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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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+=====================
+Kernel driver max6875
+=====================
+
+Supported chips:
+
+ * Maxim MAX6874, MAX6875
+
+ Prefix: 'max6875'
+
+ Addresses scanned: None (see below)
+
+ Datasheet: http://pdfserv.maxim-ic.com/en/ds/MAX6874-MAX6875.pdf
+
+Author: Ben Gardner <bgardner@wabtec.com>
+
+
+Description
+-----------
+
+The Maxim MAX6875 is an EEPROM-programmable power-supply sequencer/supervisor.
+It provides timed outputs that can be used as a watchdog, if properly wired.
+It also provides 512 bytes of user EEPROM.
+
+At reset, the MAX6875 reads the configuration EEPROM into its configuration
+registers. The chip then begins to operate according to the values in the
+registers.
+
+The Maxim MAX6874 is a similar, mostly compatible device, with more inputs
+and outputs:
+
+=========== === === ====
+- vin gpi vout
+=========== === === ====
+MAX6874 6 4 8
+MAX6875 4 3 5
+=========== === === ====
+
+See the datasheet for more information.
+
+
+Sysfs entries
+-------------
+
+eeprom - 512 bytes of user-defined EEPROM space.
+
+
+General Remarks
+---------------
+
+Valid addresses for the MAX6875 are 0x50 and 0x52.
+
+Valid addresses for the MAX6874 are 0x50, 0x52, 0x54 and 0x56.
+
+The driver does not probe any address, so you explicitly instantiate the
+devices.
+
+Example::
+
+ $ modprobe max6875
+ $ echo max6875 0x50 > /sys/bus/i2c/devices/i2c-0/new_device
+
+The MAX6874/MAX6875 ignores address bit 0, so this driver attaches to multiple
+addresses. For example, for address 0x50, it also reserves 0x51.
+The even-address instance is called 'max6875', the odd one is 'dummy'.
+
+
+Programming the chip using i2c-dev
+----------------------------------
+
+Use the i2c-dev interface to access and program the chips.
+
+Reads and writes are performed differently depending on the address range.
+
+The configuration registers are at addresses 0x00 - 0x45.
+
+Use i2c_smbus_write_byte_data() to write a register and
+i2c_smbus_read_byte_data() to read a register.
+
+The command is the register number.
+
+Examples:
+
+To write a 1 to register 0x45::
+
+ i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(fd, 0x45, 1);
+
+To read register 0x45::
+
+ value = i2c_smbus_read_byte_data(fd, 0x45);
+
+
+The configuration EEPROM is at addresses 0x8000 - 0x8045.
+
+The user EEPROM is at addresses 0x8100 - 0x82ff.
+
+Use i2c_smbus_write_word_data() to write a byte to EEPROM.
+
+The command is the upper byte of the address: 0x80, 0x81, or 0x82.
+The data word is the lower part of the address or'd with data << 8::
+
+ cmd = address >> 8;
+ val = (address & 0xff) | (data << 8);
+
+Example:
+
+To write 0x5a to address 0x8003::
+
+ i2c_smbus_write_word_data(fd, 0x80, 0x5a03);
+
+
+Reading data from the EEPROM is a little more complicated.
+
+Use i2c_smbus_write_byte_data() to set the read address and then
+i2c_smbus_read_byte() or i2c_smbus_read_i2c_block_data() to read the data.
+
+Example:
+
+To read data starting at offset 0x8100, first set the address::
+
+ i2c_smbus_write_byte_data(fd, 0x81, 0x00);
+
+And then read the data::
+
+ value = i2c_smbus_read_byte(fd);
+
+or::
+
+ count = i2c_smbus_read_i2c_block_data(fd, 0x84, 16, buffer);
+
+The block read should read 16 bytes.
+
+0x84 is the block read command.
+
+See the datasheet for more details.
+