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From: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>
To: Harry Hsu <x90613@gmail.com>,
	jpoimboe@kernel.org, mbenes@suse.cz, joe.lawrence@redhat.com
Cc: jikos@kernel.org, live-patching@vger.kernel.org,
	shuah@kernel.org, song@kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>,
	sashiko-bot@kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v4 5/5] livepatch: Clean up klp_init_object_loaded() when fails
Date: Tue,  8 Sep 2026 14:03:25 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260908120325.299649-6-pmladek@suse.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260908120325.299649-1-pmladek@suse.com>

When loading a module, klp_module_coming() updates all enabled patches.
If an error occurs, klp_cleanup_module_patches_limited() cleans up fully
processed patches, but skips the patch that failed midway.

The current code is a bit messy. The changes done by
klp_init_object_loaded() should get cleared by klp_free_object_loaded().
But this function also clears obj->mod which is set by
klp_module_coming(). And relocations are cleared separately.

Fix the situations by updating klp_free_object_loaded(). It should
revert all and only changes made by klp_init_object_loaded().
This requires some shuffling:

 + Clear obj->mod explicitly in klp_cleanup_module_patches_limited()
   and do not rely on klp_free_object_loaded().

 + Clear relocations in klp_free_object_loaded(). Remove the explicit
   call from klp_cleanup_module_patches_limited(). This requires
   adding the @patch parameter.

Next, klp_init_object_loaded() has to clear its own changes on
failure. It just returns an error when relocations failed because
they clear their own mess. It could call klp_free_object_loaded()
in other situations because all relocations were done and other
values are just cleared.

Finally, in klp_module_coming(), avoid code duplication by goto targets.
There is no need to clear relocations for other objects in the failing
patch because klp_module_coming() operates strictly on the specific
module being loaded.

Reported-by: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260823062313.1321B1F000E9@smtp.kernel.org
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260830175608.4BABB1F000E9@smtp.kernel.org
Acked-by: Song Liu <song@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com>
---
 kernel/livepatch/core.c | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/livepatch/core.c b/kernel/livepatch/core.c
index 714f97fdd271..87b2331486d4 100644
--- a/kernel/livepatch/core.c
+++ b/kernel/livepatch/core.c
@@ -738,18 +738,20 @@ static void __klp_free_funcs(struct klp_object *obj, bool nops_only)
 }
 
 /* Clean up when a patched object is unloaded */
-static void klp_free_object_loaded(struct klp_object *obj)
+static void klp_free_object_loaded(struct klp_patch *patch,
+				   struct klp_object *obj)
 {
 	struct klp_func *func;
 
-	obj->mod = NULL;
-
 	klp_for_each_func(obj, func) {
 		func->old_func = NULL;
 
 		if (func->nop)
 			func->new_func = NULL;
 	}
+
+	if (klp_is_module(obj))
+		klp_clear_object_relocs(patch, obj);
 }
 
 static void __klp_free_objects(struct klp_patch *patch, bool nops_only)
@@ -896,7 +898,7 @@ static int klp_init_object_loaded(struct klp_patch *patch,
 					     func->old_sympos,
 					     (unsigned long *)&func->old_func);
 		if (ret)
-			return ret;
+			goto err;
 
 		/*
 		 * Aliased symbols share one address, so they would resolve to
@@ -909,7 +911,8 @@ static int klp_init_object_loaded(struct klp_patch *patch,
 			if (prev_func->old_func == func->old_func) {
 				pr_err("'%s' and '%s' resolve to the same address, aliased symbols are not supported\n",
 				       prev_func->old_name, func->old_name);
-				return -EINVAL;
+				ret = -EINVAL;
+				goto err;
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -918,7 +921,8 @@ static int klp_init_object_loaded(struct klp_patch *patch,
 		if (!ret) {
 			pr_err("kallsyms size lookup failed for '%s'\n",
 			       func->old_name);
-			return -ENOENT;
+			ret = -ENOENT;
+			goto err;
 		}
 
 		if (func->nop)
@@ -929,11 +933,17 @@ static int klp_init_object_loaded(struct klp_patch *patch,
 		if (!ret) {
 			pr_err("kallsyms size lookup failed for '%s' replacement\n",
 			       func->old_name);
-			return -ENOENT;
+			ret = -ENOENT;
+			goto err;
 		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;
+
+err:
+	klp_free_object_loaded(patch, obj);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int klp_init_object(struct klp_patch *patch, struct klp_object *obj)
@@ -1287,8 +1297,8 @@ static void klp_cleanup_module_patches_limited(struct module *mod,
 			klp_unpatch_object(obj);
 
 			klp_post_unpatch_callback(obj);
-			klp_clear_object_relocs(patch, obj);
-			klp_free_object_loaded(obj);
+			klp_free_object_loaded(patch, obj);
+			obj->mod = NULL;
 			break;
 		}
 	}
@@ -1337,7 +1347,7 @@ int klp_module_coming(struct module *mod)
 			if (ret) {
 				pr_warn("pre-patch callback failed for object '%s'\n",
 					obj->name);
-				goto err;
+				goto err_free_object;
 			}
 
 			ret = klp_patch_object(obj);
@@ -1345,8 +1355,7 @@ int klp_module_coming(struct module *mod)
 				pr_warn("failed to apply patch '%s' to module '%s' (%d)\n",
 					patch->mod->name, obj->mod->name, ret);
 
-				klp_post_unpatch_callback(obj);
-				goto err;
+				goto err_unpatch_callback;
 			}
 
 			if (patch != klp_transition_patch)
@@ -1360,6 +1369,10 @@ int klp_module_coming(struct module *mod)
 
 	return 0;
 
+err_unpatch_callback:
+	klp_post_unpatch_callback(obj);
+err_free_object:
+	klp_free_object_loaded(patch, obj);
 err:
 	/*
 	 * If a patch is unsuccessfully applied, return
-- 
2.55.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-09-08 12:04 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-09-08 12:03 [PATCH v4 0/5] livepatch: Fail object initialization on duplicate patched function Petr Mladek
2026-09-08 12:03 ` [PATCH v4 1/5] " Petr Mladek
2026-09-08 12:17   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-08 13:02     ` Petr Mladek
2026-09-08 12:03 ` [PATCH v4 2/5] selftests/livepatch: Test rejection of aliased symbols in one object Petr Mladek
2026-09-08 12:03 ` [PATCH v4 3/5] livepatch: Move code for updating livepatch object relocations Petr Mladek
2026-09-08 12:03 ` [PATCH v4 4/5] livepatch: Clear relocations when klp_apply_object_relocs() fails Petr Mladek
2026-09-08 12:18   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-08 13:29     ` Petr Mladek
2026-09-08 12:03 ` Petr Mladek [this message]
2026-09-08 12:25   ` [PATCH v4 5/5] livepatch: Clean up klp_init_object_loaded() when fails sashiko-bot
2026-09-08 13:32     ` Petr Mladek

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