Loading arch/powerpc/mm/fault.c +3 −3 Original line number Diff line number Diff line Loading @@ -177,15 +177,15 @@ int __kprobes do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long address, /* When running in the kernel we expect faults to occur only to * addresses in user space. All other faults represent errors in the * kernel and should generate an OOPS. Unfortunatly, in the case of an * erroneous fault occuring in a code path which already holds mmap_sem * kernel and should generate an OOPS. Unfortunately, in the case of an * erroneous fault occurring in a code path which already holds mmap_sem * we will deadlock attempting to validate the fault against the * address space. Luckily the kernel only validly references user * space from well defined areas of code, which are listed in the * exceptions table. * * As the vast majority of faults will be valid we will only perform * the source reference check when there is a possibilty of a deadlock. * the source reference check when there is a possibility of a deadlock. * Attempt to lock the address space, if we cannot we then validate the * source. If this is invalid we can skip the address space check, * thus avoiding the deadlock. Loading Loading
arch/powerpc/mm/fault.c +3 −3 Original line number Diff line number Diff line Loading @@ -177,15 +177,15 @@ int __kprobes do_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long address, /* When running in the kernel we expect faults to occur only to * addresses in user space. All other faults represent errors in the * kernel and should generate an OOPS. Unfortunatly, in the case of an * erroneous fault occuring in a code path which already holds mmap_sem * kernel and should generate an OOPS. Unfortunately, in the case of an * erroneous fault occurring in a code path which already holds mmap_sem * we will deadlock attempting to validate the fault against the * address space. Luckily the kernel only validly references user * space from well defined areas of code, which are listed in the * exceptions table. * * As the vast majority of faults will be valid we will only perform * the source reference check when there is a possibilty of a deadlock. * the source reference check when there is a possibility of a deadlock. * Attempt to lock the address space, if we cannot we then validate the * source. If this is invalid we can skip the address space check, * thus avoiding the deadlock. Loading