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Pull x86 fixes from Thomas Gleixner:
"Three fixes all related to #DB:
- Handle the BTF bit correctly so it doesn't get lost due to a kernel
#DB
- Only clear and set the virtual DR6 value used by ptrace on user
space triggered #DB. A kernel #DB must leave it alone to ensure
data consistency for ptrace.
- Make the bitmasking of the virtual DR6 storage correct so it does
not lose DR_STEP"
* tag 'x86-urgent-2020-11-01' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
x86/debug: Fix DR_STEP vs ptrace_get_debugreg(6)
x86/debug: Only clear/set ->virtual_dr6 for userspace #DB
x86/debug: Fix BTF handling
Pull timer fixes from Thomas Gleixner:
"A few fixes for timers/timekeeping:
- Prevent undefined behaviour in the timespec64_to_ns() conversion
which is used for converting user supplied time input to
nanoseconds. It lacked overflow protection.
- Mark sched_clock_read_begin/retry() to prevent recursion in the
tracer
- Remove unused debug functions in the hrtimer and timerlist code"
* tag 'timers-urgent-2020-11-01' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
time: Prevent undefined behaviour in timespec64_to_ns()
timers: Remove unused inline funtion debug_timer_free()
hrtimer: Remove unused inline function debug_hrtimer_free()
time/sched_clock: Mark sched_clock_read_begin/retry() as notrace
Commit d53d9bc0cf78 ("x86/debug: Change thread.debugreg6 to
thread.virtual_dr6") changed the semantics of the variable from random
collection of bits, to exactly only those bits that ptrace() needs.
Unfortunately this lost DR_STEP for PTRACE_{BLOCK,SINGLE}STEP.
Furthermore, it turns out that userspace expects DR_STEP to be
unconditionally available, even for manual TF usage outside of
PTRACE_{BLOCK,SINGLE}_STEP.
Fixes: d53d9bc0cf78 ("x86/debug: Change thread.debugreg6 to thread.virtual_dr6")
Reported-by: Kyle Huey <me@kylehuey.com>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Tested-by: Kyle Huey <me@kylehuey.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20201027183330.GM2628@hirez.programming.kicks-ass.net
Pull smp fix from Thomas Gleixner:
"A single fix for stop machine.
Mark functions no trace to prevent a crash caused by recursion when
enabling or disabling a tracer on RISC-V (probably all architectures
which patch through stop machine)"
* tag 'smp-urgent-2020-11-01' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
stop_machine, rcu: Mark functions as notrace
UBSAN reports:
Undefined behaviour in ./include/linux/time64.h:127:27
signed integer overflow:
17179869187 * 1000000000 cannot be represented in type 'long long int'
Call Trace:
timespec64_to_ns include/linux/time64.h:127 [inline]
set_cpu_itimer+0x65c/0x880 kernel/time/itimer.c:180
do_setitimer+0x8e/0x740 kernel/time/itimer.c:245
__x64_sys_setitimer+0x14c/0x2c0 kernel/time/itimer.c:336
do_syscall_64+0xa1/0x540 arch/x86/entry/common.c:295
Commit bd40a175769d ("y2038: itimer: change implementation to timespec64")
replaced the original conversion which handled time clamping correctly with
timespec64_to_ns() which has no overflow protection.
Fix it in timespec64_to_ns() as this is not necessarily limited to the
usage in itimers.
[ tglx: Added comment and adjusted the fixes tag ]
Fixes: 361a3bf00582 ("time64: Add time64.h header and define struct timespec64")
Signed-off-by: Zeng Tao <prime.zeng@hisilicon.com>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Reviewed-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@arndb.de>
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/1598952616-6416-1-git-send-email-prime.zeng@hisilicon.com
The ->virtual_dr6 is the value used by ptrace_{get,set}_debugreg(6). A
kernel #DB clearing it could mean spurious malfunction of ptrace()
expectations.
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Tested-by: Kyle Huey <me@kylehuey.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20201027093608.028952500@infradead.org
Pull locking fixes from Thomas Gleixner:
"A couple of locking fixes:
- Fix incorrect failure injection handling in the fuxtex code
- Prevent a preemption warning in lockdep when tracking
local_irq_enable() and interrupts are already enabled
- Remove more raw_cpu_read() usage from lockdep which causes state
corruption on !X86 architectures.
