From: Valentin Schneider <vschneid@redhat.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-mm@kvack.org, x86@kernel.org
Cc: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>,
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Subject: [RFC PATCH v8 06/10] objtool: Add .entry.text validation for static branches
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:47:57 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260324094801.3092968-7-vschneid@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260324094801.3092968-1-vschneid@redhat.com>
From: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>
Warn about static branches in entry text, unless the corresponding key is
RO-after-init.
Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>
[Reduced to only .entry.text rather than .noinstr]
Signed-off-by: Valentin Schneider <vschneid@redhat.com>
---
include/linux/jump_label.h | 11 +++--
include/linux/objtool.h | 16 ++++++
tools/objtool/Documentation/objtool.txt | 12 +++++
tools/objtool/check.c | 65 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-
tools/objtool/include/objtool/check.h | 2 +
tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h | 3 +-
tools/objtool/include/objtool/special.h | 1 +
tools/objtool/special.c | 15 +++++-
8 files changed, 118 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/jump_label.h b/include/linux/jump_label.h
index fdb79dd1ebd8c..9f05338a2f798 100644
--- a/include/linux/jump_label.h
+++ b/include/linux/jump_label.h
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
#include <linux/types.h>
#include <linux/compiler.h>
#include <linux/cleanup.h>
+#include <linux/objtool.h>
extern bool static_key_initialized;
@@ -376,8 +377,9 @@ struct static_key_false {
#define DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_TRUE(name) \
struct static_key_true name = STATIC_KEY_TRUE_INIT
-#define DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_TRUE_RO(name) \
- struct static_key_true name __ro_after_init = STATIC_KEY_TRUE_INIT
+#define DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_TRUE_RO(name) \
+ struct static_key_true name __ro_after_init = STATIC_KEY_TRUE_INIT; \
+ ANNOTATE_ENTRY_ALLOWED(name)
#define DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_TRUE(name) \
extern struct static_key_true name
@@ -385,8 +387,9 @@ struct static_key_false {
#define DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(name) \
struct static_key_false name = STATIC_KEY_FALSE_INIT
-#define DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE_RO(name) \
- struct static_key_false name __ro_after_init = STATIC_KEY_FALSE_INIT
+#define DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE_RO(name) \
+ struct static_key_false name __ro_after_init = STATIC_KEY_FALSE_INIT; \
+ ANNOTATE_ENTRY_ALLOWED(name)
#define DECLARE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(name) \
extern struct static_key_false name
diff --git a/include/linux/objtool.h b/include/linux/objtool.h
index 9a00e701454c5..d738450897b3b 100644
--- a/include/linux/objtool.h
+++ b/include/linux/objtool.h
@@ -34,6 +34,19 @@
static void __used __section(".discard.func_stack_frame_non_standard") \
*__func_stack_frame_non_standard_##func = func
+#define __ANNOTATE_ENTRY_ALLOWED(key) \
+ static void __used __section(".discard.entry_allowed") \
+ *__annotate_entry_allowed_##key = &key
+
+/*
+ * This is used to tell objtool that a given static key is safe to be used
+ * within .noinstr code, and it doesn't need to generate a warning about it.
+ *
+ * For more information, see tools/objtool/Documentation/objtool.txt,
+ * "non-RO static key usage in entry code"
+ */
+#define ANNOTATE_ENTRY_ALLOWED(key) __ANNOTATE_ENTRY_ALLOWED(key)
+
/*
* STACK_FRAME_NON_STANDARD_FP() is a frame-pointer-specific function ignore
* for the case where a function is intentionally missing frame pointer setup,
@@ -111,6 +124,9 @@
#define UNWIND_HINT(type, sp_reg, sp_offset, signal) "\n\t"
#define STACK_FRAME_NON_STANDARD(func)
#define STACK_FRAME_NON_STANDARD_FP(func)
+#define __ASM_ANNOTATE(label, type) ""
+#define ASM_ANNOTATE(type)
+#define ANNOTATE_ENTRY_ALLOWED(key)
#else
.macro UNWIND_HINT type:req sp_reg=0 sp_offset=0 signal=0
.endm
diff --git a/tools/objtool/Documentation/objtool.txt b/tools/objtool/Documentation/objtool.txt
index 9e97fc25b2d8a..72fd8cbf56abc 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/Documentation/objtool.txt
+++ b/tools/objtool/Documentation/objtool.txt
@@ -456,6 +456,18 @@ the objtool maintainers.
these special names and does not use module_init() / module_exit()
macros to create them.
