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Re: [PATCH for-4.20 v2] ARM32/traps: Fix do_trap_undefined_instruction()'s detection of kernel text



Hi Andrew,

On 11/02/2025 12:54, Andrew Cooper wrote:
While fixing some common/arch boundaries for UBSAN support on other
architectures, the following debugging patch:

   diff --git a/xen/arch/arm/setup.c b/xen/arch/arm/setup.c
   index c1f2d1b89d43..58d1d048d339 100644
   --- a/xen/arch/arm/setup.c
   +++ b/xen/arch/arm/setup.c
   @@ -504,6 +504,8 @@ void asmlinkage __init start_xen(unsigned long fdt_paddr)

        system_state = SYS_STATE_active;

   +    dump_execution_state();
   +
        for_each_domain( d )
            domain_unpause_by_systemcontroller(d);

failed with:

   (XEN) *** Serial input to DOM0 (type 'CTRL-a' three times to switch input)
   (XEN) CPU0: Unexpected Trap: Undefined Instruction
   (XEN) ----[ Xen-4.20-rc  arm32  debug=n  Not tainted ]----
   (XEN) CPU:    0
   <snip>
   (XEN)
   (XEN) ****************************************
   (XEN) Panic on CPU 0:
   (XEN) CPU0: Unexpected Trap: Undefined Instruction
   (XEN) ****************************************

This is because the condition for init text is wrong.  While there's nothing
interesting from that point onwards in start_xen(), it's also wrong for
livepatches too.

Use is_active_kernel_text() which is the correct test for this purpose, and is
aware of init and livepatch regions as well as their lifetimes.

Fixes: 3e802c6ca1fb ("xen/arm: Correctly support WARN_ON")
Signed-off-by: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Julien Grall <jgrall@xxxxxxxxxx>

Cheers,

--
Julien Grall




 


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