linux-IllusionX/mm/maccess.c
Jason Wessel b4b8ac524d kgdb: fix optional arch functions and probe_kernel_*
Fix two regressions dealing with the kgdb core.

1) kgdb_skipexception and kgdb_post_primary_code are optional
functions that are only required on archs that need special exception
fixups.

2) The kernel address space scope must be set on any probe_kernel_*
function or archs such as ARCH=arm will not allow access to the kernel
memory space.  As an example, it is required to allow the full kernel
address space is when you the kernel debugger to inspect a system
call.

Signed-off-by: Jason Wessel <jason.wessel@windriver.com>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
2008-04-17 20:05:39 +02:00

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/*
* Access kernel memory without faulting.
*/
#include <linux/uaccess.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/mm.h>
/**
* probe_kernel_read(): safely attempt to read from a location
* @dst: pointer to the buffer that shall take the data
* @src: address to read from
* @size: size of the data chunk
*
* Safely read from address @src to the buffer at @dst. If a kernel fault
* happens, handle that and return -EFAULT.
*/
long probe_kernel_read(void *dst, void *src, size_t size)
{
long ret;
mm_segment_t old_fs = get_fs();
set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
pagefault_disable();
ret = __copy_from_user_inatomic(dst,
(__force const void __user *)src, size);
pagefault_enable();
set_fs(old_fs);
return ret ? -EFAULT : 0;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(probe_kernel_read);
/**
* probe_kernel_write(): safely attempt to write to a location
* @dst: address to write to
* @src: pointer to the data that shall be written
* @size: size of the data chunk
*
* Safely write to address @dst from the buffer at @src. If a kernel fault
* happens, handle that and return -EFAULT.
*/
long probe_kernel_write(void *dst, void *src, size_t size)
{
long ret;
mm_segment_t old_fs = get_fs();
set_fs(KERNEL_DS);
pagefault_disable();
ret = __copy_to_user_inatomic((__force void __user *)dst, src, size);
pagefault_enable();
set_fs(old_fs);
return ret ? -EFAULT : 0;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(probe_kernel_write);