From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932679AbcLIJCx (ORCPT ); Fri, 9 Dec 2016 04:02:53 -0500 Received: from mail-pg0-f50.google.com ([74.125.83.50]:34103 "EHLO mail-pg0-f50.google.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932347AbcLIJCq (ORCPT ); Fri, 9 Dec 2016 04:02:46 -0500 Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2016 18:02:53 +0900 From: AKASHI Takahiro To: Juerg Haefliger , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-mm@kvack.org, kernel-hardening@lists.openwall.com, linux-x86_64@vger.kernel.org, vpk@cs.columbia.edu Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v3 1/2] Add support for eXclusive Page Frame Ownership (XPFO) Message-ID: <20161209090251.GF23034@linaro.org> Mail-Followup-To: AKASHI Takahiro , Juerg Haefliger , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-mm@kvack.org, kernel-hardening@lists.openwall.com, linux-x86_64@vger.kernel.org, vpk@cs.columbia.edu References: <20160914071901.8127-1-juerg.haefliger@hpe.com> <20161104144534.14790-1-juerg.haefliger@hpe.com> <20161104144534.14790-2-juerg.haefliger@hpe.com> <20161124105629.GA23034@linaro.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20161124105629.GA23034@linaro.org> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.24 (2015-08-30) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Thu, Nov 24, 2016 at 07:56:30PM +0900, AKASHI Takahiro wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to give it a spin on arm64, but ... In my experiment on hikey, the kernel boot failed, catching a page fault around cache operations, (a) __clean_dcache_area_pou() on 4KB-page kernel, (b) __inval_cache_range() on 64KB-page kernel, (See more details for backtrace below.) This is because, on arm64, cache operations are by VA (in particular, of direct/linear mapping of physical memory). So I think that naively unmapping a page from physmap in xpfo_kunmap() won't work well on arm64. -Takahiro AKASHI case (a) -------- Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address ffff800000cba000 pgd = ffff80003ba8c000 *pgd=0000000000000000 task: ffff80003be38000 task.stack: ffff80003be40000 PC is at __clean_dcache_area_pou+0x20/0x38 LR is at sync_icache_aliases+0x2c/0x40 ... Call trace: ... __clean_dcache_area_pou+0x20/0x38 __sync_icache_dcache+0x6c/0xa8 alloc_set_pte+0x33c/0x588 filemap_map_pages+0x3a8/0x3b8 handle_mm_fault+0x910/0x1080 do_page_fault+0x2b0/0x358 do_mem_abort+0x44/0xa0 el0_ia+0x18/0x1c case (b) -------- Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address ffff80002aed0000 pgd = ffff000008f40000 , *pud=000000003dfc0003 , *pmd=000000003dfa0003 , *pte=000000002aed0000 task: ffff800028711900 task.stack: ffff800029020000 PC is at __inval_cache_range+0x3c/0x60 LR is at __swiotlb_map_sg_attrs+0x6c/0x98 ... Call trace: ... __inval_cache_range+0x3c/0x60 dw_mci_pre_dma_transfer.isra.7+0xfc/0x190 dw_mci_pre_req+0x50/0x60 mmc_start_req+0x4c/0x420 mmc_blk_issue_rw_rq+0xb0/0x9b8 mmc_blk_issue_rq+0x154/0x518 mmc_queue_thread+0xac/0x158 kthread+0xd0/0xe8 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 > > On Fri, Nov 04, 2016 at 03:45:33PM +0100, Juerg Haefliger wrote: > > This patch adds support for XPFO which protects against 'ret2dir' kernel > > attacks. The basic idea is to enforce exclusive ownership of page frames > > by either the kernel or userspace, unless explicitly requested by the > > kernel. Whenever a page destined for userspace is allocated, it is > > unmapped from physmap (the kernel's page table). When such a page is > > reclaimed from userspace, it is mapped back to physmap. > > > > Additional fields in the page_ext struct are used for XPFO housekeeping. > > Specifically two flags to distinguish user vs. kernel pages and to tag > > unmapped pages and a reference counter to balance kmap/kunmap operations > > and a lock to serialize access to the XPFO fields. > > > > Known issues/limitations: > > - Only supports x86-64 (for now) > > - Only supports 4k pages (for now) > > - There are most likely some legitimate uses cases where the kernel needs > > to access userspace which need to be made XPFO-aware > > - Performance penalty > > > > Reference paper by the original patch authors: > > http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~vpk/papers/ret2dir.sec14.pdf > > > > Suggested-by: Vasileios P. Kemerlis > > Signed-off-by: Juerg Haefliger > > --- > > arch/x86/Kconfig | 3 +- > > arch/x86/mm/init.c | 2 +- > > drivers/ata/libata-sff.c | 4 +- > > include/linux/highmem.h | 15 +++- > > include/linux/page_ext.h | 7 ++ > > include/linux/xpfo.h | 39 +++++++++ > > lib/swiotlb.c | 3 +- > > mm/Makefile | 1 + > > mm/page_alloc.c | 2 + > > mm/page_ext.c | 4 + > > mm/xpfo.c | 206 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > security/Kconfig | 19 +++++ > > 12 files changed, 298 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) > > create mode 100644 include/linux/xpfo.h > > create mode 100644 mm/xpfo.c > > > > diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig > > index bada636d1065..38b334f8fde5 100644 > > --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig > > +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig > > @@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ config X86 > > select HAVE_STACK_VALIDATION if X86_64 > > select ARCH_USES_HIGH_VMA_FLAGS if X86_INTEL_MEMORY_PROTECTION_KEYS > > select ARCH_HAS_PKEYS if X86_INTEL_MEMORY_PROTECTION_KEYS > > + select ARCH_SUPPORTS_XPFO if X86_64 > > > > config INSTRUCTION_DECODER > > def_bool y > > @@ -1361,7 +1362,7 @@ config ARCH_DMA_ADDR_T_64BIT > > > > config X86_DIRECT_GBPAGES > > def_bool y > > - depends on X86_64 && !DEBUG_PAGEALLOC && !KMEMCHECK > > + depends on X86_64 && !DEBUG_PAGEALLOC && !KMEMCHECK && !XPFO > > ---help--- > > Certain kernel features effectively disable kernel > > linear 1 GB mappings (even if the CPU otherwise > > diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/init.c b/arch/x86/mm/init.c > > index 22af912d66d2..a6fafbae02bb 100644 > > --- a/arch/x86/mm/init.c > > +++ b/arch/x86/mm/init.c > > @@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static int page_size_mask; > > > > static void __init probe_page_size_mask(void) > > { > > -#if !defined(CONFIG_KMEMCHECK) > > +#if !defined(CONFIG_KMEMCHECK) && !defined(CONFIG_XPFO) > > /* > > * For CONFIG_KMEMCHECK or pagealloc debugging, identity mapping will > > * use small pages. > > diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c b/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c > > index 051b6158d1b7..58af734be25d 100644 > > --- a/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c > > +++ b/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c > > @@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ static void ata_pio_sector(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc) > > > > DPRINTK("data %s\n", qc->tf.flags & ATA_TFLAG_WRITE ? "write" : "read"); > > > > - if (PageHighMem(page)) { > > + if (PageHighMem(page) || xpfo_page_is_unmapped(page)) { > > unsigned long flags; > > > > /* FIXME: use a bounce buffer */ > > @@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ static int __atapi_pio_bytes(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc, unsigned int bytes) > > > > DPRINTK("data %s\n", qc->tf.flags & ATA_TFLAG_WRITE ? "write" : "read"); > > > > - if (PageHighMem(page)) { > > + if (PageHighMem(page) || xpfo_page_is_unmapped(page)) { > > unsigned long flags; > > > > /* FIXME: use bounce buffer */ > > diff --git a/include/linux/highmem.h b/include/linux/highmem.h > > index bb3f3297062a..7a17c166532f 100644 > > --- a/include/linux/highmem.h > > +++ b/include/linux/highmem.h > > @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ > > #include > > #include > > #include > > +#include > > > > #include > > > > @@ -55,24 +56,34 @@ static inline struct page *kmap_to_page(void *addr) > > #ifndef ARCH_HAS_KMAP > > static inline void *kmap(struct page *page) > > { > > + void *kaddr; > > + > > might_sleep(); > > - return page_address(page); > > + kaddr = page_address(page); > > + xpfo_kmap(kaddr, page); > > + return kaddr; > > } > > > > static inline void kunmap(struct page *page) > > { > > + xpfo_kunmap(page_address(page), page); > > } > > > > static inline void *kmap_atomic(struct page *page) > > { > > + void *kaddr; > > + > > preempt_disable(); > > pagefault_disable(); > > - return page_address(page); > > + kaddr = page_address(page); > > + xpfo_kmap(kaddr, page); > > + return kaddr; > > } > > #define kmap_atomic_prot(page, prot) kmap_atomic(page) > > > > static inline void __kunmap_atomic(void *addr) > > { > > + xpfo_kunmap(addr, virt_to_page(addr)); > > pagefault_enable(); > > preempt_enable(); > > } > > diff --git a/include/linux/page_ext.h b/include/linux/page_ext.h > > index 9298c393ddaa..0e451a42e5a3 100644 > > --- a/include/linux/page_ext.h > > +++ b/include/linux/page_ext.h > > @@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ enum page_ext_flags { > > PAGE_EXT_DEBUG_POISON, /* Page is poisoned */ > > PAGE_EXT_DEBUG_GUARD, > > PAGE_EXT_OWNER, > > + PAGE_EXT_XPFO_KERNEL, /* Page is a kernel page */ > > + PAGE_EXT_XPFO_UNMAPPED, /* Page is unmapped */ > > #if defined(CONFIG_IDLE_PAGE_TRACKING) && !defined(CONFIG_64BIT) > > PAGE_EXT_YOUNG, > > PAGE_EXT_IDLE, > > @@ -44,6 +46,11 @@ enum page_ext_flags { > > */ > > struct page_ext { > > unsigned long flags; > > +#ifdef CONFIG_XPFO > > + int inited; /* Map counter and lock initialized */ > > + atomic_t mapcount; /* Counter for balancing map/unmap requests */ > > + spinlock_t maplock; /* Lock to serialize map/unmap requests */ > > +#endif > > }; > > > > extern void pgdat_page_ext_init(struct pglist_data *pgdat); > > diff --git a/include/linux/xpfo.h b/include/linux/xpfo.h > > new file mode 100644 > > index 000000000000..77187578ca33 > > --- /dev/null > > +++ b/include/linux/xpfo.h > > @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ > > +/* > > + * Copyright (C) 2016 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development, L.P. > > + * Copyright (C) 2016 Brown University. All rights reserved. > > + * > > + * Authors: > > + * Juerg Haefliger > > + * Vasileios P. Kemerlis > > + * > > + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it > > + * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by > > + * the Free Software Foundation. > > + */ > > + > > +#ifndef _LINUX_XPFO_H > > +#define _LINUX_XPFO_H > > + > > +#ifdef CONFIG_XPFO > > + > > +extern struct page_ext_operations page_xpfo_ops; > > + > > +extern void xpfo_kmap(void *kaddr, struct page *page); > > +extern void xpfo_kunmap(void *kaddr, struct page *page); > > +extern void xpfo_alloc_page(struct page *page, int order, gfp_t gfp); > > +extern void xpfo_free_page(struct page *page, int order); > > + > > +extern bool xpfo_page_is_unmapped(struct page *page); > > + > > +#else /* !CONFIG_XPFO */ > > + > > +static inline void xpfo_kmap(void *kaddr, struct page *page) { } > > +static inline void xpfo_kunmap(void *kaddr, struct page *page) { } > > +static inline void xpfo_alloc_page(struct page *page, int order, gfp_t gfp) { } > > +static inline void xpfo_free_page(struct page *page, int order) { } > > + > > +static inline bool xpfo_page_is_unmapped(struct page *page) { return false; } > > + > > +#endif /* CONFIG_XPFO */ > > + > > +#endif /* _LINUX_XPFO_H */ > > diff --git a/lib/swiotlb.c b/lib/swiotlb.c > > index 22e13a0e19d7..455eff44604e 100644 > > --- a/lib/swiotlb.c > > +++ b/lib/swiotlb.c > > @@ -390,8 +390,9 @@ static void swiotlb_bounce(phys_addr_t orig_addr, phys_addr_t tlb_addr, > > { > > unsigned long pfn = PFN_DOWN(orig_addr); > > unsigned char *vaddr = phys_to_virt(tlb_addr); > > + struct page *page = pfn_to_page(pfn); > > > > - if (PageHighMem(pfn_to_page(pfn))) { > > + if (PageHighMem(page) || xpfo_page_is_unmapped(page)) { > > /* The buffer does not have a mapping. Map it in and copy */ > > unsigned int offset = orig_addr & ~PAGE_MASK; > > char *buffer; > > diff --git a/mm/Makefile b/mm/Makefile > > index 295bd7a9f76b..175680f516aa 100644 > > --- a/mm/Makefile > > +++ b/mm/Makefile > > @@ -100,3 +100,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_IDLE_PAGE_TRACKING) += page_idle.o > > obj-$(CONFIG_FRAME_VECTOR) += frame_vector.o > > obj-$(CONFIG_DEBUG_PAGE_REF) += debug_page_ref.o > > obj-$(CONFIG_HARDENED_USERCOPY) += usercopy.o > > +obj-$(CONFIG_XPFO) += xpfo.o > > diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c > > index 8fd42aa7c4bd..100e80e008e2 100644 > > --- a/mm/page_alloc.c > > +++ b/mm/page_alloc.c > > @@ -1045,6 +1045,7 @@ static __always_inline bool free_pages_prepare(struct page *page, > > kernel_poison_pages(page, 1 << order, 0); > > kernel_map_pages(page, 1 << order, 0); > > kasan_free_pages(page, order); > > + xpfo_free_page(page, order); > > > > return true; > > } > > @@ -1745,6 +1746,7 @@ inline void post_alloc_hook(struct page *page, unsigned int order, > > kernel_map_pages(page, 1 << order, 1); > > kernel_poison_pages(page, 1 << order, 1); > > kasan_alloc_pages(page, order); > > + xpfo_alloc_page(page, order, gfp_flags); > > set_page_owner(page, order, gfp_flags); > > } > > > > diff --git a/mm/page_ext.c b/mm/page_ext.c > > index 121dcffc4ec1..ba6dbcacc2db 100644 > > --- a/mm/page_ext.c > > +++ b/mm/page_ext.c > > @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ > > #include > > #include > > #include > > +#include > > > > /* > > * struct page extension > > @@ -68,6 +69,9 @@ static struct page_ext_operations *page_ext_ops[] = { > > #if defined(CONFIG_IDLE_PAGE_TRACKING) && !defined(CONFIG_64BIT) > > &page_idle_ops, > > #endif > > +#ifdef CONFIG_XPFO > > + &page_xpfo_ops, > > +#endif > > }; > > > > static unsigned long total_usage; > > diff --git a/mm/xpfo.c b/mm/xpfo.c > > new file mode 100644 > > index 000000000000..8e3a6a694b6a > > --- /dev/null > > +++ b/mm/xpfo.c > > @@ -0,0 +1,206 @@ > > +/* > > + * Copyright (C) 2016 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development, L.P. > > + * Copyright (C) 2016 Brown University. All rights reserved. > > + * > > + * Authors: > > + * Juerg Haefliger > > + * Vasileios P. Kemerlis > > + * > > + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it > > + * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by > > + * the Free Software Foundation. > > + */ > > + > > +#include > > +#include > > +#include > > +#include > > + > > +#include > > + > > +DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(xpfo_inited); > > + > > +static bool need_xpfo(void) > > +{ > > + return true; > > +} > > + > > +static void init_xpfo(void) > > +{ > > + printk(KERN_INFO "XPFO enabled\n"); > > + static_branch_enable(&xpfo_inited); > > +} > > + > > +struct page_ext_operations page_xpfo_ops = { > > + .need = need_xpfo, > > + .init = init_xpfo, > > +}; > > + > > +/* > > + * Update a single kernel page table entry > > + */ > > +static inline void set_kpte(struct page *page, unsigned long kaddr, > > + pgprot_t prot) { > > + unsigned int level; > > + pte_t *kpte = lookup_address(kaddr, &level); > > + > > + /* We only support 4k pages for now */ > > + BUG_ON(!kpte || level != PG_LEVEL_4K); > > + > > + set_pte_atomic(kpte, pfn_pte(page_to_pfn(page), canon_pgprot(prot))); > > +} > > As lookup_address() and set_pte_atomic() (and PG_LEVEL_4K), are arch-specific, > would it be better to put the whole definition into arch-specific part? > > > + > > +void xpfo_alloc_page(struct page *page, int order, gfp_t gfp) > > +{ > > + int i, flush_tlb = 0; > > + struct page_ext *page_ext; > > + unsigned long kaddr; > > + > > + if (!static_branch_unlikely(&xpfo_inited)) > > + return; > > + > > + for (i = 0; i < (1 << order); i++) { > > + page_ext = lookup_page_ext(page + i); > > + > > + BUG_ON(test_bit(PAGE_EXT_XPFO_UNMAPPED, &page_ext->flags)); > > + > > + /* Initialize the map lock and map counter */ > > + if (!page_ext->inited) { > > + spin_lock_init(&page_ext->maplock); > > + atomic_set(&page_ext->mapcount, 0); > > + page_ext->inited = 1; > > + } > > + BUG_ON(atomic_read(&page_ext->mapcount)); > > + > > + if ((gfp & GFP_HIGHUSER) == GFP_HIGHUSER) { > > + /* > > + * Flush the TLB if the page was previously allocated > > + * to the kernel. > > + */ > > + if (test_and_clear_bit(PAGE_EXT_XPFO_KERNEL, > > + &page_ext->flags)) > > + flush_tlb = 1; > > + } else { > > + /* Tag the page as a kernel page */ > > + set_bit(PAGE_EXT_XPFO_KERNEL, &page_ext->flags); > > + } > > + } > > + > > + if (flush_tlb) { > > + kaddr = (unsigned long)page_address(page); > > + flush_tlb_kernel_range(kaddr, kaddr + (1 << order) * > > + PAGE_SIZE); > > + } > > +} > > + > > +void xpfo_free_page(struct page *page, int order) > > +{ > > + int i; > > + struct page_ext *page_ext; > > + unsigned long kaddr; > > + > > + if (!static_branch_unlikely(&xpfo_inited)) > > + return; > > + > > + for (i = 0; i < (1 << order); i++) { > > + page_ext = lookup_page_ext(page + i); > > + > > + if (!page_ext->inited) { > > + /* > > + * The page was allocated before page_ext was > > + * initialized, so it is a kernel page and it needs to > > + * be tagged accordingly. > > + */ > > + set_bit(PAGE_EXT_XPFO_KERNEL, &page_ext->flags); > > + continue; > > + } > > + > > + /* > > + * Map the page back into the kernel if it was previously > > + * allocated to user space. > > + */ > > + if (test_and_clear_bit(PAGE_EXT_XPFO_UNMAPPED, > > + &page_ext->flags)) { > > + kaddr = (unsigned long)page_address(page + i); > > + set_kpte(page + i, kaddr, __pgprot(__PAGE_KERNEL)); > > Why not PAGE_KERNEL? > > > + } > > + } > > +} > > + > > +void xpfo_kmap(void *kaddr, struct page *page) > > +{ > > + struct page_ext *page_ext; > > + unsigned long flags; > > + > > + if (!static_branch_unlikely(&xpfo_inited)) > > + return; > > + > > + page_ext = lookup_page_ext(page); > > + > > + /* > > + * The page was allocated before page_ext was initialized (which means > > + * it's a kernel page) or it's allocated to the kernel, so nothing to > > + * do. > > + */ > > + if (!page_ext->inited || > > + test_bit(PAGE_EXT_XPFO_KERNEL, &page_ext->flags)) > > + return; > > + > > + spin_lock_irqsave(&page_ext->maplock, flags); > > + > > + /* > > + * The page was previously allocated to user space, so map it back > > + * into the kernel. No TLB flush required. > > + */ > > + if ((atomic_inc_return(&page_ext->mapcount) == 1) && > > + test_and_clear_bit(PAGE_EXT_XPFO_UNMAPPED, &page_ext->flags)) > > + set_kpte(page, (unsigned long)kaddr, __pgprot(__PAGE_KERNEL)); > > + > > + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&page_ext->maplock, flags); > > +} > > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(xpfo_kmap); > > + > > +void xpfo_kunmap(void *kaddr, struct page *page) > > +{ > > + struct page_ext *page_ext; > > + unsigned long flags; > > + > > + if (!static_branch_unlikely(&xpfo_inited)) > > + return; > > + > > + page_ext = lookup_page_ext(page); > > + > > + /* > > + * The page was allocated before page_ext was initialized (which means > > + * it's a kernel page) or it's allocated to the kernel, so nothing to > > + * do. > > + */ > > + if (!page_ext->inited || > > + test_bit(PAGE_EXT_XPFO_KERNEL, &page_ext->flags)) > > + return; > > + > > + spin_lock_irqsave(&page_ext->maplock, flags); > > + > > + /* > > + * The page is to be allocated back to user space, so unmap it from the > > + * kernel, flush the TLB and tag it as a user page. > > + */ > > + if (atomic_dec_return(&page_ext->mapcount) == 0) { > > + BUG_ON(test_bit(PAGE_EXT_XPFO_UNMAPPED, &page_ext->flags)); > > + set_bit(PAGE_EXT_XPFO_UNMAPPED, &page_ext->flags); > > + set_kpte(page, (unsigned long)kaddr, __pgprot(0)); > > + __flush_tlb_one((unsigned long)kaddr); > > Again __flush_tlb_one() is x86-specific. > flush_tlb_kernel_range() instead? > > Thanks, > -Takahiro AKASHI > > > + } > > + > > + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&page_ext->maplock, flags); > > +} > > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(xpfo_kunmap); > > + > > +inline bool xpfo_page_is_unmapped(struct page *page) > > +{ > > + if (!static_branch_unlikely(&xpfo_inited)) > > + return false; > > + > > + return test_bit(PAGE_EXT_XPFO_UNMAPPED, &lookup_page_ext(page)->flags); > > +} > > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(xpfo_page_is_unmapped); > > diff --git a/security/Kconfig b/security/Kconfig > > index 118f4549404e..4502e15c8419 100644 > > --- a/security/Kconfig > > +++ b/security/Kconfig > > @@ -6,6 +6,25 @@ menu "Security options" > > > > source security/keys/Kconfig > > > > +config ARCH_SUPPORTS_XPFO > > + bool > > + > > +config XPFO > > + bool "Enable eXclusive Page Frame Ownership (XPFO)" > > + default n > > + depends on ARCH_SUPPORTS_XPFO > > + select PAGE_EXTENSION > > + help > > + This option offers protection against 'ret2dir' kernel attacks. > > + When enabled, every time a page frame is allocated to user space, it > > + is unmapped from the direct mapped RAM region in kernel space > > + (physmap). Similarly, when a page frame is freed/reclaimed, it is > > + mapped back to physmap. > > + > > + There is a slight performance impact when this option is enabled. > > + > > + If in doubt, say "N". > > + > > config SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT > > bool "Restrict unprivileged access to the kernel syslog" > > default n > > -- > > 2.10.1 > > From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-pf0-f200.google.com (mail-pf0-f200.google.com [209.85.192.200]) by kanga.kvack.