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* [PATCH v3] riscv: probes: reject kprobes inside LR/SC sequences
@ 2026-08-26 10:02 Xiaofeng Yuan
  2026-08-26 13:12 ` Nam Cao
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 2+ messages in thread
From: Xiaofeng Yuan @ 2026-08-26 10:02 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Nam Cao, Paul Walmsley, Palmer Dabbelt
  Cc: Albert Ou, linux-riscv, Xiaofeng Yuan

A breakpoint trap taken in the middle of an LR/SC sequence clears the
load reservation, so an SC following the probed instruction would always
fail and the enclosing retry loop would re-enter the breakpoint,
livelocking the CPU.

Reject probing the LR/SC instructions themselves, and reject probing
any address that lies inside an LR/SC sequence.  A constrained LR/SC
loop (Zalrsc) is at most 16 instructions contained in a 64-byte region,
so the instructions preceding the probe are walked backwards from the
probe address - decoding each instruction length from its low two bits -
to check whether an LR is still outstanding.

Signed-off-by: Xiaofeng Yuan <yuanxiaofeng@eswincomputing.com>
---
v2: address review comments from Nam Cao:
    - clarify that the 64-byte scan bound still holds with the C extension
    - document that scan_start need not be an instruction boundary
    - reuse the decoded insn for GET_INSN_LENGTH(), drop the (u16 *) cast
v3: rework the scan per Nam Cao's review:
    - walk 16 instructions backwards from the probe instead of scanning
      forward from the function entry, decoding instruction length from
      the low two bits of each instruction
    - drop the kallsyms_lookup_size_offset() dependency
    - dereference the instructions directly since probes always sit on
      the resident kernel text mapping
    - use get_unaligned() for the backward walk, which may cross 2-byte
      instruction boundaries and read a 32-bit instruction from a
      halfword-aligned address

 arch/riscv/include/asm/insn.h          | 18 +++++++++
 arch/riscv/kernel/probes/decode-insn.c |  2 +
 arch/riscv/kernel/probes/kprobes.c     | 54 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 74 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/insn.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/insn.h
index c3005573e8..d7d85b1b84 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/insn.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/insn.h
@@ -13,9 +13,12 @@
 #define RV_INSN_OPCODE_MASK	GENMASK(6, 0)
 #define RV_INSN_OPCODE_OPOFF	0
 #define RV_INSN_FUNCT12_OPOFF	20
+#define RVG_FUNCT5_MASK		GENMASK(31, 27)
+#define RVG_FUNCT5_OPOFF	27
 
 #define RV_ENCODE_FUNCT3(f_)	(RVG_FUNCT3_##f_ << RV_INSN_FUNCT3_OPOFF)
 #define RV_ENCODE_FUNCT12(f_)	(RVG_FUNCT12_##f_ << RV_INSN_FUNCT12_OPOFF)
+#define RV_ENCODE_FUNCT5(f_)	(RVG_FUNCT5_##f_ << RVG_FUNCT5_OPOFF)
 
 /* The bit field of immediate value in I-type instruction */
 #define RV_I_IMM_SIGN_OPOFF	31
@@ -137,6 +140,7 @@
 /* parts of opcode for RVG*/
 #define RVG_OPCODE_FENCE	0x0f
 #define RVG_OPCODE_AUIPC	0x17
+#define RVG_OPCODE_LRSC		0x2f
 #define RVG_OPCODE_BRANCH	0x63
 #define RVG_OPCODE_JALR		0x67
 #define RVG_OPCODE_JAL		0x6f
@@ -176,6 +180,9 @@
 #define RVG_FUNCT3_BLTU		0x6
 #define RVG_FUNCT3_BGEU		0x7
 
