From: Jens Remus <jremus@linux.ibm.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-s390@vger.kernel.org, x86@kernel.org,
Steven Rostedt <rostedt@kernel.org>,
Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>,
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
Mathieu Desnoyers <mathieu.desnoyers@efficios.com>
Cc: Jens Remus <jremus@linux.ibm.com>,
Heiko Carstens <hca@linux.ibm.com>,
Vasily Gorbik <gor@linux.ibm.com>,
Alexander Gordeev <agordeev@linux.ibm.com>,
Ilya Leoshkevich <iii@linux.ibm.com>,
Indu Bhagat <ibhagatgnu@gmail.com>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@kernel.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>,
Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>,
Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>,
"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>,
Namhyung Kim <namhyung@kernel.org>,
Andrii Nakryiko <andrii@kernel.org>, Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>,
Sam James <sam@gentoo.org>, Fangrui Song <i@maskray.me>
Subject: [RFC PATCH v2 24/24] unwind_user/eh_frame: Add prctl() interface for (un)registering .eh_frame_hdr sections
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:52:59 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260821195259.2688377-25-jremus@linux.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260821195259.2688377-1-jremus@linux.ibm.com>
The kernel does not have direct visibility to the ELF contents of
shared libraries. Add prctl() interfaces to register and unregister
.eh_frame_hdr sections that allow dynamic linkers to tell the kernel
where to find these.
Both prctl's take a pointer to a new structure:
struct eh_frame_setup {
__u64 eh_frame_hdr_start;
__u64 eh_frame_hdr_size;
__u64 text_start;
__u64 text_size;
};
and a size of the passed in structure. If the prctl's need to be
extended, then the structure could be changes and the sizre of that
structure will tell the kernel what it is the new version. If the
kernel does not recognize the structure, it returns -EINVAL.
eh_frame_hdr_start - Virtual address of the .eh_frame_hdr section
eh_frame_hdr_size - Length of the .eh_frame_hdr section
text_start - Virtual address of the related text section
text_size - Length of the related text section
The unregister only needs the eh_frame_hdr_start and requires all of
the remaining fields to be zero.
Based on Steven's patch "[PATCH v2] unwind: Add sframe_(un)register()
system calls". [1]
[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260528151023.00f5ec4e@gandalf.local.home/
Signed-off-by: Jens Remus <jremus@linux.ibm.com>
---
Notes (jremus):
Changes in RFC v2:
- eh_frame_{register|unregister}(): Reject zero user_data or size.
include/linux/eh_frame.h | 20 +++++++++++++++
include/uapi/linux/eh_frame.h | 14 +++++++++++
include/uapi/linux/prctl.h | 4 +++
kernel/sys.c | 11 +++++++++
kernel/unwind/eh_frame.c | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
5 files changed, 95 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 include/uapi/linux/eh_frame.h
diff --git a/include/linux/eh_frame.h b/include/linux/eh_frame.h
index 3c88ab2f7858..3a61ed0ae739 100644
--- a/include/linux/eh_frame.h
+++ b/include/linux/eh_frame.h
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
#include <linux/srcu.h>
#include <linux/unwind_user_types.h>
+struct eh_frame_setup;
+
#ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_UNWIND_USER_EH_FRAME
struct eh_frame_section {
@@ -40,6 +42,12 @@ extern int eh_frame_add_section(unsigned long eh_frame_hdr_start,
unsigned long text_start,
unsigned long text_end);
extern int eh_frame_remove_section(unsigned long eh_frame_hdr_start);
+
+extern int eh_frame_register(struct eh_frame_setup __user *user_data,
