[PATCH 1/5] KVM: selftests: Implement memcmp(), memcpy(), and memset() for guest use

Sean Christopherson
2022-09-08T23:34:43Z

Implement memcmp(), memcpy(), and memset() to override the compiler's
built-in versions in order to guarantee that the compiler won't generate
out-of-line calls to external functions via the PLT. This allows the
helpers to be safely used in guest code, as KVM selftests don't support
dynamic loading of guest code.

Steal the implementations from the kernel's generic versions, sans the
optimizations in memcmp() for unaligned accesses.

Put the utilities in a separate compilation unit and build with
-ffreestanding to fudge around a gcc "feature" where it will optimize
memset(), memcpy(), etc... by generating a recursive call. I.e. the
compiler optimizes itself into infinite recursion. Alternatively, the
individual functions could be tagged with
optimize("no-tree-loop-distribute-patterns"), but using "optimize" for
anything but debug is discouraged, and Linus NAK'd the use of the flag
in the kernel proper[*].

https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=wik-oXnUpfZ6Hw37uLykc-_P0Apyn2XuX-odh-3Nzop8w@mail.gmail.com

Cc: Andrew Jones <andrew.jones@linux.dev>
Cc: Anup Patel <anup@brainfault.org>
Cc: Atish Patra <atishp@atishpatra.org>
Cc: Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@linux.ibm.com>
Cc: Janosch Frank <frankja@linux.ibm.com>
Cc: Claudio Imbrenda <imbrenda@linux.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
---
tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile | 8 ++++-
.../selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util_base.h | 10 ++++++
tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_string.c | 33 +++++++++++++++++++
3 files changed, 50 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_string.c

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile
index 4c122f1b1737..92a0c05645b5 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@ LIBKVM += lib/rbtree.c
LIBKVM += lib/sparsebit.c
LIBKVM += lib/test_util.c

+LIBKVM_STRING += lib/kvm_string.c
+
LIBKVM_x86_64 += lib/x86_64/apic.c
LIBKVM_x86_64 += lib/x86_64/handlers.S
LIBKVM_x86_64 += lib/x86_64/perf_test_util.c
@@ -220,7 +222,8 @@ LIBKVM_C := $(filter %.c,$(LIBKVM))
LIBKVM_S := $(filter %.S,$(LIBKVM))
LIBKVM_C_OBJ := $(patsubst %.c, $(OUTPUT)/%.o, $(LIBKVM_C))
LIBKVM_S_OBJ := $(patsubst %.S, $(OUTPUT)/%.o, $(LIBKVM_S))
-LIBKVM_OBJS = $(LIBKVM_C_OBJ) $(LIBKVM_S_OBJ)
+LIBKVM_STRING_OBJ := $(patsubst %.c, $(OUTPUT)/%.o, $(LIBKVM_STRING))
+LIBKVM_OBJS = $(LIBKVM_C_OBJ) $(LIBKVM_S_OBJ) $(LIBKVM_STRING_OBJ)

EXTRA_CLEAN += $(LIBKVM_OBJS) cscope.*

@@ -231,6 +234,9 @@ $(LIBKVM_C_OBJ): $(OUTPUT)/%.o: %.c
$(LIBKVM_S_OBJ): $(OUTPUT)/%.o: %.S
$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(TARGET_ARCH) -c $< -o $@

+$(LIBKVM_STRING_OBJ): $(OUTPUT)/%.o: %.c
+ $(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(CPPFLAGS) $(TARGET_ARCH) -c -ffreestanding $< -o $@
+
x := $(shell mkdir -p $(sort $(dir $(TEST_GEN_PROGS))))
$(TEST_GEN_PROGS): $(LIBKVM_OBJS)
$(TEST_GEN_PROGS_EXTENDED): $(LIBKVM_OBJS)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util_base.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util_base.h
index 24fde97f6121..bdb751f4825c 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util_base.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/kvm_util_base.h
@@ -173,6 +173,16 @@ struct vm_guest_mode_params {
};
extern const struct vm_guest_mode_params vm_guest_mode_params[];

+/*
+ * Override the "basic" built-in string helpers so that they can be used in
+ * guest code. KVM selftests don't support dynamic loading in guest code and
+ * will jump into the weeds if the compiler decides to insert an out-of-line
+ * call via the PLT.
+ */
+int memcmp(const void *cs, const void *ct, size_t count);
+void *memcpy(void *dest, const void *src, size_t count);
+void *memset(void *s, int c, size_t count);
+
int open_path_or_exit(const char *path, int flags);
int open_kvm_dev_path_or_exit(void);
unsigned int kvm_check_cap(long cap);
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_string.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_string.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a60d56d4e5b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/lib/kvm_string.c
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+#include "kvm_util.h"
+
+int memcmp(const void *cs, const void *ct, size_t count)
+{
+ const unsigned char *su1, *su2;
+ int res = 0;
+
+ for (su1 = cs, su2 = ct; 0 < count; ++su1, ++su2, count--) {
+ if ((res = *su1 - *su2) != 0)
+ break;
+ }
+ return res;
+}
+
+void *memcpy(void *dest, const void *src, size_t count)
+{
+ char *tmp = dest;
+ const char *s = src;
+
+ while (count--)
+ *tmp++ = *s++;
+ return dest;
+}
+
+void *memset(void *s, int c, size_t count)
+{
+ char *xs = s;
+
+ while (count--)
+ *xs++ = c;
+ return s;
+}
--
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