[PATCH v4 04/10] x86/traps: Allow custom fixups in handle_bug()

Peter Zijlstra
2025-02-24T12:46:00Z

The normal fixup in handle_bug() is simply continuing at the next
instruction. However upcomming patches make this the wrong thing, so
allow handlers (specifically handle_cfi_failure()) to over-ride
regs->ip.

The callchain is such that the fixup needs to be done before it is
determined if the exception is fatal, as such, revert any changes in
that case.

Additinoally, have handle_cfi_failure() remember the regs->ip value it
starts with for reporting.

Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
---
arch/x86/kernel/cfi.c | 8 ++++----
arch/x86/kernel/traps.c | 16 +++++++++++++---
2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cfi.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cfi.c
@@ -67,16 +67,16 @@ static bool decode_cfi_insn(struct pt_re
*/
enum bug_trap_type handle_cfi_failure(struct pt_regs *regs)
{
- unsigned long target;
+ unsigned long target, addr = regs->ip;
u32 type;

switch (cfi_mode) {
case CFI_KCFI:
- if (!is_cfi_trap(regs->ip))
+ if (!is_cfi_trap(addr))
return BUG_TRAP_TYPE_NONE;

if (!decode_cfi_insn(regs, &target, &type))
- return report_cfi_failure_noaddr(regs, regs->ip);
+ return report_cfi_failure_noaddr(regs, addr);

break;

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ enum bug_trap_type handle_cfi_failure(st
return BUG_TRAP_TYPE_NONE;
}

- return report_cfi_failure(regs, regs->ip, &target, type);
+ return report_cfi_failure(regs, addr, &target, type);
}

/*
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
@@ -287,11 +287,12 @@ static inline void handle_invalid_op(str

static noinstr bool handle_bug(struct pt_regs *regs)
{
+ unsigned long addr = regs->ip;
bool handled = false;
int ud_type, ud_len;
s32 ud_imm;

- ud_type = decode_bug(regs->ip, &ud_imm, &ud_len);
+ ud_type = decode_bug(addr, &ud_imm, &ud_len);
if (ud_type == BUG_NONE)
return handled;

@@ -339,8 +340,17 @@ static noinstr bool handle_bug(struct pt
break;
}

- if (handled)
- regs->ip += ud_len;
+ /*
+ * When continuing, and regs->ip hasn't changed, move it to the next
+ * instruction. When not continuing execution, restore the instruction
+ * pointer.
+ */
+ if (handled) {
+ if (regs->ip == addr)
+ regs->ip += ud_len;
+ } else {
+ regs->ip = addr;
+ }

if (regs->flags & X86_EFLAGS_IF)
raw_local_irq_disable();