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[v5,03/21] powerpc: Change calling convention for create_branch() et. al.

Message ID 20200406080936.7180-4-jniethe5@gmail.com (mailing list archive)
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Series Initial Prefixed Instruction support | expand

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Jordan Niethe April 6, 2020, 8:09 a.m. UTC
create_branch(), create_cond_branch() and translate_branch() return the
instruction that they create, or return 0 to signal an error. Seperate
these concerns in preparation for an instruction type that is not just
an unsigned int.  Fill the created instruction to a pointer passed as
the first parameter to the function and use a non-zero return value to
signify an error.

Signed-off-by: Jordan Niethe <jniethe5@gmail.com>
---
v5: New to series
---
 arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h |  12 +-
 arch/powerpc/kernel/optprobes.c          |  24 ++--
 arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_32.c           |   2 +-
 arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c       |  24 ++--
 arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c         | 133 +++++++++++++----------
 arch/powerpc/lib/feature-fixups.c        |   5 +-
 6 files changed, 117 insertions(+), 83 deletions(-)

Comments

kernel test robot April 6, 2020, 10:25 a.m. UTC | #1
Hi Jordan,

Thank you for the patch! Yet something to improve:

[auto build test ERROR on v5.6]
[also build test ERROR on next-20200406]
[cannot apply to powerpc/next kvm-ppc/kvm-ppc-next scottwood/next]
[if your patch is applied to the wrong git tree, please drop us a note to help
improve the system. BTW, we also suggest to use '--base' option to specify the
base tree in git format-patch, please see https://stackoverflow.com/a/37406982]

url:    https://github.com/0day-ci/linux/commits/Jordan-Niethe/Initial-Prefixed-Instruction-support/20200406-165215
base:    7111951b8d4973bda27ff663f2cf18b663d15b48
config: powerpc-allnoconfig (attached as .config)
compiler: powerpc-linux-gcc (GCC) 9.3.0
reproduce:
        wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/intel/lkp-tests/master/sbin/make.cross -O ~/bin/make.cross
        chmod +x ~/bin/make.cross
        # save the attached .config to linux build tree
        GCC_VERSION=9.3.0 make.cross ARCH=powerpc 

If you fix the issue, kindly add following tag as appropriate
Reported-by: kbuild test robot <lkp@intel.com>

All errors (new ones prefixed by >>):

   arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_32.c: In function 'machine_init':
>> arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_32.c:91:21: error: passing argument 1 of 'create_cond_branch' from incompatible pointer type [-Werror=incompatible-pointer-types]
      91 |  create_cond_branch(&insn, addr, branch_target(addr), 0x820000);
         |                     ^~~~~
         |                     |
         |                     long unsigned int *
   In file included from arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_32.c:42:
   arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h:27:38: note: expected 'unsigned int *' but argument is of type 'long unsigned int *'
      27 | int create_cond_branch(unsigned int *instr, const unsigned int *addr,
         |                        ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~^~~~~
   cc1: all warnings being treated as errors

vim +/create_cond_branch +91 arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_32.c

    67	
    68	/*
    69	 * This is run before start_kernel(), the kernel has been relocated
    70	 * and we are running with enough of the MMU enabled to have our
    71	 * proper kernel virtual addresses
    72	 *
    73	 * We do the initial parsing of the flat device-tree and prepares
    74	 * for the MMU to be fully initialized.
    75	 */
    76	notrace void __init machine_init(u64 dt_ptr)
    77	{
    78		unsigned int *addr = (unsigned int *)patch_site_addr(&patch__memset_nocache);
    79		unsigned long insn;
    80	
    81		/* Configure static keys first, now that we're relocated. */
    82		setup_feature_keys();
    83	
    84		early_ioremap_setup();
    85	
    86		/* Enable early debugging if any specified (see udbg.h) */
    87		udbg_early_init();
    88	
    89		patch_instruction_site(&patch__memcpy_nocache, PPC_INST_NOP);
    90	
  > 91		create_cond_branch(&insn, addr, branch_target(addr), 0x820000);
    92		patch_instruction(addr, insn);	/* replace b by bne cr0 */
    93	
    94		/* Do some early initialization based on the flat device tree */
    95		early_init_devtree(__va(dt_ptr));
    96	
    97		early_init_mmu();
    98	
    99		setup_kdump_trampoline();
   100	}
   101	

---
0-DAY CI Kernel Test Service, Intel Corporation
https://lists.01.org/hyperkitty/list/kbuild-all@lists.01.org
Balamuruhan S April 7, 2020, 6:10 a.m. UTC | #2
On Mon, 2020-04-06 at 18:09 +1000, Jordan Niethe wrote:
> create_branch(), create_cond_branch() and translate_branch() return the
> instruction that they create, or return 0 to signal an error. Seperate

s/seperate/separate

> these concerns in preparation for an instruction type that is not just
> an unsigned int.  Fill the created instruction to a pointer passed as
> the first parameter to the function and use a non-zero return value to
> signify an error.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jordan Niethe <jniethe5@gmail.com>
> ---
> v5: New to series
> ---
>  arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h |  12 +-
>  arch/powerpc/kernel/optprobes.c          |  24 ++--
>  arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_32.c           |   2 +-
>  arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c       |  24 ++--
>  arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c         | 133 +++++++++++++----------
>  arch/powerpc/lib/feature-fixups.c        |   5 +-
>  6 files changed, 117 insertions(+), 83 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h
> b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h
> index 898b54262881..351dda7215b6 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h
> @@ -22,10 +22,10 @@
>  #define BRANCH_ABSOLUTE	0x2
>  
>  bool is_offset_in_branch_range(long offset);
> -unsigned int create_branch(const unsigned int *addr,
> -			   unsigned long target, int flags);
> -unsigned int create_cond_branch(const unsigned int *addr,
> -				unsigned long target, int flags);
> +int create_branch(unsigned int *instr, const unsigned int *addr,
> +		  unsigned long target, int flags);
> +int create_cond_branch(unsigned int *instr, const unsigned int *addr,
> +		       unsigned long target, int flags);
>  int patch_branch(unsigned int *addr, unsigned long target, int flags);
>  int patch_instruction(unsigned int *addr, unsigned int instr);
>  int raw_patch_instruction(unsigned int *addr, unsigned int instr);
> @@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ int instr_is_relative_branch(unsigned int instr);
>  int instr_is_relative_link_branch(unsigned int instr);
>  int instr_is_branch_to_addr(const unsigned int *instr, unsigned long addr);
>  unsigned long branch_target(const unsigned int *instr);
> -unsigned int translate_branch(const unsigned int *dest,
> -			      const unsigned int *src);
> +int translate_branch(unsigned int *instr, const unsigned int *dest,
> +		     const unsigned int *src);
>  extern bool is_conditional_branch(unsigned int instr);
>  #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3E_64
>  void __patch_exception(int exc, unsigned long addr);
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/optprobes.c
> b/arch/powerpc/kernel/optprobes.c
> index 024f7aad1952..445b3dad82dc 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/optprobes.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/optprobes.c
> @@ -251,15 +251,17 @@ int arch_prepare_optimized_kprobe(struct
> optimized_kprobe *op, struct kprobe *p)
>  		goto error;
>  	}
>  
> -	branch_op_callback = create_branch((unsigned int *)buff +
> TMPL_CALL_HDLR_IDX,
> -				(unsigned long)op_callback_addr,
> -				BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> +	rc = create_branch(&branch_op_callback,
> +			   (unsigned int *)buff + TMPL_CALL_HDLR_IDX,
> +			   (unsigned long)op_callback_addr,
> +			   BRANCH_SET_LINK);
>  
> -	branch_emulate_step = create_branch((unsigned int *)buff +
> TMPL_EMULATE_IDX,
> -				(unsigned long)emulate_step_addr,
> -				BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> +	rc |= create_branch(&branch_emulate_step,
> +			    (unsigned int *)buff + TMPL_EMULATE_IDX,
> +			    (unsigned long)emulate_step_addr,
> +			    BRANCH_SET_LINK);
>  
> -	if (!branch_op_callback || !branch_emulate_step)
> +	if (rc)
>  		goto error;
>  
>  	patch_instruction(buff + TMPL_CALL_HDLR_IDX, branch_op_callback);
> @@ -305,6 +307,7 @@ int arch_check_optimized_kprobe(struct optimized_kprobe
> *op)
>  
>  void arch_optimize_kprobes(struct list_head *oplist)
>  {
> +	unsigned int instr;
>  	struct optimized_kprobe *op;
>  	struct optimized_kprobe *tmp;
>  
> @@ -315,9 +318,10 @@ void arch_optimize_kprobes(struct list_head *oplist)
>  		 */
>  		memcpy(op->optinsn.copied_insn, op->kp.addr,
>  					       RELATIVEJUMP_SIZE);
> -		patch_instruction(op->kp.addr,
> -			create_branch((unsigned int *)op->kp.addr,
> -				      (unsigned long)op->optinsn.insn, 0));
> +		create_branch(&instr,
> +			      (unsigned int *)op->kp.addr,
> +			      (unsigned long)op->optinsn.insn, 0);
> +		patch_instruction(op->kp.addr, instr);
>  		list_del_init(&op->list);
>  	}
>  }
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_32.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_32.c
> index 5b49b26eb154..c1bdd462c5c0 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_32.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_32.c
> @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ notrace void __init machine_init(u64 dt_ptr)
>  
>  	patch_instruction_site(&patch__memcpy_nocache, PPC_INST_NOP);
>  
> -	insn = create_cond_branch(addr, branch_target(addr), 0x820000);
> +	create_cond_branch(&insn, addr, branch_target(addr), 0x820000);
>  	patch_instruction(addr, insn);	/* replace b by bne cr0 */
>  
>  	/* Do some early initialization based on the flat device tree */
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
> b/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
> index 7ea0ca044b65..4dcb379133f8 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
> @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ ftrace_call_replace(unsigned long ip, unsigned long addr,
> int link)
>  	addr = ppc_function_entry((void *)addr);
>  
>  	/* if (link) set op to 'bl' else 'b' */
> -	op = create_branch((unsigned int *)ip, addr, link ? 1 : 0);
> +	create_branch(&op, (unsigned int *)ip, addr, link ? 1 : 0);
>  
>  	return op;
>  }
> @@ -89,10 +89,11 @@ ftrace_modify_code(unsigned long ip, unsigned int old,
> unsigned int new)
>   */
>  static int test_24bit_addr(unsigned long ip, unsigned long addr)
>  {
> +	unsigned int op;
>  	addr = ppc_function_entry((void *)addr);
>  
>  	/* use the create_branch to verify that this offset can be branched */
> -	return create_branch((unsigned int *)ip, addr, 0);
> +	return create_branch(&op, (unsigned int *)ip, addr, 0) == 0;
>  }
>  
>  static int is_bl_op(unsigned int op)
> @@ -287,6 +288,7 @@ __ftrace_make_nop(struct module *mod,
>  static unsigned long find_ftrace_tramp(unsigned long ip)
>  {
>  	int i;
> +	unsigned int instr;
>  
>  	/*
>  	 * We have the compiler generated long_branch tramps at the end
> @@ -295,7 +297,8 @@ static unsigned long find_ftrace_tramp(unsigned long ip)
>  	for (i = NUM_FTRACE_TRAMPS - 1; i >= 0; i--)
>  		if (!ftrace_tramps[i])
>  			continue;
> -		else if (create_branch((void *)ip, ftrace_tramps[i], 0))
> +		else if (create_branch(&instr, (void *)ip,
> +				  ftrace_tramps[i], 0) == 0)
>  			return ftrace_tramps[i];
>  
>  	return 0;
> @@ -324,6 +327,7 @@ static int setup_mcount_compiler_tramp(unsigned long
> tramp)
>  {
>  	int i, op;
>  	unsigned long ptr;
> +	unsigned int instr;
>  	static unsigned long ftrace_plt_tramps[NUM_FTRACE_TRAMPS];
>  
>  	/* Is this a known long jump tramp? */
> @@ -366,7 +370,7 @@ static int setup_mcount_compiler_tramp(unsigned long
> tramp)
>  #else
>  	ptr = ppc_global_function_entry((void *)ftrace_caller);
>  #endif
> -	if (!create_branch((void *)tramp, ptr, 0)) {
> +	if (create_branch(&instr, (void *)tramp, ptr, 0)) {
>  		pr_debug("%ps is not reachable from existing mcount tramp\n",
>  				(void *)ptr);
>  		return -1;
> @@ -511,6 +515,7 @@ static int
>  __ftrace_make_call(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long addr)
>  {
>  	unsigned int op[2];
> +	unsigned int instr;
>  	void *ip = (void *)rec->ip;
>  	unsigned long entry, ptr, tramp;
>  	struct module *mod = rec->arch.mod;
> @@ -557,7 +562,7 @@ __ftrace_make_call(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long
> addr)
>  	}
>  
>  	/* Ensure branch is within 24 bits */
> -	if (!create_branch(ip, tramp, BRANCH_SET_LINK)) {
> +	if (create_branch(&instr, ip, tramp, BRANCH_SET_LINK)) {
>  		pr_err("Branch out of range\n");
>  		return -EINVAL;
>  	}
> @@ -574,6 +579,7 @@ __ftrace_make_call(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long
> addr)
>  static int
>  __ftrace_make_call(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long addr)
>  {
> +	int err;
>  	unsigned int op;
>  	unsigned long ip = rec->ip;
>  
> @@ -594,9 +600,9 @@ __ftrace_make_call(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long
> addr)
>  	}
>  
>  	/* create the branch to the trampoline */
> -	op = create_branch((unsigned int *)ip,
> -			   rec->arch.mod->arch.tramp, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> -	if (!op) {
> +	err = create_branch(&op, (unsigned int *)ip,
> +			    rec->arch.mod->arch.tramp, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> +	if (!err) {


should this be `if (err)` as per your new changes ?