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id C08376B025E for ; Fri, 9 Dec 2016 04:02:48 -0500 (EST) Received: by mail-pf0-f200.google.com with SMTP id 17so13466580pfy.2 for ; Fri, 09 Dec 2016 01:02:48 -0800 (PST) Received: from mail-pf0-x230.google.com (mail-pf0-x230.google.com. [2607:f8b0:400e:c00::230]) by mx.google.com with ESMTPS id q5si32809822pgj.243.2016.12.09.01.02.46 for (version=TLS1_2 cipher=ECDHE-RSA-AES128-GCM-SHA256 bits=128/128); Fri, 09 Dec 2016 01:02:46 -0800 (PST) Received: by mail-pf0-x230.google.com with SMTP id 189so3013206pfz.3 for ; Fri, 09 Dec 2016 01:02:46 -0800 (PST) Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2016 18:02:53 +0900 From: AKASHI Takahiro Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v3 1/2] Add support for eXclusive Page Frame Ownership (XPFO) Message-ID: <20161209090251.GF23034@linaro.org> References: <20160914071901.8127-1-juerg.haefliger@hpe.com> <20161104144534.14790-1-juerg.haefliger@hpe.com> <20161104144534.14790-2-juerg.haefliger@hpe.com> <20161124105629.GA23034@linaro.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20161124105629.GA23034@linaro.org> Sender: owner-linux-mm@kvack.org List-ID: To: Juerg Haefliger , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-mm@kvack.org, kernel-hardening@lists.openwall.com, linux-x86_64@vger.kernel.org, vpk@cs.columbia.edu On Thu, Nov 24, 2016 at 07:56:30PM +0900, AKASHI Takahiro wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to give it a spin on arm64, but ... In my experiment on hikey, the kernel boot failed, catching a page fault around cache operations, (a) __clean_dcache_area_pou() on 4KB-page kernel, (b) __inval_cache_range() on 64KB-page kernel, (See more details for backtrace below.) This is because, on arm64, cache operations are by VA (in particular, of direct/linear mapping of physical memory). So I think that naively unmapping a page from physmap in xpfo_kunmap() won't work well on arm64. -Takahiro AKASHI case (a) -------- Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address ffff800000cba000 pgd = ffff80003ba8c000 *pgd=0000000000000000 task: ffff80003be38000 task.stack: ffff80003be40000 PC is at __clean_dcache_area_pou+0x20/0x38 LR is at sync_icache_aliases+0x2c/0x40 ... Call trace: ... __clean_dcache_area_pou+0x20/0x38 __sync_icache_dcache+0x6c/0xa8 alloc_set_pte+0x33c/0x588 filemap_map_pages+0x3a8/0x3b8 handle_mm_fault+0x910/0x1080 do_page_fault+0x2b0/0x358 do_mem_abort+0x44/0xa0 el0_ia+0x18/0x1c case (b) -------- Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address ffff80002aed0000 pgd = ffff000008f40000 , *pud=000000003dfc0003 , *pmd=000000003dfa0003 , *pte=000000002aed0000 task: ffff800028711900 task.stack: ffff800029020000 PC is at __inval_cache_range+0x3c/0x60 LR is at __swiotlb_map_sg_attrs+0x6c/0x98 ... Call trace: ... __inval_cache_range+0x3c/0x60 dw_mci_pre_dma_transfer.isra.7+0xfc/0x190 dw_mci_pre_req+0x50/0x60 mmc_start_req+0x4c/0x420 mmc_blk_issue_rw_rq+0xb0/0x9b8 mmc_blk_issue_rq+0x154/0x518 mmc_queue_thread+0xac/0x158 kthread+0xd0/0xe8 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 > > On Fri, Nov 04, 2016 at 03:45:33PM +0100, Juerg Haefliger wrote: > > This patch adds support for XPFO which protects against 'ret2dir' kernel > > attacks. The basic idea is to enforce exclusive ownership of page frames > > by either the kernel or userspace, unless explicitly requested by the > > kernel. Whenever a page destined for userspace is allocated, it is > > unmapped from physmap (the kernel's page table). When such a page is > > reclaimed from userspace, it is mapped back to physmap. > > > > Additional fields in the page_ext struct are used for XPFO housekeeping. > > Specifically two flags to distinguish user vs. kernel pages and to tag > > unmapped pages and a reference counter to balance kmap/kunmap operations > > and a lock to serialize access to the XPFO fields. > > > > Known issues/limitations: > > - Only supports x86-64 (for now) > > - Only supports 4k pages (for now) > > - There are most likely some legitimate uses cases where the kernel needs > > to access userspace which need to be made XPFO-aware > > - Performance penalty > > > > Reference paper by the original patch authors: > > http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~vpk/papers/ret2dir.sec14.pdf > > > > Suggested-by: Vasileios P. Kemerlis > > Signed-off-by: Juerg Haefliger > > --- > > arch/x86/Kconfig | 3 +- > > arch/x86/mm/init.c | 2 +- > > drivers/ata/libata-sff.c | 4 +- > > include/linux/highmem.h | 15 +++- > > include/linux/page_ext.h | 7 ++ > > include/linux/xpfo.h | 39 +++++++++ > > lib/swiotlb.c | 3 +- > > mm/Makefile | 1 + > > mm/page_alloc.c | 2 + > > mm/page_ext.c | 4 + > > mm/xpfo.c | 206 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > security/Kconfig | 19 +++++ > > 12 files changed, 298 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) > > create mode 100644 include/linux/xpfo.h > > create mode 100644 mm/xpfo.c > > > > diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig > > index bada636d1065..38b334f8fde5 100644 > > --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig > > +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig > > @@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ config X86 > > select HAVE_STACK_VALIDATION if X86_64 > > select ARCH_USES_HIGH_VMA_FLAGS if X86_INTEL_MEMORY_PROTECTION_KEYS > > select ARCH_HAS_PKEYS if X86_INTEL_MEMORY_PROTECTION_KEYS > > + select ARCH_SUPPORTS_XPFO if X86_64 > > > > config INSTRUCTION_DECODER > > def_bool y > > @@ -1361,7 +1362,7 @@ config ARCH_DMA_ADDR_T_64BIT > > > > config X86_DIRECT_GBPAGES > > def_bool y > > - depends on X86_64 && !DEBUG_PAGEALLOC && !KMEMCHECK > > + depends on X86_64 && !DEBUG_PAGEALLOC && !KMEMCHECK && !XPFO > > ---help--- > > Certain kernel features effectively disable kernel > > linear 1 GB mappings (even if the CPU otherwise > > diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/init.c b/arch/x86/mm/init.c > > index 22af912d66d2..a6fafbae02bb 100644 > > --- a/arch/x86/mm/init.c > > +++ b/arch/x86/mm/init.c > > @@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static int page_size_mask; > > > > static void __init probe_page_size_mask(void) > > { > > -#if !defined(CONFIG_KMEMCHECK) > > +#if !defined(CONFIG_KMEMCHECK) && !defined(CONFIG_XPFO) > > /* > > * For CONFIG_KMEMCHECK or pagealloc debugging, identity mapping will > > * use small pages. > > diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c b/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c > > index 051b6158d1b7..58af734be25d 100644 > > --- a/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c > > +++ b/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c > > @@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ static void ata_pio_sector(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc) > > > > DPRINTK("data %s\n", qc->tf.flags & ATA_TFLAG_WRITE ? "write" : "read"); > > > > - if (PageHighMem(page)) { > > + if (PageHighMem(page) || xpfo_page_is_unmapped(page)) { > > unsigned long flags; > > > > /* FIXME: use a bounce buffer */ > > @@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ static int __atapi_pio_bytes(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc, unsigned int bytes) > > > > DPRINTK("data %s\n", qc->tf.flags & ATA_TFLAG_WRITE ? "write" : "read"); > > > > - if (PageHighMem(page)) { > > + if (PageHighMem(page) || xpfo_page_is_unmapped(page)) { > > unsigned long flags; > > > > /* FIXME: use bounce buffer */ > > diff --git a/include/linux/highmem.h b/include/linux/highmem.h > > index bb3f3297062a..7a17c166532f 100644 > > --- a/include/linux/highmem.h > > +++ b/include/linux/highmem.h > > @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ > > #include > > #include > > #include > > +#include > > > > #include > > > > @@ -55,24 +56,34 @@ static inline struct page *kmap_to_page(void *addr) > > #ifndef ARCH_HAS_KMAP > > static inline void *kmap(struct page *page) > > { > > + void *kaddr; > > + > > might_sleep(); > > - return page_address(page); > > + kaddr = page_address(page); > > + xpfo_kmap(kaddr, page); > > + return kaddr; > > } > > > > static inline void kunmap(struct page *page) > > { > > + xpfo_kunmap(page_address(page), page); > > } > > > > static inline void *kmap_atomic(struct page *page) > > { > > + void *kaddr; > > + > > preempt_disable(); > > pagefault_disable(); > > - return page_address(page); > > + kaddr = page_address(page); > > + xpfo_kmap(kaddr, page); > > + return kaddr; > > } > > #define kmap_atomic_prot(page, prot) kmap_atomic(page) > > > > static inline void __kunmap_atomic(void *addr) > > { > > + xpfo_kunmap(addr, virt_to_page(addr)); > > pagefault_enable(); > > preempt_enable(); > > } > > diff --git a/include/linux/page_ext.h b/include/linux/page_ext.h > > index 9298c393ddaa..0e451a42e5a3 100644 > > --- a/include/linux/page_ext.h > > +++ b/include/linux/page_ext.h > > @@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ enum page_ext_flags { > > PAGE_EXT_DEBUG_POISON, /* Page is poisoned */ > > PAGE_EXT_DEBUG_GUARD, > > PAGE_EXT_OWNER, > > + PAGE_EXT_XPFO_KERNEL, /* Page is a kernel page */ > > + PAGE_EXT_XPFO_UNMAPPED, /* Page is unmapped */ > > #if defined(CONFIG_IDLE_PAGE_TRACKING) && !defined(CONFIG_64BIT) > > PAGE_EXT_YOUNG, > > PAGE_EXT_IDLE, > > @@ -44,6 +46,11 @@ enum page_ext_flags { > > */ > > struct page_ext { > > unsigned long flags; > > +#ifdef CONFIG_XPFO > > + int inited; /* Map counter and lock initialized */ > > + atomic_t mapcount; /* Counter for balancing map/unmap requests */ > > + spinlock_t maplock; /* Lock to serialize map/unmap requests */ > > +#endif > > }; > > > > extern void pgdat_page_ext_init(struct pglist_data *pgdat); > > diff --git a/include/linux/xpfo.h b/include/linux/xpfo.h > > new file mode 100644 > > index 000000000000..77187578ca33 > > --- /dev/null > > +++ b/include/linux/xpfo.h > > @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ > > +/* > > + * Copyright (C) 2016 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development, L.P. > > + * Copyright (C) 2016 Brown University. All rights reserved. > > + * > > + * Authors: > > + * Juerg Haefliger > > + * Vasileios P. Kemerlis > > + * > > + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it > > + * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by > > + * the Free Software Foundation. > > + */ > > + > > +#ifndef _LINUX_XPFO_H > > +#define _LINUX_XPFO_H > > + > > +#ifdef CONFIG_XPFO > > + > > +extern struct page_ext_operations page_xpfo_ops; > > + > > +extern void xpfo_kmap(void *kaddr, struct page *page); > > +extern void xpfo_kunmap(void *kaddr, struct page *page); > > +extern void xpfo_alloc_page(struct page *page, int order, gfp_t gfp); > > +extern void xpfo_free_page(struct page *page, int order); > > + > > +extern bool xpfo_page_is_unmapped(struct page *page); > > + > > +#else /* !CONFIG_XPFO */ > > + > > +static inline void xpfo_kmap(void *kaddr, struct page *page) { } > > +static inline void xpfo_kunmap(void *kaddr, struct page *page) { } > > +static inline void xpfo_alloc_page(struct page *page, int order, gfp_t gfp) { } > > +static inline void xpfo_free_page(struct page *page, int order) { } > > + > > +static inline bool xpfo_page_is_unmapped(struct page *page) { return false; } > > + > > +#endif /* CONFIG_XPFO */ > > + > > +#endif /* _LINUX_XPFO_H */ > > diff --git a/lib/swiotlb.c b/lib/swiotlb.c > > index 22e13a0e19d7..455eff44604e 100644 > > --- a/lib/swiotlb.c > > +++ b/lib/swiotlb.c > > @@ -390,8 +390,9 @@ static void swiotlb_bounce(phys_addr_t orig_addr, phys_addr_t tlb_addr, > > { > > unsigned long pfn = PFN_DOWN(orig_addr); > > unsigned char *vaddr = phys_to_virt(tlb_addr); > > + struct page *page = pfn_to_page(pfn); > > > > - if (PageHighMem(pfn_to_page(pfn))) { > > + if (PageHighMem(page) || xpfo_page_is_unmapped(page)) { > > /* The buffer does not have a mapping. Map it in and copy */ > > unsigned int offset = orig_addr & ~PAGE_MASK; > > char *buffer; > > diff --git a/mm/Makefile b/mm/Makefile > > index 295bd7a9f76b..175680f516aa 100644 > > --- a/mm/Makefile > > +++ b/mm/Makefile > > @@ -100,3 +100,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_IDLE_PAGE_TRACKING) += page_idle.o > > obj-$(CONFIG_FRAME_VECTOR) += frame_vector.o > > obj-$(CONFIG_DEBUG_PAGE_REF) += debug_page_ref.o > > obj-$(CONFIG_HARDENED_USERCOPY) += usercopy.o > > +obj-$(CONFIG_XPFO) += xpfo.o > > diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c > > index 8fd42aa7c4bd..100e80e008e2 100644 > > --- a/mm/page_alloc.c > > +++ b/mm/page_alloc.c > > @@ -1045,6 +1045,7 @@ static __always_inline bool free_pages_prepare(struct page *page, > > kernel_poison_pages(page, 1 << order, 0); > > kernel_map_pages(page, 1 << order, 0); > > kasan_free_pages(page, order); > > + xpfo_free_page(page, order); > > > > return true; > > } > > @@ -1745,6 +1746,7 @@ inline void post_alloc_hook(struct page *page, unsigned int order, > > kernel_map_pages(page, 1 << order, 1); > > kernel_poison_pages(page, 1 << order, 1); > > kasan_alloc_pages(page, order); > > + xpfo_alloc_page(page, order, gfp_flags); > > set_page_owner(page, order, gfp_flags); > > } > > > > diff --git a/mm/page_ext.c b/mm/page_ext.c > > index 121dcffc4ec1..ba6dbcacc2db 100644 > > --- a/mm/page_ext.c > > +++ b/mm/page_ext.c > > @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ > > #include > > #include > > #include > > +#include > > > > /* > > * struct page extension > > @@ -68,6 +69,9 @@ static struct page_ext_operations *page_ext_ops[] = { > > #if defined(CONFIG_IDLE_PAGE_TRACKING) && !defined(CONFIG_64BIT) > > &page_idle_ops, > > #endif > > +#ifdef CONFIG_XPFO > > + &page_xpfo_ops, > > +#endif > > }; > > > > static unsigned long total_usage; > > diff --git a/mm/xpfo.c b/mm/xpfo.c > > new file mode 100644 > > index 000000000000..8e3a6a694b6a > > --- /dev/null > > +++ b/mm/xpfo.c > > @@ -0,0 +1,206 @@ > > +/* > > + * Copyright (C) 2016 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development, L.P. > > + * Copyright (C) 2016 Brown University. All rights reserved. > > + * > > + * Authors: > > + * Juerg Haefliger > > + * Vasileios P. Kemerlis > > + * > > + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it > > + * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by > > + * the Free Software Foundation. > > + */ > > + > > +#include > > +#include > > +#include > > +#include > > + > > +#include > > + > > +DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(xpfo_inited); > > + > > +static