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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2026-08-19 10:09:22 -0700
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Merge tag 'media/v7.3-1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mchehab/linux-mediagrafted
Pull media updates from Mauro Carvalho Chehab: - v4l2-core: added ISP statistics support and per-block validation - v4l2-core: Allow unknown HDR10 white point and luminance - New camera sensors: Sony IMX678 and IMX471m, Himax HM1092 IR sensor - New codec: Milos: VPU v2.0 codec support - isp driver: gained support for Dreamchip RPPX1 ISP framework - vsp1 driver: gained support for RZ/T2H and RZ/N2H - Novalake driver: gained CVS support for new NVL hardware - dvb-core: fix feed leak on failed DMX_ADD_PID - several driver fixes, cleanups and minor improvements * tag 'media/v7.3-1' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mchehab/linux-media: (308 commits) media: ipu-bridge: check all DMI entries when overriding sensor rotation media: v4l2-async: avoid deleting unlinked ASC entry on link error media: rzg2l-cru: Align bytesperline to hardware DMA stride requirement media: intel/ipu6: fix async notifier cleanup leak on parse error media: staging/ipu7: fix async notifier UAF on probe error path media: amd: isp4: fix self-deadlock in isp4sd_pwron_and_init() error path media: amd: isp4: release partial allocations in isp4if_alloc_fw_gpumem() media: rcar-isp: Fix VSPX reference leaks media: rcar-isp: Release ISPCORE resources media: i2c: imx415: Release runtime PM reference on VBLANK error media: i2c: imx415: Return test pattern write errors media: renesas: vsp1: Declare index variables in for loop statement media: renesas: vsp1: Make reset control optional to support platforms without a reset line media: dt-bindings: media: renesas,vsp1: Document RZ/T2H and RZ/N2H SoCs media: dt-bindings: media: renesas,fcp: Document RZ/T2H and RZ/N2H SoCs media: nxp: imx8-isi: Add additional 32-bit RGB format support media: nxp: imx8-isi: Add 16-bit raw Bayer format support media: nxp: imx8-isi: Implement per-stream reference counting for multiplexed streams media: nxp: imx8-isi: Use BIT_ULL() for 64-bit stream masks media: nxp: imx8-isi: Correct color map between V4L2 and ISI ...
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-rw-r--r--samples/hw_breakpoint/Makefile2
-rw-r--r--samples/hw_breakpoint/data_breakpoint.c84
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diff --git a/samples/hw_breakpoint/Makefile b/samples/hw_breakpoint/Makefile
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+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+obj-$(CONFIG_SAMPLE_HW_BREAKPOINT) += data_breakpoint.o
diff --git a/samples/hw_breakpoint/data_breakpoint.c b/samples/hw_breakpoint/data_breakpoint.c
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+++ b/samples/hw_breakpoint/data_breakpoint.c
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+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
+/*
+ * data_breakpoint.c - Sample HW Breakpoint file to watch kernel data address
+ *
+ * usage: insmod data_breakpoint.ko ksym=<ksym_name>
+ *
+ * This file is a kernel module that places a breakpoint over ksym_name kernel
+ * variable using Hardware Breakpoint register. The corresponding handler which
+ * prints a backtrace is invoked every time a write operation is performed on
+ * that variable.
+ *
+ * Copyright (C) IBM Corporation, 2009
+ *
+ * Author: K.Prasad <prasad@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
+ */
+#include <linux/module.h> /* Needed by all modules */
+#include <linux/kernel.h> /* Needed for KERN_INFO */
+#include <linux/init.h> /* Needed for the macros */
+#include <linux/kallsyms.h>
+
+#include <linux/perf_event.h>
+#include <linux/hw_breakpoint.h>
+
+static struct perf_event * __percpu *sample_hbp;
+
+static char ksym_name[KSYM_NAME_LEN] = "jiffies";
+module_param_string(ksym, ksym_name, KSYM_NAME_LEN, S_IRUGO);
+MODULE_PARM_DESC(ksym, "Kernel symbol to monitor; this module will report any"
+ " write operations on the kernel symbol");
+
+static void sample_hbp_handler(struct perf_event *bp,
+ struct perf_sample_data *data,
+ struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+ printk(KERN_INFO "%s value is changed\n", ksym_name);
+ dump_stack();
+ printk(KERN_INFO "Dump stack from sample_hbp_handler\n");
+}
+
+static int __init hw_break_module_init(void)
+{
+ int ret;
+ struct perf_event_attr attr;
+ void *addr = __symbol_get(ksym_name);
+
+ if (!addr)
+ return -ENXIO;
+
+ hw_breakpoint_init(&attr);
+ attr.bp_addr = (unsigned long)addr;
+ attr.bp_len = HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_4;
+ attr.bp_type = HW_BREAKPOINT_W;
+
+ sample_hbp = register_wide_hw_breakpoint(&attr, sample_hbp_handler, NULL);
+ if (IS_ERR_PCPU(sample_hbp)) {
+ ret = PTR_ERR_PCPU(sample_hbp);
+ goto fail;
+ }
+
+ printk(KERN_INFO "HW Breakpoint for %s write installed\n", ksym_name);
+
+ return 0;
+
+fail:
+ printk(KERN_INFO "Breakpoint registration failed\n");
+
+ return ret;
+}
+
+static void __exit hw_break_module_exit(void)
+{
+ unregister_wide_hw_breakpoint(sample_hbp);
+#ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD
+ __symbol_put(ksym_name);
+#endif
+ printk(KERN_INFO "HW Breakpoint for %s write uninstalled\n", ksym_name);
+}
+
+module_init(hw_break_module_init);
+module_exit(hw_break_module_exit);
+
+MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
+MODULE_AUTHOR("K.Prasad");
+MODULE_DESCRIPTION("ksym breakpoint");