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-rw-r--r--arch/i386/kernel/alternative.c14
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/arch/i386/kernel/alternative.c b/arch/i386/kernel/alternative.c
index c3750c2c411..c85598acb8f 100644
--- a/arch/i386/kernel/alternative.c
+++ b/arch/i386/kernel/alternative.c
@@ -430,22 +430,12 @@ void __init alternative_instructions(void)
* And on the local CPU you need to be protected again NMI or MCE handlers
* seeing an inconsistent instruction while you patch.
*/
-void __kprobes text_poke(void *oaddr, unsigned char *opcode, int len)
+void __kprobes text_poke(void *addr, unsigned char *opcode, int len)
{
- u8 *addr = oaddr;
- if (!pte_write(*lookup_address((unsigned long)addr))) {
- struct page *p[2] = { virt_to_page(addr), virt_to_page(addr+PAGE_SIZE) };
- addr = vmap(p, 2, VM_MAP, PAGE_KERNEL);
- if (!addr)
- return;
- addr += ((unsigned long)oaddr) % PAGE_SIZE;
- }
memcpy(addr, opcode, len);
sync_core();
/* Not strictly needed, but can speed CPU recovery up. Ignore cross cacheline
case. */
if (cpu_has_clflush)
- asm("clflush (%0) " :: "r" (oaddr) : "memory");
- if (addr != oaddr)
- vunmap(addr);
+ asm("clflush (%0) " :: "r" (addr) : "memory");
}