Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] arm64/boot: Disallow BSS exports to startup code

[Yeoreum Yun <yeoreum.yun@arm.com>]

On Thu, May 08, 2025 at 02:34:12PM +0100, Yeoreum Yun wrote:
> Hi Ard,
>
> > From: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>
> >
> > BSS might be uninitialized when entering the startup code, so forbid the
> > use by the startup code of any variables that live after __bss_start in
> > the linker map.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>
> > ---
> >  arch/arm64/kernel/image-vars.h  | 62 +++++++++++---------
> >  arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S |  2 +
> >  2 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/image-vars.h b/arch/arm64/kernel/image-vars.h
> > index c3b4c0479d5c..a928e0c0b45a 100644
> > --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/image-vars.h
> > +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/image-vars.h
> > @@ -10,6 +10,12 @@
> >  #error This file should only be included in vmlinux.lds.S
> >  #endif
> >
> > +#define PI_EXPORT_SYM(sym)		\
> > +	__PI_EXPORT_SYM(sym, __pi_ ## sym, Cannot export BSS symbol sym to startup code)
> > +#define __PI_EXPORT_SYM(sym, pisym, msg)\
> > +	PROVIDE(pisym = sym);		\
> > +	ASSERT((sym - KIMAGE_VADDR) < (__bss_start - KIMAGE_VADDR), #msg)
> > +
> >  PROVIDE(__efistub_primary_entry		= primary_entry);
> >
> >  /*
> > @@ -36,37 +42,35 @@ PROVIDE(__pi___memcpy			= __pi_memcpy);
> >  PROVIDE(__pi___memmove			= __pi_memmove);
> >  PROVIDE(__pi___memset			= __pi_memset);
> >
> > -PROVIDE(__pi_id_aa64isar1_override	= id_aa64isar1_override);
> > -PROVIDE(__pi_id_aa64isar2_override	= id_aa64isar2_override);
> > -PROVIDE(__pi_id_aa64mmfr0_override	= id_aa64mmfr0_override);
> > -PROVIDE(__pi_id_aa64mmfr1_override	= id_aa64mmfr1_override);
> > -PROVIDE(__pi_id_aa64mmfr2_override	= id_aa64mmfr2_override);
> > -PROVIDE(__pi_id_aa64pfr0_override	= id_aa64pfr0_override);
> > -PROVIDE(__pi_id_aa64pfr1_override	= id_aa64pfr1_override);
> > -PROVIDE(__pi_id_aa64smfr0_override	= id_aa64smfr0_override);
> > -PROVIDE(__pi_id_aa64zfr0_override	= id_aa64zfr0_override);
> > -PROVIDE(__pi_arm64_sw_feature_override	= arm64_sw_feature_override);
> > -PROVIDE(__pi_arm64_use_ng_mappings	= arm64_use_ng_mappings);
> > +PI_EXPORT_SYM(id_aa64isar1_override);
> > +PI_EXPORT_SYM(id_aa64isar2_override);
> > +PI_EXPORT_SYM(id_aa64mmfr0_override);
> > +PI_EXPORT_SYM(id_aa64mmfr1_override);
> > +PI_EXPORT_SYM(id_aa64mmfr2_override);
> > +PI_EXPORT_SYM(id_aa64pfr0_override);
> > +PI_EXPORT_SYM(id_aa64pfr1_override);
> > +PI_EXPORT_SYM(id_aa64smfr0_override);
> > +PI_EXPORT_SYM(id_aa64zfr0_override);
> > +PI_EXPORT_SYM(arm64_sw_feature_override);
> > +PI_EXPORT_SYM(arm64_use_ng_mappings);
> >  #ifdef CONFIG_CAVIUM_ERRATUM_27456
> > -PROVIDE(__pi_cavium_erratum_27456_cpus	= cavium_erratum_27456_cpus);
> > -PROVIDE(__pi_is_midr_in_range_list	= is_midr_in_range_list);
> > +PI_EXPORT_SYM(cavium_erratum_27456_cpus);
> > +PI_EXPORT_SYM(is_midr_in_range_list);
>
> small nit:
> Would you rebase this patchset after
> commit 117c3b21d3c7 ("arm64: Rework checks for broken Cavium HW in the PI code")?
> Otherwise, I experience boot failure because of SCS related code:
>
>   ffff80008009fbc0 <is_midr_in_range_list>:
>   ffff80008009fbc0: d503245f   	bti	c
>   ffff80008009fbc4: d503201f   	nop
>   ffff80008009fbc8: d503201f   	nop
>   ffff80008009fbcc: f800865e   	str	x30, [x18], #0x8 ---- (1)
>   ffff80008009fbd0: d503233f   	paciasp
>   ...
>
> At pi phase, platform register initialized properly...
> So it makes panic on (1).

Doesn't initialize properly...
Sorry for typo.


>
> Thanks!
>
>
> >  #endif
> > -PROVIDE(__pi__ctype			= _ctype);
> > -PROVIDE(__pi_memstart_offset_seed	= memstart_offset_seed);
> > -
> > -PROVIDE(__pi_swapper_pg_dir		= swapper_pg_dir);
> > -
> > -PROVIDE(__pi__text			= _text);
> > -PROVIDE(__pi__stext               	= _stext);
> > -PROVIDE(__pi__etext               	= _etext);
> > -PROVIDE(__pi___start_rodata       	= __start_rodata);
> > -PROVIDE(__pi___inittext_begin     	= __inittext_begin);
> > -PROVIDE(__pi___inittext_end       	= __inittext_end);
> > -PROVIDE(__pi___initdata_begin     	= __initdata_begin);
> > -PROVIDE(__pi___initdata_end       	= __initdata_end);
> > -PROVIDE(__pi__data                	= _data);
> > -PROVIDE(__pi___bss_start		= __bss_start);
> > -PROVIDE(__pi__end			= _end);
> > +PI_EXPORT_SYM(_ctype);
> > +PI_EXPORT_SYM(memstart_offset_seed);
> > +
> > +PI_EXPORT_SYM(swapper_pg_dir);
> > +
> > +PI_EXPORT_SYM(_text);
> > +PI_EXPORT_SYM(_stext);
> > +PI_EXPORT_SYM(_etext);
> > +PI_EXPORT_SYM(__start_rodata);
> > +PI_EXPORT_SYM(__inittext_begin);
> > +PI_EXPORT_SYM(__inittext_end);
> > +PI_EXPORT_SYM(__initdata_begin);
> > +PI_EXPORT_SYM(__initdata_end);
> > +PI_EXPORT_SYM(_data);
> >
> >  #ifdef CONFIG_KVM
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
> > index 466544c47dca..e4a525a865c1 100644
> > --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
> > +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
> > @@ -319,6 +319,7 @@ SECTIONS
> >
> >  	/* start of zero-init region */
> >  	BSS_SECTION(SBSS_ALIGN, 0, 0)
> > +	__pi___bss_start = __bss_start;
> >
> >  	. = ALIGN(PAGE_SIZE);
> >  	__pi_init_pg_dir = .;
> > @@ -332,6 +333,7 @@ SECTIONS
> >  	. = ALIGN(SEGMENT_ALIGN);
> >  	__pecoff_data_size = ABSOLUTE(. - __initdata_begin);
> >  	_end = .;
> > +	__pi__end = .;
> >
> >  	STABS_DEBUG
> >  	DWARF_DEBUG
> > --
> > 2.49.0.987.g0cc8ee98dc-goog
> >
>
> --
> Sincerely,
> Yeoreum Yun
>

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Sincerely,
Yeoreum Yun