>  		pr_err("REL24 out of range!\n");
>  		return -EINVAL;
>  	}
> @@ -776,7 +782,7 @@ __ftrace_modify_call(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned
> long old_addr,
>  	}
>  
>  	/* Ensure branch is within 24 bits */
> -	if (!create_branch((unsigned int *)ip, tramp, BRANCH_SET_LINK)) {
> +	if (create_branch(&op, (unsigned int *)ip, tramp, BRANCH_SET_LINK)) {
>  		pr_err("Branch out of range\n");
>  		return -EINVAL;
>  	}
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c b/arch/powerpc/lib/code-
> patching.c
> index 3345f039a876..4af564aeedf1 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c
> @@ -196,7 +196,10 @@ NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(patch_instruction);
>  
>  int patch_branch(unsigned int *addr, unsigned long target, int flags)
>  {
> -	return patch_instruction(addr, create_branch(addr, target, flags));
> +	unsigned int instr;
> +
> +	create_branch(&instr, addr, target, flags);
> +	return patch_instruction(addr, instr);
>  }
>  
>  bool is_offset_in_branch_range(long offset)
> @@ -243,30 +246,30 @@ bool is_conditional_branch(unsigned int instr)
>  }
>  NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(is_conditional_branch);
>  
> -unsigned int create_branch(const unsigned int *addr,
> -			   unsigned long target, int flags)
> +int create_branch(unsigned int *instr,
> +		  const unsigned int *addr,
> +		  unsigned long target, int flags)
>  {
> -	unsigned int instruction;
>  	long offset;
>  
> +	*instr = 0;
>  	offset = target;
>  	if (! (flags & BRANCH_ABSOLUTE))
>  		offset = offset - (unsigned long)addr;
>  
>  	/* Check we can represent the target in the instruction format */
>  	if (!is_offset_in_branch_range(offset))
> -		return 0;
> +		return 1;
>  
>  	/* Mask out the flags and target, so they don't step on each other. */
> -	instruction = 0x48000000 | (flags & 0x3) | (offset & 0x03FFFFFC);
> +	*instr = 0x48000000 | (flags & 0x3) | (offset & 0x03FFFFFC);
>  
> -	return instruction;
> +	return 0;
>  }
>  
> -unsigned int create_cond_branch(const unsigned int *addr,
> -				unsigned long target, int flags)
> +int create_cond_branch(unsigned int *instr, const unsigned int *addr,
> +		       unsigned long target, int flags)
>  {
> -	unsigned int instruction;
>  	long offset;
>  
>  	offset = target;
> @@ -275,12 +278,12 @@ unsigned int create_cond_branch(const unsigned int
> *addr,
>  
>  	/* Check we can represent the target in the instruction format */
>  	if (offset < -0x8000 || offset > 0x7FFF || offset & 0x3)
> -		return 0;
> +		return 1;
>  
>  	/* Mask out the flags and target, so they don't step on each other. */
> -	instruction = 0x40000000 | (flags & 0x3FF0003) | (offset & 0xFFFC);
> +	*instr = 0x40000000 | (flags & 0x3FF0003) | (offset & 0xFFFC);
>  
> -	return instruction;
> +	return 0;
>  }
>  
>  static unsigned int branch_opcode(unsigned int instr)
> @@ -361,18 +364,18 @@ int instr_is_branch_to_addr(const unsigned int *instr,
> unsigned long addr)
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
> -unsigned int translate_branch(const unsigned int *dest, const unsigned int
> *src)
> +int translate_branch(unsigned int *instr, const unsigned int *dest, const
> unsigned int *src)
>  {
>  	unsigned long target;
>  
>  	target = branch_target(src);
>  
>  	if (instr_is_branch_iform(*src))
> -		return create_branch(dest, target, *src);
> +		return create_branch(instr, dest, target, *src);
>  	else if (instr_is_branch_bform(*src))
> -		return create_cond_branch(dest, target, *src);
> +		return create_cond_branch(instr, dest, target, *src);
>  
> -	return 0;
> +	return 1;
>  }
>  
>  #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3E_64
> @@ -403,6 +406,7 @@ static void __init test_trampoline(void)
>  
>  static void __init test_branch_iform(void)
>  {
> +	int err;
>  	unsigned int instr;
>  	unsigned long addr;
>  
> @@ -443,35 +447,35 @@ static void __init test_branch_iform(void)
>  	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr - 0x2000000));
>  
>  	/* Branch to self, with link */
> -	instr = create_branch(&instr, addr, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> +	err = create_branch(&instr, &instr, addr, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
>  	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr));
>  
>  	/* Branch to self - 0x100, with link */
> -	instr = create_branch(&instr, addr - 0x100, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> +	err = create_branch(&instr, &instr, addr - 0x100, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
>  	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr - 0x100));
>  
>  	/* Branch to self + 0x100, no link */
> -	instr = create_branch(&instr, addr + 0x100, 0);
> +	err = create_branch(&instr, &instr, addr + 0x100, 0);
>  	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr + 0x100));
>  
>  	/* Maximum relative negative offset, - 32 MB */
> -	instr = create_branch(&instr, addr - 0x2000000, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> +	err = create_branch(&instr, &instr, addr - 0x2000000, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
>  	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr - 0x2000000));
>  
>  	/* Out of range relative negative offset, - 32 MB + 4*/
> -	instr = create_branch(&instr, addr - 0x2000004, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> -	check(instr == 0);
> +	err = create_branch(&instr, &instr, addr - 0x2000004, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> +	check(err);
>  
>  	/* Out of range relative positive offset, + 32 MB */
> -	instr = create_branch(&instr, addr + 0x2000000, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> -	check(instr == 0);
> +	err = create_branch(&instr, &instr, addr + 0x2000000, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> +	check(err);
>  
>  	/* Unaligned target */
> -	instr = create_branch(&instr, addr + 3, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> -	check(instr == 0);
> +	err = create_branch(&instr, &instr, addr + 3, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> +	check(err);
>  
>  	/* Check flags are masked correctly */
> -	instr = create_branch(&instr, addr, 0xFFFFFFFC);
> +	err = create_branch(&instr, &instr, addr, 0xFFFFFFFC);
>  	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr));
>  	check(instr == 0x48000000);
>  }
> @@ -480,16 +484,19 @@ static void __init test_create_function_call(void)
>  {
>  	unsigned int *iptr;
>  	unsigned long dest;
> +	unsigned int instr;
>  
>  	/* Check we can create a function call */
>  	iptr = (unsigned int *)ppc_function_entry(test_trampoline);
>  	dest = ppc_function_entry(test_create_function_call);
> -	patch_instruction(iptr, create_branch(iptr, dest, BRANCH_SET_LINK));
> +	create_branch(&instr, iptr, dest, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> +	patch_instruction(iptr, instr);


Are we sure that `create_branch()` would always succeed here to do
patch_instruction() ?


>  	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(iptr, dest));
>  }
>  
>  static void __init test_branch_bform(void)
>  {
> +	int err;
>  	unsigned long addr;
>  	unsigned int *iptr, instr, flags;
>  
> @@ -525,35 +532,35 @@ static void __init test_branch_bform(void)
>  	flags = 0x3ff000 | BRANCH_SET_LINK;
>  
>  	/* Branch to self */
> -	instr = create_cond_branch(iptr, addr, flags);
> +	err = create_cond_branch(&instr, iptr, addr, flags);
>  	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr));
>  
>  	/* Branch to self - 0x100 */
> -	instr = create_cond_branch(iptr, addr - 0x100, flags);
> +	err = create_cond_branch(&instr, iptr, addr - 0x100, flags);
>  	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr - 0x100));
>  
>  	/* Branch to self + 0x100 */
> -	instr = create_cond_branch(iptr, addr + 0x100, flags);
> +	err = create_cond_branch(&instr, iptr, addr + 0x100, flags);
>  	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr + 0x100));
>  
>  	/* Maximum relative negative offset, - 32 KB */
> -	instr = create_cond_branch(iptr, addr - 0x8000, flags);
> +	err = create_cond_branch(&instr, iptr, addr - 0x8000, flags);
>  	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr - 0x8000));
>  
>  	/* Out of range relative negative offset, - 32 KB + 4*/
> -	instr = create_cond_branch(iptr, addr - 0x8004, flags);
> -	check(instr == 0);
> +	err = create_cond_branch(&instr, iptr, addr - 0x8004, flags);
> +	check(err);
>  
>  	/* Out of range relative positive offset, + 32 KB */
> -	instr = create_cond_branch(iptr, addr + 0x8000, flags);
> -	check(instr == 0);
> +	err = create_cond_branch(&instr, iptr, addr + 0x8000, flags);
> +	check(err);
>  
>  	/* Unaligned target */
> -	instr = create_cond_branch(iptr, addr + 3, flags);
> -	check(instr == 0);
> +	err = create_cond_branch(&instr, iptr, addr + 3, flags);
> +	check(err);
>  
>  	/* Check flags are masked correctly */
> -	instr = create_cond_branch(iptr, addr, 0xFFFFFFFC);
> +	err = create_cond_branch(&instr, iptr, addr, 0xFFFFFFFC);
>  	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr));
>  	check(instr == 0x43FF0000);
>  }
> @@ -562,6 +569,7 @@ static void __init test_translate_branch(void)
>  {
>  	unsigned long addr;
>  	unsigned int *p, *q;
> +	unsigned int instr;
>  	void *buf;
>  
>  	buf = vmalloc(PAGE_ALIGN(0x2000000 + 1));
> @@ -575,7 +583,8 @@ static void __init test_translate_branch(void)
>  	patch_branch(p, addr, 0);
>  	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(p, addr));
>  	q = p + 1;
> -	patch_instruction(q, translate_branch(q, p));
> +	translate_branch(&instr, q, p);
> +	patch_instruction(q, instr);


same here and elsewhere in similar such places where we do patch_instruction()

