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When using eBPF to probe CS CALL instructions within a function, a crash can be triggered. The eBPF tool probes offset 257 of the __hrtimer_run_queues() function: <__hrtimer_run_queues+249>: nopl 0x0(%rax,%rax,1) <__hrtimer_run_queues+254>: mov %r14,%rdi <__hrtimer_run_queues+257>: cs call <__x86_indirect_thunk_r12> <__hrtimer_run_queues+263>: mov %eax,%r12d <__hrtimer_run_queues+266>: xchg %ax,%ax <__hrtimer_run_queues+268>: mov %r13,%rdi Which triggers this crash: BUG: unable to handle page fault for address: 00000000000f41c9 #PF: supervisor write access in kernel mode #PF: error_code(0x0002) - not-present page PGD 0 P4D 0 Oops: 0002 [#1] SMP NOPTI CPU: 1 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/1 Kdump: loaded Tainted: P RIP: 0010:__hrtimer_run_queues+0x106/0x230 Note that __hrtimer_run_queues+0x106 is __hrtimer_run_queues+262, which is at the 6th byte of the above CS CALL instruction. Since the CS CALL instruction occupies 6 bytes, the exception occurred in the middle of that call instruction. The root cause is that when using eBPF tools to probe in the middle of a function, a kprobe with INT3 is used as the underlying implementation. During single-step emulation of the original CALL instruction, int3_emulate_call() assumes that the probed CALL instruction is 5 bytes long. However, the actual CS-prefixed CALL instruction occupies 6 bytes, so it constructs an incorrect exception return address. When the CPU returns from the kprobe handler, the next instruction to be executed is at the address of the last byte of that CS CALL instruction. Coincidentally, starting from that address, the CPU fetches and decodes a completely different instruction, which ultimately triggers a kernel crash. Fix the issue by using the actual instruction length obtained from the instruction decoder when constructing the exception return address, rather than relying on the hardcoded CALL_INSN_SIZE macro. [ mingo: Refined the changelog ] Fixes: 6256e668b7af ("x86/kprobes: Use int3 instead of debug trap for single-step") Suggested-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Jinke Han <jinkehan@didiglobal.com> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@kernel.org> Acked-by: Yafang Shao <laoar.shao@gmail.com> Acked-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260908073742.GA10517@didi-ThinkCentre-M920t-N000
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+=============================
+ARM Microchip SoCs (aka AT91)
+=============================
+
+
+Introduction
+------------
+This document gives useful information about the ARM Microchip SoCs that are
+currently supported in Linux Mainline (you know, the one on kernel.org).
+
+It is important to note that the Microchip (previously Atmel) ARM-based MPU
+product line is historically named "AT91" or "at91" throughout the Linux kernel
+development process even if this product prefix has completely disappeared from
+the official Microchip product name. Anyway, files, directories, git trees,
+git branches/tags and email subject always contain this "at91" sub-string.
+
+
+AT91 SoCs
+---------
+Documentation and detailed datasheet for each product are available on
+the Microchip website: http://www.microchip.com.
+
+ Flavors:
+ * ARM 920 based SoC
+ - at91rm9200
+
+ * Datasheet
+
+ http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/Atmel-1768-32-bit-ARM920T-Embedded-Microprocessor-AT91RM9200_Datasheet.pdf
+
+ * ARM 926 based SoCs
+ - at91sam9260
+
+ * Datasheet
+
+ http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/Atmel-6221-32-bit-ARM926EJ-S-Embedded-Microprocessor-SAM9260_Datasheet.pdf
+
+ - at91sam9xe
+
+ * Datasheet
+
+ http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/Atmel-6254-32-bit-ARM926EJ-S-Embedded-Microprocessor-SAM9XE_Datasheet.pdf
+
+ - at91sam9261
+
+ * Datasheet
+
+ http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/Atmel-6062-ARM926EJ-S-Microprocessor-SAM9261_Datasheet.pdf
+
+ - at91sam9263
+
+ * Datasheet
+
+ http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/Atmel-6249-32-bit-ARM926EJ-S-Embedded-Microprocessor-SAM9263_Datasheet.pdf
+
+ - at91sam9rl
+
+ * Datasheet
