Re: [PATCH v2 4/4] x86/static_call: Add inline static call implementation for x86-64

Josh Poimboeuf
2018-11-26T20:14:56Z

On Mon, Nov 26, 2018 at 10:28:08AM -0800, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 26, 2018 at 9:10 AM Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, Nov 26, 2018 at 05:02:17PM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > > On Mon, Nov 26, 2018 at 07:55:00AM -0600, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> > > > diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/static_call.c b/arch/x86/kernel/static_call.c
> > > > index 8026d176f25c..d3869295b88d 100644
> > > > --- a/arch/x86/kernel/static_call.c
> > > > +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/static_call.c
> > > > @@ -9,13 +9,21 @@
> > > >
> > > > void static_call_bp_handler(void);
> > > > void *bp_handler_dest;
> > > > +void *bp_handler_continue;
> > > >
> > > > asm(".pushsection .text, \"ax\" \n"
> > > > ".globl static_call_bp_handler \n"
> > > > ".type static_call_bp_handler, @function \n"
> > > > "static_call_bp_handler: \n"
> > > > - "ANNOTATE_RETPOLINE_SAFE \n"
> > > > +#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_STATIC_CALL_INLINE
> > > > + ANNOTATE_RETPOLINE_SAFE
> > > > + "call *bp_handler_dest \n"
> > > > + ANNOTATE_RETPOLINE_SAFE
> > > > + "jmp *bp_handler_continue \n"
> > > > +#else /* !CONFIG_HAVE_STATIC_CALL_INLINE */
> > > > + ANNOTATE_RETPOLINE_SAFE
> > > > "jmp *bp_handler_dest \n"
> > > > +#endif
> > > > ".popsection \n");
> > > >
> > > > void arch_static_call_transform(void *site, void *tramp, void *func)
> > > > @@ -25,7 +33,10 @@ void arch_static_call_transform(void *site, void *tramp, void *func)
> > > > unsigned char insn_opcode;
> > > > unsigned char opcodes[CALL_INSN_SIZE];
> > > >
> > > > - insn = (unsigned long)tramp;
> > > > + if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_HAVE_STATIC_CALL_INLINE))
> > > > + insn = (unsigned long)site;
> > > > + else
> > > > + insn = (unsigned long)tramp;
> > > >
> > > > mutex_lock(&text_mutex);
> > > >
> > > > @@ -41,8 +52,10 @@ void arch_static_call_transform(void *site, void *tramp, void *func)
> > > > opcodes[0] = insn_opcode;
> > > > memcpy(&opcodes[1], &dest_relative, CALL_INSN_SIZE - 1);
> > > >
> > > > - /* Set up the variable for the breakpoint handler: */
> > > > + /* Set up the variables for the breakpoint handler: */
> > > > bp_handler_dest = func;
> > > > + if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_HAVE_STATIC_CALL_INLINE))
> > > > + bp_handler_continue = (void *)(insn + CALL_INSN_SIZE);
> > > >
> > > > /* Patch the call site: */
> > > > text_poke_bp((void *)insn, opcodes, CALL_INSN_SIZE,
> > >
> > > OK, so this is where that static_call_bp_handler comes from; you need
> > > that CALL to frob the stack.
> > >
> > > But I still think it is broken; consider:
> > >
> > > CPU0 CPU1
> > >
> > > bp_handler = ponies;
> > >
> > > text_poke_bp(, &static_call_bp_handler)
> > > text_poke(&int3);
> > > on_each_cpu(sync)
> > > <IPI>
> > > ...
> > > </IPI>
> > >
> > > text_poke(/* all but first bytes */)
> > > on_each_cpu(sync)
> > > <IPI>
> > > ...
> > > </IPI>
> > >
> > > <int3>
> > > pt_regs->ip = &static_call_bp_handler
> > > </int3>
> > >
> > > // VCPU takes a nap...
> > > text_poke(/* first byte */)
> > > on_each_cpu(sync)
> > > <IPI>
> > > ...
> > > </IPI>
> > >
> > > // VCPU sleeps more
> > > bp_handler = unicorn;
> > >
> > > CALL unicorn
> > >
> > > *whoops*
> > >
> > > Now, granted, that is all rather 'unlikely', but that never stopped
> > > Murphy.
> >
> > Good find, thanks Peter.
> >
> > As we discussed on IRC, we'll need to fix this from within the int3
> > exception handler by faking the call: putting a fake return address on
> > the stack (pointing to right after the call) and setting regs->ip to the
> > called function.
>
> Can you add a comment that it will need updating when kernel CET is added?

Will do, though I get the feeling there's a lot of other (existing) code
that will also need to change for kernel CET.

--
Josh