+vmlinux.o: warning: objtool: entry_SYSCALL_64+0x108: housekeeping_overridden: non-RO static key usage in entry code
+
+13. file.o: warning: func()+0x2a: key: non-RO static key usage in entry code
+
+ This means that .entry.text function func() uses a static key named 'key'
+ which can be modified at runtime. This is discouraged because the jump
+ location may be accessed before a serializating operation has been
+ executed.
+
+ Check whether the static key/call in question is only modified
+ during init. If so, define it as read-only-after-init with
+ DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_*_RO().
If the error doesn't seem to make sense, it could be a bug in objtool.
Feel free to ask objtool maintainers for help.
diff --git a/tools/objtool/check.c b/tools/objtool/check.c
index b6e63d5beecc3..a76364eb8a4f5 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/check.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/check.c
@@ -327,8 +327,10 @@ static void init_insn_state(struct objtool_file *file, struct insn_state *state,
memset(state, 0, sizeof(*state));
init_cfi_state(&state->cfi);
- if (opts.noinstr && sec)
+ if (opts.noinstr && sec) {
state->noinstr = sec->noinstr;
+ state->entry = sec->entry;
+ }
}
static struct cfi_state *cfi_alloc(void)
@@ -433,6 +435,9 @@ static int decode_instructions(struct objtool_file *file)
!strncmp(sec->name, ".text..__x86.", 13))
sec->noinstr = true;
+ if (!strcmp(sec->name, ".entry.text"))
+ sec->entry= true;
+
/*
* .init.text code is ran before userspace and thus doesn't
* strictly need retpolines, except for modules which are
@@ -1035,6 +1040,45 @@ static int create_sym_checksum_section(struct objtool_file *file)
static int create_sym_checksum_section(struct objtool_file *file) { return -EINVAL; }
#endif
+static int read_entry_allowed(struct objtool_file *file)
+{
+ struct section *rsec;
+ struct symbol *sym;
+ struct reloc *reloc;
+
+ rsec = find_section_by_name(file->elf, ".rela.discard.entry_allowed");
+ if (!rsec)
+ return 0;
+
+ for_each_reloc(rsec, reloc) {
+ switch (reloc->sym->type) {
+ case STT_OBJECT:
+ case STT_FUNC:
+ sym = reloc->sym;
+ break;
+
+ case STT_SECTION:
+ sym = find_symbol_by_offset(reloc->sym->sec,
+ reloc_addend(reloc));
+ if (!sym) {
+ WARN_FUNC(reloc->sym->sec, reloc_addend(reloc),
+ "can't find static key/call symbol");
+ return -1;
+ }
+ break;
+
+ default:
+ WARN("unexpected relocation symbol type in %s: %d",
+ rsec->name, reloc->sym->type);
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ sym->entry_allowed = 1;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
/*
* Warnings shouldn't be reported for ignored functions.
*/
@@ -1878,6 +1922,8 @@ static int handle_jump_alt(struct objtool_file *file,
return -1;
}
+ orig_insn->key = special_alt->key;
+
if (opts.hack_jump_label && special_alt->key_addend & 2) {
struct reloc *reloc = insn_reloc(file, orig_insn);
@@ -2660,6 +2706,9 @@ static int decode_sections(struct objtool_file *file)
if (read_annotate(file, __annotate_late))
return -1;
+ if (read_entry_allowed(file))
+ return -1;
+
return 0;
}
@@ -3544,6 +3593,17 @@ static int validate_return(struct symbol *func, struct instruction *insn, struct
return 0;
}
+static int validate_static_key(struct instruction *insn, struct insn_state *state)
+{
+ if (state->entry && !insn->key->entry_allowed) {
+ WARN_INSN(insn, "%s: non-RO static key usage in entry code",
+ insn->key->name);
+ return 1;
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
static struct instruction *next_insn_to_validate(struct objtool_file *file,
struct instruction *insn)
{
@@ -3807,6 +3867,9 @@ static int validate_insn(struct objtool_file *file, struct symbol *func,
if (handle_insn_ops(insn, next_insn, statep))
return 1;
+ if (insn->key)
+ validate_static_key(insn, statep);
+
switch (insn->type) {
case INSN_RETURN:
diff --git a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/check.h b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/check.h
index 2e1346ad5e926..78bf8191be18d 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/check.h
