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microblaze: Fix copy_to_user_page macro

copy_to_user_page macro is used in mm/memory.c:access_process_vm
function. This function is called from ptrace code (POKETEXT, POKEDATA)
which write data to memory. Microblaze handle physical address for
caches that's why there is virt_to_phys conversion.

There is potential one location which can caused the problem on WB system.

The important is take a look at write PTRACEs requests
(POKE/TEXT, DATA, USR).

Note:
Majority of Microblaze PTRACE code is moved to generic location
in newer kernel version that's why this solution should work on
the newest kernel version too.

linux/io.h is in cacheflush because of mm/nommu.c

Tested on a WB system - hello world debugging.

Signed-off-by: Michal Simek <monstr@monstr.eu>
Michal Simek 15 years ago
parent
commit
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2 changed files with 19 additions and 2 deletions
  1. 3 1
      arch/microblaze/include/asm/cacheflush.h
  2. 16 1
      arch/microblaze/kernel/ptrace.c

+ 3 - 1
arch/microblaze/include/asm/cacheflush.h

@@ -103,8 +103,10 @@ do { \
 
 #define copy_to_user_page(vma, page, vaddr, dst, src, len)		\
 do {									\
+	u32 addr = virt_to_phys(dst);					\
+	invalidate_icache_range((unsigned) (addr), (unsigned) (addr) + (len));\
 	memcpy((dst), (src), (len));					\
-	flush_icache_range((unsigned) (dst), (unsigned) (dst) + (len));	\
+	flush_dcache_range((unsigned) (addr), (unsigned) (addr) + (len));\
 } while (0)
 
 #define copy_from_user_page(vma, page, vaddr, dst, src, len)		\

+ 16 - 1
arch/microblaze/kernel/ptrace.c

@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@
 #include <asm/processor.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
 #include <asm/asm-offsets.h>
+#include <asm/cacheflush.h>
+#include <asm/io.h>
 
 /* Returns the address where the register at REG_OFFS in P is stashed away. */
 static microblaze_reg_t *reg_save_addr(unsigned reg_offs,
@@ -101,8 +103,21 @@ long arch_ptrace(struct task_struct *child, long request, long addr, long data)
 			microblaze_reg_t *reg_addr = reg_save_addr(addr, child);
 			if (request == PTRACE_PEEKUSR)
 				val = *reg_addr;
-			else
+			else {
+#if 1
 				*reg_addr = data;
+#else
+				/* MS potential problem on WB system
+				 * Be aware that reg_addr is virtual address
+				 * virt_to_phys conversion is necessary.
+				 * This could be sensible solution.
+				 */
+				u32 paddr = virt_to_phys((u32)reg_addr);
+				invalidate_icache_range(paddr, paddr + 4);
+				*reg_addr = data;
+				flush_dcache_range(paddr, paddr + 4);
+#endif
+			}
 		} else
 			rval = -EIO;