+#define RVG_FUNCT5_LR		0x02
+#define RVG_FUNCT5_SC		0x03
+
 /* parts of funct3 code for C extension*/
 #define RVC_FUNCT3_C_BEQZ	0x6
 #define RVC_FUNCT3_C_BNEZ	0x7
@@ -200,6 +207,8 @@
 #define RVG_MATCH_BGEU		(RV_ENCODE_FUNCT3(BGEU) | RVG_OPCODE_BRANCH)
 #define RVG_MATCH_EBREAK	(RV_ENCODE_FUNCT12(EBREAK) | RVG_OPCODE_SYSTEM)
 #define RVG_MATCH_SRET		(RV_ENCODE_FUNCT12(SRET) | RVG_OPCODE_SYSTEM)
+#define RVG_MATCH_LR		(RV_ENCODE_FUNCT5(LR) | RVG_OPCODE_LRSC)
+#define RVG_MATCH_SC		(RV_ENCODE_FUNCT5(SC) | RVG_OPCODE_LRSC)
 #define RVC_MATCH_C_BEQZ	(RVC_ENCODE_FUNCT3(C_BEQZ) | RVC_OPCODE_C1)
 #define RVC_MATCH_C_BNEZ	(RVC_ENCODE_FUNCT3(C_BNEZ) | RVC_OPCODE_C1)
 #define RVC_MATCH_C_J		(RVC_ENCODE_FUNCT3(C_J) | RVC_OPCODE_C1)
@@ -227,6 +236,8 @@
 #define RVC_MASK_C_EBREAK	0xffff
 #define RVG_MASK_EBREAK		0xffffffff
 #define RVG_MASK_SRET		0xffffffff
+#define RVG_MASK_LR		(RVG_FUNCT5_MASK | GENMASK(14, 14) | RV_INSN_OPCODE_MASK)
+#define RVG_MASK_SC		(RVG_FUNCT5_MASK | GENMASK(14, 14) | RV_INSN_OPCODE_MASK)
 
 #define __INSN_LENGTH_MASK	_UL(0x3)
 #define __INSN_LENGTH_GE_32	_UL(0x3)
@@ -262,6 +273,13 @@ __RISCV_INSN_FUNCS(c_ebreak, RVC_MASK_C_EBREAK, RVC_MATCH_C_EBREAK)
 __RISCV_INSN_FUNCS(ebreak, RVG_MASK_EBREAK, RVG_MATCH_EBREAK)
 __RISCV_INSN_FUNCS(sret, RVG_MASK_SRET, RVG_MATCH_SRET)
 __RISCV_INSN_FUNCS(fence, RVG_MASK_FENCE, RVG_MATCH_FENCE);
+/*
+ * LR/SC (Zalrsc, opcode 0x2f).  funct3 selects the operand size: 000 (W)
+ * and 011 (D) on RV64; bit 14 is clear for both, so it is used to match
+ * either size.  The .aq/.rl bits (26:25) and rd are ignored.
+ */
+__RISCV_INSN_FUNCS(lr, RVG_MASK_LR, RVG_MATCH_LR)
+__RISCV_INSN_FUNCS(sc, RVG_MASK_SC, RVG_MATCH_SC)
 
 /* special case to catch _any_ system instruction */
 static __always_inline bool riscv_insn_is_system(u32 code)
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/probes/decode-insn.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/probes/decode-insn.c
index 65d9590bfb..eae393ef58 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/probes/decode-insn.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/probes/decode-insn.c
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ riscv_probe_decode_insn(probe_opcode_t *addr, struct arch_probe_insn *api)
 	 */
 	RISCV_INSN_REJECTED(system,		insn);
 	RISCV_INSN_REJECTED(fence,		insn);
+	RISCV_INSN_REJECTED(lr,			insn);
+	RISCV_INSN_REJECTED(sc,			insn);
 
 	/*
 	 * Simulate instructions list:
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/probes/kprobes.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/probes/kprobes.c
index 9e2afabf94..5439e5ce41 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/probes/kprobes.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/probes/kprobes.c
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 #include <asm/ptrace.h>
 #include <linux/uaccess.h>
+#include <linux/unaligned.h>
 #include <asm/sections.h>
 #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
 #include <asm/bug.h>
 #include <asm/text-patching.h>
+#include <asm/insn.h>
 
 #include "decode-insn.h"
 
