From: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: x86@kernel.org, Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>,
Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>,
"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>,
Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>,
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>, Uros Bizjak <ubizjak@gmail.com>,
Brian Gerst <brgerst@gmail.com>,
linux-hardening@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [RFC/RFT PATCH 08/19] x86: Use PIE codegen for the relocatable 64-bit kernel
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2026 09:25:35 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260108092526.28586-29-ardb@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260108092526.28586-21-ardb@kernel.org>
As an intermediate step towards enabling PIE linking for the x86_64
KASLR kernel, enable PIE codegen for all C and Rust objects that are
linked into the kernel proper. Add a Kconfig option RELOCATABLE_PIE for
this, depending on RELR support in the linker, as the relocation tables
will blow up the kernel image otherwise.
This results in a code size increase of between 0.2% (clang) and 0.5%
(gcc). Performance (hackbench) appears to be unaffected across several
different uarchs.
Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>
---
arch/x86/Kconfig | 4 ++++
arch/x86/Makefile | 19 ++++++++++++++++++-
arch/x86/boot/Makefile | 1 +
arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile | 2 +-
arch/x86/entry/vdso/Makefile | 1 +
arch/x86/realmode/rm/Makefile | 1 +
include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h | 1 +
include/linux/hidden.h | 2 ++
8 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index bf51e17d5813..b3a64cfe04cf 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -2067,6 +2067,7 @@ config PHYSICAL_START
config RELOCATABLE
bool "Build a relocatable kernel" if X86_32
default X86_32
+ select RELOCATABLE_PIE if TOOLS_SUPPORT_RELR
help
This builds a kernel image that retains relocation information so it
can be placed someplace besides the default PAGE_OFFSET + 1MB. This
@@ -2087,6 +2088,9 @@ config RELOCATABLE
it has been loaded at and the compile time physical address
(CONFIG_PHYSICAL_START) is used as the minimum location.
+config RELOCATABLE_PIE
+ bool
+
config RANDOMIZE_BASE
bool "Randomize the address of the kernel image (KASLR)"
select RELOCATABLE
diff --git a/arch/x86/Makefile b/arch/x86/Makefile
index 1d403a3612ea..b211d6c950aa 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/Makefile
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ ifdef CONFIG_CC_IS_GCC
CC_FLAGS_FPU += -mhard-float
endif
+rustflags-nojumptables := $(if $(call rustc-min-version,109300),-Cjump-tables=n,-Zno-jump-tables)
+
ifeq ($(CONFIG_X86_KERNEL_IBT),y)
#
# Kernel IBT has S_CET.NOTRACK_EN=0, as such the compilers must not generate
@@ -100,7 +102,7 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_X86_KERNEL_IBT),y)
# https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=104816
#
KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-fcf-protection=branch -fno-jump-tables)
-KBUILD_RUSTFLAGS += -Zcf-protection=branch $(if $(call rustc-min-version,109300),-Cjump-tables=n,-Zno-jump-tables)
+KBUILD_RUSTFLAGS += -Zcf-protection=branch $(rustflags-nojumptables)
else
KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(call cc-option,-fcf-protection=none)
endif
@@ -178,6 +180,21 @@ endif
