I was learning some basics of kernel modules and threads. And so i tried to make a example module and test it. Now, it loads successfully.
Module code:
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/kernel.h>
#include <linux/kthread.h>
#include <linux/delay.h>
#include <linux/version.h>
static struct task_struct *thread_st;
// Function called by thread
static int thread_fun(void *unused)
{
allow_signal(SIGKILL);
while(!kthread_should_stop())
{
printk(KERN_INFO "Thread Running\n");
ssleep(5);
if(signal_pending(current))
break;
}
printk(KERN_INFO "Thread Stopping\n");
do_exit(0);
return 0;
}
// Module initialisation
static int __init init_thread(void)
{
printk(KERN_INFO "Creating Thread\n");
thread_st = kthread_run(thread_fun, NULL, "mythread");
if(thread_st)
printk(KERN_INFO "Thread created successfully\n");
else
printk(KERN_INFO "Thread creation failed\n");
return 0;
}
// Module exit
static void __exit cleanup_thread(void)
{
printk(KERN_INFO "Cleaning up\n");
if(thread_st)
{
kthread_stop(current);
printk(KERN_INFO "Thread Stopped\n");
}
}
module_init(init_thread);
module_exit(cleanup_thread);
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
MODULE_AUTHOR("Pinkesh Badjatiya");
MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Simple Kernel Module");
Now, once the module is loaded the procedure i follow to unload it is,
- Send a SIGKILL signal, sudo kill -9 [PID]
- Wait for the dmesg to show
'Thread Stopping'
, which simply means that thekthread_should_stop()
has returned true. - Remove the module, sudo rmmod [MODULE_NAME]
dmesg log:
[ 492.979030] Creating Thread
[ 492.979753] Thread created successfully
[ 492.979776] Thread Running
[ 497.985420] Thread Running
[ 502.992223] Thread Running
[ 507.999007] Thread Running
[ 513.005837] Thread Running
[ 518.012585] Thread Running
[ 523.019354] Thread Running
[ 528.026195] Thread Running
[ 533.032919] Thread Running
[ 538.039795] Thread Running
[ 543.046588] Thread Running
[ 548.053383] Thread Stopping
[ 556.317200] Cleaning up
[ 556.317212] Thread Stopped
Now when i change the variable current with the original used struct pointer thread_st and then load the module and follow the same procedure as above to remove the module, the kernel gives a panic(OOPS) and fills up the dmesg log.
I also get a Report Error
popup on Ubuntu.
dmesg log:
[ 1269.832922] Creating Thread
[ 1269.833888] Thread created successfully
[ 1269.834217] Thread Running
[ 1274.839425] Thread Running
[ 1279.846211] Thread Running
[ 1284.853017] Thread Running
[ 1289.859819] Thread Running
[ 1294.866589] Thread Running
[ 1299.873353] Thread Stopping
[ 1305.758783] Cleaning up
[ 1305.758853] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at (null)
[ 1305.762603] IP: [<ffffffff81096d6b>] exit_creds+0x1b/0x70
[ 1305.766266] PGD 0
[ 1305.769967] Oops: 0000 [#3] SMP
[ 1305.774675] Modules linked in: kernel_thread_example(OE-) vmnet(OE) vmw_vsock_vmci_transport vsock vmw_vmci vmmon(OE) cmac rmd160 crypto_null camellia_generic camellia_x86_64 cast6_avx_x86_64 cast6_generic cast5_avx_x86_64 cast5_generic cast_common deflate cts ctr gcm ccm serpent_avx_x86_64 serpent_sse2_x86_64 serpent_generic blowfish_generic blowfish_x86_64 blowfish_common twofish_generic twofish_avx_x86_64 twofish_x86_64_3way xts twofish_x86_64 twofish_common xcbc sha256_ssse3 sha512_ssse3 des_generic aes_x86_64 lrw gf128mul glue_helper ablk_helper