+ __kernel_size_t size);
+extern int eh_frame_unregister(struct eh_frame_setup __user *user_data,
+ __kernel_size_t size);
+
extern int eh_frame_find(unsigned long ip, struct unwind_user_frame *frame);
static inline bool current_has_eh_frame(void)
@@ -78,6 +86,18 @@ static inline int eh_frame_find(unsigned long ip, struct unwind_user_frame *fram
return -ENOSYS;
}
+static inline int eh_frame_register(struct eh_frame_setup __user *user_data,
+ __kernel_size_t size)
+{
+ return -EINVAL;
+}
+
+static inline int eh_frame_unregister(struct eh_frame_setup __user *user_data,
+ __kernel_size_t size)
+{
+ return -EINVAL;
+}
+
static inline bool current_has_eh_frame(void) { return false; }
#endif /* CONFIG_HAVE_UNWIND_USER_EH_FRAME */
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/eh_frame.h b/include/uapi/linux/eh_frame.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8cca3792f323
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/eh_frame.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 WITH Linux-syscall-note */
+#ifndef _UAPI_LINUX_EH_FRAME_H
+#define _UAPI_LINUX_EH_FRAME_H
+
+#include <linux/types.h>
+
+struct eh_frame_setup {
+ __u64 eh_frame_hdr_start;
+ __u64 eh_frame_hdr_size;
+ __u64 text_start;
+ __u64 text_size;
+};
+
+#endif /* _UAPI_LINUX_EH_FRAME_H */
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/prctl.h b/include/uapi/linux/prctl.h
index b6ec6f693719..801a209bab3f 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/prctl.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/prctl.h
@@ -416,4 +416,8 @@ struct prctl_mm_map {
# define PR_CFI_DISABLE _BITUL(1)
# define PR_CFI_LOCK _BITUL(2)
+/* EH_FRAME management */
+#define PR_REGISTER_EH_FRAME 82
+#define PR_UNREGISTER_EH_FRAME 83
+
#endif /* _LINUX_PRCTL_H */
diff --git a/kernel/sys.c b/kernel/sys.c
index df69bd71de03..ee67badf267c 100644
--- a/kernel/sys.c
+++ b/kernel/sys.c
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
#include <linux/rcupdate.h>
#include <linux/uidgid.h>
#include <linux/cred.h>
+#include <linux/eh_frame.h>
#include <linux/nospec.h>
@@ -2907,6 +2908,16 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE5(prctl, int, option, unsigned long, arg2, unsigned long, arg3,
if (arg3 & PR_CFI_LOCK && !(arg3 & PR_CFI_DISABLE))
error = arch_prctl_lock_branch_landing_pad_state(me);
break;
+ case PR_REGISTER_EH_FRAME:
+ if (arg4 || arg5)
+ return -EINVAL;
+ error = eh_frame_register((void __user *)arg2, arg3);
+ break;
+ case PR_UNREGISTER_EH_FRAME:
+ if (arg4 || arg5)
+ return -EINVAL;
+ error = eh_frame_unregister((void __user *)arg2, arg3);
+ break;
default:
trace_task_prctl_unknown(option, arg2, arg3, arg4, arg5);
error = -EINVAL;
diff --git a/kernel/unwind/eh_frame.c b/kernel/unwind/eh_frame.c
index d1656f5d40f1..063133d1bf97 100644
--- a/kernel/unwind/eh_frame.c
+++ b/kernel/unwind/eh_frame.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
#include <linux/types.h>
#include <linux/unwind_user_types.h>
#include <linux/unwind_user_eh_frame_types.h>
+#include <uapi/linux/eh_frame.h>
#include "eh_frame.h"
#include "eh_frame_debug.h"
@@ -1609,3 +1610,48 @@ void eh_frame_free_mm(struct mm_struct *mm)
mtree_destroy(&mm->eh_frame_mt);
}
+
+int eh_frame_register(struct eh_frame_setup __user *user_data, __kernel_size_t size)
+{
+ struct eh_frame_setup data;
+ unsigned long eh_frame_hdr_end, text_end;
+
+ if (!user_data || !size)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ if (size != sizeof(data))
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ if (copy_from_user(&data, user_data, sizeof(data)))
+ return -EFAULT;
+
+ if (check_add_overflow(data.eh_frame_hdr_start, data.eh_frame_hdr_size,
+ &eh_frame_hdr_end))
