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From: Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>
To: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>,
	Nathan Chancellor <nathan@kernel.org>,
	Vegard Nossum <vegard.nossum@oracle.com>,
	Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@kernel.org>,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@linaro.org>,
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Subject: [PATCH v2 5/9] x86/cfi: Add "debug" option to "cfi=" bootparam
Date: Wed,  3 Sep 2025 20:46:44 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250904034656.3670313-5-kees@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250904033217.it.414-kees@kernel.org>

Add "debug" option for "cfi=" bootparam to get details on early CFI
initialization steps so future Kees can find breakage easier.

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>
---
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
---
 .../admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt         |  1 +
 arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c                 | 23 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index 8bbffbb334ab..c8337d0e6ba3 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -624,6 +624,7 @@
 			bhi:	  Enable register poisoning to stop speculation
 				  across FineIBT. (Disabled by default.)
 			warn:	  Do not enforce CFI checking: warn only.
+			debug:    Report CFI initialization details.
 
 	cgroup_disable=	[KNL] Disable a particular controller or optional feature
 			Format: {name of the controller(s) or feature(s) to disable}
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
index d8f4ac95b4df..b311e31a9056 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
@@ -1177,6 +1177,7 @@ void __init_or_module apply_seal_endbr(s32 *start, s32 *end) { }
 #endif
 
 enum cfi_mode cfi_mode __ro_after_init = __CFI_DEFAULT;
+static bool cfi_debug __ro_after_init;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_FINEIBT_BHI
 bool cfi_bhi __ro_after_init = false;
@@ -1259,6 +1260,8 @@ static __init int cfi_parse_cmdline(char *str)
 		} else if (!strcmp(str, "off")) {
 			cfi_mode = CFI_OFF;
 			cfi_rand = false;
+		} else if (!strcmp(str, "debug")) {
+			cfi_debug = true;
 		} else if (!strcmp(str, "kcfi")) {
 			cfi_mode = CFI_KCFI;
 		} else if (!strcmp(str, "fineibt")) {
@@ -1734,6 +1737,8 @@ static void __apply_fineibt(s32 *start_retpoline, s32 *end_retpoline,
 	 * rewrite them. This disables all CFI. If this succeeds but any of the
 	 * later stages fails, we're without CFI.
 	 */
+	if (cfi_debug)
+		pr_info("CFI: disabling all indirect call checking\n");
 	ret = cfi_disable_callers(start_retpoline, end_retpoline);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;
@@ -1744,14 +1749,23 @@ static void __apply_fineibt(s32 *start_retpoline, s32 *end_retpoline,
 			cfi_bpf_hash = cfi_rehash(cfi_bpf_hash);
 			cfi_bpf_subprog_hash = cfi_rehash(cfi_bpf_subprog_hash);
 		}
+		if (cfi_debug)
+			pr_info("CFI: cfi_seed: 0x%08x\n", cfi_seed);
 
+		if (cfi_debug)
+			pr_info("CFI: rehashing all preambles\n");
 		ret = cfi_rand_preamble(start_cfi, end_cfi);
 		if (ret)
 			goto err;
 
+		if (cfi_debug)
+			pr_info("CFI: rehashing all indirect calls\n");
 		ret = cfi_rand_callers(start_retpoline, end_retpoline);
 		if (ret)
 			goto err;
+	} else {
+		if (cfi_debug)
+			pr_info("CFI: rehashing disabled\n");
 	}
 
 	switch (cfi_mode) {
@@ -1761,6 +1775,8 @@ static void __apply_fineibt(s32 *start_retpoline, s32 *end_retpoline,
 		return;
 
 	case CFI_KCFI:
+		if (cfi_debug)
+			pr_info("CFI: enabling all indirect call checking\n");
 		ret = cfi_enable_callers(start_retpoline, end_retpoline);
 		if (ret)
 			goto err;
@@ -1771,17 +1787,23 @@ static void __apply_fineibt(s32 *start_retpoline, s32 *end_retpoline,
 		return;
 
 	case CFI_FINEIBT:
+		if (cfi_debug)
+			pr_info("CFI: adding FineIBT to all preambles\n");
 		/* place the FineIBT preamble at func()-16 */
 		ret = cfi_rewrite_preamble(start_cfi, end_cfi);
 		if (ret)
 			goto err;
 
 		/* rewrite the callers to target func()-16 */
+		if (cfi_debug)
+			pr_info("CFI: rewriting indirect call sites to use FineIBT\n");
 		ret = cfi_rewrite_callers(start_retpoline, end_retpoline);
 		if (ret)
 			goto err;
 
 		/* now that nobody targets func()+0, remove ENDBR there */
+		if (cfi_debug)
+			pr_info("CFI: removing old endbr insns\n");
 		cfi_rewrite_endbr(start_cfi, end_cfi);
 
 		if (builtin) {
@@ -2324,6 +2346,7 @@ void __init alternative_instructions(void)
 
 	__apply_fineibt(__retpoline_sites, __retpoline_sites_end,
 			__cfi_sites, __cfi_sites_end, true);
+	cfi_debug = false;
 
 	/*
 	 * Rewrite the retpolines, must be done before alternatives since
-- 
2.34.1



  parent reply	other threads:[~2025-09-04  4:01 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2025-09-04  3:46 [PATCH v2 0/9] kcfi: Prepare for GCC support Kees Cook
2025-09-04  3:46 ` [PATCH v2 1/9] compiler_types.h: Move __nocfi out of compiler-specific header Kees Cook
2025-09-04 18:28   ` Nathan Chancellor
2025-09-04  3:46 ` [PATCH v2 2/9] x86/traps: Clarify KCFI instruction layout Kees Cook
2025-09-04  3:46 ` [PATCH v2 3/9] x86/cfi: Document the "cfi=" bootparam options Kees Cook
2025-09-04 18:32   ` Nathan Chancellor
2025-09-04  3:46 ` [PATCH v2 4/9] x86/cfi: Standardize on common "CFI:" prefix for CFI reports Kees Cook
2025-09-04 18:40   ` Nathan Chancellor
2025-09-05  0:40     ` Kees Cook
2025-09-04  3:46 ` Kees Cook [this message]
2025-09-04  7:00   ` [PATCH v2 5/9] x86/cfi: Add "debug" option to "cfi=" bootparam Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-04  3:46 ` [PATCH v2 6/9] x86/cfi: Remove __noinitretpoline and __noretpoline Kees Cook
2025-09-04  3:46 ` [PATCH v2 7/9] kconfig: Add transitional symbol attribute for migration support Kees Cook
2025-09-04  3:46 ` [PATCH v2 8/9] kcfi: Rename CONFIG_CFI_CLANG to CONFIG_CFI Kees Cook
2025-09-04  3:46 ` [PATCH v2 9/9] ARM: traps: Implement KCFI trap handler for ARM32 Kees Cook
2025-09-04  7:04 ` [PATCH v2 0/9] kcfi: Prepare for GCC support Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-04 16:37   ` Kees Cook
2025-09-04 20:01     ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-09-05  0:42       ` Kees Cook
2025-09-05  7:44         ` Miguel Ojeda

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