-- Bala

>  	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(q, addr));
>  
>  	/* Maximum negative case, move b . to addr + 32 MB */
> @@ -583,7 +592,8 @@ static void __init test_translate_branch(void)
>  	addr = (unsigned long)p;
>  	patch_branch(p, addr, 0);
>  	q = buf + 0x2000000;
> -	patch_instruction(q, translate_branch(q, p));
> +	translate_branch(&instr, q, p);
> +	patch_instruction(q, instr);
>  	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(p, addr));
>  	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(q, addr));
>  	check(*q == 0x4a000000);
> @@ -593,7 +603,8 @@ static void __init test_translate_branch(void)
>  	addr = (unsigned long)p;
>  	patch_branch(p, addr, 0);
>  	q = buf + 4;
> -	patch_instruction(q, translate_branch(q, p));
> +	translate_branch(&instr, q, p);
> +	patch_instruction(q, instr);
>  	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(p, addr));
>  	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(q, addr));
>  	check(*q == 0x49fffffc);
> @@ -603,7 +614,8 @@ static void __init test_translate_branch(void)
>  	addr = 0x1000000 + (unsigned long)buf;
>  	patch_branch(p, addr, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
>  	q = buf + 0x1400000;
> -	patch_instruction(q, translate_branch(q, p));
> +	translate_branch(&instr, q, p);
> +	patch_instruction(q, instr);
>  	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(p, addr));
>  	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(q, addr));
>  
> @@ -612,7 +624,8 @@ static void __init test_translate_branch(void)
>  	addr = 0x2000000 + (unsigned long)buf;
>  	patch_branch(p, addr, 0);
>  	q = buf + 4;
> -	patch_instruction(q, translate_branch(q, p));
> +	translate_branch(&instr, q, p);
> +	patch_instruction(q, instr);
>  	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(p, addr));
>  	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(q, addr));
>  
> @@ -622,18 +635,22 @@ static void __init test_translate_branch(void)
>  	/* Simple case, branch to self moved a little */
>  	p = buf;
>  	addr = (unsigned long)p;
> -	patch_instruction(p, create_cond_branch(p, addr, 0));
> +	create_cond_branch(&instr, p, addr, 0);
> +	patch_instruction(p, instr);
>  	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(p, addr));
>  	q = p + 1;
> -	patch_instruction(q, translate_branch(q, p));
> +	translate_branch(&instr, q, p);
> +	patch_instruction(q, instr);
>  	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(q, addr));
>  
>  	/* Maximum negative case, move b . to addr + 32 KB */
>  	p = buf;
>  	addr = (unsigned long)p;
> -	patch_instruction(p, create_cond_branch(p, addr, 0xFFFFFFFC));
> +	create_cond_branch(&instr, p, addr, 0xFFFFFFFC);
> +	patch_instruction(p, instr);
>  	q = buf + 0x8000;
> -	patch_instruction(q, translate_branch(q, p));
> +	translate_branch(&instr, q, p);
> +	patch_instruction(q, instr);
>  	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(p, addr));
>  	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(q, addr));
>  	check(*q == 0x43ff8000);
> @@ -641,9 +658,11 @@ static void __init test_translate_branch(void)
>  	/* Maximum positive case, move x to x - 32 KB + 4 */
>  	p = buf + 0x8000;
>  	addr = (unsigned long)p;
> -	patch_instruction(p, create_cond_branch(p, addr, 0xFFFFFFFC));
> +	create_cond_branch(&instr, p, addr, 0xFFFFFFFC);
> +	patch_instruction(p, instr);
>  	q = buf + 4;
> -	patch_instruction(q, translate_branch(q, p));
> +	translate_branch(&instr, q, p);
> +	patch_instruction(q, instr);
>  	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(p, addr));
>  	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(q, addr));
>  	check(*q == 0x43ff7ffc);
> @@ -651,18 +670,22 @@ static void __init test_translate_branch(void)
>  	/* Jump to x + 12 KB moved to x + 20 KB */
>  	p = buf;
>  	addr = 0x3000 + (unsigned long)buf;
> -	patch_instruction(p, create_cond_branch(p, addr, BRANCH_SET_LINK));
> +	create_cond_branch(&instr, p, addr, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> +	patch_instruction(p, instr);
>  	q = buf + 0x5000;
> -	patch_instruction(q, translate_branch(q, p));
> +	translate_branch(&instr, q, p);
> +	patch_instruction(q, instr);
>  	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(p, addr));
>  	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(q, addr));
>  
>  	/* Jump to x + 8 KB moved to x - 8 KB + 4 */
>  	p = buf + 0x2000;
>  	addr = 0x4000 + (unsigned long)buf;
> -	patch_instruction(p, create_cond_branch(p, addr, 0));
> +	create_cond_branch(&instr, p, addr, 0);
> +	patch_instruction(p, instr);
>  	q = buf + 4;
> -	patch_instruction(q, translate_branch(q, p));
> +	translate_branch(&instr, q, p);
> +	patch_instruction(q, instr);
>  	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(p, addr));
>  	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(q, addr));
>  
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/feature-fixups.c b/arch/powerpc/lib/feature-
> fixups.c
> index 4ba634b89ce5..b129d7b4e7dd 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/lib/feature-fixups.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/feature-fixups.c
> @@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ static unsigned int *calc_addr(struct fixup_entry *fcur,
> long offset)
>  static int patch_alt_instruction(unsigned int *src, unsigned int *dest,
>  				 unsigned int *alt_start, unsigned int
> *alt_end)
>  {
> +	int err;
>  	unsigned int instr;
>  
>  	instr = *src;
> @@ -53,8 +54,8 @@ static int patch_alt_instruction(unsigned int *src,
> unsigned int *dest,
>  
>  		/* Branch within the section doesn't need translating */
>  		if (target < alt_start || target > alt_end) {
> -			instr = translate_branch(dest, src);
> -			if (!instr)
> +			err = translate_branch(&instr, dest, src);
> +			if (err)
>  				return 1;
>  		}
>  	}
Jordan Niethe April 7, 2020, 6:35 a.m. UTC | #3
On Tue, Apr 7, 2020 at 4:10 PM Balamuruhan S <bala24@linux.ibm.com> wrote:
>
> On Mon, 2020-04-06 at 18:09 +1000, Jordan Niethe wrote:
> > create_branch(), create_cond_branch() and translate_branch() return the
> > instruction that they create, or return 0 to signal an error. Seperate
>
> s/seperate/separate
thanks.
>
> > these concerns in preparation for an instruction type that is not just
> > an unsigned int.  Fill the created instruction to a pointer passed as
> > the first parameter to the function and use a non-zero return value to
> > signify an error.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Jordan Niethe <jniethe5@gmail.com>
> > ---
> > v5: New to series
> > ---
> >  arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h |  12 +-
> >  arch/powerpc/kernel/optprobes.c          |  24 ++--
> >  arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_32.c           |   2 +-
> >  arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c       |  24 ++--
> >  arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c         | 133 +++++++++++++----------
> >  arch/powerpc/lib/feature-fixups.c        |   5 +-
> >  6 files changed, 117 insertions(+), 83 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h
> > b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h
> > index 898b54262881..351dda7215b6 100644
> > --- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h
> > +++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h
> > @@ -22,10 +22,10 @@
> >  #define BRANCH_ABSOLUTE      0x2
> >
> >  bool is_offset_in_branch_range(long offset);
> > -unsigned int create_branch(const unsigned int *addr,
> > -                        unsigned long target, int flags);
> > -unsigned int create_cond_branch(const unsigned int *addr,
> > -                             unsigned long target, int flags);
> > +int create_branch(unsigned int *instr, const unsigned int *addr,
> > +               unsigned long target, int flags);
> > +int create_cond_branch(unsigned int *instr, const unsigned int *addr,
> > +                    unsigned long target, int flags);
> >  int patch_branch(unsigned int *addr, unsigned long target, int flags);
> >  int patch_instruction(unsigned int *addr, unsigned int instr);
> >  int raw_patch_instruction(unsigned int *addr, unsigned int instr);
> > @@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ int instr_is_relative_branch(unsigned int instr);
> >  int instr_is_relative_link_branch(unsigned int instr);
> >  int instr_is_branch_to_addr(const unsigned int *instr, unsigned long addr);
> >  unsigned long branch_target(const unsigned int *instr);
> > -unsigned int translate_branch(const unsigned int *dest,
> > -                           const unsigned int *src);
> > +int translate_branch(unsigned int *instr, const unsigned int *dest,
> > +                  const unsigned int *src);
> >  extern bool is_conditional_branch(unsigned int instr);
> >  #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3E_64
> >  void __patch_exception(int exc, unsigned long addr);
> > diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/optprobes.c
> > b/arch/powerpc/kernel/optprobes.c
> > index 024f7aad1952..445b3dad82dc 100644
> > --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/optprobes.c
> > +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/optprobes.c
> > @@ -251,15 +251,17 @@ int arch_prepare_optimized_kprobe(struct
> > optimized_kprobe *op, struct kprobe *p)
> >               goto error;
> >       }
> >
> > -     branch_op_callback = create_branch((unsigned int *)buff +
> > TMPL_CALL_HDLR_IDX,
> > -                             (unsigned long)op_callback_addr,
> > -                             BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> > +     rc = create_branch(&branch_op_callback,
> > +                        (unsigned int *)buff + TMPL_CALL_HDLR_IDX,
> > +                        (unsigned long)op_callback_addr,
> > +                        BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> >
> > -     branch_emulate_step = create_branch((unsigned int *)buff +
> > TMPL_EMULATE_IDX,
> > -                             (unsigned long)emulate_step_addr,
> > -                             BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> > +     rc |= create_branch(&branch_emulate_step,
> > +                         (unsigned int *)buff + TMPL_EMULATE_IDX,
> > +                         (unsigned long)emulate_step_addr,
> > +                         BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> >
> > -     if (!branch_op_callback || !branch_emulate_step)
> > +     if (rc)
> >               goto error;
> >
> >       patch_instruction(buff + TMPL_CALL_HDLR_IDX, branch_op_callback);
> > @@ -305,6 +307,7 @@ int arch_check_optimized_kprobe(struct optimized_kprobe
> > *op)
> >
> >  void arch_optimize_kprobes(struct list_head *oplist)
> >  {
> > +     unsigned int instr;
> >       struct optimized_kprobe *op;
> >       struct optimized_kprobe *tmp;
> >
> > @@ -315,9 +318,10 @@ void arch_optimize_kprobes(struct list_head *oplist)
> >                */
> >               memcpy(op->optinsn.copied_insn, op->kp.addr,
> >                                              RELATIVEJUMP_SIZE);
> > -             patch_instruction(op->kp.addr,
> > -                     create_branch((unsigned int *)op->kp.addr,
> > -                                   (unsigned long)op->optinsn.insn, 0));
> > +             create_branch(&instr,
> > +                           (unsigned int *)op->kp.addr,
> > +                           (unsigned long)op->optinsn.insn, 0);
> > +             patch_instruction(op->kp.addr, instr);
> >               list_del_init(&op->list);
> >       }
> >  }
> > diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_32.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_32.c
> > index 5b49b26eb154..c1bdd462c5c0 100644
> > --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_32.c
> > +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_32.c
> > @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ notrace void __init machine_init(u64 dt_ptr)
> >
> >       patch_instruction_site(&patch__memcpy_nocache, PPC_INST_NOP);
> >
> > -     insn = create_cond_branch(addr, branch_target(addr), 0x820000);
> > +     create_cond_branch(&insn, addr, branch_target(addr), 0x820000);
> >       patch_instruction(addr, insn);  /* replace b by bne cr0 */
> >
> >       /* Do some early initialization based on the flat device tree */
> > diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
> > b/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
> > index 7ea0ca044b65..4dcb379133f8 100644
> > --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
> > +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
> > @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ ftrace_call_replace(unsigned long ip, unsigned long addr,
> > int link)
> >       addr = ppc_function_entry((void *)addr);
> >
> >       /* if (link) set op to 'bl' else 'b' */
> > -     op = create_branch((unsigned int *)ip, addr, link ? 1 : 0);
> > +     create_branch(&op, (unsigned int *)ip, addr, link ? 1 : 0);
> >
> >       return op;
> >  }
> > @@ -89,10 +89,11 @@ ftrace_modify_code(unsigned long ip, unsigned int old,
> > unsigned int new)
> >   */
> >  static int test_24bit_addr(unsigned long ip, unsigned long addr)
> >  {
> > +     unsigned int op;
> >       addr = ppc_function_entry((void *)addr);
> >
> >       /* use the create_branch to verify that this offset can be branched */
> > -     return create_branch((unsigned int *)ip, addr, 0);
> > +     return create_branch(&op, (unsigned int *)ip, addr, 0) == 0;
> >  }
> >
> >  static int is_bl_op(unsigned int op)
> > @@ -287,6 +288,7 @@ __ftrace_make_nop(struct module *mod,
> >  static unsigned long find_ftrace_tramp(unsigned long ip)
> >  {
> >       int i;
> > +     unsigned int instr;
> >
> >       /*
> >        * We have the compiler generated long_branch tramps at the end
> > @@ -295,7 +297,8 @@ static unsigned long find_ftrace_tramp(unsigned long ip)
> >       for (i = NUM_FTRACE_TRAMPS - 1; i >= 0; i--)
> >               if (!ftrace_tramps[i])
> >                       continue;
> > -             else if (create_branch((void *)ip, ftrace_tramps[i], 0))
> > +             else if (create_branch(&instr, (void *)ip,
> > +                               ftrace_tramps[i], 0) == 0)
> >                       return ftrace_tramps[i];