+
+ http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/doc6289.pdf
+
+ - at91sam9g20
+
+ * Datasheet
+
+ http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/DS60001516A.pdf
+
+ - at91sam9g45 family
+ - at91sam9g45
+ - at91sam9g46
+ - at91sam9m10
+ - at91sam9m11 (device superset)
+
+ * Datasheet
+
+ http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/Atmel-6437-32-bit-ARM926-Embedded-Microprocessor-SAM9M11_Datasheet.pdf
+
+ - at91sam9x5 family (aka "The 5 series")
+ - at91sam9g15
+ - at91sam9g25
+ - at91sam9g35
+ - at91sam9x25
+ - at91sam9x35
+
+ * Datasheet (can be considered as covering the whole family)
+
+ http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/Atmel-11055-32-bit-ARM926EJ-S-Microcontroller-SAM9X35_Datasheet.pdf
+
+ - at91sam9n12
+
+ * Datasheet
+
+ http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/DS60001517A.pdf
+
+ - sam9x60
+
+ * Datasheet
+
+ http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/SAM9X60-Data-Sheet-DS60001579A.pdf
+
+ * ARM Cortex-A5 based SoCs
+ - sama5d3 family
+
+ - sama5d31
+ - sama5d33
+ - sama5d34
+ - sama5d35
+ - sama5d36 (device superset)
+
+ * Datasheet
+
+ http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/Atmel-11121-32-bit-Cortex-A5-Microcontroller-SAMA5D3_Datasheet_B.pdf
+
+ * ARM Cortex-A5 + NEON based SoCs
+ - sama5d4 family
+
+ - sama5d41
+ - sama5d42
+ - sama5d43
+ - sama5d44 (device superset)
+
+ * Datasheet
+
+ http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/60001525A.pdf
+
+ - sama5d2 family
+
+ - sama5d21
+ - sama5d22
+ - sama5d23
+ - sama5d24
+ - sama5d26
+ - sama5d27 (device superset)
+ - sama5d28 (device superset + environmental monitors)
+
+ * Datasheet
+
+ http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/DS60001476B.pdf
+
+ * ARM Cortex-A7 based SoCs
+ - sama7g5 family
+
+ - sama7g51
+ - sama7g52
+ - sama7g53
+ - sama7g54 (device superset)
+
+ * Datasheet
+
+ Coming soon
+
+ - lan966 family
+ - lan9662
+ - lan9668
+
+ * Datasheet
+
+ Coming soon
+
+ * ARM Cortex-M7 MCUs
+ - sams70 family
+
+ - sams70j19
+ - sams70j20
+ - sams70j21
+ - sams70n19
+ - sams70n20
+ - sams70n21
+ - sams70q19
+ - sams70q20
+ - sams70q21
+
+ - samv70 family
+
+ - samv70j19
+ - samv70j20
+ - samv70n19
+ - samv70n20
+ - samv70q19
+ - samv70q20
+
+ - samv71 family
+
+ - samv71j19
+ - samv71j20
+ - samv71j21
+ - samv71n19
+ - samv71n20
+ - samv71n21
+ - samv71q19
+ - samv71q20
+ - samv71q21
+
+ * Datasheet
+
+ http://ww1.microchip.com/downloads/en/DeviceDoc/SAM-E70-S70-V70-V71-Family-Data-Sheet-DS60001527D.pdf
+
+
+Linux kernel information
+------------------------
+Linux kernel mach directory: arch/arm/mach-at91
+MAINTAINERS entry is: "ARM/Microchip (AT91) SoC support"
+
+
+Device Tree for AT91 SoCs and boards
+------------------------------------
+All AT91 SoCs are converted to Device Tree. Since Linux 3.19, these products
+must use this method to boot the Linux kernel.
+
+Work In Progress statement:
+Device Tree files and Device Tree bindings that apply to AT91 SoCs and boards are
+considered as "Unstable". To be completely clear, any at91 binding can change at
+any time. So, be sure to use a Device Tree Binary and a Kernel Image generated from
+the same source tree.
+Please refer to the Documentation/devicetree/bindings/ABI.rst file for a
+definition of a "Stable" binding/ABI.
+This statement will be removed by AT91 MAINTAINERS when appropriate.
+
+Naming conventions and best practice:
+
+- SoCs Device Tree Source Include files are named after the official name of
+ the product (at91sam9g20.dtsi or sama5d33.dtsi for instance).
+- Device Tree Source Include files (.dtsi) are used to collect common nodes that can be
+ shared across SoCs or boards (sama5d3.dtsi or at91sam9x5cm.dtsi for instance).
+ When collecting nodes for a particular peripheral or topic, the identifier have to
+ be placed at the end of the file name, separated with a "_" (at91sam9x5_can.dtsi
+ or sama5d3_gmac.dtsi for example).
+- board Device Tree Source files (.dts) are prefixed by the string "at91-" so
+ that they can be identified easily. Note that some files are historical exceptions
+ to this rule (sama5d3[13456]ek.dts, usb_a9g20.dts or animeo_ip.dts for example).