bool need_xpfo(void) > > +{ > > + return true; > > +} > > + > > +static void init_xpfo(void) > > +{ > > + printk(KERN_INFO "XPFO enabled\n"); > > + static_branch_enable(&xpfo_inited); > > +} > > + > > +struct page_ext_operations page_xpfo_ops = { > > + .need = need_xpfo, > > + .init = init_xpfo, > > +}; > > + > > +/* > > + * Update a single kernel page table entry > > + */ > > +static inline void set_kpte(struct page *page, unsigned long kaddr, > > + pgprot_t prot) { > > + unsigned int level; > > + pte_t *kpte = lookup_address(kaddr, &level); > > + > > + /* We only support 4k pages for now */ > > + BUG_ON(!kpte || level != PG_LEVEL_4K); > > + > > + set_pte_atomic(kpte, pfn_pte(page_to_pfn(page), canon_pgprot(prot))); > > +} > > As lookup_address() and set_pte_atomic() (and PG_LEVEL_4K), are arch-specific, > would it be better to put the whole definition into arch-specific part? > > > + > > +void xpfo_alloc_page(struct page *page, int order, gfp_t gfp) > > +{ > > + int i, flush_tlb = 0; > > + struct page_ext *page_ext; > > + unsigned long kaddr; > > + > > + if (!static_branch_unlikely(&xpfo_inited)) > > + return; > > + > > + for (i = 0; i < (1 << order); i++) { > > + page_ext = lookup_page_ext(page + i); > > + > > + BUG_ON(test_bit(PAGE_EXT_XPFO_UNMAPPED, &page_ext->flags)); > > + > > + /* Initialize the map lock and map counter */ > > + if (!page_ext->inited) { > > + spin_lock_init(&page_ext->maplock); > > + atomic_set(&page_ext->mapcount, 0); > > + page_ext->inited = 1; > > + } > > + BUG_ON(atomic_read(&page_ext->mapcount)); > > + > > + if ((gfp & GFP_HIGHUSER) == GFP_HIGHUSER) { > > + /* > > + * Flush the TLB if the page was previously allocated > > + * to the kernel. > > + */ > > + if (test_and_clear_bit(PAGE_EXT_XPFO_KERNEL, > > + &page_ext->flags)) > > + flush_tlb = 1; > > + } else { > > + /* Tag the page as a kernel page */ > > + set_bit(PAGE_EXT_XPFO_KERNEL, &page_ext->flags); > > + } > > + } > > + > > + if (flush_tlb) { > > + kaddr = (unsigned long)page_address(page); > > + flush_tlb_kernel_range(kaddr, kaddr + (1 << order) * > > + PAGE_SIZE); > > + } > > +} > > + > > +void xpfo_free_page(struct page *page, int order) > > +{ > > + int i; > > + struct page_ext *page_ext; > > + unsigned long kaddr; > > + > > + if (!static_branch_unlikely(&xpfo_inited)) > > + return; > > + > > + for (i = 0; i < (1 << order); i++) { > > + page_ext = lookup_page_ext(page + i); > > + > > + if (!page_ext->inited) { > > + /* > > + * The page was allocated before page_ext was > > + * initialized, so it is a kernel page and it needs to > > + * be tagged accordingly. > > + */ > > + set_bit(PAGE_EXT_XPFO_KERNEL, &page_ext->flags); > > + continue; > > + } > > + > > + /* > > + * Map the page back into the kernel if it was previously > > + * allocated to user space. > > + */ > > + if (test_and_clear_bit(PAGE_EXT_XPFO_UNMAPPED, > > + &page_ext->flags)) { > > + kaddr = (unsigned long)page_address(page + i); > > + set_kpte(page + i, kaddr, __pgprot(__PAGE_KERNEL)); > > Why not PAGE_KERNEL? > > > + } > > + } > > +} > > + > > +void xpfo_kmap(void *kaddr, struct page *page) > > +{ > > + struct page_ext *page_ext; > > + unsigned long flags; > > + > > + if (!static_branch_unlikely(&xpfo_inited)) > > + return; > > + > > + page_ext = lookup_page_ext(page); > > + > > + /* > > + * The page was allocated before page_ext was initialized (which means > > + * it's a kernel page) or it's allocated to the kernel, so nothing to > > + * do. > > + */ > > + if (!page_ext->inited || > > + test_bit(PAGE_EXT_XPFO_KERNEL, &page_ext->flags)) > > + return; > > + > > + spin_lock_irqsave(&page_ext->maplock, flags); > > + > > + /* > > + * The page was previously allocated to user space, so map it back > > + * into the kernel. No TLB flush required. > > + */ > > + if ((atomic_inc_return(&page_ext->mapcount) == 1) && > > + test_and_clear_bit(PAGE_EXT_XPFO_UNMAPPED, &page_ext->flags)) > > + set_kpte(page, (unsigned long)kaddr, __pgprot(__PAGE_KERNEL)); > > + > > + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&page_ext->maplock, flags); > > +} > > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(xpfo_kmap); > > + > > +void xpfo_kunmap(void *kaddr, struct page *page) > > +{ > > + struct page_ext *page_ext; > > + unsigned long flags; > > + > > + if (!static_branch_unlikely(&xpfo_inited)) > > + return; > > + > > + page_ext = lookup_page_ext(page); > > + > > + /* > > + * The page was allocated before page_ext was initialized (which means > > + * it's a kernel page) or it's allocated to the kernel, so nothing to > > + * do. > > + */ > > + if (!page_ext->inited || > > + test_bit(PAGE_EXT_XPFO_KERNEL, &page_ext->flags)) > > + return; > > + > > + spin_lock_irqsave(&page_ext->maplock, flags); > > + > > + /* > > + * The page is to be allocated back to user space, so unmap it from the > > + * kernel, flush the TLB and tag it as a user page. > > + */ > > + if (atomic_dec_return(&page_ext->mapcount) == 0) { > > + BUG_ON(test_bit(PAGE_EXT_XPFO_UNMAPPED, &page_ext->flags)); > > + set_bit(PAGE_EXT_XPFO_UNMAPPED, &page_ext->flags); > > + set_kpte(page, (unsigned long)kaddr, __pgprot(0)); > > + __flush_tlb_one((unsigned long)kaddr); > > Again __flush_tlb_one() is x86-specific. > flush_tlb_kernel_range() instead? > > Thanks, > -Takahiro AKASHI > > > + } > > + > > + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&page_ext->maplock, flags); > > +} > > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(xpfo_kunmap); > > + > > +inline bool xpfo_page_is_unmapped(struct page *page) > > +{ > > + if (!static_branch_unlikely(&xpfo_inited)) > > + return false; > > + > > + return test_bit(PAGE_EXT_XPFO_UNMAPPED, &lookup_page_ext(page)->flags); > > +} > > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(xpfo_page_is_unmapped); > > diff --git a/security/Kconfig b/security/Kconfig > > index 118f4549404e..4502e15c8419 100644 > > --- a/security/Kconfig > > +++ b/security/Kconfig > > @@ -6,6 +6,25 @@ menu "Security options" > > > > source security/keys/Kconfig > > > > +config ARCH_SUPPORTS_XPFO > > + bool > > + > > +config XPFO > > + bool "Enable eXclusive Page Frame Ownership (XPFO)" > > + default n > > + depends on ARCH_SUPPORTS_XPFO > > + select PAGE_EXTENSION > > + help > > + This option offers protection against 'ret2dir' kernel attacks. > > + When enabled, every time a page frame is allocated to user space, it > > + is unmapped from the direct mapped RAM region in kernel space > > + (physmap). Similarly, when a page frame is freed/reclaimed, it is > > + mapped back to physmap. > > + > > + There is a slight performance impact when this option is enabled. > > + > > + If in doubt, say "N". > > + > > config SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT > > bool "Restrict unprivileged access to the kernel syslog" > > default n > > -- > > 2.10.1 > > -- To unsubscribe, send a message with 'unsubscribe linux-mm' in the body to majordomo@kvack.org. For more info on Linux MM, see: http://www.linux-mm.org/ . Don't email: email@kvack.org From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Reply-To: kernel-hardening@lists.openwall.com Date: Fri, 9 Dec 2016 18:02:53 +0900 From: AKASHI Takahiro Message-ID: <20161209090251.GF23034@linaro.org> References: <20160914071901.8127-1-juerg.haefliger@hpe.com> <20161104144534.14790-1-juerg.haefliger@hpe.com> <20161104144534.14790-2-juerg.haefliger@hpe.com> <20161124105629.GA23034@linaro.