mm: create a new system state and fix core_kernel_text()

core_kernel_text() considers that until system_state in at least SYSTEM_RUNNING, init memory is valid. But init memory is freed a few lines before setting SYSTEM_RUNNING, so we have a small period of time when core_kernel_text() is wrong. Create an intermediate system state called SYSTEM_FREEING_INIT that is set before starting freeing init memory, and use it in core_kernel_text() to report init memory invalid earlier. Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/9ecfdee7dd4d741d172cb93ff1d87f1c58127c9a.1633001016.git.christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy <[email protected]> Cc: Gerald Schaefer <[email protected]> Cc: Kefeng Wang <[email protected]> Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <[email protected]> Cc: Paul Mackerras <[email protected]> Cc: Heiko Carstens <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <[email protected]> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <[email protected]>
chewitt · Nov 6, 2021 · d2635f2 · d2635f2
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diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -248,6 +248,7 @@ extern bool early_boot_irqs_disabled;
 extern enum system_states {
 	SYSTEM_BOOTING,
 	SYSTEM_SCHEDULING,
+	SYSTEM_FREEING_INITMEM,
 	SYSTEM_RUNNING,
 	SYSTEM_HALT,
 	SYSTEM_POWER_OFF,

diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
@@ -1506,6 +1506,8 @@ static int __ref kernel_init(void *unused)
 	kernel_init_freeable();
 	/* need to finish all async __init code before freeing the memory */
 	async_synchronize_full();
+
+	system_state = SYSTEM_FREEING_INITMEM;
 	kprobe_free_init_mem();
 	ftrace_free_init_mem();
 	kgdb_free_init_mem();

diff --git a/kernel/extable.c b/kernel/extable.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ int notrace core_kernel_text(unsigned long addr)
 	    addr < (unsigned long)_etext)
 		return 1;
 
-	if (system_state < SYSTEM_RUNNING &&
+	if (system_state < SYSTEM_FREEING_INITMEM &&
 	    init_kernel_text(addr))
 		return 1;
 	return 0;