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This patch introduces a sample kernel module to demonstrate the use of Hardware Breakpoint feature. It places a breakpoint over the kernel variable 'pid_max' to monitor all write operations and emits a function-backtrace when done. Signed-off-by: K.Prasad <prasad@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@gmail.com>
84 lines
2.6 KiB
C
84 lines
2.6 KiB
C
/*
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* data_breakpoint.c - Sample HW Breakpoint file to watch kernel data address
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*
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* This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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* it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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* the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
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* (at your option) any later version.
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*
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* This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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* but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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* MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
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* GNU General Public License for more details.
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*
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* You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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* along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
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* Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
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*
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* usage: insmod data_breakpoint.ko ksym=<ksym_name>
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*
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* This file is a kernel module that places a breakpoint over ksym_name kernel
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* variable using Hardware Breakpoint register. The corresponding handler which
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* prints a backtrace is invoked everytime a write operation is performed on
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* that variable.
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*
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* Copyright (C) IBM Corporation, 2009
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*/
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#include <linux/module.h> /* Needed by all modules */
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#include <linux/kernel.h> /* Needed for KERN_INFO */
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#include <linux/init.h> /* Needed for the macros */
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#include <asm/hw_breakpoint.h>
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struct hw_breakpoint sample_hbp;
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static char ksym_name[KSYM_NAME_LEN] = "pid_max";
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module_param_string(ksym, ksym_name, KSYM_NAME_LEN, S_IRUGO);
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MODULE_PARM_DESC(ksym, "Kernel symbol to monitor; this module will report any"
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" write operations on the kernel symbol");
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void sample_hbp_handler(struct hw_breakpoint *temp, struct pt_regs
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*temp_regs)
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{
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printk(KERN_INFO "%s value is changed\n", ksym_name);
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dump_stack();
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printk(KERN_INFO "Dump stack from sample_hbp_handler\n");
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}
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static int __init hw_break_module_init(void)
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{
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int ret;
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#ifdef CONFIG_X86
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sample_hbp.info.name = ksym_name;
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sample_hbp.info.type = HW_BREAKPOINT_WRITE;
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sample_hbp.info.len = HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_4;
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#endif /* CONFIG_X86 */
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sample_hbp.triggered = (void *)sample_hbp_handler;
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ret = register_kernel_hw_breakpoint(&sample_hbp);
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if (ret < 0) {
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printk(KERN_INFO "Breakpoint registration failed\n");
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return ret;
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} else
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printk(KERN_INFO "HW Breakpoint for %s write installed\n",
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ksym_name);
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return 0;
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}
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static void __exit hw_break_module_exit(void)
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{
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unregister_kernel_hw_breakpoint(&sample_hbp);
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printk(KERN_INFO "HW Breakpoint for %s write uninstalled\n", ksym_name);
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}
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module_init(hw_break_module_init);
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module_exit(hw_break_module_exit);
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MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
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MODULE_AUTHOR("K.Prasad");
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MODULE_DESCRIPTION("ksym breakpoint");
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