[PATCH] kprobes/ia64: refuse kprobe on ivt code

Not safe to insert kprobes on IVT code.

This patch checks to see if the address on which Kprobes is being inserted is
in ivt code and if it is in ivt code then refuse to register kprobe.

Signed-off-by: Anil S Keshavamurthy <[email protected]>
Acked-by: David Mosberger <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <[email protected]>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <[email protected]>
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Keshavamurthy Anil S 2005-06-27 15:17:16 -07:00 • committed by Linus Torvalds
commit c7b645f934
3 changed files with 23 additions and 3 deletions

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@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ extern char __start_gate_vtop_patchlist[], __end_gate_vtop_patchlist[];
extern char __start_gate_fsyscall_patchlist[], __end_gate_fsyscall_patchlist[];
extern char __start_gate_brl_fsys_bubble_down_patchlist[], __end_gate_brl_fsys_bubble_down_patchlist[];
extern char __start_unwind[], __end_unwind[];
extern char __start_ivt_text[], __end_ivt_text[];
#endif /* _ASM_IA64_SECTIONS_H */