> >
> >       return 0;
> > @@ -324,6 +327,7 @@ static int setup_mcount_compiler_tramp(unsigned long
> > tramp)
> >  {
> >       int i, op;
> >       unsigned long ptr;
> > +     unsigned int instr;
> >       static unsigned long ftrace_plt_tramps[NUM_FTRACE_TRAMPS];
> >
> >       /* Is this a known long jump tramp? */
> > @@ -366,7 +370,7 @@ static int setup_mcount_compiler_tramp(unsigned long
> > tramp)
> >  #else
> >       ptr = ppc_global_function_entry((void *)ftrace_caller);
> >  #endif
> > -     if (!create_branch((void *)tramp, ptr, 0)) {
> > +     if (create_branch(&instr, (void *)tramp, ptr, 0)) {
> >               pr_debug("%ps is not reachable from existing mcount tramp\n",
> >                               (void *)ptr);
> >               return -1;
> > @@ -511,6 +515,7 @@ static int
> >  __ftrace_make_call(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long addr)
> >  {
> >       unsigned int op[2];
> > +     unsigned int instr;
> >       void *ip = (void *)rec->ip;
> >       unsigned long entry, ptr, tramp;
> >       struct module *mod = rec->arch.mod;
> > @@ -557,7 +562,7 @@ __ftrace_make_call(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long
> > addr)
> >       }
> >
> >       /* Ensure branch is within 24 bits */
> > -     if (!create_branch(ip, tramp, BRANCH_SET_LINK)) {
> > +     if (create_branch(&instr, ip, tramp, BRANCH_SET_LINK)) {
> >               pr_err("Branch out of range\n");
> >               return -EINVAL;
> >       }
> > @@ -574,6 +579,7 @@ __ftrace_make_call(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long
> > addr)
> >  static int
> >  __ftrace_make_call(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long addr)
> >  {
> > +     int err;
> >       unsigned int op;
> >       unsigned long ip = rec->ip;
> >
> > @@ -594,9 +600,9 @@ __ftrace_make_call(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long
> > addr)
> >       }
> >
> >       /* create the branch to the trampoline */
> > -     op = create_branch((unsigned int *)ip,
> > -                        rec->arch.mod->arch.tramp, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> > -     if (!op) {
> > +     err = create_branch(&op, (unsigned int *)ip,
> > +                         rec->arch.mod->arch.tramp, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> > +     if (!err) {
>
>
> should this be `if (err)` as per your new changes ?
You are right.
>
>
> >               pr_err("REL24 out of range!\n");
> >               return -EINVAL;
> >       }
> > @@ -776,7 +782,7 @@ __ftrace_modify_call(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned
> > long old_addr,
> >       }
> >
> >       /* Ensure branch is within 24 bits */
> > -     if (!create_branch((unsigned int *)ip, tramp, BRANCH_SET_LINK)) {
> > +     if (create_branch(&op, (unsigned int *)ip, tramp, BRANCH_SET_LINK)) {
> >               pr_err("Branch out of range\n");
> >               return -EINVAL;
> >       }
> > diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c b/arch/powerpc/lib/code-
> > patching.c
> > index 3345f039a876..4af564aeedf1 100644
> > --- a/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c
> > +++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c
> > @@ -196,7 +196,10 @@ NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(patch_instruction);
> >
> >  int patch_branch(unsigned int *addr, unsigned long target, int flags)
> >  {
> > -     return patch_instruction(addr, create_branch(addr, target, flags));
> > +     unsigned int instr;
> > +
> > +     create_branch(&instr, addr, target, flags);
> > +     return patch_instruction(addr, instr);
> >  }
> >
> >  bool is_offset_in_branch_range(long offset)
> > @@ -243,30 +246,30 @@ bool is_conditional_branch(unsigned int instr)
> >  }
> >  NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(is_conditional_branch);
> >
> > -unsigned int create_branch(const unsigned int *addr,
> > -                        unsigned long target, int flags)
> > +int create_branch(unsigned int *instr,
> > +               const unsigned int *addr,
> > +               unsigned long target, int flags)
> >  {
> > -     unsigned int instruction;
> >       long offset;
> >
> > +     *instr = 0;
> >       offset = target;
> >       if (! (flags & BRANCH_ABSOLUTE))
> >               offset = offset - (unsigned long)addr;
> >
> >       /* Check we can represent the target in the instruction format */
> >       if (!is_offset_in_branch_range(offset))
> > -             return 0;
> > +             return 1;
> >
> >       /* Mask out the flags and target, so they don't step on each other. */
> > -     instruction = 0x48000000 | (flags & 0x3) | (offset & 0x03FFFFFC);
> > +     *instr = 0x48000000 | (flags & 0x3) | (offset & 0x03FFFFFC);
> >
> > -     return instruction;
> > +     return 0;
> >  }
> >
> > -unsigned int create_cond_branch(const unsigned int *addr,
> > -                             unsigned long target, int flags)
> > +int create_cond_branch(unsigned int *instr, const unsigned int *addr,
> > +                    unsigned long target, int flags)
> >  {
> > -     unsigned int instruction;
> >       long offset;
> >
> >       offset = target;
> > @@ -275,12 +278,12 @@ unsigned int create_cond_branch(const unsigned int
> > *addr,
> >
> >       /* Check we can represent the target in the instruction format */
> >       if (offset < -0x8000 || offset > 0x7FFF || offset & 0x3)
> > -             return 0;
> > +             return 1;
> >
> >       /* Mask out the flags and target, so they don't step on each other. */
> > -     instruction = 0x40000000 | (flags & 0x3FF0003) | (offset & 0xFFFC);
> > +     *instr = 0x40000000 | (flags & 0x3FF0003) | (offset & 0xFFFC);
> >
> > -     return instruction;
> > +     return 0;
> >  }
> >
> >  static unsigned int branch_opcode(unsigned int instr)
> > @@ -361,18 +364,18 @@ int instr_is_branch_to_addr(const unsigned int *instr,
> > unsigned long addr)
> >       return 0;
> >  }
> >
> > -unsigned int translate_branch(const unsigned int *dest, const unsigned int
> > *src)
> > +int translate_branch(unsigned int *instr, const unsigned int *dest, const
> > unsigned int *src)
> >  {
> >       unsigned long target;
> >
> >       target = branch_target(src);
> >
> >       if (instr_is_branch_iform(*src))
> > -             return create_branch(dest, target, *src);
> > +             return create_branch(instr, dest, target, *src);
> >       else if (instr_is_branch_bform(*src))
> > -             return create_cond_branch(dest, target, *src);
> > +             return create_cond_branch(instr, dest, target, *src);
> >
> > -     return 0;
> > +     return 1;
> >  }
> >
> >  #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3E_64
> > @@ -403,6 +406,7 @@ static void __init test_trampoline(void)
> >
> >  static void __init test_branch_iform(void)
> >  {
> > +     int err;
> >       unsigned int instr;
> >       unsigned long addr;
> >
> > @@ -443,35 +447,35 @@ static void __init test_branch_iform(void)
> >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr - 0x2000000));
> >
> >       /* Branch to self, with link */
> > -     instr = create_branch(&instr, addr, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> > +     err = create_branch(&instr, &instr, addr, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr));
> >
> >       /* Branch to self - 0x100, with link */
> > -     instr = create_branch(&instr, addr - 0x100, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> > +     err = create_branch(&instr, &instr, addr - 0x100, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr - 0x100));
> >
> >       /* Branch to self + 0x100, no link */
> > -     instr = create_branch(&instr, addr + 0x100, 0);
> > +     err = create_branch(&instr, &instr, addr + 0x100, 0);
> >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr + 0x100));
> >
> >       /* Maximum relative negative offset, - 32 MB */
> > -     instr = create_branch(&instr, addr - 0x2000000, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> > +     err = create_branch(&instr, &instr, addr - 0x2000000, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr - 0x2000000));
> >
> >       /* Out of range relative negative offset, - 32 MB + 4*/
> > -     instr = create_branch(&instr, addr - 0x2000004, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> > -     check(instr == 0);
> > +     err = create_branch(&instr, &instr, addr - 0x2000004, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> > +     check(err);
> >
> >       /* Out of range relative positive offset, + 32 MB */
> > -     instr = create_branch(&instr, addr + 0x2000000, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> > -     check(instr == 0);
> > +     err = create_branch(&instr, &instr, addr + 0x2000000, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> > +     check(err);
> >
> >       /* Unaligned target */
> > -     instr = create_branch(&instr, addr + 3, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> > -     check(instr == 0);
> > +     err = create_branch(&instr, &instr, addr + 3, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> > +     check(err);
> >
> >       /* Check flags are masked correctly */
> > -     instr = create_branch(&instr, addr, 0xFFFFFFFC);
> > +     err = create_branch(&instr, &instr, addr, 0xFFFFFFFC);
> >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr));
> >       check(instr == 0x48000000);
> >  }
> > @@ -480,16 +484,19 @@ static void __init test_create_function_call(void)
> >  {
> >       unsigned int *iptr;
> >       unsigned long dest;
> > +     unsigned int instr;
> >
> >       /* Check we can create a function call */
> >       iptr = (unsigned int *)ppc_function_entry(test_trampoline);
> >       dest = ppc_function_entry(test_create_function_call);
> > -     patch_instruction(iptr, create_branch(iptr, dest, BRANCH_SET_LINK));
> > +     create_branch(&instr, iptr, dest, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> > +     patch_instruction(iptr, instr);
>
>
> Are we sure that `create_branch()` would always succeed here to do
> patch_instruction() ?
>
>
> >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(iptr, dest));
> >  }
> >
> >  static void __init test_branch_bform(void)
> >  {
> > +     int err;
> >       unsigned long addr;
> >       unsigned int *iptr, instr, flags;
> >
> > @@ -525,35 +532,35 @@ static void __init test_branch_bform(void)
> >       flags = 0x3ff000 | BRANCH_SET_LINK;
> >
> >       /* Branch to self */
> > -     instr = create_cond_branch(iptr, addr, flags);
> > +     err = create_cond_branch(&instr, iptr, addr, flags);
> >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr));
> >
> >       /* Branch to self - 0x100 */
> > -     instr = create_cond_branch(iptr, addr - 0x100, flags);
> > +     err = create_cond_branch(&instr, iptr, addr - 0x100, flags);
> >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr - 0x100));
> >
> >       /* Branch to self + 0x100 */
> > -     instr = create_cond_branch(iptr, addr + 0x100, flags);
> > +     err = create_cond_branch(&instr, iptr, addr + 0x100, flags);
> >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr + 0x100));
> >
> >       /* Maximum relative negative offset, - 32 KB */
> > -     instr = create_cond_branch(iptr, addr - 0x8000, flags);
> > +     err = create_cond_branch(&instr, iptr, addr - 0x8000, flags);
> >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr - 0x8000));
> >
> >       /* Out of range relative negative offset, - 32 KB + 4*/
> > -     instr = create_cond_branch(iptr, addr - 0x8004, flags);
> > -     check(instr == 0);
> > +     err = create_cond_branch(&instr, iptr, addr - 0x8004, flags);
> > +     check(err);
> >
> >       /* Out of range relative positive offset, + 32 KB */
> > -     instr = create_cond_branch(iptr, addr + 0x8000, flags);
> > -     check(instr == 0);
> > +     err = create_cond_branch(&instr, iptr, addr + 0x8000, flags);
> > +     check(err);
> >
> >       /* Unaligned target */
> > -     instr = create_cond_branch(iptr, addr + 3, flags);
> > -     check(instr == 0);
> > +     err = create_cond_branch(&instr, iptr, addr + 3, flags);
> > +     check(err);
> >
> >       /* Check flags are masked correctly */
> > -     instr = create_cond_branch(iptr, addr, 0xFFFFFFFC);
> > +     err = create_cond_branch(&instr, iptr, addr, 0xFFFFFFFC);
> >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr));
> >       check(instr == 0x43FF0000);
> >  }
> > @@ -562,6 +569,7 @@ static void __init test_translate_branch(void)
> >  {
> >       unsigned long addr;
> >       unsigned int *p, *q;
> > +     unsigned int instr;
> >       void *buf;
> >
> >       buf = vmalloc(PAGE_ALIGN(0x2000000 + 1));
> > @@ -575,7 +583,8 @@ static void __init test_translate_branch(void)
> >       patch_branch(p, addr, 0);
> >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(p, addr));
> >       q = p + 1;
> > -     patch_instruction(q, translate_branch(q, p));
> > +     translate_branch(&instr, q, p);
> > +     patch_instruction(q, instr);
>
>
> same here and elsewhere in similar such places where we do patch_instruction()
I figured that if the existing code was not checking the return then
we probably did not need to add a check.
>
> -- Bala
>
> >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(q, addr));
> >
> >       /* Maximum negative case, move b . to addr + 32 MB */
> > @@ -583,7 +592,8 @@ static void __init test_translate_branch(void)
> >       addr = (unsigned long)p;
> >       patch_branch(p, addr, 0);
> >       q = buf + 0x2000000;
> > -     patch_instruction(q, translate_branch(q, p));
> > +     translate_branch(&instr, q, p);
> > +     patch_instruction(q, instr);
> >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(p, addr));
> >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(q, addr));
> >       check(*q == 0x4a000000);
> > @@ -593,7 +603,8 @@ static void __init test_translate_branch(void)
> >       addr = (unsigned long)p;
> >       patch_branch(p, addr, 0);
> >       q = buf + 4;
> > -     patch_instruction(q, translate_branch(q, p));
> > +     translate_branch(&instr, q, p);
> > +     patch_instruction(q, instr);
> >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(p, addr));
> >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(q, addr));
