! You probably wanted to say:

  kprobes/x86: Remove irq disabling from ftrace-based/optimized kprobes

Also note the plural of 'kprobes' when we refer to them as a generic thing.

I fixed the title, but _please_ read changelogs more carefully before sending 
them.

Thanks,

	Ingo

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#1741941

FromMasami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>
Date2017-09-29 08:50 +0200
Message-ID<uuXhv-2Ft-5@gated-at.bofh.it>
In reply to#1741228
On Thu, 28 Sep 2017 09:25:41 +0200
Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> wrote:

> 
> * Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org> wrote:
> 
> > Actually kprobes doesn't need to disable irq if it is
> > called from ftrace/jump trampoline code because
> > Documentation/kprobes.txt says
> > 
> > -----
> > Probe handlers are run with preemption disabled.  Depending on the
> > architecture and optimization state, handlers may also run with
> > interrupts disabled (e.g., kretprobe handlers and optimized kprobe
> > handlers run without interrupt disabled on x86/x86-64).
> > -----
> > 
> > So let's remove irq disabling from those handlers.
> 
> > -	local_irq_save(flags);
> 
> The title is talking about disable_irq():
> 
>   kprobes/x86: Remove disable_irq from ftrace-based/optimized kprobe
> 
> ... but the patch is actually using local_irq_save(), which is an entirely 
> different thing! You probably wanted to say:
> 
>   kprobes/x86: Remove irq disabling from ftrace-based/optimized kprobes

Correct! That's my mistake. thanks!

> 
> Also note the plural of 'kprobes' when we refer to them as a generic thing.
> 
> I fixed the title, but _please_ read changelogs more carefully before sending 
> them.

Thank you again,

> 
> Thanks,
> 
> 	Ingo


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Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>

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