From: Jens Remus <jremus@linux.ibm.com>
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x86@kernel.org, Steven Rostedt <rostedt@kernel.org>,
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Subject: [PATCH v16 12/20] unwind_user/sframe: Add .sframe validation option
Date: Thu, 21 May 2026 16:25:38 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260521142546.3908498-13-jremus@linux.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260521142546.3908498-1-jremus@linux.ibm.com>
From: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>
Add a debug feature to validate all .sframe sections when first loading
the file rather than on demand.
[ Jens Remus: Add support for SFrame V3. Add support for PC-relative
FDE function start offset. Adjust to rename of struct sframe_fre to
sframe_fre_internal. Use %#x/%#lx format specifiers. ]
Signed-off-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt (Google) <rostedt@goodmis.org>
Reviewed-by: Indu Bhagat <ibhagatgnu@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Jens Remus <jremus@linux.ibm.com>
---
Notes (jremus):
Changes in v16:
- sframe_validate_section(): Allow for a FDE[0] function start address
of zero. (Sashiko AI)
- sframe_validate_section(): Replace alternation between two FREs with
simpler logic used for FDE and use a prev_ip_off.
Changes in v15:
- sframe_validate_section(): Fix format specifier for number of FREs
in debug message. (Sashiko AI)
- Normalize error code usage (.sframe is removed for all but ENOENT):
ENOENT: No sframe or no FDE for IP found
(FDE found but no FRE is EINVAL)
EFAULT: Bad address
EINVAL: Invalid input or sframe
Changes in v14:
- Add debug message if safe_read_fde() fails.
- Update function names in debug messages.
- Uppercase terms FDE and FRE in debug messages.
Changes in v13:
- Update to SFrame V3:
- Print struct sframe_fde_internal fields fda_off and info2 in debug
message.
- Adjust to rename of struct sframe_fde_internal field func_start_addr
to func_addr.
- Use format strings "%#x" and "%#lx" instead of "0x%x" and "0x%lx".
- Reword commit message (my changes).
arch/Kconfig | 19 +++++++++
kernel/unwind/sframe.c | 92 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 111 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/Kconfig b/arch/Kconfig
index 37549832bd1f..132249d342a3 100644
--- a/arch/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/Kconfig
@@ -490,6 +490,25 @@ config HAVE_UNWIND_USER_SFRAME
bool
select UNWIND_USER
+config SFRAME_VALIDATION
+ bool "Enable .sframe section debugging"
+ depends on HAVE_UNWIND_USER_SFRAME
+ depends on DYNAMIC_DEBUG
+ help
+ When adding an .sframe section for a task, validate the entire
+ section immediately rather than on demand.
+
+ This is a debug feature which is helpful for rooting out .sframe
+ section issues. If the .sframe section is corrupt, it will fail to
+ load immediately, with more information provided in dynamic printks.
+
+ This has a significant page cache footprint due to its reading of the
+ entire .sframe section for every loaded executable and shared
+ library. Also, it's done for all processes, even those which don't
+ get stack traced by the kernel. Not recommended for general use.
+
+ If unsure, say N.
+
config HAVE_PERF_REGS
bool
help
diff --git a/kernel/unwind/sframe.c b/kernel/unwind/sframe.c
index 2cfa274cd8dc..e6d66ae8e7ac 100644
--- a/kernel/unwind/sframe.c
+++ b/kernel/unwind/sframe.c
@@ -384,6 +384,94 @@ int sframe_find(unsigned long ip, struct unwind_user_frame *frame)
goto end;
}
+#ifdef CONFIG_SFRAME_VALIDATION
+
+static int safe_read_fde(struct sframe_section *sec,
+ unsigned int fde_num, struct sframe_fde_internal *fde)
+{
+ int ret;
+
+ if (!user_read_access_begin((void __user *)sec->sframe_start,
+ sec->sframe_end - sec->sframe_start))
+ return -EFAULT;
+ ret = __read_fde(sec, fde_num, fde);
+ user_read_access_end();
+ return ret;
+}
+
+static int safe_read_fre(struct sframe_section *sec,
+ struct sframe_fde_internal *fde,
+ unsigned long fre_addr,
+ struct sframe_fre_internal *fre)
+{
+ int ret;
+
+ if (!user_read_access_begin((void __user *)sec->sframe_start,
+ sec->sframe_end - sec->sframe_start))
+ return -EFAULT;
+ ret = __read_fre(sec, fde, fre_addr, fre);