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20161124105629.GA23034@linaro.org> Subject: [kernel-hardening] Re: [RFC PATCH v3 1/2] Add support for eXclusive Page Frame Ownership (XPFO) To: Juerg Haefliger , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-mm@kvack.org, kernel-hardening@lists.openwall.com, linux-x86_64@vger.kernel.org, vpk@cs.columbia.edu List-ID: On Thu, Nov 24, 2016 at 07:56:30PM +0900, AKASHI Takahiro wrote: > Hi, > > I'm trying to give it a spin on arm64, but ... In my experiment on hikey, the kernel boot failed, catching a page fault around cache operations, (a) __clean_dcache_area_pou() on 4KB-page kernel, (b) __inval_cache_range() on 64KB-page kernel, (See more details for backtrace below.) This is because, on arm64, cache operations are by VA (in particular, of direct/linear mapping of physical memory). So I think that naively unmapping a page from physmap in xpfo_kunmap() won't work well on arm64. -Takahiro AKASHI case (a) -------- Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address ffff800000cba000 pgd = ffff80003ba8c000 *pgd=0000000000000000 task: ffff80003be38000 task.stack: ffff80003be40000 PC is at __clean_dcache_area_pou+0x20/0x38 LR is at sync_icache_aliases+0x2c/0x40 ... Call trace: ... __clean_dcache_area_pou+0x20/0x38 __sync_icache_dcache+0x6c/0xa8 alloc_set_pte+0x33c/0x588 filemap_map_pages+0x3a8/0x3b8 handle_mm_fault+0x910/0x1080 do_page_fault+0x2b0/0x358 do_mem_abort+0x44/0xa0 el0_ia+0x18/0x1c case (b) -------- Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address ffff80002aed0000 pgd = ffff000008f40000 , *pud=000000003dfc0003 , *pmd=000000003dfa0003 , *pte=000000002aed0000 task: ffff800028711900 task.stack: ffff800029020000 PC is at __inval_cache_range+0x3c/0x60 LR is at __swiotlb_map_sg_attrs+0x6c/0x98 ... Call trace: ... __inval_cache_range+0x3c/0x60 dw_mci_pre_dma_transfer.isra.7+0xfc/0x190 dw_mci_pre_req+0x50/0x60 mmc_start_req+0x4c/0x420 mmc_blk_issue_rw_rq+0xb0/0x9b8 mmc_blk_issue_rq+0x154/0x518 mmc_queue_thread+0xac/0x158 kthread+0xd0/0xe8 ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20 > > On Fri, Nov 04, 2016 at 03:45:33PM +0100, Juerg Haefliger wrote: > > This patch adds support for XPFO which protects against 'ret2dir' kernel > > attacks. The basic idea is to enforce exclusive ownership of page frames > > by either the kernel or userspace, unless explicitly requested by the > > kernel. Whenever a page destined for userspace is allocated, it is > > unmapped from physmap (the kernel's page table). When such a page is > > reclaimed from userspace, it is mapped back to physmap. > > > > Additional fields in the page_ext struct are used for XPFO housekeeping. > > Specifically two flags to distinguish user vs. kernel pages and to tag > > unmapped pages and a reference counter to balance kmap/kunmap operations > > and a lock to serialize access to the XPFO fields. > > > > Known issues/limitations: > > - Only supports x86-64 (for now) > > - Only supports 4k pages (for now) > > - There are most likely some legitimate uses cases where the kernel needs > > to access userspace which need to be made XPFO-aware > > - Performance penalty > > > > Reference paper by the original patch authors: > > http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~vpk/papers/ret2dir.sec14.pdf > > > > Suggested-by: Vasileios P. Kemerlis > > Signed-off-by: Juerg Haefliger > > --- > > arch/x86/Kconfig | 3 +- > > arch/x86/mm/init.c | 2 +- > > drivers/ata/libata-sff.c | 4 +- > > include/linux/highmem.h | 15 +++- > > include/linux/page_ext.h | 7 ++ > > include/linux/xpfo.h | 39 +++++++++ > > lib/swiotlb.c | 3 +- > > mm/Makefile | 1 + > > mm/page_alloc.c | 2 + > > mm/page_ext.c | 4 + > > mm/xpfo.c | 206 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > security/Kconfig | 19 +++++ > > 12 files changed, 298 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) > > create mode 100644 include/linux/xpfo.h > > create mode 100644 mm/xpfo.c > > > > diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig > > index bada636d1065..38b334f8fde5 100644 > > --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig > > +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig > > @@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ config X86 > > select HAVE_STACK_VALIDATION if X86_64 > > select ARCH_USES_HIGH_VMA_FLAGS if X86_INTEL_MEMORY_PROTECTION_KEYS > > select ARCH_HAS_PKEYS if X86_INTEL_MEMORY_PROTECTION_KEYS > > + select ARCH_SUPPORTS_XPFO if X86_64 > > > > config INSTRUCTION_DECODER > > def_bool y > > @@ -1361,7 +1362,7 @@ config ARCH_DMA_ADDR_T_64BIT > > > > config X86_DIRECT_GBPAGES > > def_bool y > > - depends on X86_64 && !DEBUG_PAGEALLOC && !KMEMCHECK > > + depends on X86_64 && !DEBUG_PAGEALLOC && !KMEMCHECK && !XPFO > > ---help--- > > Certain kernel features effectively disable kernel > > linear 1 GB mappings (even if the CPU otherwise > > diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/init.c b/arch/x86/mm/init.c > > index 22af912d66d2..a6fafbae02bb 100644 > > --- a/arch/x86/mm/init.c > > +++ b/arch/x86/mm/init.c > > @@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ static int page_size_mask; > > > > static void __init probe_page_size_mask(void) > > { > > -#if !defined(CONFIG_KMEMCHECK) > > +#if !defined(CONFIG_KMEMCHECK) && !defined(CONFIG_XPFO) > > /* > > * For CONFIG_KMEMCHECK or pagealloc debugging, identity mapping will > > * use small pages. > > diff --git a/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c b/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c > > index 051b6158d1b7..58af734be25d 100644 > > --- a/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c > > +++ b/drivers/ata/libata-sff.c > > @@ -715,7 +715,7 @@ static void ata_pio_sector(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc) > > > > DPRINTK("data %s\n", qc->tf.flags & ATA_TFLAG_WRITE ? "write" : "read"); > > > > - if (PageHighMem(page)) { > > + if (PageHighMem(page) || xpfo_page_is_unmapped(page)) { > > unsigned long flags; > > > > /* FIXME: use a bounce buffer */ > > @@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ static int __atapi_pio_bytes(struct ata_queued_cmd *qc, unsigned int bytes) > > > > DPRINTK("data %s\n", qc->tf.flags & ATA_TFLAG_WRITE ? "write" : "read"); > > > > - if (PageHighMem(page)) { > > + if (PageHighMem(page) || xpfo_page_is_unmapped(page)) { > > unsigned long flags; > > > > /* FIXME: use bounce buffer */ > > diff --git a/include/linux/highmem.h b/include/linux/highmem.h > > index bb3f3297062a..7a17c166532f 100644 > > --- a/include/linux/highmem.h > > +++ b/include/linux/highmem.h > > @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ > > #include > > #include > > #include > > +#include > > > > #include > > > > @@ -55,24 +56,34 @@ static inline struct page *kmap_to_page(void *addr) > > #ifndef ARCH_HAS_KMAP > > static inline void *kmap(struct page *page) > > { > > + void *kaddr; > > + > > might_sleep(); > > - return