- Make the nr_unused_locks accounting in lockdep correct again"
* tag 'locking-urgent-2020-11-01' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip:
lockdep: Fix nr_unused_locks accounting
locking/lockdep: Remove more raw_cpu_read() usage
futex: Fix incorrect should_fail_futex() handling
lockdep: Fix preemption WARN for spurious IRQ-enable
Some architectures assume that the stopped CPUs don't make function calls
to traceable functions when they are in the stopped state. See also commit
cb9d7fd51d9f ("watchdog: Mark watchdog touch functions as notrace").
Violating this assumption causes kernel crashes when switching tracer on
RISC-V.
Mark rcu_momentary_dyntick_idle() and stop_machine_yield() notrace to
prevent this.
Fixes: 4ecf0a43e729 ("processor: get rid of cpu_relax_yield")
Fixes: 366237e7b083 ("stop_machine: Provide RCU quiescent state in multi_cpu_stop()")
Signed-off-by: Zong Li <zong.li@sifive.com>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Tested-by: Atish Patra <atish.patra@wdc.com>
Tested-by: Colin Ian King <colin.king@canonical.com>
Acked-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Acked-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@kernel.org>
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20201021073839.43935-1-zong.li@sifive.com
There is no caller in tree, remove it.
Signed-off-by: YueHaibing <yuehaibing@huawei.com>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200909134749.32300-1-yuehaibing@huawei.com
The SDM states that #DB clears DEBUGCTLMSR_BTF, this means that when the
bit is set for userspace (TIF_BLOCKSTEP) and a kernel #DB happens first,
the BTF bit meant for userspace execution is lost.
Have the kernel #DB handler restore the BTF bit when it was requested
for userspace.
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Tested-by: Kyle Huey <me@kylehuey.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20201027093607.956147736@infradead.org
Pull char/misc fixes/removals from Greg KH:
"Here's some small fixes for 5.10-rc2 and a big driver removal.
The fixes are for some reported issues in the interconnect and
coresight drivers, nothing major.
The "big" driver removal is the MIC drivers have been asked to be
removed as the hardware never shipped and Intel no longer wants to
maintain something that no one can use. This is welcomed by many as
the DMA usage of these drivers was "interesting" and the security
people were starting to question some issues that were starting to be
found in the codebase.
Note, one of the subsystems for this driver, the "VOP" code, will
probably come back in future kernel versions as it was looking to
potentially solve some PCIe virtualization issues that a number of
other vendors were wanting to solve. But as-is, this codebase didn't
work for anyone else so no actual functionality is being removed.
All of these have been in linux-next with no reported issues"
* tag 'char-misc-5.10-rc2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/gregkh/char-misc:
coresight: cti: Initialize dynamic sysfs attributes
coresight: Fix uninitialised pointer bug in etm_setup_aux()
coresight: add module license
misc: mic: remove the MIC drivers
interconnect: qcom: use icc_sync state for sm8[12]50
interconnect: qcom: Ensure that the floor bandwidth value is enforced
interconnect: qcom: sc7180: Init BCMs before creating the nodes
interconnect: qcom: sdm845: Init BCMs before creating the nodes
interconnect: Aggregate before setting initial bandwidth
interconnect: qcom: sdm845: Enable keepalive for the MM1 BCM
Chris reported that commit 24d5a3bffef1 ("lockdep: Fix
usage_traceoverflow") breaks the nr_unused_locks validation code
triggered by /proc/lockdep_stats.
By fully splitting LOCK_USED and LOCK_USED_READ it becomes a bad
indicator for accounting nr_unused_locks; simplyfy by using any first
bit.
Fixes: 24d5a3bffef1 ("lockdep: Fix usage_traceoverflow")
Reported-by: Chris Wilson <chris@chris-wilson.co.uk>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Tested-by: Chris Wilson <chris@chris-wilson.co.uk>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20201027124834.GL2628@hirez.programming.kicks-ass.net
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