@@ -69,6 +71,55 @@ static bool __kprobes arch_check_kprobe(unsigned long addr)
 	return false;
 }
 
+/*
+ * A trap taken in the middle of an LR/SC sequence clears the load
+ * reservation, so an SC following the probed instruction would always
+ * fail and the enclosing retry loop would re-enter the breakpoint.
+ * Reject probes inside such a sequence.
+ *
+ * A constrained LR/SC loop (Zalrsc) is at most 16 instructions and
+ * must be contained in a 64-byte contiguous region of memory.  Walk
+ * the instructions backwards from the probe address, decoding each
+ * instruction length from its low two bits, and track whether an LR
+ * is still outstanding.
+ */
+#define MAX_ATOMIC_CONTEXT_SIZE	64
+#define MAX_ATOMIC_CONTEXT_INSN	16
+
+static bool __kprobes riscv_probe_insn_in_atomic(unsigned long addr)
+{
+	unsigned long scan_end, tmp;
+	bool in_atomic = false;
+	int count = 0;
+
+	scan_end = addr > MAX_ATOMIC_CONTEXT_SIZE ?
+		   addr - MAX_ATOMIC_CONTEXT_SIZE : 0;
+
+	tmp = addr;
+
+	while (tmp > scan_end && count < MAX_ATOMIC_CONTEXT_INSN) {
+		u16 halfword = get_unaligned((u16 *)(tmp - 2));
+		unsigned int len = (halfword & 0x3) == 0x3 ? 4 : 2;
+
+		if (tmp - len < scan_end)
+			break;
+
+		if (len == 4) {
+			u32 insn = get_unaligned((u32 *)(tmp - 4));
+
+			if (riscv_insn_is_lr(insn))
+				in_atomic = true;
+			else if (riscv_insn_is_sc(insn))
+				in_atomic = false;
+		}
+
+		tmp -= len;
+		count++;
+	}
+
+	return in_atomic;
+}
+
 int __kprobes arch_prepare_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
 {
 	u16 *insn = (u16 *)p->addr;
@@ -79,6 +130,9 @@ int __kprobes arch_prepare_kprobe(struct kprobe *p)
 	if (!arch_check_kprobe((unsigned long)p->addr))
 		return -EILSEQ;
 
+	if (riscv_probe_insn_in_atomic((unsigned long)p->addr))
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	/* copy instruction */
 	p->opcode = (kprobe_opcode_t)(*insn++);
 	if (GET_INSN_LENGTH(p->opcode) == 4)
-- 
2.43.0


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* Re: [PATCH v3] riscv: probes: reject kprobes inside LR/SC sequences
  2026-08-26 10:02 [PATCH v3] riscv: probes: reject kprobes inside LR/SC sequences Xiaofeng Yuan
@ 2026-08-26 13:12 ` Nam Cao
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 2+ messages in thread
From: Nam Cao @ 2026-08-26 13:12 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Xiaofeng Yuan, Paul Walmsley, Palmer Dabbelt
  Cc: Albert Ou, linux-riscv, Xiaofeng Yuan

Xiaofeng Yuan <yuanxiaofeng@eswincomputing.com> writes:
> +	while (tmp > scan_end && count < MAX_ATOMIC_CONTEXT_INSN) {
> +		u16 halfword = get_unaligned((u16 *)(tmp - 2));
> +		unsigned int len = (halfword & 0x3) == 0x3 ? 4 : 2;
> +
> +		if (tmp - len < scan_end)
> +			break;
> +
> +		if (len == 4) {
> +			u32 insn = get_unaligned((u32 *)(tmp - 4));
> +
> +			if (riscv_insn_is_lr(insn))
> +				in_atomic = true;
> +			else if (riscv_insn_is_sc(insn))
> +				in_atomic = false;
> +		}
> +
> +		tmp -= len;
> +		count++;
> +	}

This does not look right. If we have

    lr
    another instruction
    sc
    probed instruction

Then riscv_probe_insn_in_atomic() return true, which is clearly wrong.

Have you even tested this patch?

Nam

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