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Date: Wed, 22 Mar 2017 12:15:03 -0700
From: Thomas Garnier <thgarnie@...gle.com>
To: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/4] x86/syscalls: Specific usage of verify_pre_usermode_state
On Wed, Mar 15, 2017 at 10:43 AM, Thomas Garnier <thgarnie@...gle.com> wrote:
> Thanks for the feedback. I will look into inlining by default (looking
> at code size on different arch), the updated patch for x86 in the
> meantime:
I did couple checks and it doesn't seem worth it. I will send a v4
with the change below for additional feedback.
> ===========
>
> Implement specific usage of verify_pre_usermode_state for user-mode
> returns for x86.
> ---
> Based on next-20170308
> ---
> arch/x86/Kconfig | 1 +
> arch/x86/entry/common.c | 3 +++
> arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S | 8 ++++++++
> arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_64_types.h | 11 +++++++++++
> arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h | 11 -----------
> 5 files changed, 23 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
> index 005df7c825f5..6d48e18e6f09 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
> +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
> @@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ config X86
> select ARCH_MIGHT_HAVE_ACPI_PDC if ACPI
> select ARCH_MIGHT_HAVE_PC_PARPORT
> select ARCH_MIGHT_HAVE_PC_SERIO
> + select ARCH_NO_SYSCALL_VERIFY_PRE_USERMODE_STATE
> select ARCH_SUPPORTS_ATOMIC_RMW
> select ARCH_SUPPORTS_DEFERRED_STRUCT_PAGE_INIT
> select ARCH_SUPPORTS_NUMA_BALANCING if X86_64
> diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/common.c b/arch/x86/entry/common.c
> index 370c42c7f046..525edbb77f03 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/entry/common.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/entry/common.c
> @@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
> #include <linux/context_tracking.h>
> #include <linux/user-return-notifier.h>
> #include <linux/uprobes.h>
> +#include <linux/syscalls.h>
>
> #include <asm/desc.h>
> #include <asm/traps.h>
> @@ -180,6 +181,8 @@ __visible inline void
> prepare_exit_to_usermode(struct pt_regs *regs)
> struct thread_info *ti = current_thread_info();
> u32 cached_flags;
>
> + verify_pre_usermode_state();
> +
> if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING) && WARN_ON(!irqs_disabled()))
> local_irq_disable();
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
> index d2b2a2948ffe..c079b010205c 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
> +++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
> @@ -218,6 +218,14 @@ entry_SYSCALL_64_fastpath:
> testl $_TIF_ALLWORK_MASK, TASK_TI_flags(%r11)
> jnz 1f
>
> + /*
> + * If address limit is not based on user-mode, jump to slow path for
> + * additional security checks.
> + */
> + movq $TASK_SIZE_MAX, %rcx
> + cmp %rcx, TASK_addr_limit(%r11)
> + jnz 1f
> +
> LOCKDEP_SYS_EXIT
> TRACE_IRQS_ON /* user mode is traced as IRQs on */
> movq RIP(%rsp), %rcx
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_64_types.h
> b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_64_types.h
> index 3a264200c62f..0fbbb79d058c 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_64_types.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_64_types.h
> @@ -76,4 +76,15 @@ typedef struct { pteval_t pte; } pte_t;
>
> #define EARLY_DYNAMIC_PAGE_TABLES 64
>
> +/*
> + * User space process size. 47bits minus one guard page. The guard
> + * page is necessary on Intel CPUs: if a SYSCALL instruction is at
> + * the highest possible canonical userspace address, then that
> + * syscall will enter the kernel with a non-canonical return
> + * address, and SYSRET will explode dangerously. We avoid this
> + * particular problem by preventing anything from being mapped
> + * at the maximum canonical address.
> + */
> +#define TASK_SIZE_MAX ((_AC(1, UL) << 47) - PAGE_SIZE)
> +
> #endif /* _ASM_X86_PGTABLE_64_DEFS_H */
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
> index f385eca5407a..9bc99d37133e 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/processor.h
> @@ -829,17 +829,6 @@ static inline void spin_lock_prefetch(const void *x)
> #define KSTK_ESP(task) (task_pt_regs(task)->sp)
>
> #else
> -/*
> - * User space process size. 47bits minus one guard page. The guard
> - * page is necessary on Intel CPUs: if a SYSCALL instruction is at
> - * the highest possible canonical userspace address, then that
> - * syscall will enter the kernel with a non-canonical return
> - * address, and SYSRET will explode dangerously. We avoid this
> - * particular problem by preventing anything from being mapped
> - * at the maximum canonical address.
> - */
> -#define TASK_SIZE_MAX ((1UL << 47) - PAGE_SIZE)
> -
> /* This decides where the kernel will search for a free chunk of vm
> * space during mmap's.
> */
> --
> 2.12.0.367.g23dc2f6d3c-goog
>
>
> On Tue, Mar 14, 2017 at 10:53 AM, H. Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com> wrote:
>> On 03/14/17 09:51, Thomas Garnier wrote:
>>>>
>>>> I wanted to comment on that thing: why on earth isn't
>>>> verify_pre_usermode_state() an inline? Making it an out-of-line
>>>> function adds pointless extra overhead to the C code when we are talking
>>>> about a few instructions.
>>>
>>> Because outside of arch specific implementation it is called by each
>>> syscall handler. it will increase the code size a lot.
>>>
>>
>> Don't assume that. On a lot of architectures a function call can be
>> more expensive than a simple compare and branch, because the compiler
>> has to assume a whole bunch of registers are lost at that point.
>>
>> Either way, don't penalize the common architectures for it. Not okay.
>>
>> -hpa
>>
>
>
>
> --
> Thomas
--
Thomas
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