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livepatch: kernel: add support for live patching This commit introduces code for the live patching core. It implements an ftrace-based mechanism and kernel interface for doing live patching of kernel and kernel module functions. It represents the greatest common functionality set between kpatch and kgraft and can accept patches built using either method. This first version does not implement any consistency mechanism that ensures that old and new code do not run together. In practice, ~90% of CVEs are safe to apply in this way, since they simply add a conditional check. However, any function change that can not execute safely with the old version of the function can _not_ be safely applied in this version. [ jkosina@suse.cz: due to the number of contributions that got folded into this original patch from Seth Jennings, add SUSE's copyright as well, as discussed via e-mail ] Signed-off-by: Seth Jennings <sjenning@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> Reviewed-by: Miroslav Benes <mbenes@suse.cz> Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.cz> Reviewed-by: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com> Signed-off-by: Miroslav Benes <mbenes@suse.cz> Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.cz> Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz>
2014-12-16 18:58:19 +01:00
What: /sys/kernel/livepatch
Date: Nov 2014
KernelVersion: 3.19.0
Contact: live-patching@vger.kernel.org
Description:
Interface for kernel live patching
The /sys/kernel/livepatch directory contains subdirectories for
each loaded live patch module.
What: /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>
Date: Nov 2014
KernelVersion: 3.19.0
Contact: live-patching@vger.kernel.org
Description:
The patch directory contains subdirectories for each kernel
object (vmlinux or a module) in which it patched functions.
What: /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/enabled
Date: Nov 2014
KernelVersion: 3.19.0
Contact: live-patching@vger.kernel.org
Description:
A writable attribute that indicates whether the patched
code is currently applied. Writing 0 will disable the patch
while writing 1 will re-enable the patch.
What: /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/<object>
Date: Nov 2014
KernelVersion: 3.19.0
Contact: live-patching@vger.kernel.org
Description:
The object directory contains subdirectories for each function
that is patched within the object.
livepatch: function,sympos scheme in livepatch sysfs directory The following directory structure will allow for cases when the same function name exists in a single object. /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/<object>/<function,sympos> The sympos number corresponds to the nth occurrence of the symbol name in kallsyms for the patched object. An example of patching multiple symbols can be found here: https://github.com/dynup/kpatch/issues/493 Signed-off-by: Chris J Arges <chris.j.arges@canonical.com> Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com> Acked-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz>
2015-12-02 03:40:56 +01:00
What: /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/<object>/<function,sympos>
livepatch: kernel: add support for live patching This commit introduces code for the live patching core. It implements an ftrace-based mechanism and kernel interface for doing live patching of kernel and kernel module functions. It represents the greatest common functionality set between kpatch and kgraft and can accept patches built using either method. This first version does not implement any consistency mechanism that ensures that old and new code do not run together. In practice, ~90% of CVEs are safe to apply in this way, since they simply add a conditional check. However, any function change that can not execute safely with the old version of the function can _not_ be safely applied in this version. [ jkosina@suse.cz: due to the number of contributions that got folded into this original patch from Seth Jennings, add SUSE's copyright as well, as discussed via e-mail ] Signed-off-by: Seth Jennings <sjenning@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> Reviewed-by: Miroslav Benes <mbenes@suse.cz> Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.cz> Reviewed-by: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com> Signed-off-by: Miroslav Benes <mbenes@suse.cz> Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.cz> Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz>
2014-12-16 18:58:19 +01:00
Date: Nov 2014
KernelVersion: 3.19.0
Contact: live-patching@vger.kernel.org
Description:
The function directory contains attributes regarding the
properties and state of the patched function.
livepatch: function,sympos scheme in livepatch sysfs directory The following directory structure will allow for cases when the same function name exists in a single object. /sys/kernel/livepatch/<patch>/<object>/<function,sympos> The sympos number corresponds to the nth occurrence of the symbol name in kallsyms for the patched object. An example of patching multiple symbols can be found here: https://github.com/dynup/kpatch/issues/493 Signed-off-by: Chris J Arges <chris.j.arges@canonical.com> Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com> Acked-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz>
2015-12-02 03:40:56 +01:00
The directory name contains the patched function name and a
sympos number corresponding to the nth occurrence of the symbol
name in kallsyms for the patched object.
livepatch: kernel: add support for live patching This commit introduces code for the live patching core. It implements an ftrace-based mechanism and kernel interface for doing live patching of kernel and kernel module functions. It represents the greatest common functionality set between kpatch and kgraft and can accept patches built using either method. This first version does not implement any consistency mechanism that ensures that old and new code do not run together. In practice, ~90% of CVEs are safe to apply in this way, since they simply add a conditional check. However, any function change that can not execute safely with the old version of the function can _not_ be safely applied in this version. [ jkosina@suse.cz: due to the number of contributions that got folded into this original patch from Seth Jennings, add SUSE's copyright as well, as discussed via e-mail ] Signed-off-by: Seth Jennings <sjenning@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> Reviewed-by: Miroslav Benes <mbenes@suse.cz> Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.cz> Reviewed-by: Masami Hiramatsu <masami.hiramatsu.pt@hitachi.com> Signed-off-by: Miroslav Benes <mbenes@suse.cz> Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.cz> Signed-off-by: Jiri Kosina <jkosina@suse.cz>
2014-12-16 18:58:19 +01:00
There are currently no such attributes.
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