> >       check(*q == 0x49fffffc);
> > @@ -603,7 +614,8 @@ static void __init test_translate_branch(void)
> >       addr = 0x1000000 + (unsigned long)buf;
> >       patch_branch(p, addr, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> >       q = buf + 0x1400000;
> > -     patch_instruction(q, translate_branch(q, p));
> > +     translate_branch(&instr, q, p);
> > +     patch_instruction(q, instr);
> >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(p, addr));
> >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(q, addr));
> >
> > @@ -612,7 +624,8 @@ static void __init test_translate_branch(void)
> >       addr = 0x2000000 + (unsigned long)buf;
> >       patch_branch(p, addr, 0);
> >       q = buf + 4;
> > -     patch_instruction(q, translate_branch(q, p));
> > +     translate_branch(&instr, q, p);
> > +     patch_instruction(q, instr);
> >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(p, addr));
> >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(q, addr));
> >
> > @@ -622,18 +635,22 @@ static void __init test_translate_branch(void)
> >       /* Simple case, branch to self moved a little */
> >       p = buf;
> >       addr = (unsigned long)p;
> > -     patch_instruction(p, create_cond_branch(p, addr, 0));
> > +     create_cond_branch(&instr, p, addr, 0);
> > +     patch_instruction(p, instr);
> >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(p, addr));
> >       q = p + 1;
> > -     patch_instruction(q, translate_branch(q, p));
> > +     translate_branch(&instr, q, p);
> > +     patch_instruction(q, instr);
> >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(q, addr));
> >
> >       /* Maximum negative case, move b . to addr + 32 KB */
> >       p = buf;
> >       addr = (unsigned long)p;
> > -     patch_instruction(p, create_cond_branch(p, addr, 0xFFFFFFFC));
> > +     create_cond_branch(&instr, p, addr, 0xFFFFFFFC);
> > +     patch_instruction(p, instr);
> >       q = buf + 0x8000;
> > -     patch_instruction(q, translate_branch(q, p));
> > +     translate_branch(&instr, q, p);
> > +     patch_instruction(q, instr);
> >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(p, addr));
> >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(q, addr));
> >       check(*q == 0x43ff8000);
> > @@ -641,9 +658,11 @@ static void __init test_translate_branch(void)
> >       /* Maximum positive case, move x to x - 32 KB + 4 */
> >       p = buf + 0x8000;
> >       addr = (unsigned long)p;
> > -     patch_instruction(p, create_cond_branch(p, addr, 0xFFFFFFFC));
> > +     create_cond_branch(&instr, p, addr, 0xFFFFFFFC);
> > +     patch_instruction(p, instr);
> >       q = buf + 4;
> > -     patch_instruction(q, translate_branch(q, p));
> > +     translate_branch(&instr, q, p);
> > +     patch_instruction(q, instr);
> >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(p, addr));
> >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(q, addr));
> >       check(*q == 0x43ff7ffc);
> > @@ -651,18 +670,22 @@ static void __init test_translate_branch(void)
> >       /* Jump to x + 12 KB moved to x + 20 KB */
> >       p = buf;
> >       addr = 0x3000 + (unsigned long)buf;
> > -     patch_instruction(p, create_cond_branch(p, addr, BRANCH_SET_LINK));
> > +     create_cond_branch(&instr, p, addr, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> > +     patch_instruction(p, instr);
> >       q = buf + 0x5000;
> > -     patch_instruction(q, translate_branch(q, p));
> > +     translate_branch(&instr, q, p);
> > +     patch_instruction(q, instr);
> >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(p, addr));
> >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(q, addr));
> >
> >       /* Jump to x + 8 KB moved to x - 8 KB + 4 */
> >       p = buf + 0x2000;
> >       addr = 0x4000 + (unsigned long)buf;
> > -     patch_instruction(p, create_cond_branch(p, addr, 0));
> > +     create_cond_branch(&instr, p, addr, 0);
> > +     patch_instruction(p, instr);
> >       q = buf + 4;
> > -     patch_instruction(q, translate_branch(q, p));
> > +     translate_branch(&instr, q, p);
> > +     patch_instruction(q, instr);
> >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(p, addr));
> >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(q, addr));
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/feature-fixups.c b/arch/powerpc/lib/feature-
> > fixups.c
> > index 4ba634b89ce5..b129d7b4e7dd 100644
> > --- a/arch/powerpc/lib/feature-fixups.c
> > +++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/feature-fixups.c
> > @@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ static unsigned int *calc_addr(struct fixup_entry *fcur,
> > long offset)
> >  static int patch_alt_instruction(unsigned int *src, unsigned int *dest,
> >                                unsigned int *alt_start, unsigned int
> > *alt_end)
> >  {
> > +     int err;
> >       unsigned int instr;
> >
> >       instr = *src;
> > @@ -53,8 +54,8 @@ static int patch_alt_instruction(unsigned int *src,
> > unsigned int *dest,
> >
> >               /* Branch within the section doesn't need translating */
> >               if (target < alt_start || target > alt_end) {
> > -                     instr = translate_branch(dest, src);
> > -                     if (!instr)
> > +                     err = translate_branch(&instr, dest, src);
> > +                     if (err)
> >                               return 1;
> >               }
> >       }
>
Balamuruhan S April 7, 2020, 6:59 a.m. UTC | #4
On Tue, 2020-04-07 at 16:35 +1000, Jordan Niethe wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 7, 2020 at 4:10 PM Balamuruhan S <bala24@linux.ibm.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, 2020-04-06 at 18:09 +1000, Jordan Niethe wrote:
> > > create_branch(), create_cond_branch() and translate_branch() return the
> > > instruction that they create, or return 0 to signal an error. Seperate
> > 
> > s/seperate/separate
> thanks.
> > > these concerns in preparation for an instruction type that is not just
> > > an unsigned int.  Fill the created instruction to a pointer passed as
> > > the first parameter to the function and use a non-zero return value to
> > > signify an error.
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Jordan Niethe <jniethe5@gmail.com>
> > > ---
> > > v5: New to series
> > > ---
> > >  arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h |  12 +-
> > >  arch/powerpc/kernel/optprobes.c          |  24 ++--
> > >  arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_32.c           |   2 +-
> > >  arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c       |  24 ++--
> > >  arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c         | 133 +++++++++++++----------
> > >  arch/powerpc/lib/feature-fixups.c        |   5 +-
> > >  6 files changed, 117 insertions(+), 83 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h
> > > b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h
> > > index 898b54262881..351dda7215b6 100644
> > > --- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h
> > > +++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h
> > > @@ -22,10 +22,10 @@
> > >  #define BRANCH_ABSOLUTE      0x2
> > > 
> > >  bool is_offset_in_branch_range(long offset);
> > > -unsigned int create_branch(const unsigned int *addr,
> > > -                        unsigned long target, int flags);
> > > -unsigned int create_cond_branch(const unsigned int *addr,
> > > -                             unsigned long target, int flags);
> > > +int create_branch(unsigned int *instr, const unsigned int *addr,
> > > +               unsigned long target, int flags);
> > > +int create_cond_branch(unsigned int *instr, const unsigned int *addr,
> > > +                    unsigned long target, int flags);
> > >  int patch_branch(unsigned int *addr, unsigned long target, int flags);
> > >  int patch_instruction(unsigned int *addr, unsigned int instr);
> > >  int raw_patch_instruction(unsigned int *addr, unsigned int instr);
> > > @@ -60,8 +60,8 @@ int instr_is_relative_branch(unsigned int instr);
> > >  int instr_is_relative_link_branch(unsigned int instr);
> > >  int instr_is_branch_to_addr(const unsigned int *instr, unsigned long
> > > addr);
> > >  unsigned long branch_target(const unsigned int *instr);
> > > -unsigned int translate_branch(const unsigned int *dest,
> > > -                           const unsigned int *src);
> > > +int translate_branch(unsigned int *instr, const unsigned int *dest,
> > > +                  const unsigned int *src);
> > >  extern bool is_conditional_branch(unsigned int instr);
> > >  #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3E_64
> > >  void __patch_exception(int exc, unsigned long addr);
> > > diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/optprobes.c
> > > b/arch/powerpc/kernel/optprobes.c
> > > index 024f7aad1952..445b3dad82dc 100644
> > > --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/optprobes.c
> > > +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/optprobes.c
> > > @@ -251,15 +251,17 @@ int arch_prepare_optimized_kprobe(struct
> > > optimized_kprobe *op, struct kprobe *p)
> > >               goto error;
> > >       }
> > > 
> > > -     branch_op_callback = create_branch((unsigned int *)buff +
> > > TMPL_CALL_HDLR_IDX,
> > > -                             (unsigned long)op_callback_addr,
> > > -                             BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> > > +     rc = create_branch(&branch_op_callback,
> > > +                        (unsigned int *)buff + TMPL_CALL_HDLR_IDX,
> > > +                        (unsigned long)op_callback_addr,
> > > +                        BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> > > 
> > > -     branch_emulate_step = create_branch((unsigned int *)buff +
> > > TMPL_EMULATE_IDX,
> > > -                             (unsigned long)emulate_step_addr,
> > > -                             BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> > > +     rc |= create_branch(&branch_emulate_step,
> > > +                         (unsigned int *)buff + TMPL_EMULATE_IDX,
> > > +                         (unsigned long)emulate_step_addr,
> > > +                         BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> > > 
> > > -     if (!branch_op_callback || !branch_emulate_step)
> > > +     if (rc)
> > >               goto error;
> > > 
> > >       patch_instruction(buff + TMPL_CALL_HDLR_IDX, branch_op_callback);
> > > @@ -305,6 +307,7 @@ int arch_check_optimized_kprobe(struct
> > > optimized_kprobe
> > > *op)
> > > 
> > >  void arch_optimize_kprobes(struct list_head *oplist)
> > >  {
> > > +     unsigned int instr;
> > >       struct optimized_kprobe *op;
> > >       struct optimized_kprobe *tmp;
> > > 
> > > @@ -315,9 +318,10 @@ void arch_optimize_kprobes(struct list_head *oplist)
> > >                */
> > >               memcpy(op->optinsn.copied_insn, op->kp.addr,
> > >                                              RELATIVEJUMP_SIZE);
> > > -             patch_instruction(op->kp.addr,
> > > -                     create_branch((unsigned int *)op->kp.addr,
> > > -                                   (unsigned long)op->optinsn.insn, 0));
> > > +             create_branch(&instr,
> > > +                           (unsigned int *)op->kp.addr,
> > > +                           (unsigned long)op->optinsn.insn, 0);
> > > +             patch_instruction(op->kp.addr, instr);
> > >               list_del_init(&op->list);
> > >       }
> > >  }
> > > diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_32.c
> > > b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_32.c
> > > index 5b49b26eb154..c1bdd462c5c0 100644
> > > --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_32.c
> > > +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_32.c
> > > @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ notrace void __init machine_init(u64 dt_ptr)
> > > 
> > >       patch_instruction_site(&patch__memcpy_nocache, PPC_INST_NOP);
> > > 
> > > -     insn = create_cond_branch(addr, branch_target(addr), 0x820000);
> > > +     create_cond_branch(&insn, addr, branch_target(addr), 0x820000);
> > >       patch_instruction(addr, insn);  /* replace b by bne cr0 */
> > > 
> > >       /* Do some early initialization based on the flat device tree */
> > > diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
> > > b/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
> > > index 7ea0ca044b65..4dcb379133f8 100644
> > > --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
> > > +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
> > > @@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ ftrace_call_replace(unsigned long ip, unsigned long
> > > addr,
> > > int link)
> > >       addr = ppc_function_entry((void *)addr);
> > > 
> > >       /* if (link) set op to 'bl' else 'b' */
> > > -     op = create_branch((unsigned int *)ip, addr, link ? 1 : 0);
> > > +     create_branch(&op, (unsigned int *)ip, addr, link ? 1 : 0);
> > > 
> > >       return op;
> > >  }
> > > @@ -89,10 +89,11 @@ ftrace_modify_code(unsigned long ip, unsigned int
> > > old,
> > > unsigned int new)
> > >   */
> > >  static int test_24bit_addr(unsigned long ip, unsigned long addr)
> > >  {
> > > +     unsigned int op;
> > >       addr = ppc_function_entry((void *)addr);
> > > 
> > >       /* use the create_branch to verify that this offset can be branched
> > > */
> > > -     return create_branch((unsigned int *)ip, addr, 0);
> > > +     return create_branch(&op, (unsigned int *)ip, addr, 0) == 0;
> > >  }
> > > 
> > >  static int is_bl_op(unsigned int op)
> > > @@ -287,6 +288,7 @@ __ftrace_make_nop(struct module *mod,
> > >  static unsigned long find_ftrace_tramp(unsigned long ip)
> > >  {
> > >       int i;
> > > +     unsigned int instr;
> > > 
> > >       /*
> > >        * We have the compiler generated long_branch tramps at the end
> > > @@ -295,7 +297,8 @@ static unsigned long find_ftrace_tramp(unsigned long
> > > ip)
> > >       for (i = NUM_FTRACE_TRAMPS - 1; i >= 0; i--)
> > >               if (!ftrace_tramps[i])
> > >                       continue;
> > > -             else if (create_branch((void *)ip, ftrace_tramps[i], 0))
> > > +             else if (create_branch(&instr, (void *)ip,
