On Monday 18 June 2007 20:56:32 Andrew Morton wrote: > On Mon, 18 Jun 2007 14:44:57 -0400 > Chuck Ebbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > I fancy it's done by the kprobe_page_fault handler, but I do not see > > > clearly how writing the breakpoint from arch_arm_kprobe() in > > > non-writeable memory is done. > > > > Looks like it's not merged yet: > > > > http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/6/7/2 > > > > This needs to go in before 2.6.22-final > > Andi, I'll include the below two patches in the next batch, OK?
It won't work reliably unless some of the c_p_a() fixes get in first. > > > > +extern int kernel_text_is_ro; No externs in .c files I also don't like kernel_text_is_read_only() much, it would be better to just lookup_address() it and check the write flag. But for 2.6.22 as a quick fix it might be better to just make KPROBES dependent on !DEBUG_RODATA. That would be a one liner. -Andi - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
