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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


  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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