Re: [PATCH v2 6/9] s390/module: Use s390_kernel_write() for late relocations

Josh Poimboeuf
2020-04-23T14:12:28Z

On Thu, Apr 23, 2020 at 03:22:06PM +0200, Miroslav Benes wrote:
> > > [ 50.294476] Unable to handle kernel pointer dereference in virtual kernel address space
> > > [ 50.294479] Failing address: 000003ff8015b000 TEID: 000003ff8015b407
> > > [ 50.294480] Fault in home space mode while using kernel ASCE.
> > > [ 50.294483] AS:000000006cef0007 R3:000000007e2c4007 S:0000000003ccb800 P:0000 00000257321d
> > > [ 50.294557] Oops: 0004 ilc:3 [#1] SMP
> > > [ 50.294561] Modules linked in: test_klp_convert1(K+) test_klp_convert_mod ghash_s390 prng xts aes_s390 des_s390 libdes sha512_s390 vmur zcrypt_cex4 ip_tables xfs libcrc32c dasd_fba_mod qeth_l2 dasd_eckd_mod dasd_mod qeth lcs ctcm qdio cc
> > > wgroup fsm dm_mirror dm_region_hash dm_log dm_mod pkey zcrypt [last unloaded: test_klp_atomic_replace]
> > > [ 50.294576] CPU: 0 PID: 1743 Comm: modprobe Tainted: G K 5.6.0 + #2
> > > [ 50.294579] Hardware name: IBM 2964 N96 400 (z/VM 6.4.0)
> > > [ 50.294583] Krnl PSW : 0704e00180000000 000000006bf6be0a (apply_rela+0x2ba/0x 4e0)
> > > [ 50.294589] R:0 T:1 IO:1 EX:1 Key:0 M:1 W:0 P:0 AS:3 CC:2 PM:0 RI: 0 EA:3
> > > [ 50.294684] Krnl GPRS: 000003ff80147010 000003e0001b9588 000003ff8015c168 000 003ff8015b19a
> > > [ 50.294686] 000003ff8015b07c 0d10e310100a0004 000003ff80147010 000 00000000000a0
> > > [ 50.294687] 000003ff8015e588 000003ff8015e5e8 000003ff8015d300 000 0003b00000014
> > > [ 50.294698] 000000007a663000 000000006c6bbb80 000003e0009a7918 000 003e0009a78b8
> > > [ 50.294707] Krnl Code: 000000006bf6bdf8: e350d0080004 lg %r5,8(%r 13)
> > > [ 50.294707] 000000006bf6bdfe: e34010080008 ag %r4,8(%r 1)
> > > [ 50.294707] #000000006bf6be04: e340a2000008 ag %r4,512( %r10)
> > > [ 50.294707] >000000006bf6be0a: e35040000024 stg %r5,0(%r 4)
> > > [ 50.294707] 000000006bf6be10: c050007c6136 larl %r5,0000 00006cef807c
> > > [ 50.294707] 000000006bf6be16: e35050000012 lt %r5,0(%r 5)
> > > [ 50.294707] 000000006bf6be1c: a78400a6 brc 8,000000 006bf6bf68
> > > [ 50.294707] 000000006bf6be20: a55e07f1 llilh %r5,2033
> > > 01: HCPGSP2629I The virtual machine is placed in CP mode due to a SIGP stop from CPU 01.
> > > 01: HCPGSP2629I The virtual machine is placed in CP mode due to a SIGP stop from CPU 00.
> > > [ 50.295369] Call Trace:
> > > [ 50.295372] [<000000006bf6be0a>] apply_rela+0x2ba/0x4e0
> > > [ 50.295376] [<000000006bf6c5c8>] apply_relocate_add+0xe0/0x138
> > > [ 50.295378] [<000000006c0229a0>] klp_apply_section_relocs+0xe8/0x128
> > > [ 50.295380] [<000000006c022b4c>] klp_apply_object_relocs+0x9c/0xd0
> > > [ 50.295382] [<000000006c022bb0>] klp_init_object_loaded+0x30/0x138
> > > [ 50.295384] [<000000006c023052>] klp_enable_patch+0x39a/0x870
> > > [ 50.295387] [<000003ff8015b0da>] test_klp_convert_init+0x22/0x50 [test_klp_convert1]
> > > [ 50.295389] [<000000006bf54838>] do_one_initcall+0x40/0x1f0
> > > [ 50.295391] [<000000006c04d610>] do_init_module+0x70/0x280
> > > [ 50.295392] [<000000006c05002a>] load_module+0x1aba/0x1d10
> > > [ 50.295394] [<000000006c0504c4>] __do_sys_finit_module+0xa4/0xe8
> > > [ 50.295416] [<000000006c6b5742>] system_call+0x2aa/0x2c8
> > > [ 50.295416] Last Breaking-Event-Address:
> > > [ 50.295418] [<000000006c6b6aa0>] __s390_indirect_jump_r4+0x0/0xc
> > > [ 50.295421] Kernel panic - not syncing: Fatal exception: panic_on_oops
> >
> > this is strange. While I would have expected an exception similar to
> > this, it really should have happened on the "sturg" instruction which
> > does the DAT-off store in s390_kernel_write(), and certainly not with
> > an ID of 0004 (protection). However, in your case, it happens on a
> > normal store instruction, with 0004 indicating a protection exception.
> >
> > This is more like what I would expect e.g. in the case where you do
> > _not_ use the s390_kernel_write() function for RO module text patching,
> > but rather normal memory access. So I am pretty sure that this is not
> > related to the s390_kernel_write(), but some other issue, maybe some
> > place left where you still use normal memory access?
>
> The call trace above also suggests that it is not a late relocation, no?
> The path is from KLP module init function through klp_enable_patch. It should
> mean that the to-be-patched object is loaded (it must be a module thanks
> to a check klp_init_object_loaded(), vmlinux relocations were processed
> earlier in apply_relocations()).
>
> However, the KLP module state here must be COMING, so s390_kernel_write()
> should be used. What are we missing?

I'm also scratching my head. It _should_ be using s390_kernel_write()
based on the module state, but I don't see that on the stack trace.

This trace (and Gerald's comment) seem to imply it's using
__builtin_memcpy(), which might expected for UNFORMED state.

Weird...

--
Josh