KBUILD_RUSTFLAGS += -Ccode-model=kernel
percpu_seg := gs
+
+ pie-ccflags-$(CONFIG_CC_IS_GCC) += $(call cc-option.-mdirect-extern-access)
+ pie-ccflags-$(CONFIG_CC_IS_CLANG) += -fdirect-access-external-data
+
+ # objtool gets confused by unannotated PIC flavor jump tables
+ pie-ccflags-y += $(call cc-option,-fannotate-jump-tables,-fno-jump-tables)
+
+ pie-cflags-$(CONFIG_RELOCATABLE_PIE) := $(pie-ccflags-y) -fpie -mcmodel=small \
+ -include $(srctree)/include/linux/hidden.h
+ pie-rustflags-$(CONFIG_RELOCATABLE_PIE) := -Crelocation-model=pie \
+ -Ccode-model=small -Zdirect-access-external-data=yes \
+ $(rustflags-nojumptables)
+
+ KBUILD_CFLAGS_KERNEL += $(pie-cflags-y)
+ KBUILD_RUSTFLAGS_KERNEL += $(pie-rustflags-y)
endif
ifeq ($(CONFIG_STACKPROTECTOR),y)
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/Makefile b/arch/x86/boot/Makefile
index 3f9fb3698d66..491b3b2a9a02 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/Makefile
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS := $(REALMODE_CFLAGS) -D_SETUP
KBUILD_AFLAGS := $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) -D__ASSEMBLY__
KBUILD_CFLAGS += -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables
KBUILD_CFLAGS += $(CONFIG_CC_IMPLICIT_FALLTHROUGH)
+KBUILD_CFLAGS_KERNEL :=
$(obj)/bzImage: asflags-y := $(SVGA_MODE)
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
index bc071bdcd11e..96099b5d1064 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/Makefile
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ LDFLAGS_vmlinux += -T
hostprogs := mkpiggy
HOST_EXTRACFLAGS += -I$(srctree)/tools/include
-sed-voffset := -e 's/^\([0-9a-fA-F]*\) [ABbCDGRSTtVW] \(_text\|__data_segment_start\|__bss_start\|_end\)$$/\#define VO_\2 _AC(0x\1,UL)/p'
+sed-voffset := -e 's/^\([0-9a-fA-F]*\) [ABbCDdGRSTtVW] \(_text\|__data_segment_start\|__bss_start\|_end\)$$/\#define VO_\2 _AC(0x\1,UL)/p'
quiet_cmd_voffset = VOFFSET $@
cmd_voffset = $(NM) $< | sed -n $(sed-voffset) > $@
diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/vdso/Makefile b/arch/x86/entry/vdso/Makefile
index f247f5f5cb44..bf4221a0fc08 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/vdso/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/vdso/Makefile
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ endif
endif
$(obj)/vdso32.so.dbg: KBUILD_CFLAGS = $(KBUILD_CFLAGS_32)
+$(obj)/vdso32.so.dbg: KBUILD_CFLAGS_KERNEL :=
$(obj)/vdso32.so.dbg: $(obj)/vdso32/vdso32.lds $(vobjs32) FORCE
$(call if_changed,vdso_and_check)
diff --git a/arch/x86/realmode/rm/Makefile b/arch/x86/realmode/rm/Makefile
index a0fb39abc5c8..70bf0a26da91 100644
--- a/arch/x86/realmode/rm/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/realmode/rm/Makefile
@@ -67,3 +67,4 @@ KBUILD_CFLAGS := $(REALMODE_CFLAGS) -D_SETUP -D_WAKEUP \
-I$(srctree)/arch/x86/boot
KBUILD_AFLAGS := $(KBUILD_CFLAGS) -D__ASSEMBLY__
KBUILD_CFLAGS += -fno-asynchronous-unwind-tables
+KBUILD_CFLAGS_KERNEL :=
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
index 8ca130af301f..1782b6b87b2d 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h
@@ -373,6 +373,7 @@
*(DATA_MAIN) \
*(.data..decrypted) \
*(.ref.data) \
+ *(.data.rel*) \
*(.data..shared_aligned) /* percpu related */ \
*(.data..unlikely) \
__start_once = .; \
diff --git a/include/linux/hidden.h b/include/linux/hidden.h
index 49a17b6b5962..2ad764c0ca18 100644
--- a/include/linux/hidden.h
+++ b/include/linux/hidden.h
@@ -16,4 +16,6 @@
* giving them 'hidden' visibility.
