Merge branch 'for-5.1/fake-signal' into for-linus

Ability to send fake signal to blocking tasks automatically, instead of
requiring manual intervention, from Miroslav Benes

Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-livepatch

@@ -33,18 +33,6 @@ Description:
 		An attribute which indicates whether the patch is currently in
 		transition.
 
-What:		/sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/signal
-Date:		Nov 2017
-KernelVersion:	4.15.0
-Contact:	live-patching@vger.kernel.org
-Description:
-		A writable attribute that allows administrator to affect the
-		course of an existing transition. Writing 1 sends a fake
-		signal to all remaining blocking tasks. The fake signal
-		means that no proper signal is delivered (there is no data in
-		signal pending structures). Tasks are interrupted or woken up,
-		and forced to change their patched state.
-
 What:		/sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/force
 Date:		Nov 2017
 KernelVersion:	4.15.0

Documentation/livepatch/livepatch.txt

@@ -158,12 +158,11 @@ If a patch is in transition, this file shows 0 to indicate the task is
 unpatched and 1 to indicate it's patched.  Otherwise, if no patch is in
 transition, it shows -1.  Any tasks which are blocking the transition
 can be signaled with SIGSTOP and SIGCONT to force them to change their
-patched state. This may be harmful to the system though.
-/sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/signal attribute provides a better alternative.
-Writing 1 to the attribute sends a fake signal to all remaining blocking
-tasks. No proper signal is actually delivered (there is no data in signal
-pending structures). Tasks are interrupted or woken up, and forced to change
-their patched state.
+patched state. This may be harmful to the system though. Sending a fake signal
+to all remaining blocking tasks is a better alternative. No proper signal is
+actually delivered (there is no data in signal pending structures). Tasks are
+interrupted or woken up, and forced to change their patched state. The fake
+signal is automatically sent every 15 seconds.
 
 Administrator can also affect a transition through
 /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/force attribute. Writing 1 there clears
@@ -411,8 +410,8 @@ Information about the registered patches can be found under
 /sys/kernel/livepatch. The patches could be enabled and disabled
 by writing there.
 
-/sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/signal and /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/force
-attributes allow administrator to affect a patching operation.
+/sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/force attributes allow administrator to affect a
+patching operation.
 
 See Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-kernel-livepatch for more details.
 

kernel/livepatch/core.c

@@ -313,7 +313,6 @@ static int klp_write_object_relocations(struct module *pmod,
  * /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>
  * /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/enabled
  * /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/transition
- * /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/signal
  * /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/force
  * /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/<object>
  * /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/<object>/<function,sympos>
@@ -382,35 +381,6 @@ static ssize_t transition_show(struct kobject *kobj,
 			patch == klp_transition_patch);
 }
 
-static ssize_t signal_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_attribute *attr,
-			    const char *buf, size_t count)
-{
-	struct klp_patch *patch;
-	int ret;
-	bool val;
-
-	ret = kstrtobool(buf, &val);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	if (!val)
-		return count;
-
-	mutex_lock(&klp_mutex);
-
-	patch = container_of(kobj, struct klp_patch, kobj);
-	if (patch != klp_transition_patch) {
-		mutex_unlock(&klp_mutex);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	klp_send_signals();
-
-	mutex_unlock(&klp_mutex);
-
-	return count;
-}
-
 static ssize_t force_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_attribute *attr,
 			   const char *buf, size_t count)
 {
@@ -442,12 +412,10 @@ static ssize_t force_store(struct kobject *kobj, struct kobj_attribute *attr,
 
 static struct kobj_attribute enabled_kobj_attr = __ATTR_RW(enabled);
 static struct kobj_attribute transition_kobj_attr = __ATTR_RO(transition);
-static struct kobj_attribute signal_kobj_attr = __ATTR_WO(signal);
 static struct kobj_attribute force_kobj_attr = __ATTR_WO(force);
 static struct attribute *klp_patch_attrs[] = {
 	&enabled_kobj_attr.attr,
 	&transition_kobj_attr.attr,
-	&signal_kobj_attr.attr,
 	&force_kobj_attr.attr,
 	NULL
 };

kernel/livepatch/transition.c

@@ -29,10 +29,14 @@
 #define MAX_STACK_ENTRIES  100
 #define STACK_ERR_BUF_SIZE 128
 
+#define SIGNALS_TIMEOUT 15
+
 struct klp_patch *klp_transition_patch;
 
 static int klp_target_state = KLP_UNDEFINED;
 
