x86/dumpstack: Fix misleading instruction pointer error message
Printing "Bad RIP value" if copy_code() fails can be misleading for userspace pointers, since copy_code() can fail if the instruction pointer is valid but the code is paged out. This is because copy_code() calls copy_from_user_nmi() for userspace pointers, which disables page fault handling. This is reproducible in OOM situations, where it's plausible that the code may be reclaimed in the time between entry into the kernel and when this message is printed. This leaves a misleading log in dmesg that suggests instruction pointer corruption has occurred, which may alarm users. Change the message to state the error condition more precisely. [ bp: Massage a bit. ] Signed-off-by: Mark Mossberg <mark.mossberg@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de> Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20201002042915.403558-1-mark.mossberg@gmail.com
Showing
Please register or sign in to comment