> > > +                               ftrace_tramps[i], 0) == 0)
> > >                       return ftrace_tramps[i];
> > > 
> > >       return 0;
> > > @@ -324,6 +327,7 @@ static int setup_mcount_compiler_tramp(unsigned long
> > > tramp)
> > >  {
> > >       int i, op;
> > >       unsigned long ptr;
> > > +     unsigned int instr;
> > >       static unsigned long ftrace_plt_tramps[NUM_FTRACE_TRAMPS];
> > > 
> > >       /* Is this a known long jump tramp? */
> > > @@ -366,7 +370,7 @@ static int setup_mcount_compiler_tramp(unsigned long
> > > tramp)
> > >  #else
> > >       ptr = ppc_global_function_entry((void *)ftrace_caller);
> > >  #endif
> > > -     if (!create_branch((void *)tramp, ptr, 0)) {
> > > +     if (create_branch(&instr, (void *)tramp, ptr, 0)) {
> > >               pr_debug("%ps is not reachable from existing mcount
> > > tramp\n",
> > >                               (void *)ptr);
> > >               return -1;
> > > @@ -511,6 +515,7 @@ static int
> > >  __ftrace_make_call(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long addr)
> > >  {
> > >       unsigned int op[2];
> > > +     unsigned int instr;
> > >       void *ip = (void *)rec->ip;
> > >       unsigned long entry, ptr, tramp;
> > >       struct module *mod = rec->arch.mod;
> > > @@ -557,7 +562,7 @@ __ftrace_make_call(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned
> > > long
> > > addr)
> > >       }
> > > 
> > >       /* Ensure branch is within 24 bits */
> > > -     if (!create_branch(ip, tramp, BRANCH_SET_LINK)) {
> > > +     if (create_branch(&instr, ip, tramp, BRANCH_SET_LINK)) {
> > >               pr_err("Branch out of range\n");
> > >               return -EINVAL;
> > >       }
> > > @@ -574,6 +579,7 @@ __ftrace_make_call(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned
> > > long
> > > addr)
> > >  static int
> > >  __ftrace_make_call(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long addr)
> > >  {
> > > +     int err;
> > >       unsigned int op;
> > >       unsigned long ip = rec->ip;
> > > 
> > > @@ -594,9 +600,9 @@ __ftrace_make_call(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned
> > > long
> > > addr)
> > >       }
> > > 
> > >       /* create the branch to the trampoline */
> > > -     op = create_branch((unsigned int *)ip,
> > > -                        rec->arch.mod->arch.tramp, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> > > -     if (!op) {
> > > +     err = create_branch(&op, (unsigned int *)ip,
> > > +                         rec->arch.mod->arch.tramp, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> > > +     if (!err) {
> > 
> > should this be `if (err)` as per your new changes ?
> You are right.
> > 
> > >               pr_err("REL24 out of range!\n");
> > >               return -EINVAL;
> > >       }
> > > @@ -776,7 +782,7 @@ __ftrace_modify_call(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned
> > > long old_addr,
> > >       }
> > > 
> > >       /* Ensure branch is within 24 bits */
> > > -     if (!create_branch((unsigned int *)ip, tramp, BRANCH_SET_LINK)) {
> > > +     if (create_branch(&op, (unsigned int *)ip, tramp, BRANCH_SET_LINK))
> > > {
> > >               pr_err("Branch out of range\n");
> > >               return -EINVAL;
> > >       }
> > > diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c b/arch/powerpc/lib/code-
> > > patching.c
> > > index 3345f039a876..4af564aeedf1 100644
> > > --- a/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c
> > > +++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c
> > > @@ -196,7 +196,10 @@ NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(patch_instruction);
> > > 
> > >  int patch_branch(unsigned int *addr, unsigned long target, int flags)
> > >  {
> > > -     return patch_instruction(addr, create_branch(addr, target, flags));
> > > +     unsigned int instr;
> > > +
> > > +     create_branch(&instr, addr, target, flags);
> > > +     return patch_instruction(addr, instr);
> > >  }
> > > 
> > >  bool is_offset_in_branch_range(long offset)
> > > @@ -243,30 +246,30 @@ bool is_conditional_branch(unsigned int instr)
> > >  }
> > >  NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(is_conditional_branch);
> > > 
> > > -unsigned int create_branch(const unsigned int *addr,
> > > -                        unsigned long target, int flags)
> > > +int create_branch(unsigned int *instr,
> > > +               const unsigned int *addr,
> > > +               unsigned long target, int flags)
> > >  {
> > > -     unsigned int instruction;
> > >       long offset;
> > > 
> > > +     *instr = 0;
> > >       offset = target;
> > >       if (! (flags & BRANCH_ABSOLUTE))
> > >               offset = offset - (unsigned long)addr;
> > > 
> > >       /* Check we can represent the target in the instruction format */
> > >       if (!is_offset_in_branch_range(offset))
> > > -             return 0;
> > > +             return 1;
> > > 
> > >       /* Mask out the flags and target, so they don't step on each other.
> > > */
> > > -     instruction = 0x48000000 | (flags & 0x3) | (offset & 0x03FFFFFC);
> > > +     *instr = 0x48000000 | (flags & 0x3) | (offset & 0x03FFFFFC);
> > > 
> > > -     return instruction;
> > > +     return 0;
> > >  }
> > > 
> > > -unsigned int create_cond_branch(const unsigned int *addr,
> > > -                             unsigned long target, int flags)
> > > +int create_cond_branch(unsigned int *instr, const unsigned int *addr,
> > > +                    unsigned long target, int flags)
> > >  {
> > > -     unsigned int instruction;
> > >       long offset;
> > > 
> > >       offset = target;
> > > @@ -275,12 +278,12 @@ unsigned int create_cond_branch(const unsigned int
> > > *addr,
> > > 
> > >       /* Check we can represent the target in the instruction format */
> > >       if (offset < -0x8000 || offset > 0x7FFF || offset & 0x3)
> > > -             return 0;
> > > +             return 1;
> > > 
> > >       /* Mask out the flags and target, so they don't step on each other.
> > > */
> > > -     instruction = 0x40000000 | (flags & 0x3FF0003) | (offset & 0xFFFC);
> > > +     *instr = 0x40000000 | (flags & 0x3FF0003) | (offset & 0xFFFC);
> > > 
> > > -     return instruction;
> > > +     return 0;
> > >  }
> > > 
> > >  static unsigned int branch_opcode(unsigned int instr)
> > > @@ -361,18 +364,18 @@ int instr_is_branch_to_addr(const unsigned int
> > > *instr,
> > > unsigned long addr)
> > >       return 0;
> > >  }
> > > 
> > > -unsigned int translate_branch(const unsigned int *dest, const unsigned
> > > int
> > > *src)
> > > +int translate_branch(unsigned int *instr, const unsigned int *dest,
> > > const
> > > unsigned int *src)
> > >  {
> > >       unsigned long target;
> > > 
> > >       target = branch_target(src);
> > > 
> > >       if (instr_is_branch_iform(*src))
> > > -             return create_branch(dest, target, *src);
> > > +             return create_branch(instr, dest, target, *src);
> > >       else if (instr_is_branch_bform(*src))
> > > -             return create_cond_branch(dest, target, *src);
> > > +             return create_cond_branch(instr, dest, target, *src);
> > > 
> > > -     return 0;
> > > +     return 1;
> > >  }
> > > 
> > >  #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3E_64
> > > @@ -403,6 +406,7 @@ static void __init test_trampoline(void)
> > > 
> > >  static void __init test_branch_iform(void)
> > >  {
> > > +     int err;
> > >       unsigned int instr;
> > >       unsigned long addr;
> > > 
> > > @@ -443,35 +447,35 @@ static void __init test_branch_iform(void)
> > >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr - 0x2000000));
> > > 
> > >       /* Branch to self, with link */
> > > -     instr = create_branch(&instr, addr, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> > > +     err = create_branch(&instr, &instr, addr, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> > >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr));
> > > 
> > >       /* Branch to self - 0x100, with link */
> > > -     instr = create_branch(&instr, addr - 0x100, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> > > +     err = create_branch(&instr, &instr, addr - 0x100, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> > >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr - 0x100));
> > > 
> > >       /* Branch to self + 0x100, no link */
> > > -     instr = create_branch(&instr, addr + 0x100, 0);
> > > +     err = create_branch(&instr, &instr, addr + 0x100, 0);
> > >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr + 0x100));
> > > 
> > >       /* Maximum relative negative offset, - 32 MB */
> > > -     instr = create_branch(&instr, addr - 0x2000000, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> > > +     err = create_branch(&instr, &instr, addr - 0x2000000,
> > > BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> > >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr - 0x2000000));
> > > 
> > >       /* Out of range relative negative offset, - 32 MB + 4*/
> > > -     instr = create_branch(&instr, addr - 0x2000004, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> > > -     check(instr == 0);
> > > +     err = create_branch(&instr, &instr, addr - 0x2000004,
> > > BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> > > +     check(err);
> > > 
> > >       /* Out of range relative positive offset, + 32 MB */
> > > -     instr = create_branch(&instr, addr + 0x2000000, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> > > -     check(instr == 0);
> > > +     err = create_branch(&instr, &instr, addr + 0x2000000,
> > > BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> > > +     check(err);
> > > 
> > >       /* Unaligned target */
> > > -     instr = create_branch(&instr, addr + 3, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> > > -     check(instr == 0);
> > > +     err = create_branch(&instr, &instr, addr + 3, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> > > +     check(err);
> > > 
> > >       /* Check flags are masked correctly */
> > > -     instr = create_branch(&instr, addr, 0xFFFFFFFC);
> > > +     err = create_branch(&instr, &instr, addr, 0xFFFFFFFC);
> > >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr));
> > >       check(instr == 0x48000000);
> > >  }
> > > @@ -480,16 +484,19 @@ static void __init test_create_function_call(void)
> > >  {
> > >       unsigned int *iptr;
> > >       unsigned long dest;
> > > +     unsigned int instr;
> > > 
> > >       /* Check we can create a function call */
> > >       iptr = (unsigned int *)ppc_function_entry(test_trampoline);
> > >       dest = ppc_function_entry(test_create_function_call);
> > > -     patch_instruction(iptr, create_branch(iptr, dest,
> > > BRANCH_SET_LINK));
> > > +     create_branch(&instr, iptr, dest, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> > > +     patch_instruction(iptr, instr);
> > 
> > Are we sure that `create_branch()` would always succeed here to do
> > patch_instruction() ?
> > 
> > 
> > >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(iptr, dest));
> > >  }
> > > 
> > >  static void __init test_branch_bform(void)
> > >  {
> > > +     int err;
> > >       unsigned long addr;
> > >       unsigned int *iptr, instr, flags;
> > > 
> > > @@ -525,35 +532,35 @@ static void __init test_branch_bform(void)
> > >       flags = 0x3ff000 | BRANCH_SET_LINK;
> > > 
> > >       /* Branch to self */
> > > -     instr = create_cond_branch(iptr, addr, flags);
> > > +     err = create_cond_branch(&instr, iptr, addr, flags);
> > >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr));
> > > 
> > >       /* Branch to self - 0x100 */
> > > -     instr = create_cond_branch(iptr, addr - 0x100, flags);
> > > +     err = create_cond_branch(&instr, iptr, addr - 0x100, flags);
> > >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr - 0x100));
> > > 
> > >       /* Branch to self + 0x100 */
> > > -     instr = create_cond_branch(iptr, addr + 0x100, flags);
> > > +     err = create_cond_branch(&instr, iptr, addr + 0x100, flags);
> > >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr + 0x100));
> > > 
> > >       /* Maximum relative negative offset, - 32 KB */
> > > -     instr = create_cond_branch(iptr, addr - 0x8000, flags);
> > > +     err = create_cond_branch(&instr, iptr, addr - 0x8000, flags);
> > >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr - 0x8000));
> > > 
> > >       /* Out of range relative negative offset, - 32 KB + 4*/
> > > -     instr = create_cond_branch(iptr, addr - 0x8004, flags);
> > > -     check(instr == 0);
> > > +     err = create_cond_branch(&instr, iptr, addr - 0x8004, flags);
> > > +     check(err);
> > > 
> > >       /* Out of range relative positive offset, + 32 KB */
> > > -     instr = create_cond_branch(iptr, addr + 0x8000, flags);
> > > -     check(instr == 0);
> > > +     err = create_cond_branch(&instr, iptr, addr + 0x8000, flags);
> > > +     check(err);
> > > 
> > >       /* Unaligned target */
> > > -     instr = create_cond_branch(iptr, addr + 3, flags);
> > > -     check(instr == 0);
> > > +     err = create_cond_branch(&instr, iptr, addr + 3, flags);
> > > +     check(err);
> > > 
> > >       /* Check flags are masked correctly */
> > > -     instr = create_cond_branch(iptr, addr, 0xFFFFFFFC);
> > > +     err = create_cond_branch(&instr, iptr, addr, 0xFFFFFFFC);
> > >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr));
> > >       check(instr == 0x43FF0000);
> > >  }
> > > @@ -562,6 +569,7 @@ static void __init test_translate_branch(void)
> > >  {
> > >       unsigned long addr;
> > >       unsigned int *p, *q;
> > > +     unsigned int instr;
> > >       void *buf;
> > > 
> > >       buf = vmalloc(PAGE_ALIGN(0x2000000 + 1));
> > > @@ -575,7 +583,8 @@ static void __init test_translate_branch(void)
> > >       patch_branch(p, addr, 0);
> > >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(p, addr));
> > >       q = p + 1;
> > > -     patch_instruction(q, translate_branch(q, p));
> > > +     translate_branch(&instr, q, p);
> > > +     patch_instruction(q, instr);
> > 
> > same here and elsewhere in similar such places where we do
> > patch_instruction()
> I figured that if the existing code was not checking the return then
> we probably did not need to add a check.

