commit 1b08e907211cdc744f54871736005d9f3e7f182c
author Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com> Fri Sep 14 18:52:10 2012 +0200
committer Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com> Sat Sep 29 21:21:53 2012 +0200
tree df62046438501ecd89e0bac1fb9b73edaf622e15
parent 0578a97098dab967ece4b025fe5eb4984c4c86c0

uprobes: Kill UTASK_BP_HIT state

Kill UTASK_BP_HIT state, it buys nothing but complicates the code.
It is only used in uprobe_notify_resume() to decide who should be
called, we can check utask->active_uprobe != NULL instead. And this
allows us to simplify handle_swbp(), no need to clear utask->state.

Likewise we could kill UTASK_SSTEP, but UTASK_BP_HIT is worse and
imho should die. The problem is, it creates the special case when
task->utask is NULL, we can't distinguish RUNNING and BP_HIT. With
this patch utask == NULL always means RUNNING.

Signed-off-by: Oleg Nesterov <oleg@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Srikar Dronamraju <srikar@linux.vnet.ibm.com>

include/linux/uprobes.h

diff --git a/include/linux/uprobes.h b/include/linux/uprobes.h
index e6f0331..18d839d 100644
--- a/include/linux/uprobes.h
+++ b/include/linux/uprobes.h
@@ -59,7 +59,6 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_UPROBES
 enum uprobe_task_state {
 	UTASK_RUNNING,
-	UTASK_BP_HIT,
 	UTASK_SSTEP,
 	UTASK_SSTEP_ACK,
 	UTASK_SSTEP_TRAPPED,

kernel/events/uprobes.c

diff --git a/kernel/events/uprobes.c b/kernel/events/uprobes.c
index d239296..d3f5381e 100644
--- a/kernel/events/uprobes.c
+++ b/kernel/events/uprobes.c
@@ -1469,10 +1469,6 @@
 	bp_vaddr = uprobe_get_swbp_addr(regs);
 	uprobe = find_active_uprobe(bp_vaddr, &is_swbp);
 
-	utask = current->utask;
-	if (utask)
-		utask->state = UTASK_RUNNING;
-
 	if (!uprobe) {
 		if (is_swbp > 0) {
 			/* No matching uprobe; signal SIGTRAP. */
@@ -1491,6 +1487,7 @@
 		return;
 	}
 
+	utask = current->utask;
 	if (!utask) {
 		utask = add_utask();
 		/* Cannot allocate; re-execute the instruction. */
@@ -1547,13 +1544,12 @@
 }
 
 /*
- * On breakpoint hit, breakpoint notifier sets the TIF_UPROBE flag.  (and on
- * subsequent probe hits on the thread sets the state to UTASK_BP_HIT) and
- * allows the thread to return from interrupt.
+ * On breakpoint hit, breakpoint notifier sets the TIF_UPROBE flag and
+ * allows the thread to return from interrupt. After that handle_swbp()
+ * sets utask->active_uprobe.
  *
- * On singlestep exception, singlestep notifier sets the TIF_UPROBE flag and
- * also sets the state to UTASK_SSTEP_ACK and allows the thread to return from
- * interrupt.
+ * On singlestep exception, singlestep notifier sets the TIF_UPROBE flag
+ * and allows the thread to return from interrupt.
  *
  * While returning to userspace, thread notices the TIF_UPROBE flag and calls
  * uprobe_notify_resume().
@@ -1563,10 +1559,10 @@
 	struct uprobe_task *utask;
 
 	utask = current->utask;
-	if (!utask || utask->state == UTASK_BP_HIT)
-		handle_swbp(regs);
-	else
+	if (utask && utask->active_uprobe)
 		handle_singlestep(utask, regs);
+	else
+		handle_swbp(regs);
 }
 
 /*
@@ -1575,17 +1571,10 @@
  */
 int uprobe_pre_sstep_notifier(struct pt_regs *regs)
 {
-	struct uprobe_task *utask;
-
 	if (!current->mm || !test_bit(MMF_HAS_UPROBES, &current->mm->flags))
 		return 0;
 
-	utask = current->utask;
-	if (utask)
-		utask->state = UTASK_BP_HIT;
-
 	set_thread_flag(TIF_UPROBE);
-
 	return 1;
 }