From: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb+git@google.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-efi@vger.kernel.org, x86@kernel.org,
Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>, Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>,
Kevin Loughlin <kevinloughlin@google.com>,
Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@amd.com>,
Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>,
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
Nikunj A Dadhania <nikunj@amd.com>
Subject: [PATCH v7 20/22] efistub/x86: Remap inittext read-execute when needed
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2025 12:22:23 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250828102202.1849035-44-ardb+git@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250828102202.1849035-24-ardb+git@google.com>
From: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>
Recent EFI x86 systems are more strict when it comes to mapping boot
images, and require that mappings are either read-write or read-execute.
Now that the boot code is being cleaned up and refactored, most of it is
being moved into .init.text [where it arguably belongs] but that implies
that when booting on such strict EFI firmware, we need to take care to
map .init.text (and the .altinstr_aux section that follows it)
read-execute as well.
Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>
---
arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile | 2 +-
arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c | 2 ++
arch/x86/include/asm/boot.h | 2 ++
arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S | 2 ++
drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/x86-stub.c | 4 +++-
5 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
index 3a38fdcdb9bd..74657589264d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ LDFLAGS_vmlinux += -T
hostprogs := mkpiggy
HOST_EXTRACFLAGS += -I$(srctree)/tools/include
-sed-voffset := -e 's/^\([0-9a-fA-F]*\) [ABbCDGRSTtVW] \(_text\|__start_rodata\|__bss_start\|_end\)$$/\#define VO_\2 _AC(0x\1,UL)/p'
+sed-voffset := -e 's/^\([0-9a-fA-F]*\) [ABbCDGRSTtVW] \(_text\|__start_rodata\|_sinittext\|__inittext_end\|__bss_start\|_end\)$$/\#define VO_\2 _AC(0x\1,UL)/p'
quiet_cmd_voffset = VOFFSET $@
cmd_voffset = $(NM) $< | sed -n $(sed-voffset) > $@
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
index 94b5991da001..0f41ca0e52c0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
@@ -332,6 +332,8 @@ static size_t parse_elf(void *output)
}
const unsigned long kernel_text_size = VO___start_rodata - VO__text;
+const unsigned long kernel_inittext_offset = VO__sinittext - VO__text;
+const unsigned long kernel_inittext_size = VO___inittext_end - VO__sinittext;
const unsigned long kernel_total_size = VO__end - VO__text;
static u8 boot_heap[BOOT_HEAP_SIZE] __aligned(4);
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/boot.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/boot.h
index 02b23aa78955..f7b67cb73915 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/boot.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/boot.h
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@
#ifndef __ASSEMBLER__
extern unsigned int output_len;
extern const unsigned long kernel_text_size;
+extern const unsigned long kernel_inittext_offset;
+extern const unsigned long kernel_inittext_size;
extern const unsigned long kernel_total_size;
unsigned long decompress_kernel(unsigned char *outbuf, unsigned long virt_addr,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 5d5e3a95e1f9..4277efb26358 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -227,6 +227,8 @@ SECTIONS
*/
.altinstr_aux : AT(ADDR(.altinstr_aux) - LOAD_OFFSET) {
*(.altinstr_aux)
+ . = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
+ __inittext_end = .;
}
INIT_DATA_SECTION(16)
diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/x86-stub.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/x86-stub.c
index cafc90d4caaf..0d05eac7c72b 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/x86-stub.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/x86-stub.c
@@ -788,7 +788,9 @@ static efi_status_t efi_decompress_kernel(unsigned long *kernel_entry,
*kernel_entry = addr + entry;
- return efi_adjust_memory_range_protection(addr, kernel_text_size);
+ return efi_adjust_memory_range_protection(addr, kernel_text_size) ?:
+ efi_adjust_memory_range_protection(addr + kernel_inittext_offset,
+ kernel_inittext_size);
}
static void __noreturn enter_kernel(unsigned long kernel_addr,
--
2.51.0.268.g9569e192d0-goog
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-08-28 10:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 70+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-08-28 10:22 [PATCH v7 00/22] x86: strict separation of startup code Ard Biesheuvel
2025-08-28 10:22 ` [PATCH v7 01/22] x86/sev: Separate MSR and GHCB based snp_cpuid() via a callback Ard Biesheuvel
2025-08-28 15:33 ` Borislav Petkov
