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 15/22] objtool: Add action to check for absence of absolute relocations
Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2025 12:22:18 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250828102202.1849035-39-ardb+git@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250828102202.1849035-24-ardb+git@google.com>
From: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>
The x86 startup code must not use absolute references to code or data,
as it executes before the kernel virtual mapping is up.
Add an action to objtool to check all allocatable sections (with the
exception of __patchable_function_entries, which uses absolute
references for nebulous reasons) and raise an error if any absolute
references are found.
Note that debug sections typically contain lots of absolute references
too, but those are not allocatable so they will be ignored.
Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>
---
tools/objtool/arch/x86/decode.c | 12 ++++++
tools/objtool/builtin-check.c | 2 +
tools/objtool/check.c | 44 ++++++++++++++++++++
tools/objtool/include/objtool/arch.h | 1 +
tools/objtool/include/objtool/builtin.h | 1 +
5 files changed, 60 insertions(+)
diff --git a/tools/objtool/arch/x86/decode.c b/tools/objtool/arch/x86/decode.c
index 98c4713c1b09..0ad5cc70ecbe 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/arch/x86/decode.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/arch/x86/decode.c
@@ -880,3 +880,15 @@ unsigned int arch_reloc_size(struct reloc *reloc)
return 8;
}
}
+
+bool arch_absolute_reloc(struct elf *elf, struct reloc *reloc)
+{
+ switch (reloc_type(reloc)) {
+ case R_X86_64_32:
+ case R_X86_64_32S:
+ case R_X86_64_64:
+ return true;
+ default:
+ return false;
+ }
+}
diff --git a/tools/objtool/builtin-check.c b/tools/objtool/builtin-check.c
index 80239843e9f0..0f6b197cfcb0 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/builtin-check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/builtin-check.c
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ static const struct option check_options[] = {
OPT_BOOLEAN('t', "static-call", &opts.static_call, "annotate static calls"),
OPT_BOOLEAN('u', "uaccess", &opts.uaccess, "validate uaccess rules for SMAP"),
OPT_BOOLEAN(0 , "cfi", &opts.cfi, "annotate kernel control flow integrity (kCFI) function preambles"),
+ OPT_BOOLEAN(0 , "noabs", &opts.noabs, "reject absolute references in allocatable sections"),
OPT_CALLBACK_OPTARG(0, "dump", NULL, NULL, "orc", "dump metadata", parse_dump),
OPT_GROUP("Options:"),
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@ static bool opts_valid(void)
opts.hack_noinstr ||
opts.ibt ||
opts.mcount ||
+ opts.noabs ||
opts.noinstr ||
opts.orc ||
opts.retpoline ||
diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index 79eab61cd944..aeefc749e237 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -4686,6 +4686,47 @@ static void disas_warned_funcs(struct objtool_file *file)
disas_funcs(funcs);
}
+__weak bool arch_absolute_reloc(struct elf *elf, struct reloc *reloc)
+{
+ unsigned int type = reloc_type(reloc);
+ size_t sz = elf_addr_size(elf);
+
+ return (sz == 8) ? (type == R_ABS64) : (type == R_ABS32);
+}
+
+static int check_abs_references(struct objtool_file *file)
+{
+ struct section *sec;
+ struct reloc *reloc;
+ int ret = 0;
+
+ for_each_sec(file, sec) {
+ /* absolute references in non-loadable sections are fine */
+ if (!(sec->sh.sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC))
+ continue;
+
+ /* section must have an associated .rela section */
+ if (!sec->rsec)
+ continue;
+
+ /*
+ * Special case for compiler generated metadata that is not
+ * consumed until after boot.
+ */
+ if (!strcmp(sec->name, "__patchable_function_entries"))
+ continue;
+
+ for_each_reloc(sec->rsec, reloc) {
+ if (arch_absolute_reloc(file->elf, reloc)) {
+ WARN("section %s has absolute relocation at offset 0x%lx",
+ sec->name, reloc_offset(reloc));
+ ret++;
+ }
+ }
+ }
+ return ret;
+}
+
struct insn_chunk {
void *addr;
struct insn_chunk *next;
@@ -4819,6 +4860,9 @@ int check(struct objtool_file *file)
goto out;
}
+ if (opts.noabs)
+ warnings += check_abs_references(file);
+
if (opts.orc && nr_insns) {
ret = orc_create(file);
if (ret)
diff --git a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/arch.h b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/arch.h
index 01ef6f415adf..be33c7b43180 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/arch.h
+++ b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/arch.h
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@ bool arch_is_embedded_insn(struct symbol *sym);
int arch_rewrite_retpolines(struct objtool_file *file);
bool arch_pc_relative_reloc(struct reloc *reloc);
+bool arch_absolute_reloc(struct elf *elf, struct reloc *reloc);
unsigned int arch_reloc_size(struct reloc *reloc);
unsigned long arch_jump_table_sym_offset(struct reloc *reloc, struct reloc *table);
diff --git a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/builtin.h b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/builtin.h
index 6b08666fa69d..ab22673862e1 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/builtin.h
+++ b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/builtin.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ struct opts {
bool uaccess;
int prefix;
bool cfi;
+ bool noabs;
/* options: */
bool backtrace;
--
2.51.0.268.g9569e192d0-goog
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-08-28 10:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 48+ 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
2025-08-28 10:22 ` [PATCH v7 02/22] x86/sev: Use MSR protocol for remapping SVSM calling area Ard Biesheuvel
2025-08-28 10:22 ` [PATCH v7 03/22] x86/sev: Use MSR protocol only for early SVSM PVALIDATE call Ard Biesheuvel
2025-08-28 10:22 ` [PATCH v7 04/22] x86/sev: Run RMPADJUST on SVSM calling area page to test VMPL 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
2025-08-28 10:22 ` [PATCH v7 06/22] x86/sev: Avoid global variable to store virtual address of SVSM area Ard Biesheuvel
2025-08-28 10:22 ` [PATCH v7 07/22] x86/sev: Share implementation of MSR-based page state change 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
2025-08-28 10:22 ` [PATCH v7 09/22] x86/sev: Use boot SVSM CA for all startup and init code 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
2025-08-28 10:22 ` [PATCH v7 11/22] x86/boot: Provide PIC aliases for 5-level paging related constants 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
2025-08-28 10:22 ` [PATCH v7 13/22] x86/sev: Move __sev_[get|put]_ghcb() into separate noinstr object Ard Biesheuvel
2025-08-28 10:22 ` [PATCH v7 14/22] x86/sev: Export startup routines for later use Ard Biesheuvel
2025-08-28 10:22 ` Ard Biesheuvel [this message]
2025-10-13 9:40 ` [PATCH v7 15/22] objtool: Add action to check for absence of absolute relocations Andreas Schwab
2025-08-28 10:22 ` [PATCH v7 16/22] x86/boot: Check startup code " Ard Biesheuvel
2025-08-28 10:22 ` [PATCH v7 17/22] x86/boot: Revert "Reject absolute references in .head.text" Ard Biesheuvel
2025-08-28 10:22 ` [PATCH v7 18/22] x86/kbuild: Incorporate boot/startup/ via Kbuild makefile Ard Biesheuvel
2025-08-28 10:22 ` [PATCH v7 19/22] x86/boot: Create a confined code area for startup code Ard Biesheuvel
2025-08-28 10:22 ` [PATCH v7 20/22] efistub/x86: Remap inittext read-execute when needed 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
2025-08-28 10:22 ` [PATCH v7 22/22] x86/boot: Get rid of the .head.text section 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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