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From: Kuan-Wei Chiu <visitorckw@gmail.com>
To: akpm@linux-foundation.org
Cc: peterz@infradead.org, shile.zhang@linux.alibaba.com,
	mingo@kernel.org, rostedt@goodmis.org, jpoimboe@kernel.org,
	jserv@ccns.ncku.edu.tw, chuang@cs.nycu.edu.tw,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	Kuan-Wei Chiu <visitorckw@gmail.com>,
	stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] scripts/sorttable: Fix orc_sort_cmp() to maintain symmetry and transitivity
Date: Thu, 26 Dec 2024 22:03:32 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20241226140332.2670689-1-visitorckw@gmail.com> (raw)

The orc_sort_cmp() function, used with qsort(), previously violated the
symmetry and transitivity rules required by the C standard.
Specifically, when both entries are ORC_TYPE_UNDEFINED, it could result
in both a < b and b < a, which breaks the required symmetry and
transitivity. This can lead to undefined behavior and incorrect sorting
results, potentially causing memory corruption in glibc
implementations [1].

Symmetry: If x < y, then y > x.
Transitivity: If x < y and y < z, then x < z.

Fix the comparison logic to return 0 when both entries are
ORC_TYPE_UNDEFINED, ensuring compliance with qsort() requirements.

Link: https://www.qualys.com/2024/01/30/qsort.txt [1]
Fixes: 57fa18994285 ("scripts/sorttable: Implement build-time ORC unwind table sorting")
Fixes: fb799447ae29 ("x86,objtool: Split UNWIND_HINT_EMPTY in two")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Kuan-Wei Chiu <visitorckw@gmail.com>
---
 scripts/sorttable.h | 5 ++++-
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/scripts/sorttable.h b/scripts/sorttable.h
index 7bd0184380d3..a7c5445baf00 100644
--- a/scripts/sorttable.h
+++ b/scripts/sorttable.h
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ static inline unsigned long orc_ip(const int *ip)
 
 static int orc_sort_cmp(const void *_a, const void *_b)
 {
-	struct orc_entry *orc_a;
+	struct orc_entry *orc_a, *orc_b;
 	const int *a = g_orc_ip_table + *(int *)_a;
 	const int *b = g_orc_ip_table + *(int *)_b;
 	unsigned long a_val = orc_ip(a);
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ static int orc_sort_cmp(const void *_a, const void *_b)
 	 * whitelisted .o files which didn't get objtool generation.
 	 */
 	orc_a = g_orc_table + (a - g_orc_ip_table);
+	orc_b = g_orc_table + (b - g_orc_ip_table);
+	if (orc_a->type == ORC_TYPE_UNDEFINED && orc_b->type == ORC_TYPE_UNDEFINED)
+		return 0;
 	return orc_a->type == ORC_TYPE_UNDEFINED ? -1 : 1;
 }
 
-- 
2.34.1


             reply	other threads:[~2024-12-26 14:03 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2024-12-26 14:03 Kuan-Wei Chiu [this message]
2024-12-26 21:37 ` [PATCH] scripts/sorttable: Fix orc_sort_cmp() to maintain symmetry and transitivity Andrew Morton
2024-12-26 23:31   ` Kuan-Wei Chiu

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