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ if (check_add_overflow(data.text_start, data.text_size, &text_end))
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ return eh_frame_add_section(data.eh_frame_hdr_start, eh_frame_hdr_end,
+ data.text_start, text_end);
+}
+
+int eh_frame_unregister(struct eh_frame_setup __user *user_data, __kernel_size_t size)
+{
+ struct eh_frame_setup data;
+
+ if (!user_data || !size)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ if (size != sizeof(data))
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ if (copy_from_user(&data, user_data, sizeof(data)))
+ return -EFAULT;
+
+ /* Unregister only uses eh_frame_hdr_start */
+ if (data.eh_frame_hdr_size || data.text_start || data.text_size)
+ return -EINVAL;
+
+ return eh_frame_remove_section(data.eh_frame_hdr_start);
+}
--
2.53.0
prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-21 19:53 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 25+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-21 19:52 [RFC PATCH v2 00/24] unwind_user: Implement .eh_frame handling Jens Remus
2026-08-21 19:52 ` [RFC PATCH v2 01/24] unwind_user: Add generic and arch-specific headers to MAINTAINERS Jens Remus
2026-08-21 19:52 ` [RFC PATCH v2 02/24] unwind_user: Stop when reaching an outermost frame Jens Remus
2026-08-21 19:52 ` [RFC PATCH v2 03/24] unwind_user: Enable archs that pass RA in a register Jens Remus
2026-08-21 19:52 ` [RFC PATCH v2 04/24] unwind_user: Flexible FP/RA recovery rules Jens Remus
2026-08-21 19:52 ` [RFC PATCH v2 05/24] unwind_user: Flexible CFA " Jens Remus
2026-08-21 19:52 ` [RFC PATCH v2 06/24] unwind_user: Enable archs that define CFA = SP_callsite + offset Jens Remus
2026-08-21 19:52 ` [RFC PATCH v2 07/24] unwind_user/eh_frame: Add support for reading .eh_frame_hdr section Jens Remus
2026-08-21 19:52 ` [RFC PATCH v2 08/24] unwind_user/eh_frame: Store .eh_frame_hdr section data in per-mm maple tree Jens Remus
2026-08-21 19:52 ` [RFC PATCH v2 09/24] unwind_user/eh_frame: Add support for reading .eh_frame section Jens Remus
2026-08-21 19:52 ` [RFC PATCH v2 10/24] unwind_user/eh_frame: Detect .eh_frame_hdr sections in executables Jens Remus
2026-08-21 19:52 ` [RFC PATCH v2 11/24] unwind_user/eh_frame: Wire up unwind_user to eh_frame Jens Remus
2026-08-21 19:52 ` [RFC PATCH v2 12/24] unwind_user/eh_frame: Remove .eh_frame[_hdr] section on detected corruption Jens Remus
2026-08-21 19:52 ` [RFC PATCH v2 13/24] unwind_user/eh_frame: Show file name in debug output Jens Remus
2026-08-21 19:52 ` [RFC PATCH v2 14/24] unwind_user/eh_frame: Add .eh_frame[_hdr] validation option Jens Remus
2026-08-21 19:52 ` [RFC PATCH v2 15/24] unwind_user/eh_frame: Duplicate registered .eh_frame[_hdr] section data on clone/fork Jens Remus
2026-08-21 19:52 ` [RFC PATCH v2 16/24] unwind_user/eh_frame: Ignore DW_CFA_GNU_args_size Jens Remus
2026-08-21 19:52 ` [RFC PATCH v2 17/24] unwind_user/eh_frame: Add support for DWARF expressions Jens Remus
2026-08-21 19:52 ` [RFC PATCH v2 18/24] x86/uaccess: Add unsafe_copy_from_user() implementation Jens Remus
2026-08-21 19:52 ` [RFC PATCH v2 19/24] unwind_user/eh_frame/x86: Enable eh_frame unwinding on x86 Jens Remus
2026-08-21 19:52 ` [RFC PATCH v2 20/24] unwind_user/eh_frame/x86: Handle PLT expressions Jens Remus
2026-08-21 19:52 ` [RFC PATCH v2 21/24] unwind_user/eh_frame/x86: Handle DRAP expressions Jens Remus
2026-08-21 19:52 ` [RFC PATCH v2 22/24] s390/ptrace: Provide frame_pointer() Jens Remus
2026-08-21 19:52 ` [RFC PATCH v2 23/24] unwind_user/eh_frame/s390: Enable eh_frame unwinding on s390 Jens Remus
2026-08-21 19:52 ` Jens Remus [this message]
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