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1a59d1b8 1// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
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2/*
3 * data_breakpoint.c - Sample HW Breakpoint file to watch kernel data address
4 *
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5 * usage: insmod data_breakpoint.ko ksym=<ksym_name>
6 *
7 * This file is a kernel module that places a breakpoint over ksym_name kernel
8 * variable using Hardware Breakpoint register. The corresponding handler which
25985edc 9 * prints a backtrace is invoked every time a write operation is performed on
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10 * that variable.
11 *
12 * Copyright (C) IBM Corporation, 2009
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13 *
14 * Author: K.Prasad <prasad@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
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15 */
16#include <linux/module.h> /* Needed by all modules */
17#include <linux/kernel.h> /* Needed for KERN_INFO */
18#include <linux/init.h> /* Needed for the macros */
f60d24d2 19#include <linux/kallsyms.h>
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21#include <linux/perf_event.h>
22#include <linux/hw_breakpoint.h>
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4b49df65 24static struct perf_event * __percpu *sample_hbp;
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d8a84d33 26static char ksym_name[KSYM_NAME_LEN] = "jiffies";
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27module_param_string(ksym, ksym_name, KSYM_NAME_LEN, S_IRUGO);
28MODULE_PARM_DESC(ksym, "Kernel symbol to monitor; this module will report any"
29 " write operations on the kernel symbol");
30
a8b0ca17 31static void sample_hbp_handler(struct perf_event *bp,
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32 struct perf_sample_data *data,
33 struct pt_regs *regs)
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34{
35 printk(KERN_INFO "%s value is changed\n", ksym_name);
36 dump_stack();
37 printk(KERN_INFO "Dump stack from sample_hbp_handler\n");
38}
39
40static int __init hw_break_module_init(void)
41{
42 int ret;
b326e956 43 struct perf_event_attr attr;
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44 void *addr = __symbol_get(ksym_name);
45
46 if (!addr)
47 return -ENXIO;
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b326e956 49 hw_breakpoint_init(&attr);
d8a84d33 50 attr.bp_addr = (unsigned long)addr;
dd1853c3 51 attr.bp_len = HW_BREAKPOINT_LEN_4;
4800314e 52 attr.bp_type = HW_BREAKPOINT_W;
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4dc0da86 54 sample_hbp = register_wide_hw_breakpoint(&attr, sample_hbp_handler, NULL);
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55 if (IS_ERR((void __force *)sample_hbp)) {
56 ret = PTR_ERR((void __force *)sample_hbp);
f60d24d2 57 goto fail;
f60d24d2 58 }
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f60d24d2 60 printk(KERN_INFO "HW Breakpoint for %s write installed\n", ksym_name);
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61
62 return 0;
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63
64fail:
65 printk(KERN_INFO "Breakpoint registration failed\n");
66
67 return ret;
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68}
69
70static void __exit hw_break_module_exit(void)
71{
f60d24d2 72 unregister_wide_hw_breakpoint(sample_hbp);
b9080468 73#ifdef CONFIG_MODULE_UNLOAD
910e230d 74 __symbol_put(ksym_name);
b9080468 75#endif
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76 printk(KERN_INFO "HW Breakpoint for %s write uninstalled\n", ksym_name);
77}
78
79module_init(hw_break_module_init);
80module_exit(hw_break_module_exit);
81
82MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
83MODULE_AUTHOR("K.Prasad");
84MODULE_DESCRIPTION("ksym breakpoint");