linux/arch/x86/include/asm/text-patching.h
Andy Lutomirski 35de5b0692 x86/asm: Stop depending on ptrace.h in alternative.h
alternative.h pulls in ptrace.h, which means that alternatives can't
be used in anything referenced from ptrace.h, which is a mess.

Break the dependency by pulling text patching helpers into their own
header.

Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>
Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net>
Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
Cc: Brian Gerst <brgerst@gmail.com>
Cc: Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@redhat.com>
Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/99b93b13f2c9eb671f5c98bba4c2cbdc061293a2.1461698311.git.luto@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
2016-04-29 11:56:40 +02:00

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#ifndef _ASM_X86_TEXT_PATCHING_H
#define _ASM_X86_TEXT_PATCHING_H
#include <linux/types.h>
#include <linux/stddef.h>
#include <asm/ptrace.h>
struct paravirt_patch_site;
#ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT
void apply_paravirt(struct paravirt_patch_site *start,
struct paravirt_patch_site *end);
#else
static inline void apply_paravirt(struct paravirt_patch_site *start,
struct paravirt_patch_site *end)
{}
#define __parainstructions NULL
#define __parainstructions_end NULL
#endif
extern void *text_poke_early(void *addr, const void *opcode, size_t len);
/*
* Clear and restore the kernel write-protection flag on the local CPU.
* Allows the kernel to edit read-only pages.
* Side-effect: any interrupt handler running between save and restore will have
* the ability to write to read-only pages.
*
* Warning:
* Code patching in the UP case is safe if NMIs and MCE handlers are stopped and
* no thread can be preempted in the instructions being modified (no iret to an
* invalid instruction possible) or if the instructions are changed from a
* consistent state to another consistent state atomically.
* On the local CPU you need to be protected again NMI or MCE handlers seeing an
* inconsistent instruction while you patch.
*/
extern void *text_poke(void *addr, const void *opcode, size_t len);
extern int poke_int3_handler(struct pt_regs *regs);
extern void *text_poke_bp(void *addr, const void *opcode, size_t len, void *handler);
#endif /* _ASM_X86_TEXT_PATCHING_H */