+static unsigned int klp_signals_cnt;
+
 /*
  * This work can be performed periodically to finish patching or unpatching any
  * "straggler" tasks which failed to transition in the first attempt.
@@ -343,6 +347,47 @@ static bool klp_try_switch_task(struct task_struct *task)
 
 }
 
+/*
+ * Sends a fake signal to all non-kthread tasks with TIF_PATCH_PENDING set.
+ * Kthreads with TIF_PATCH_PENDING set are woken up.
+ */
+static void klp_send_signals(void)
+{
+	struct task_struct *g, *task;
+
+	if (klp_signals_cnt == SIGNALS_TIMEOUT)
+		pr_notice("signaling remaining tasks\n");
+
+	read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
+	for_each_process_thread(g, task) {
+		if (!klp_patch_pending(task))
+			continue;
+
+		/*
+		 * There is a small race here. We could see TIF_PATCH_PENDING
+		 * set and decide to wake up a kthread or send a fake signal.
+		 * Meanwhile the task could migrate itself and the action
+		 * would be meaningless. It is not serious though.
+		 */
+		if (task->flags & PF_KTHREAD) {
+			/*
+			 * Wake up a kthread which sleeps interruptedly and
+			 * still has not been migrated.
+			 */
+			wake_up_state(task, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
+		} else {
+			/*
+			 * Send fake signal to all non-kthread tasks which are
+			 * still not migrated.
+			 */
+			spin_lock_irq(&task->sighand->siglock);
+			signal_wake_up(task, 0);
+			spin_unlock_irq(&task->sighand->siglock);
+		}
+	}
+	read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
+}
+
 /*
  * Try to switch all remaining tasks to the target patch state by walking the
  * stacks of sleeping tasks and looking for any to-be-patched or
@@ -393,6 +438,10 @@ void klp_try_complete_transition(void)
 	put_online_cpus();
 
 	if (!complete) {
+		if (klp_signals_cnt && !(klp_signals_cnt % SIGNALS_TIMEOUT))
+			klp_send_signals();
+		klp_signals_cnt++;
+
 		/*
 		 * Some tasks weren't able to be switched over.  Try again
 		 * later and/or wait for other methods like kernel exit
@@ -454,6 +503,8 @@ void klp_start_transition(void)
 		if (task->patch_state != klp_target_state)
 			set_tsk_thread_flag(task, TIF_PATCH_PENDING);
 	}
+
+	klp_signals_cnt = 0;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -576,47 +627,6 @@ void klp_copy_process(struct task_struct *child)
 	/* TIF_PATCH_PENDING gets copied in setup_thread_stack() */
 }
 
-/*
- * Sends a fake signal to all non-kthread tasks with TIF_PATCH_PENDING set.
- * Kthreads with TIF_PATCH_PENDING set are woken up. Only admin can request this
- * action currently.
- */
-void klp_send_signals(void)
-{
-	struct task_struct *g, *task;
-
-	pr_notice("signaling remaining tasks\n");
-
-	read_lock(&tasklist_lock);
-	for_each_process_thread(g, task) {
-		if (!klp_patch_pending(task))
-			continue;
-
-		/*
-		 * There is a small race here. We could see TIF_PATCH_PENDING
-		 * set and decide to wake up a kthread or send a fake signal.
-		 * Meanwhile the task could migrate itself and the action
-		 * would be meaningless. It is not serious though.
-		 */
-		if (task->flags & PF_KTHREAD) {
-			/*
-			 * Wake up a kthread which sleeps interruptedly and
-			 * still has not been migrated.
-			 */
-			wake_up_state(task, TASK_INTERRUPTIBLE);
-		} else {
-			/*
-			 * Send fake signal to all non-kthread tasks which are
-			 * still not migrated.
-			 */
-			spin_lock_irq(&task->sighand->siglock);
-			signal_wake_up(task, 0);
-			spin_unlock_irq(&task->sighand->siglock);
-		}
-	}
-	read_unlock(&tasklist_lock);
-}
-
 /*
  * Drop TIF_PATCH_PENDING of all tasks on admin's request. This forces an
  * existing transition to finish.

kernel/livepatch/transition.h

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ void klp_cancel_transition(void);
 void klp_start_transition(void);
 void klp_try_complete_transition(void);
 void klp_reverse_transition(void);
-void klp_send_signals(void);
 void klp_force_transition(void);
 
 #endif /* _LIVEPATCH_TRANSITION_H */