2025-08-28 16:14 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2025-09-09 21:45 ` Tom Lendacky
2025-09-09 21:44 ` Tom Lendacky
2025-09-09 22:20 ` Borislav Petkov
2025-09-10 13:57 ` Tom Lendacky
2025-09-04 11:21 ` [tip: x86/sev] " tip-bot2 for Ard Biesheuvel
2025-08-28 10:22 ` [PATCH v7 02/22] x86/sev: Use MSR protocol for remapping SVSM calling area Ard Biesheuvel
2025-09-04 11:21 ` [tip: x86/sev] " tip-bot2 for Ard Biesheuvel
2025-08-28 10:22 ` [PATCH v7 03/22] x86/sev: Use MSR protocol only for early SVSM PVALIDATE call Ard Biesheuvel
2025-09-04 11:21 ` [tip: x86/sev] " tip-bot2 for Ard Biesheuvel
2025-08-28 10:22 ` [PATCH v7 04/22] x86/sev: Run RMPADJUST on SVSM calling area page to test VMPL Ard Biesheuvel
2025-09-04 11:21 ` [tip: x86/sev] " tip-bot2 for Ard Biesheuvel
2025-08-28 10:22 ` [PATCH v7 05/22] x86/sev: Move GHCB page based HV communication out of startup code Ard Biesheuvel
2025-08-31 10:49 ` Borislav Petkov
2025-08-31 10:52 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2025-08-31 10:56 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2025-08-31 11:15 ` Borislav Petkov
2025-08-31 12:30 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2025-08-31 13:11 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2025-09-01 13:54 ` Borislav Petkov
2025-09-01 14:02 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2025-09-01 14:25 ` Borislav Petkov
2025-09-01 14:26 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2025-09-04 11:21 ` [tip: x86/sev] " tip-bot2 for Ard Biesheuvel
2025-08-28 10:22 ` [PATCH v7 06/22] x86/sev: Avoid global variable to store virtual address of SVSM area Ard Biesheuvel
2025-09-04 11:21 ` [tip: x86/sev] " tip-bot2 for Ard Biesheuvel
2025-08-28 10:22 ` [PATCH v7 07/22] x86/sev: Share implementation of MSR-based page state change Ard Biesheuvel
2025-09-04 11:21 ` [tip: x86/sev] " tip-bot2 for Ard Biesheuvel
2025-08-28 10:22 ` [PATCH v7 08/22] x86/sev: Pass SVSM calling area down to early page state change API Ard Biesheuvel
2025-09-04 11:21 ` [tip: x86/sev] " tip-bot2 for Ard Biesheuvel
2025-08-28 10:22 ` [PATCH v7 09/22] x86/sev: Use boot SVSM CA for all startup and init code Ard Biesheuvel
2025-09-04 11:21 ` [tip: x86/sev] " tip-bot2 for Ard Biesheuvel
2025-08-28 10:22 ` [PATCH v7 10/22] x86/boot: Drop redundant RMPADJUST in SEV SVSM presence check Ard Biesheuvel
2025-09-02 12:02 ` Borislav Petkov
2025-09-02 13:50 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2025-09-04 11:20 ` [tip: x86/sev] " tip-bot2 for Ard Biesheuvel
2025-08-28 10:22 ` [PATCH v7 11/22] x86/boot: Provide PIC aliases for 5-level paging related constants Ard Biesheuvel
2025-09-04 11:20 ` [tip: x86/sev] " tip-bot2 for Ard Biesheuvel
2025-08-28 10:22 ` [PATCH v7 12/22] x86/sev: Provide PIC aliases for SEV related data objects Ard Biesheuvel
2025-09-02 12:06 ` Borislav Petkov
2025-09-02 12:24 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2025-09-02 16:24 ` Borislav Petkov
2025-09-04 11:20 ` [tip: x86/sev] " tip-bot2 for Ard Biesheuvel
2025-08-28 10:22 ` [PATCH v7 13/22] x86/sev: Move __sev_[get|put]_ghcb() into separate noinstr object Ard Biesheuvel
2025-09-04 11:20 ` [tip: x86/sev] " tip-bot2 for Ard Biesheuvel
2025-08-28 10:22 ` [PATCH v7 14/22] x86/sev: Export startup routines for later use Ard Biesheuvel
2025-09-04 11:20 ` [tip: x86/sev] " tip-bot2 for Ard Biesheuvel
2025-08-28 10:22 ` [PATCH v7 15/22] objtool: Add action to check for absence of absolute relocations Ard Biesheuvel
2025-09-04 11:20 ` [tip: x86/sev] " tip-bot2 for Ard Biesheuvel
2025-10-13 9:40 ` [PATCH v7 15/22] " Andreas Schwab
2025-08-28 10:22 ` [PATCH v7 16/22] x86/boot: Check startup code " Ard Biesheuvel
2025-09-04 11:20 ` [tip: x86/sev] " tip-bot2 for Ard Biesheuvel
2025-08-28 10:22 ` [PATCH v7 17/22] x86/boot: Revert "Reject absolute references in .head.text" Ard Biesheuvel
2025-09-04 11:20 ` [tip: x86/sev] " tip-bot2 for Ard Biesheuvel
2025-08-28 10:22 ` [PATCH v7 18/22] x86/kbuild: Incorporate boot/startup/ via Kbuild makefile Ard Biesheuvel
2025-09-04 11:20 ` [tip: x86/sev] " tip-bot2 for Ard Biesheuvel
2025-08-28 10:22 ` [PATCH v7 19/22] x86/boot: Create a confined code area for startup code Ard Biesheuvel
2025-09-04 11:20 ` [tip: x86/sev] " tip-bot2 for Ard Biesheuvel
2025-08-28 10:22 ` Ard Biesheuvel [this message]
2025-09-04 11:20 ` [tip: x86/sev] efistub/x86: Remap inittext read-execute when needed tip-bot2 for Ard Biesheuvel
2025-08-28 10:22 ` [PATCH v7 21/22] x86/boot: Move startup code out of __head section Ard Biesheuvel
2025-09-03 9:20 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2025-09-04 11:20 ` [tip: x86/sev] " tip-bot2 for Ard Biesheuvel
2025-08-28 10:22 ` [PATCH v7 22/22] x86/boot: Get rid of the .head.text section Ard Biesheuvel
2025-09-04 11:20 ` [tip: x86/sev] " tip-bot2 for Ard Biesheuvel
2025-09-03 16:22 ` [PATCH v7 00/22] x86: strict separation of startup code Borislav Petkov
2025-09-04 6:29 ` Ard Biesheuvel
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