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| author | Jinke Han <jinkehan@didiglobal.com> | 2026-09-08 15:37:42 +0800 |
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| committer | Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org> | 2026-09-17 09:48:42 +0200 |
| commit | a5f7a5bb3b7f28ba7e4fa246775b29a0e5537255 (patch) | |
| tree | 73fef824f9a846cf935869d0dbc5070ef6e2f741 /Documentation/doc-guide/parse-headers.rst | |
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x86/kprobes: Fix crash when probing CS CALL instructionsgrafted
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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diff --git a/Documentation/doc-guide/parse-headers.rst b/Documentation/doc-guide/parse-headers.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..a7bb01ff0 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/doc-guide/parse-headers.rst @@ -0,0 +1,187 @@ +=========================== +Including uAPI header files +=========================== + +Sometimes, it is useful to include header files and C example codes in +order to describe the userspace API and to generate cross-references +between the code and the documentation. Adding cross-references for +userspace API files has an additional advantage: Sphinx will generate warnings +if a symbol is not found at the documentation. That helps to keep the +uAPI documentation in sync with the Kernel changes. +The :ref:`parse_headers.py <parse_headers>` provides a way to generate such +cross-references. It has to be called via Makefile, while building the +documentation. Please see ``Documentation/userspace-api/media/Makefile`` for an example +about how to use it inside the Kernel tree. + +.. _parse_headers: + +tools/docs/parse_headers.py +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +NAME +**** + +parse_headers.py - parse a C file, in order to identify functions, structs, +enums and defines and create cross-references to a Sphinx book. + +USAGE +***** + +parse-headers.py [-h] [-d] [-t] ``FILE_IN`` ``FILE_OUT`` ``FILE_RULES`` + +SYNOPSIS +******** + +Converts a C header or source file ``FILE_IN`` into a ReStructured Text +included via ..parsed-literal block with cross-references for the +documentation files that describe the API. It accepts an optional +``FILE_RULES`` file to describe what elements will be either ignored or +be pointed to a non-default reference type/name. + +The output is written at ``FILE_OUT``. + +It is capable of identifying ``define``, ``struct``, ``typedef``, ``enum`` +and enum ``symbol``, creating cross-references for all of them. + +It is also capable of distinguishing ``#define`` used for specifying +Linux-specific macros used to define ``ioctl``. + +The optional ``FILE_RULES`` contains a set of rules like:: + + ignore ioctl VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT + replace ioctl VIDIOC_DQBUF vidioc_qbuf + replace define V4L2_EVENT_MD_FL_HAVE_FRAME_SEQ :c:type:`v4l2_event_motion_det` + +POSITIONAL ARGUMENTS +******************** + + ``FILE_IN`` + Input C file + + ``FILE_OUT`` + Output RST file + + ``FILE_RULES`` + Exceptions file (optional) + +OPTIONS +******* + + ``-h``, ``--help`` + show a help message and exit + ``-d``, ``--debug`` + Increase debug level. Can be used multiple times + ``-t``, ``--toc`` + instead of a literal block, outputs a TOC table at the RST file + + +DESCRIPTION +*********** + +Creates an enriched version of a Kernel header file with cross-links +to each C data structure type, from ``FILE_IN``, formatting it with +reStructuredText notation, either as-is or as a table of contents. + +It accepts an optional ``FILE_RULES`` which describes what elements will be +either ignored or be pointed to a non-default reference, and optionally +defines the C namespace to be used. + +It is meant to allow having more comprehensive documentation, where +uAPI headers will create cross-reference links to the code. + +The output is written at the ``FILE_OUT``. + +The ``FILE_RULES`` may contain contain three types of statements: +**ignore**, **replace** and **namespace**. + +By default, it create rules for all symbols and defines, but it also +allows parsing an exception file. Such file contains a set of rules +using the syntax below: + +1. Ignore rules: + + ignore *type* *symbol* + +Removes the symbol from reference generation. + +2. Replace rules: + + replace *type* *old_symbol* *new_reference* + + Replaces *old_symbol* with a *new_reference*. + The *new_reference* can be: + + - A simple symbol name; + - A full Sphinx reference. + +3. Namespace rules + + namespace *namespace* + + Sets C *namespace* to be used during cross-reference generation. Can + be overridden by replace rules. + +On ignore and replace rules, *type* can be: + + - ioctl: + for defines of the form ``_IO*``, e.g., ioctl definitions + + - define: + for other defines + + - symbol: + for symbols defined within enums; + + - typedef: + for typedefs; + + - enum: + for the name of a non-anonymous enum; + + - struct: + for structs. + + +EXAMPLES +******** + +- Ignore a define ``_VIDEODEV2_H`` at ``FILE_IN``:: + + ignore define _VIDEODEV2_H + +- On an data structure like this enum:: + + enum foo { BAR1, BAR2, PRIVATE }; + + It won't generate cross-references for ``PRIVATE``:: + + ignore symbol PRIVATE + + At the same struct, instead of creating one cross reference per symbol, + make them all point to the ``enum foo`` C type:: + + replace symbol BAR1 :c:type:\`foo\` + replace symbol BAR2 :c:type:\`foo\` + + +- Use C namespace ``MC`` for all symbols at ``FILE_IN``:: + + namespace MC + +BUGS +**** + + +Report bugs to Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab@kernel.org> + + +COPYRIGHT +********* + + +Copyright (c) 2016, 2025 by Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org>. + +License GPLv2: GNU GPL version 2 <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. + +This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. +There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law. |
