[PATCH v2] riscv: cif: clear CFI lock status in start_thread

[PATCH v2] riscv: cif: clear CFI lock status in start_thread

[Zong Li]

When libc locks the CFI status through the following prctl:
 - PR_LOCK_SHADOW_STACK_STATUS
 - PR_LOCK_INDIR_BR_LP_STATUS

A newly execd address space will inherit the lock status
if it does not clear the lock bits. Since the lock bits
remain set, libc will later fail to enable the landing
pad and shadow stack.

Signed-off-by: Zong Li <zong.li@sifive.com>
---

Changed in v1:
- Refining the commit descriptions as suggested by Deepak

 arch/riscv/include/asm/usercfi.h |  8 ++++----
 arch/riscv/kernel/process.c      |  2 ++
 arch/riscv/kernel/usercfi.c      | 12 ++++++------
 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/usercfi.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/usercfi.h
index 7495baae1e3c..f56966edbf5c 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/usercfi.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/usercfi.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ void set_active_shstk(struct task_struct *task, unsigned long shstk_addr);
 bool is_shstk_enabled(struct task_struct *task);
 bool is_shstk_locked(struct task_struct *task);
 bool is_shstk_allocated(struct task_struct *task);
-void set_shstk_lock(struct task_struct *task);
+void set_shstk_lock(struct task_struct *task, bool lock);
 void set_shstk_status(struct task_struct *task, bool enable);
 unsigned long get_active_shstk(struct task_struct *task);
 int restore_user_shstk(struct task_struct *tsk, unsigned long shstk_ptr);
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ int save_user_shstk(struct task_struct *tsk, unsigned long *saved_shstk_ptr);
 bool is_indir_lp_enabled(struct task_struct *task);
 bool is_indir_lp_locked(struct task_struct *task);
 void set_indir_lp_status(struct task_struct *task, bool enable);
-void set_indir_lp_lock(struct task_struct *task);
+void set_indir_lp_lock(struct task_struct *task, bool lock);
 
 #define PR_SHADOW_STACK_SUPPORTED_STATUS_MASK (PR_SHADOW_STACK_ENABLE)
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ void set_indir_lp_lock(struct task_struct *task);
 
 #define is_shstk_allocated(task) false
 
-#define set_shstk_lock(task) do {} while (0)
+#define set_shstk_lock(task, lock) do {} while (0)
 
 #define set_shstk_status(task, enable) do {} while (0)
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ void set_indir_lp_lock(struct task_struct *task);
 
 #define set_indir_lp_status(task, enable) do {} while (0)
 
-#define set_indir_lp_lock(task) do {} while (0)
+#define set_indir_lp_lock(task, lock) do {} while (0)
 
 #define restore_user_shstk(tsk, shstk_ptr) -EINVAL
 
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/process.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/process.c
index aacb23978f93..596662de82e0 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/process.c
@@ -163,11 +163,13 @@ void start_thread(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long pc,
 	set_shstk_status(current, false);
 	set_shstk_base(current, 0, 0);
 	set_active_shstk(current, 0);
+	set_shstk_lock(current, false);
 	/*
 	 * disable indirect branch tracking on exec.
 	 * libc will enable it later via prctl.
 	 */
 	set_indir_lp_status(current, false);
+	set_indir_lp_lock(current, false);
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
 	regs->status &= ~SR_UXL;
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/usercfi.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/usercfi.c
index 1adba746f164..9052171c1a8c 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/usercfi.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/usercfi.c
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ void set_shstk_status(struct task_struct *task, bool enable)
 	csr_write(CSR_ENVCFG, task->thread.envcfg);
 }
 
-void set_shstk_lock(struct task_struct *task)
+void set_shstk_lock(struct task_struct *task, bool lock)
 {
-	task->thread_info.user_cfi_state.ubcfi_locked = 1;
+	task->thread_info.user_cfi_state.ubcfi_locked = lock;
 }
 
 bool is_indir_lp_enabled(struct task_struct *task)
@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ void set_indir_lp_status(struct task_struct *task, bool enable)
 	csr_write(CSR_ENVCFG, task->thread.envcfg);
 }
 
-void set_indir_lp_lock(struct task_struct *task)
+void set_indir_lp_lock(struct task_struct *task, bool lock)
 {
-	task->thread_info.user_cfi_state.ufcfi_locked = 1;
+	task->thread_info.user_cfi_state.ufcfi_locked = lock;
 }
 /*
  * If size is 0, then to be compatible with regular stack we want it to be as big as
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ int arch_lock_shadow_stack_status(struct task_struct *task,
 	    !is_shstk_enabled(task) || arg != 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	set_shstk_lock(task);
+	set_shstk_lock(task, true);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -502,7 +502,7 @@ int arch_lock_indir_br_lp_status(struct task_struct *task,
 	    !is_indir_lp_enabled(task) || arg != 0)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	set_indir_lp_lock(task);
+	set_indir_lp_lock(task, true);
 
 	return 0;
 }
-- 
2.43.7


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Re: [PATCH v2] riscv: cif: clear CFI lock status in start_thread

[patchwork-bot+linux-riscv]

Hello:

This patch was applied to riscv/linux.git (for-next)
by Paul Walmsley <pjw@kernel.org>:

On Sun, 22 Mar 2026 23:56:40 -0700 you wrote:
> When libc locks the CFI status through the following prctl:
>  - PR_LOCK_SHADOW_STACK_STATUS
>  - PR_LOCK_INDIR_BR_LP_STATUS
> 
> A newly execd address space will inherit the lock status
> if it does not clear the lock bits. Since the lock bits
> remain set, libc will later fail to enable the landing
> pad and shadow stack.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [v2] riscv: cif: clear CFI lock status in start_thread
    https://git.kernel.org/riscv/c/b3a20899d255

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