xfrm_user ah6 ah4 esp6 esp4 xfrm4_mode_beet xfrm4_tunnel tunnel4 xfrm4_mode_tunnel xfrm4_mode_transport xfrm6_mode_transport xfrm6_mode_ro xfrm6_mode_beet xfrm6_mode_tunnel ipcomp ipcomp6 xfrm6_tunnel tunnel6 xfrm_ipcomp af_key xfrm_algo bnep rfcomm bluetooth 6lowpan_iphc uvcvideo videobuf2_vmalloc videobuf2_memops videobuf2_core v4l2_common videodev media snd_hda_codec_hdmi snd_hda_codec_conexant snd_hda_codec_generic snd_hda_intel snd_hda_controller snd_hda_codec snd_hwdep snd_pcm snd_seq_midi snd_seq_midi_event snd_rawmidi arc4 snd_seq intel_rapl x86_pkg_temp_thermal intel_powerclamp coretemp kvm_intel kvm ath9k ath9k_common ath9k_hw crct10dif_pclmul snd_seq_device crc32_pclmul snd_timer ath ghash_clmulni_intel cryptd mac80211 joydev serio_raw snd cfg80211 i915 lpc_ich shpchp soundcore drm_kms_helper drm mei_me mei i2c_algo_bit mac_hid video wmi parport_pc ppdev lp parport hid_generic usbhid hid psmouse ahci libahci atl1c [last unloaded: kernel_thread_example]
[ 1305.817666] CPU: 3 PID: 4038 Comm: rmmod Tainted: G D OE 3.16.0-50-generic #66~14.04.1-Ubuntu
[ 1305.822078] Hardware name: HCL Infosystems Limited HCL ME LAPTOP/HCL Infosystems Limited, BIOS 203.T01 03/19/2011
[ 1305.826447] task: ffff8800a6221e90 ti: ffff880119700000 task.ti: ffff880119700000
[ 1305.830740] RIP: 0010:[<ffffffff81096d6b>] [<ffffffff81096d6b>] exit_creds+0x1b/0x70
[ 1305.834968] RSP: 0018:ffff880119703e90 EFLAGS: 00010246
[ 1305.839081] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff8800b6e065e0 RCX: 0000000000000000
[ 1305.843133] RDX: ffffffff81c8ea00 RSI: ffff8800b6e065e0 RDI: 0000000000000000
[ 1305.847062] RBP: ffff880119703e98 R08: 0000000000000086 R09: 0000000000000431
[ 1305.850897] R10: 0000000000000000 R11: ffff880119703c0e R12: ffff8800b6e065e0
[ 1305.854697] R13: 0000000000000000 R14: 0000000000000000 R15: 00007f0325bb6240
[ 1305.858456] FS: 00007f0325595740(0000) GS:ffff88011fa60000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
[ 1305.862225] CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
[ 1305.866197] CR2: 0000000000000000 CR3: 00000000b6e23000 CR4: 00000000000407e0
[ 1305.866199] Stack:
[ 1305.866206] ffff8800b6e065e0 ffff880119703eb8 ffffffff8106abf2 0000000000000000
[ 1305.866211] ffff8800b6e065e0 ffff880119703ee0 ffffffff81091868 0000000000000000
[ 1305.866216] ffffffffc0a61000 0000000000000800 ffff880119703ef0 ffffffffc0a5f086
[ 1305.866217] Call Trace:
[ 1305.866232] [<ffffffff8106abf2>] __put_task_struct+0x52/0x140
[ 1305.866241] [<ffffffff81091868>] kthread_stop+0xd8/0xe0
[ 1305.866249] [<ffffffffc0a5f086>] cleanup_thread+0x23/0xf9d [kernel_thread_example]
[ 1305.866259] [<ffffffff810ebbb2>] SyS_delete_module+0x162/0x200
[ 1305.866268] [<ffffffff8176edcd>] system_call_fastpath+0x1a/0x1f
[ 1305.866318] Code: ff ff 85 c0 0f 84 33 fe ff ff e9 0c fe ff ff 90 66 66 66 66 90 55 48 89 e5 53 48 8b 87 c0 05 00 00 48 89 fb 48 8b bf b8 05 00 00 <8b> 00 48 c7 83 b8 05 00 00 00 00 00 00 f0 ff 0f 74 23 48 8b bb
[ 1305.866324] RIP [<ffffffff81096d6b>] exit_creds+0x1b/0x70
[ 1305.866326] RSP <ffff880119703e90>
[ 1305.866328] CR2: 0000000000000000
[ 1305.866378] ---[ end trace 0bd516c6629996c7 ]---
I am not able to figure why is this happening.
I searched on internet but could not find any reason.
Also, Is the variable current already declared in any of the above headers and what is the problem with using thread_st which i have created above?