+++ b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/check.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ struct insn_state {
bool uaccess;
bool df;
bool noinstr;
+ bool entry;
s8 instr;
};
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ struct instruction {
struct symbol *sym;
struct stack_op *stack_ops;
struct cfi_state *cfi;
+ struct symbol *key;
};
static inline struct symbol *insn_func(struct instruction *insn)
diff --git a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
index e12c516bd3200..9d12f7132311a 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
+++ b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/elf.h
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ struct section {
Elf_Data *data;
const char *name;
int idx;
- bool _changed, text, rodata, noinstr, init, truncate;
+ bool _changed, text, rodata, noinstr, init, truncate, entry;
struct reloc *relocs;
unsigned long nr_alloc_relocs;
struct section *twin;
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ struct symbol {
u8 changed : 1;
u8 included : 1;
u8 klp : 1;
+ u8 entry_allowed : 1;
struct list_head pv_target;
struct reloc *relocs;
struct section *group_sec;
diff --git a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/special.h b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/special.h
index 121c3761899c1..2298586a75479 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/include/objtool/special.h
+++ b/tools/objtool/include/objtool/special.h
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ struct special_alt {
bool group;
bool jump_or_nop;
u8 key_addend;
+ struct symbol *key;
struct section *orig_sec;
unsigned long orig_off;
diff --git a/tools/objtool/special.c b/tools/objtool/special.c
index 2a533afbc69aa..adec1d0d8a5fe 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/special.c
+++ b/tools/objtool/special.c
@@ -111,13 +111,26 @@ static int get_alt_entry(struct elf *elf, const struct special_entry *entry,
if (entry->key) {
struct reloc *key_reloc;
+ struct symbol *key;
+ s64 key_addend;
key_reloc = find_reloc_by_dest(elf, sec, offset + entry->key);
if (!key_reloc) {
ERROR_FUNC(sec, offset + entry->key, "can't find key reloc");
return -1;
}
- alt->key_addend = reloc_addend(key_reloc);
+
+ key = key_reloc->sym;
+ key_addend = reloc_addend(key_reloc);
+
+ if (key->type == STT_SECTION)
+ key = find_symbol_by_offset(key->sec, key_addend & ~3);
+
+ /* embedded keys not supported */
+ if (key) {
+ alt->key = key;
+ alt->key_addend = key_addend;
+ }
}
return 0;
--
2.52.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-24 9:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-24 9:47 [RFC PATCH v8 00/10] context_tracking,x86: Defer some IPIs until a user->kernel transition Valentin Schneider
2026-03-24 9:47 ` [RFC PATCH v8 01/10] objtool: Make validate_call() recognize indirect calls to pv_ops[] Valentin Schneider
2026-03-24 9:47 ` [RFC PATCH v8 02/10] objtool: Flesh out warning related to pv_ops[] calls Valentin Schneider
2026-03-24 9:47 ` [RFC PATCH v8 03/10] objtool: Always pass a section to validate_unwind_hints() Valentin Schneider
2026-03-24 9:47 ` [RFC PATCH v8 04/10] x86/retpoline: Make warn_thunk_thunk .noinstr Valentin Schneider
2026-03-24 9:47 ` [RFC PATCH v8 05/10] sched/isolation: Mark housekeeping_overridden key as __ro_after_init Valentin Schneider
2026-03-24 15:17 ` Shrikanth Hegde
2026-03-24 19:46 ` Valentin Schneider
2026-03-24 9:47 ` Valentin Schneider [this message]
2026-03-24 9:47 ` [RFC PATCH v8 07/10] x86/jump_label: Add ASM support for static_branch_likely() Valentin Schneider
2026-03-24 9:47 ` [RFC PATCH v8 08/10] x86/mm/pti: Introduce a kernel/user CR3 software signal Valentin Schneider
2026-03-24 9:48 ` [RFC PATCH v8 09/10] context_tracking,x86: Defer kernel text patching IPIs when tracking CR3 switches Valentin Schneider
2026-03-24 9:48 ` [RFC PATCH v8 10/10] x86/mm, mm/vmalloc: Defer kernel TLB flush " Valentin Schneider
2026-03-24 15:01 ` [syzbot ci] Re: context_tracking,x86: Defer some IPIs until a user->kernel transition syzbot ci
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