yes existing code does not checking, I just wanted to ensure we do right
thing. Thanks!

-- Bala

> > -- Bala
> > 
> > >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(q, addr));
> > > 
> > >       /* Maximum negative case, move b . to addr + 32 MB */
> > > @@ -583,7 +592,8 @@ static void __init test_translate_branch(void)
> > >       addr = (unsigned long)p;
> > >       patch_branch(p, addr, 0);
> > >       q = buf + 0x2000000;
> > > -     patch_instruction(q, translate_branch(q, p));
> > > +     translate_branch(&instr, q, p);
> > > +     patch_instruction(q, instr);
> > >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(p, addr));
> > >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(q, addr));
> > >       check(*q == 0x4a000000);
> > > @@ -593,7 +603,8 @@ static void __init test_translate_branch(void)
> > >       addr = (unsigned long)p;
> > >       patch_branch(p, addr, 0);
> > >       q = buf + 4;
> > > -     patch_instruction(q, translate_branch(q, p));
> > > +     translate_branch(&instr, q, p);
> > > +     patch_instruction(q, instr);
> > >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(p, addr));
> > >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(q, addr));
> > >       check(*q == 0x49fffffc);
> > > @@ -603,7 +614,8 @@ static void __init test_translate_branch(void)
> > >       addr = 0x1000000 + (unsigned long)buf;
> > >       patch_branch(p, addr, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> > >       q = buf + 0x1400000;
> > > -     patch_instruction(q, translate_branch(q, p));
> > > +     translate_branch(&instr, q, p);
> > > +     patch_instruction(q, instr);
> > >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(p, addr));
> > >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(q, addr));
> > > 
> > > @@ -612,7 +624,8 @@ static void __init test_translate_branch(void)
> > >       addr = 0x2000000 + (unsigned long)buf;
> > >       patch_branch(p, addr, 0);
> > >       q = buf + 4;
> > > -     patch_instruction(q, translate_branch(q, p));
> > > +     translate_branch(&instr, q, p);
> > > +     patch_instruction(q, instr);
> > >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(p, addr));
> > >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(q, addr));
> > > 
> > > @@ -622,18 +635,22 @@ static void __init test_translate_branch(void)
> > >       /* Simple case, branch to self moved a little */
> > >       p = buf;
> > >       addr = (unsigned long)p;
> > > -     patch_instruction(p, create_cond_branch(p, addr, 0));
> > > +     create_cond_branch(&instr, p, addr, 0);
> > > +     patch_instruction(p, instr);
> > >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(p, addr));
> > >       q = p + 1;
> > > -     patch_instruction(q, translate_branch(q, p));
> > > +     translate_branch(&instr, q, p);
> > > +     patch_instruction(q, instr);
> > >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(q, addr));
> > > 
> > >       /* Maximum negative case, move b . to addr + 32 KB */
> > >       p = buf;
> > >       addr = (unsigned long)p;
> > > -     patch_instruction(p, create_cond_branch(p, addr, 0xFFFFFFFC));
> > > +     create_cond_branch(&instr, p, addr, 0xFFFFFFFC);
> > > +     patch_instruction(p, instr);
> > >       q = buf + 0x8000;
> > > -     patch_instruction(q, translate_branch(q, p));
> > > +     translate_branch(&instr, q, p);
> > > +     patch_instruction(q, instr);
> > >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(p, addr));
> > >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(q, addr));
> > >       check(*q == 0x43ff8000);
> > > @@ -641,9 +658,11 @@ static void __init test_translate_branch(void)
> > >       /* Maximum positive case, move x to x - 32 KB + 4 */
> > >       p = buf + 0x8000;
> > >       addr = (unsigned long)p;
> > > -     patch_instruction(p, create_cond_branch(p, addr, 0xFFFFFFFC));
> > > +     create_cond_branch(&instr, p, addr, 0xFFFFFFFC);
> > > +     patch_instruction(p, instr);
> > >       q = buf + 4;
> > > -     patch_instruction(q, translate_branch(q, p));
> > > +     translate_branch(&instr, q, p);
> > > +     patch_instruction(q, instr);
> > >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(p, addr));
> > >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(q, addr));
> > >       check(*q == 0x43ff7ffc);
> > > @@ -651,18 +670,22 @@ static void __init test_translate_branch(void)
> > >       /* Jump to x + 12 KB moved to x + 20 KB */
> > >       p = buf;
> > >       addr = 0x3000 + (unsigned long)buf;
> > > -     patch_instruction(p, create_cond_branch(p, addr, BRANCH_SET_LINK));
> > > +     create_cond_branch(&instr, p, addr, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
> > > +     patch_instruction(p, instr);
> > >       q = buf + 0x5000;
> > > -     patch_instruction(q, translate_branch(q, p));
> > > +     translate_branch(&instr, q, p);
> > > +     patch_instruction(q, instr);
> > >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(p, addr));
> > >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(q, addr));
> > > 
> > >       /* Jump to x + 8 KB moved to x - 8 KB + 4 */
> > >       p = buf + 0x2000;
> > >       addr = 0x4000 + (unsigned long)buf;
> > > -     patch_instruction(p, create_cond_branch(p, addr, 0));
> > > +     create_cond_branch(&instr, p, addr, 0);
> > > +     patch_instruction(p, instr);
> > >       q = buf + 4;
> > > -     patch_instruction(q, translate_branch(q, p));
> > > +     translate_branch(&instr, q, p);
> > > +     patch_instruction(q, instr);
> > >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(p, addr));
> > >       check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(q, addr));
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/feature-fixups.c
> > > b/arch/powerpc/lib/feature-
> > > fixups.c
> > > index 4ba634b89ce5..b129d7b4e7dd 100644
> > > --- a/arch/powerpc/lib/feature-fixups.c
> > > +++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/feature-fixups.c
> > > @@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ static unsigned int *calc_addr(struct fixup_entry
> > > *fcur,
> > > long offset)
> > >  static int patch_alt_instruction(unsigned int *src, unsigned int *dest,
> > >                                unsigned int *alt_start, unsigned int
> > > *alt_end)
> > >  {
> > > +     int err;
> > >       unsigned int instr;
> > > 
> > >       instr = *src;
> > > @@ -53,8 +54,8 @@ static int patch_alt_instruction(unsigned int *src,
> > > unsigned int *dest,
> > > 
> > >               /* Branch within the section doesn't need translating */
> > >               if (target < alt_start || target > alt_end) {
> > > -                     instr = translate_branch(dest, src);
> > > -                     if (!instr)
> > > +                     err = translate_branch(&instr, dest, src);
> > > +                     if (err)
> > >                               return 1;
> > >               }
> > >       }
diff mbox series

Patch

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h
index 898b54262881..351dda7215b6 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/code-patching.h
@@ -22,10 +22,10 @@ 
 #define BRANCH_ABSOLUTE	0x2
 
 bool is_offset_in_branch_range(long offset);
-unsigned int create_branch(const unsigned int *addr,
-			   unsigned long target, int flags);
-unsigned int create_cond_branch(const unsigned int *addr,
-				unsigned long target, int flags);
+int create_branch(unsigned int *instr, const unsigned int *addr,
+		  unsigned long target, int flags);
+int create_cond_branch(unsigned int *instr, const unsigned int *addr,
+		       unsigned long target, int flags);
 int patch_branch(unsigned int *addr, unsigned long target, int flags);
 int patch_instruction(unsigned int *addr, unsigned int instr);
 int raw_patch_instruction(unsigned int *addr, unsigned int instr);
@@ -60,8 +60,8 @@  int instr_is_relative_branch(unsigned int instr);
 int instr_is_relative_link_branch(unsigned int instr);
 int instr_is_branch_to_addr(const unsigned int *instr, unsigned long addr);
 unsigned long branch_target(const unsigned int *instr);
-unsigned int translate_branch(const unsigned int *dest,
-			      const unsigned int *src);
+int translate_branch(unsigned int *instr, const unsigned int *dest,
+		     const unsigned int *src);
 extern bool is_conditional_branch(unsigned int instr);
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3E_64
 void __patch_exception(int exc, unsigned long addr);
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/optprobes.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/optprobes.c
index 024f7aad1952..445b3dad82dc 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/optprobes.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/optprobes.c
@@ -251,15 +251,17 @@  int arch_prepare_optimized_kprobe(struct optimized_kprobe *op, struct kprobe *p)
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	branch_op_callback = create_branch((unsigned int *)buff + TMPL_CALL_HDLR_IDX,
-				(unsigned long)op_callback_addr,
-				BRANCH_SET_LINK);
+	rc = create_branch(&branch_op_callback,
+			   (unsigned int *)buff + TMPL_CALL_HDLR_IDX,
+			   (unsigned long)op_callback_addr,
+			   BRANCH_SET_LINK);
 
-	branch_emulate_step = create_branch((unsigned int *)buff + TMPL_EMULATE_IDX,
-				(unsigned long)emulate_step_addr,
-				BRANCH_SET_LINK);
+	rc |= create_branch(&branch_emulate_step,
+			    (unsigned int *)buff + TMPL_EMULATE_IDX,
+			    (unsigned long)emulate_step_addr,
+			    BRANCH_SET_LINK);
 
-	if (!branch_op_callback || !branch_emulate_step)
+	if (rc)
 		goto error;
 
 	patch_instruction(buff + TMPL_CALL_HDLR_IDX, branch_op_callback);
@@ -305,6 +307,7 @@  int arch_check_optimized_kprobe(struct optimized_kprobe *op)
 
 void arch_optimize_kprobes(struct list_head *oplist)
 {
+	unsigned int instr;
 	struct optimized_kprobe *op;
 	struct optimized_kprobe *tmp;
 
@@ -315,9 +318,10 @@  void arch_optimize_kprobes(struct list_head *oplist)
 		 */
 		memcpy(op->optinsn.copied_insn, op->kp.addr,
 					       RELATIVEJUMP_SIZE);
-		patch_instruction(op->kp.addr,
-			create_branch((unsigned int *)op->kp.addr,
-				      (unsigned long)op->optinsn.insn, 0));
+		create_branch(&instr,
+			      (unsigned int *)op->kp.addr,
+			      (unsigned long)op->optinsn.insn, 0);
+		patch_instruction(op->kp.addr, instr);
 		list_del_init(&op->list);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_32.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_32.c
index 5b49b26eb154..c1bdd462c5c0 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_32.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_32.c
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@  notrace void __init machine_init(u64 dt_ptr)
 
 	patch_instruction_site(&patch__memcpy_nocache, PPC_INST_NOP);
 
-	insn = create_cond_branch(addr, branch_target(addr), 0x820000);
+	create_cond_branch(&insn, addr, branch_target(addr), 0x820000);
 	patch_instruction(addr, insn);	/* replace b by bne cr0 */
 
 	/* Do some early initialization based on the flat device tree */
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
index 7ea0ca044b65..4dcb379133f8 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/trace/ftrace.c
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@  ftrace_call_replace(unsigned long ip, unsigned long addr, int link)
 	addr = ppc_function_entry((void *)addr);
 
 	/* if (link) set op to 'bl' else 'b' */
-	op = create_branch((unsigned int *)ip, addr, link ? 1 : 0);
+	create_branch(&op, (unsigned int *)ip, addr, link ? 1 : 0);
 
 	return op;
 }
@@ -89,10 +89,11 @@  ftrace_modify_code(unsigned long ip, unsigned int old, unsigned int new)
  */
 static int test_24bit_addr(unsigned long ip, unsigned long addr)
 {
+	unsigned int op;
 	addr = ppc_function_entry((void *)addr);
 
 	/* use the create_branch to verify that this offset can be branched */
-	return create_branch((unsigned int *)ip, addr, 0);
+	return create_branch(&op, (unsigned int *)ip, addr, 0) == 0;
 }
 
 static int is_bl_op(unsigned int op)
@@ -287,6 +288,7 @@  __ftrace_make_nop(struct module *mod,
 static unsigned long find_ftrace_tramp(unsigned long ip)
 {
 	int i;
+	unsigned int instr;
 
 	/*
 	 * We have the compiler generated long_branch tramps at the end
@@ -295,7 +297,8 @@  static unsigned long find_ftrace_tramp(unsigned long ip)
 	for (i = NUM_FTRACE_TRAMPS - 1; i >= 0; i--)
 		if (!ftrace_tramps[i])
 			continue;
-		else if (create_branch((void *)ip, ftrace_tramps[i], 0))
+		else if (create_branch(&instr, (void *)ip,
+				  ftrace_tramps[i], 0) == 0)
 			return ftrace_tramps[i];
 
 	return 0;
@@ -324,6 +327,7 @@  static int setup_mcount_compiler_tramp(unsigned long tramp)
 {
 	int i, op;
 	unsigned long ptr;
+	unsigned int instr;
 	static unsigned long ftrace_plt_tramps[NUM_FTRACE_TRAMPS];
 
 	/* Is this a known long jump tramp? */
@@ -366,7 +370,7 @@  static int setup_mcount_compiler_tramp(unsigned long tramp)
 #else
 	ptr = ppc_global_function_entry((void *)ftrace_caller);
 #endif
-	if (!create_branch((void *)tramp, ptr, 0)) {
+	if (create_branch(&instr, (void *)tramp, ptr, 0)) {
 		pr_debug("%ps is not reachable from existing mcount tramp\n",
 				(void *)ptr);
 		return -1;
@@ -511,6 +515,7 @@  static int
 __ftrace_make_call(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long addr)
 {
 	unsigned int op[2];
+	unsigned int instr;
 	void *ip = (void *)rec->ip;
 	unsigned long entry, ptr, tramp;
 	struct module *mod = rec->arch.mod;
@@ -557,7 +562,7 @@  __ftrace_make_call(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long addr)
 	}
 
 	/* Ensure branch is within 24 bits */
-	if (!create_branch(ip, tramp, BRANCH_SET_LINK)) {
+	if (create_branch(&instr, ip, tramp, BRANCH_SET_LINK)) {
 		pr_err("Branch out of range\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -574,6 +579,7 @@  __ftrace_make_call(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long addr)
 static int
 __ftrace_make_call(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long addr)
 {
+	int err;
 	unsigned int op;
 	unsigned long ip = rec->ip;
 
@@ -594,9 +600,9 @@  __ftrace_make_call(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long addr)
 	}
 
 	/* create the branch to the trampoline */
-	op = create_branch((unsigned int *)ip,
-			   rec->arch.mod->arch.tramp, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
-	if (!op) {
+	err = create_branch(&op, (unsigned int *)ip,
+			    rec->arch.mod->arch.tramp, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
+	if (!err) {
 		pr_err("REL24 out of range!\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
@@ -776,7 +782,7 @@  __ftrace_modify_call(struct dyn_ftrace *rec, unsigned long old_addr,
 	}
 
 	/* Ensure branch is within 24 bits */
-	if (!create_branch((unsigned int *)ip, tramp, BRANCH_SET_LINK)) {
+	if (create_branch(&op, (unsigned int *)ip, tramp, BRANCH_SET_LINK)) {
 		pr_err("Branch out of range\n");
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c b/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c
index 3345f039a876..4af564aeedf1 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c
@@ -196,7 +196,10 @@  NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(patch_instruction);
 
 int patch_branch(unsigned int *addr, unsigned long target, int flags)
 {
-	return patch_instruction(addr, create_branch(addr, target, flags));
+	unsigned int instr;
+
+	create_branch(&instr, addr, target, flags);
+	return patch_instruction(addr, instr);
 }
 
 bool is_offset_in_branch_range(long offset)
@@ -243,30 +246,30 @@  bool is_conditional_branch(unsigned int instr)
 }
 NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(is_conditional_branch);
 