+ user_read_access_end();
+ return ret;
+}
+
+static int sframe_validate_section(struct sframe_section *sec)
+{
+ struct sframe_fde_internal fde;
+ unsigned long prev_func_addr;
+ unsigned int i;
+
+ for (i = 0; i < sec->num_fdes; i++) {
+ struct sframe_fre_internal fre;
+ unsigned long fre_addr;
+ u32 prev_ip_off;
+ unsigned int j;
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = safe_read_fde(sec, i, &fde);
+ if (ret) {
+ dbg_sec("safe_read_fde(%u) failed\n", i);
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ if (i && fde.func_addr <= prev_func_addr) {
+ dbg_sec("FDE %u not sorted\n", i);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ prev_func_addr = fde.func_addr;
+
+ fre_addr = sec->fres_start + fde.fres_off;
+ for (j = 0; j < fde.fres_num; j++) {
+ ret = safe_read_fre(sec, &fde, fre_addr, &fre);
+ if (ret) {
+ dbg_sec("FDE %u: safe_read_fre(%u) failed\n", i, j);
+ dbg_sec("FDE: func_addr:%#lx func_size:%#x fda_off:%#x fres_off:%#x fres_num:%u info:%u info2:%u rep_size:%u\n",
+ fde.func_addr, fde.func_size,
+ fde.fda_off,
+ fde.fres_off, fde.fres_num,
+ fde.info, fde.info2,
+ fde.rep_size);
+ return ret;
+ }
+
+ if (j && fre.ip_off <= prev_ip_off) {
+ dbg_sec("FDE %u: FRE %u not sorted\n", i, j);
+ return -EINVAL;
+ }
+ prev_ip_off = fre.ip_off;
+
+ fre_addr += fre.size;
+ }
+ }
+
+ return 0;
+}
+
+#else /* !CONFIG_SFRAME_VALIDATION */
+
+static int sframe_validate_section(struct sframe_section *sec) { return 0; }
+
+#endif /* !CONFIG_SFRAME_VALIDATION */
+
static void free_section(struct sframe_section *sec)
{
dbg_free(sec);
@@ -502,6 +590,10 @@ int sframe_add_section(unsigned long sframe_start, unsigned long sframe_end,
goto err_free;
}
+ ret = sframe_validate_section(sec);
+ if (ret)
+ goto err_free;
+
ret = mtree_insert_range(sframe_mt, sec->text_start, sec->text_end - 1,
sec, GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
if (ret) {
--
2.51.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-05-21 14:26 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-05-21 14:25 [PATCH v16 00/20] unwind_deferred: Implement sframe handling Jens Remus
2026-05-21 14:25 ` [PATCH v16 01/20] unwind_user: Add generic and arch-specific headers to MAINTAINERS Jens Remus
2026-05-21 14:25 ` [PATCH v16 02/20] unwind_user/sframe: Add support for reading .sframe headers Jens Remus
2026-05-21 14:25 ` [PATCH v16 03/20] unwind_user/sframe: Store .sframe section data in per-mm maple tree Jens Remus
2026-05-21 14:25 ` [PATCH v16 04/20] x86/uaccess: Add unsafe_copy_from_user() implementation Jens Remus
2026-05-21 14:25 ` [PATCH v16 05/20] unwind_user/sframe: Add support for reading .sframe contents Jens Remus
2026-05-21 14:25 ` [PATCH v16 06/20] unwind_user/sframe: Detect .sframe sections in executables Jens Remus
2026-05-21 14:25 ` [PATCH v16 07/20] unwind_user/sframe: Wire up unwind_user to sframe Jens Remus
2026-05-21 14:25 ` [PATCH v16 08/20] unwind_user: Stop when reaching an outermost frame Jens Remus
2026-05-21 14:25 ` [PATCH v16 09/20] unwind_user/sframe: Add support for outermost frame indication Jens Remus
2026-05-21 14:25 ` [PATCH v16 10/20] unwind_user/sframe: Remove .sframe section on detected corruption Jens Remus
2026-05-21 14:25 ` [PATCH v16 11/20] unwind_user/sframe: Show file name in debug output Jens Remus
2026-05-21 14:25 ` Jens Remus [this message]
2026-05-21 14:25 ` [PATCH v16 13/20] unwind_user: Enable archs that pass RA in a register Jens Remus
2026-05-21 14:25 ` [PATCH v16 14/20] unwind_user: Flexible FP/RA recovery rules Jens Remus
2026-05-21 14:25 ` [PATCH v16 15/20] unwind_user: Flexible CFA " Jens Remus
2026-05-21 14:25 ` [PATCH v16 16/20] unwind_user/sframe: Add support for SFrame V3 flexible FDEs Jens Remus
2026-05-21 14:25 ` [PATCH v16 17/20] unwind_user/sframe: Separate reading of FRE from reading of FRE data words Jens Remus
2026-05-21 14:25 ` [PATCH v16 18/20] unwind_user/sframe: Duplicate registered .sframe section data on clone/fork Jens Remus
2026-05-21 14:25 ` [PATCH v16 19/20] unwind_user/sframe/x86: Enable sframe unwinding on x86 Jens Remus
2026-05-21 14:25 ` [PATCH v16 20/20] unwind_user/sframe: Add prctl() interface for registering .sframe sections Jens Remus
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