*/
+#ifndef __BINDGEN__
#pragma GCC visibility push(hidden)
+#endif
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-01-08 9:28 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 54+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-01-08 9:25 [RFC/RFT PATCH 00/19] Link the relocatable x86 kernel as PIE Ard Biesheuvel
2026-01-08 9:25 ` [RFC/RFT PATCH 01/19] x86/idt: Move idt_table to __ro_after_init section Ard Biesheuvel
2026-01-22 13:08 ` Borislav Petkov
2026-01-22 13:48 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2026-01-22 13:58 ` Borislav Petkov
2026-01-22 14:09 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2026-01-22 14:16 ` Borislav Petkov
2026-01-22 14:20 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2026-01-22 14:25 ` Borislav Petkov
2026-01-08 9:25 ` [RFC/RFT PATCH 02/19] x86/sev: Don't emit BSS_DECRYPT section unless it is in use Ard Biesheuvel
2026-01-31 14:09 ` [tip: x86/sev] x86/sev: Don't emit BSS_DECRYPTED " tip-bot2 for Ard Biesheuvel
2026-01-08 9:25 ` [RFC/RFT PATCH 03/19] x86: Combine .data with .bss in kernel mapping Ard Biesheuvel
2026-03-06 19:07 ` Borislav Petkov
2026-03-09 14:11 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2026-01-08 9:25 ` [RFC/RFT PATCH 04/19] x86: Make the 64-bit bzImage always physically relocatable Ard Biesheuvel
2026-01-12 4:01 ` H. Peter Anvin
2026-01-12 10:47 ` David Laight
2026-01-12 12:06 ` H. Peter Anvin
2026-01-08 9:25 ` [RFC/RFT PATCH 05/19] x86/efistub: Simplify early remapping of kernel text Ard Biesheuvel
2026-01-08 9:25 ` [RFC/RFT PATCH 06/19] alloc_tag: Use __ prefixed ELF section names Ard Biesheuvel
2026-01-08 9:25 ` [RFC/RFT PATCH 07/19] tools/objtool: Treat indirect ftrace calls as direct calls Ard Biesheuvel
2026-01-08 9:25 ` Ard Biesheuvel [this message]
2026-01-09 21:34 ` [RFC/RFT PATCH 08/19] x86: Use PIE codegen for the relocatable 64-bit kernel Jan Engelhardt
2026-01-09 22:07 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2026-01-08 9:25 ` [RFC/RFT PATCH 09/19] x86/pm-trace: Use RIP-relative accesses for .tracedata Ard Biesheuvel
2026-01-08 9:25 ` [RFC/RFT PATCH 10/19] x86/kvm: Use RIP-relative addressing Ard Biesheuvel
2026-01-20 17:04 ` Sean Christopherson
2026-01-20 19:43 ` David Laight
2026-01-20 20:54 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2026-01-20 22:00 ` David Laight
2026-01-08 9:25 ` [RFC/RFT PATCH 11/19] x86/rethook: Use RIP-relative reference for fake return address Ard Biesheuvel
2026-01-08 12:08 ` David Laight
2026-01-08 12:10 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2026-01-08 12:19 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2026-01-08 9:25 ` [RFC/RFT PATCH 12/19] x86/sync_core: Use RIP-relative addressing Ard Biesheuvel
2026-01-08 9:25 ` [RFC/RFT PATCH 13/19] x86/entry_64: " Ard Biesheuvel
2026-01-08 9:25 ` [RFC/RFT PATCH 14/19] x86/hibernate: Prefer RIP-relative accesses Ard Biesheuvel
2026-01-08 9:25 ` [RFC/RFT PATCH 15/19] x64/acpi: Use PIC-compatible references in wakeup_64.S Ard Biesheuvel
2026-01-09 5:01 ` Brian Gerst
2026-01-09 7:59 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2026-01-09 11:46 ` Brian Gerst
2026-01-09 12:09 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2026-01-09 12:10 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2026-01-09 12:51 ` Brian Gerst
2026-01-08 9:25 ` [RFC/RFT PATCH 16/19] x86/kexec: Use 64-bit wide absolute reference from relocated code Ard Biesheuvel
2026-01-08 9:25 ` [RFC/RFT PATCH 17/19] x86/head64: Avoid absolute references in startup asm Ard Biesheuvel
2026-01-08 9:25 ` [RFC/RFT PATCH 18/19] x86/boot: Implement support for RELA/RELR/REL runtime relocations Ard Biesheuvel
2026-01-08 9:25 ` [RFC/RFT PATCH 19/19] x86/kernel: Switch to PIE linking for the relocatable kernel Ard Biesheuvel
2026-01-08 16:35 ` [RFC/RFT PATCH 00/19] Link the relocatable x86 kernel as PIE Alexander Lobakin
2026-01-09 0:36 ` H. Peter Anvin
2026-01-09 9:21 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2026-01-14 18:16 ` Kees Cook
2026-01-20 20:45 ` H. Peter Anvin
2026-01-21 8:56 ` Ard Biesheuvel
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