-unsigned int create_branch(const unsigned int *addr,
-			   unsigned long target, int flags)
+int create_branch(unsigned int *instr,
+		  const unsigned int *addr,
+		  unsigned long target, int flags)
 {
-	unsigned int instruction;
 	long offset;
 
+	*instr = 0;
 	offset = target;
 	if (! (flags & BRANCH_ABSOLUTE))
 		offset = offset - (unsigned long)addr;
 
 	/* Check we can represent the target in the instruction format */
 	if (!is_offset_in_branch_range(offset))
-		return 0;
+		return 1;
 
 	/* Mask out the flags and target, so they don't step on each other. */
-	instruction = 0x48000000 | (flags & 0x3) | (offset & 0x03FFFFFC);
+	*instr = 0x48000000 | (flags & 0x3) | (offset & 0x03FFFFFC);
 
-	return instruction;
+	return 0;
 }
 
-unsigned int create_cond_branch(const unsigned int *addr,
-				unsigned long target, int flags)
+int create_cond_branch(unsigned int *instr, const unsigned int *addr,
+		       unsigned long target, int flags)
 {
-	unsigned int instruction;
 	long offset;
 
 	offset = target;
@@ -275,12 +278,12 @@  unsigned int create_cond_branch(const unsigned int *addr,
 
 	/* Check we can represent the target in the instruction format */
 	if (offset < -0x8000 || offset > 0x7FFF || offset & 0x3)
-		return 0;
+		return 1;
 
 	/* Mask out the flags and target, so they don't step on each other. */
-	instruction = 0x40000000 | (flags & 0x3FF0003) | (offset & 0xFFFC);
+	*instr = 0x40000000 | (flags & 0x3FF0003) | (offset & 0xFFFC);
 
-	return instruction;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static unsigned int branch_opcode(unsigned int instr)
@@ -361,18 +364,18 @@  int instr_is_branch_to_addr(const unsigned int *instr, unsigned long addr)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-unsigned int translate_branch(const unsigned int *dest, const unsigned int *src)
+int translate_branch(unsigned int *instr, const unsigned int *dest, const unsigned int *src)
 {
 	unsigned long target;
 
 	target = branch_target(src);
 
 	if (instr_is_branch_iform(*src))
-		return create_branch(dest, target, *src);
+		return create_branch(instr, dest, target, *src);
 	else if (instr_is_branch_bform(*src))
-		return create_cond_branch(dest, target, *src);
+		return create_cond_branch(instr, dest, target, *src);
 
-	return 0;
+	return 1;
 }
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3E_64
@@ -403,6 +406,7 @@  static void __init test_trampoline(void)
 
 static void __init test_branch_iform(void)
 {
+	int err;
 	unsigned int instr;
 	unsigned long addr;
 
@@ -443,35 +447,35 @@  static void __init test_branch_iform(void)
 	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr - 0x2000000));
 
 	/* Branch to self, with link */
-	instr = create_branch(&instr, addr, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
+	err = create_branch(&instr, &instr, addr, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
 	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr));
 
 	/* Branch to self - 0x100, with link */
-	instr = create_branch(&instr, addr - 0x100, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
+	err = create_branch(&instr, &instr, addr - 0x100, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
 	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr - 0x100));
 
 	/* Branch to self + 0x100, no link */
-	instr = create_branch(&instr, addr + 0x100, 0);
+	err = create_branch(&instr, &instr, addr + 0x100, 0);
 	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr + 0x100));
 
 	/* Maximum relative negative offset, - 32 MB */
-	instr = create_branch(&instr, addr - 0x2000000, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
+	err = create_branch(&instr, &instr, addr - 0x2000000, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
 	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr - 0x2000000));
 
 	/* Out of range relative negative offset, - 32 MB + 4*/
-	instr = create_branch(&instr, addr - 0x2000004, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
-	check(instr == 0);
+	err = create_branch(&instr, &instr, addr - 0x2000004, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
+	check(err);
 
 	/* Out of range relative positive offset, + 32 MB */
-	instr = create_branch(&instr, addr + 0x2000000, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
-	check(instr == 0);
+	err = create_branch(&instr, &instr, addr + 0x2000000, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
+	check(err);
 
 	/* Unaligned target */
-	instr = create_branch(&instr, addr + 3, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
-	check(instr == 0);
+	err = create_branch(&instr, &instr, addr + 3, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
+	check(err);
 
 	/* Check flags are masked correctly */
-	instr = create_branch(&instr, addr, 0xFFFFFFFC);
+	err = create_branch(&instr, &instr, addr, 0xFFFFFFFC);
 	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr));
 	check(instr == 0x48000000);
 }
@@ -480,16 +484,19 @@  static void __init test_create_function_call(void)
 {
 	unsigned int *iptr;
 	unsigned long dest;
+	unsigned int instr;
 
 	/* Check we can create a function call */
 	iptr = (unsigned int *)ppc_function_entry(test_trampoline);
 	dest = ppc_function_entry(test_create_function_call);
-	patch_instruction(iptr, create_branch(iptr, dest, BRANCH_SET_LINK));
+	create_branch(&instr, iptr, dest, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
+	patch_instruction(iptr, instr);
 	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(iptr, dest));
 }
 
 static void __init test_branch_bform(void)
 {
+	int err;
 	unsigned long addr;
 	unsigned int *iptr, instr, flags;
 
@@ -525,35 +532,35 @@  static void __init test_branch_bform(void)
 	flags = 0x3ff000 | BRANCH_SET_LINK;
 
 	/* Branch to self */
-	instr = create_cond_branch(iptr, addr, flags);
+	err = create_cond_branch(&instr, iptr, addr, flags);
 	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr));
 
 	/* Branch to self - 0x100 */
-	instr = create_cond_branch(iptr, addr - 0x100, flags);
+	err = create_cond_branch(&instr, iptr, addr - 0x100, flags);
 	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr - 0x100));
 
 	/* Branch to self + 0x100 */
-	instr = create_cond_branch(iptr, addr + 0x100, flags);
+	err = create_cond_branch(&instr, iptr, addr + 0x100, flags);
 	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr + 0x100));
 
 	/* Maximum relative negative offset, - 32 KB */
-	instr = create_cond_branch(iptr, addr - 0x8000, flags);
+	err = create_cond_branch(&instr, iptr, addr - 0x8000, flags);
 	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr - 0x8000));
 
 	/* Out of range relative negative offset, - 32 KB + 4*/
-	instr = create_cond_branch(iptr, addr - 0x8004, flags);
-	check(instr == 0);
+	err = create_cond_branch(&instr, iptr, addr - 0x8004, flags);
+	check(err);
 
 	/* Out of range relative positive offset, + 32 KB */
-	instr = create_cond_branch(iptr, addr + 0x8000, flags);
-	check(instr == 0);
+	err = create_cond_branch(&instr, iptr, addr + 0x8000, flags);
+	check(err);
 
 	/* Unaligned target */
-	instr = create_cond_branch(iptr, addr + 3, flags);
-	check(instr == 0);
+	err = create_cond_branch(&instr, iptr, addr + 3, flags);
+	check(err);
 
 	/* Check flags are masked correctly */
-	instr = create_cond_branch(iptr, addr, 0xFFFFFFFC);
+	err = create_cond_branch(&instr, iptr, addr, 0xFFFFFFFC);
 	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(&instr, addr));
 	check(instr == 0x43FF0000);
 }
@@ -562,6 +569,7 @@  static void __init test_translate_branch(void)
 {
 	unsigned long addr;
 	unsigned int *p, *q;
+	unsigned int instr;
 	void *buf;
 
 	buf = vmalloc(PAGE_ALIGN(0x2000000 + 1));
@@ -575,7 +583,8 @@  static void __init test_translate_branch(void)
 	patch_branch(p, addr, 0);
 	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(p, addr));
 	q = p + 1;
-	patch_instruction(q, translate_branch(q, p));
+	translate_branch(&instr, q, p);
+	patch_instruction(q, instr);
 	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(q, addr));
 
 	/* Maximum negative case, move b . to addr + 32 MB */
@@ -583,7 +592,8 @@  static void __init test_translate_branch(void)
 	addr = (unsigned long)p;
 	patch_branch(p, addr, 0);
 	q = buf + 0x2000000;
-	patch_instruction(q, translate_branch(q, p));
+	translate_branch(&instr, q, p);
+	patch_instruction(q, instr);
 	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(p, addr));
 	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(q, addr));
 	check(*q == 0x4a000000);
@@ -593,7 +603,8 @@  static void __init test_translate_branch(void)
 	addr = (unsigned long)p;
 	patch_branch(p, addr, 0);
 	q = buf + 4;
-	patch_instruction(q, translate_branch(q, p));
+	translate_branch(&instr, q, p);
+	patch_instruction(q, instr);
 	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(p, addr));
 	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(q, addr));
 	check(*q == 0x49fffffc);
@@ -603,7 +614,8 @@  static void __init test_translate_branch(void)
 	addr = 0x1000000 + (unsigned long)buf;
 	patch_branch(p, addr, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
 	q = buf + 0x1400000;
-	patch_instruction(q, translate_branch(q, p));
+	translate_branch(&instr, q, p);
+	patch_instruction(q, instr);
 	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(p, addr));
 	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(q, addr));
 
@@ -612,7 +624,8 @@  static void __init test_translate_branch(void)
 	addr = 0x2000000 + (unsigned long)buf;
 	patch_branch(p, addr, 0);
 	q = buf + 4;
-	patch_instruction(q, translate_branch(q, p));
+	translate_branch(&instr, q, p);
+	patch_instruction(q, instr);
 	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(p, addr));
 	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(q, addr));
 
@@ -622,18 +635,22 @@  static void __init test_translate_branch(void)
 	/* Simple case, branch to self moved a little */
 	p = buf;
 	addr = (unsigned long)p;
-	patch_instruction(p, create_cond_branch(p, addr, 0));
+	create_cond_branch(&instr, p, addr, 0);
+	patch_instruction(p, instr);
 	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(p, addr));
 	q = p + 1;
-	patch_instruction(q, translate_branch(q, p));
+	translate_branch(&instr, q, p);
+	patch_instruction(q, instr);
 	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(q, addr));
 
 	/* Maximum negative case, move b . to addr + 32 KB */
 	p = buf;
 	addr = (unsigned long)p;
-	patch_instruction(p, create_cond_branch(p, addr, 0xFFFFFFFC));
+	create_cond_branch(&instr, p, addr, 0xFFFFFFFC);
+	patch_instruction(p, instr);
 	q = buf + 0x8000;
-	patch_instruction(q, translate_branch(q, p));
+	translate_branch(&instr, q, p);
+	patch_instruction(q, instr);
 	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(p, addr));
 	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(q, addr));
 	check(*q == 0x43ff8000);
@@ -641,9 +658,11 @@  static void __init test_translate_branch(void)
 	/* Maximum positive case, move x to x - 32 KB + 4 */
 	p = buf + 0x8000;
 	addr = (unsigned long)p;
-	patch_instruction(p, create_cond_branch(p, addr, 0xFFFFFFFC));
+	create_cond_branch(&instr, p, addr, 0xFFFFFFFC);
+	patch_instruction(p, instr);
 	q = buf + 4;
-	patch_instruction(q, translate_branch(q, p));
+	translate_branch(&instr, q, p);
+	patch_instruction(q, instr);
 	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(p, addr));
 	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(q, addr));
 	check(*q == 0x43ff7ffc);
@@ -651,18 +670,22 @@  static void __init test_translate_branch(void)
 	/* Jump to x + 12 KB moved to x + 20 KB */
 	p = buf;
 	addr = 0x3000 + (unsigned long)buf;
-	patch_instruction(p, create_cond_branch(p, addr, BRANCH_SET_LINK));
+	create_cond_branch(&instr, p, addr, BRANCH_SET_LINK);
+	patch_instruction(p, instr);
 	q = buf + 0x5000;
-	patch_instruction(q, translate_branch(q, p));
+	translate_branch(&instr, q, p);
+	patch_instruction(q, instr);
 	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(p, addr));
 	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(q, addr));
 
 	/* Jump to x + 8 KB moved to x - 8 KB + 4 */
 	p = buf + 0x2000;
 	addr = 0x4000 + (unsigned long)buf;
-	patch_instruction(p, create_cond_branch(p, addr, 0));
+	create_cond_branch(&instr, p, addr, 0);
+	patch_instruction(p, instr);
 	q = buf + 4;
-	patch_instruction(q, translate_branch(q, p));
+	translate_branch(&instr, q, p);
+	patch_instruction(q, instr);
 	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(p, addr));
 	check(instr_is_branch_to_addr(q, addr));
 
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/feature-fixups.c b/arch/powerpc/lib/feature-fixups.c
index 4ba634b89ce5..b129d7b4e7dd 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/feature-fixups.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/feature-fixups.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@  static unsigned int *calc_addr(struct fixup_entry *fcur, long offset)
 static int patch_alt_instruction(unsigned int *src, unsigned int *dest,
 				 unsigned int *alt_start, unsigned int *alt_end)
 {
+	int err;
 	unsigned int instr;
 
 	instr = *src;
@@ -53,8 +54,8 @@  static int patch_alt_instruction(unsigned int *src, unsigned int *dest,
 
 		/* Branch within the section doesn't need translating */
 		if (target < alt_start || target > alt_end) {
-			instr = translate_branch(dest, src);
-			if (!instr)
+			err = translate_branch(&instr, dest, src);
+			if (err)
 				return 1;
 		}
 	}