page_address(page); > > + kaddr = page_address(page); > > + xpfo_kmap(kaddr, page); > > + return kaddr; > > } > > > > static inline void kunmap(struct page *page) > > { > > + xpfo_kunmap(page_address(page), page); > > } > > > > static inline void *kmap_atomic(struct page *page) > > { > > + void *kaddr; > > + > > preempt_disable(); > > pagefault_disable(); > > - return page_address(page); > > + kaddr = page_address(page); > > + xpfo_kmap(kaddr, page); > > + return kaddr; > > } > > #define kmap_atomic_prot(page, prot) kmap_atomic(page) > > > > static inline void __kunmap_atomic(void *addr) > > { > > + xpfo_kunmap(addr, virt_to_page(addr)); > > pagefault_enable(); > > preempt_enable(); > > } > > diff --git a/include/linux/page_ext.h b/include/linux/page_ext.h > > index 9298c393ddaa..0e451a42e5a3 100644 > > --- a/include/linux/page_ext.h > > +++ b/include/linux/page_ext.h > > @@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ enum page_ext_flags { > > PAGE_EXT_DEBUG_POISON, /* Page is poisoned */ > > PAGE_EXT_DEBUG_GUARD, > > PAGE_EXT_OWNER, > > + PAGE_EXT_XPFO_KERNEL, /* Page is a kernel page */ > > + PAGE_EXT_XPFO_UNMAPPED, /* Page is unmapped */ > > #if defined(CONFIG_IDLE_PAGE_TRACKING) && !defined(CONFIG_64BIT) > > PAGE_EXT_YOUNG, > > PAGE_EXT_IDLE, > > @@ -44,6 +46,11 @@ enum page_ext_flags { > > */ > > struct page_ext { > > unsigned long flags; > > +#ifdef CONFIG_XPFO > > + int inited; /* Map counter and lock initialized */ > > + atomic_t mapcount; /* Counter for balancing map/unmap requests */ > > + spinlock_t maplock; /* Lock to serialize map/unmap requests */ > > +#endif > > }; > > > > extern void pgdat_page_ext_init(struct pglist_data *pgdat); > > diff --git a/include/linux/xpfo.h b/include/linux/xpfo.h > > new file mode 100644 > > index 000000000000..77187578ca33 > > --- /dev/null > > +++ b/include/linux/xpfo.h > > @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ > > +/* > > + * Copyright (C) 2016 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development, L.P. > > + * Copyright (C) 2016 Brown University. All rights reserved. > > + * > > + * Authors: > > + * Juerg Haefliger > > + * Vasileios P. Kemerlis > > + * > > + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it > > + * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by > > + * the Free Software Foundation. > > + */ > > + > > +#ifndef _LINUX_XPFO_H > > +#define _LINUX_XPFO_H > > + > > +#ifdef CONFIG_XPFO > > + > > +extern struct page_ext_operations page_xpfo_ops; > > + > > +extern void xpfo_kmap(void *kaddr, struct page *page); > > +extern void xpfo_kunmap(void *kaddr, struct page *page); > > +extern void xpfo_alloc_page(struct page *page, int order, gfp_t gfp); > > +extern void xpfo_free_page(struct page *page, int order); > > + > > +extern bool xpfo_page_is_unmapped(struct page *page); > > + > > +#else /* !CONFIG_XPFO */ > > + > > +static inline void xpfo_kmap(void *kaddr, struct page *page) { } > > +static inline void xpfo_kunmap(void *kaddr, struct page *page) { } > > +static inline void xpfo_alloc_page(struct page *page, int order, gfp_t gfp) { } > > +static inline void xpfo_free_page(struct page *page, int order) { } > > + > > +static inline bool xpfo_page_is_unmapped(struct page *page) { return false; } > > + > > +#endif /* CONFIG_XPFO */ > > + > > +#endif /* _LINUX_XPFO_H */ > > diff --git a/lib/swiotlb.c b/lib/swiotlb.c > > index 22e13a0e19d7..455eff44604e 100644 > > --- a/lib/swiotlb.c > > +++ b/lib/swiotlb.c > > @@ -390,8 +390,9 @@ static void swiotlb_bounce(phys_addr_t orig_addr, phys_addr_t tlb_addr, > > { > > unsigned long pfn = PFN_DOWN(orig_addr); > > unsigned char *vaddr = phys_to_virt(tlb_addr); > > + struct page *page = pfn_to_page(pfn); > > > > - if (PageHighMem(pfn_to_page(pfn))) { > > + if (PageHighMem(page) || xpfo_page_is_unmapped(page)) { > > /* The buffer does not have a mapping. Map it in and copy */ > > unsigned int offset = orig_addr & ~PAGE_MASK; > > char *buffer; > > diff --git a/mm/Makefile b/mm/Makefile > > index 295bd7a9f76b..175680f516aa 100644 > > --- a/mm/Makefile > > +++ b/mm/Makefile > > @@ -100,3 +100,4 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_IDLE_PAGE_TRACKING) += page_idle.o > > obj-$(CONFIG_FRAME_VECTOR) += frame_vector.o > > obj-$(CONFIG_DEBUG_PAGE_REF) += debug_page_ref.o > > obj-$(CONFIG_HARDENED_USERCOPY) += usercopy.o > > +obj-$(CONFIG_XPFO) += xpfo.o > > diff --git a/mm/page_alloc.c b/mm/page_alloc.c > > index 8fd42aa7c4bd..100e80e008e2 100644 > > --- a/mm/page_alloc.c > > +++ b/mm/page_alloc.c > > @@ -1045,6 +1045,7 @@ static __always_inline bool free_pages_prepare(struct page *page, > > kernel_poison_pages(page, 1 << order, 0); > > kernel_map_pages(page, 1 << order, 0); > > kasan_free_pages(page, order); > > + xpfo_free_page(page, order); > > > > return true; > > } > > @@ -1745,6 +1746,7 @@ inline void post_alloc_hook(struct page *page, unsigned int order, > > kernel_map_pages(page, 1 << order, 1); > > kernel_poison_pages(page, 1 << order, 1); > > kasan_alloc_pages(page, order); > > + xpfo_alloc_page(page, order, gfp_flags); > > set_page_owner(page, order, gfp_flags); > > } > > > > diff --git a/mm/page_ext.c b/mm/page_ext.c > > index 121dcffc4ec1..ba6dbcacc2db 100644 > > --- a/mm/page_ext.c > > +++ b/mm/page_ext.c > > @@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ > > #include > > #include > > #include > > +#include > > > > /* > > * struct page extension > > @@ -68,6 +69,9 @@ static struct page_ext_operations *page_ext_ops[] = { > > #if defined(CONFIG_IDLE_PAGE_TRACKING) && !defined(CONFIG_64BIT) > > &page_idle_ops, > > #endif > > +#ifdef CONFIG_XPFO > > + &page_xpfo_ops, > > +#endif > > }; > > > > static unsigned long total_usage; > > diff --git a/mm/xpfo.c b/mm/xpfo.c > > new file mode 100644 > > index 000000000000..8e3a6a694b6a > > --- /dev/null > > +++ b/mm/xpfo.c > > @@ -0,0 +1,206 @@ > > +/* > > + * Copyright (C) 2016 Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development, L.P. > > + * Copyright (C) 2016 Brown University. All rights reserved. > > + * > > + * Authors: > > + * Juerg Haefliger > > + * Vasileios P. Kemerlis > > + * > > + * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it > > + * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as published by > > + * the Free Software Foundation. > > + */ > > + > > +#include > > +#include > > +#include > > +#include > > + > > +#include > > + > > +DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(xpfo_inited); > > + > > +static bool need_xpfo(void) > > +{ > > + return true; > > +} > > + > > +static void init_xpfo(void) > > +{ > > + printk(KERN_INFO "XPFO enabled\n"); > > + static_branch_enable(&xpfo_inited); > > +} > > + > > +struct page_ext_operations page_xpfo_ops = { > > + .need = need_xpfo, > > + .init = init_xpfo, > > +}; > > + > > +/* > > + * Update a single kernel page table entry > > + */ > > +static inline void set_kpte(struct page *page, unsigned long kaddr, > > + pgprot_t prot) { > > + unsigned int level; > > + pte_t *kpte = lookup_address(kaddr, &level); > > + > > + /* We only support 4k pages for now */ > > + BUG_ON(!kpte || level != PG_LEVEL_4K); > > + > > + set_pte_atomic(kpte, pfn_pte(page_to_pfn(page), canon_pgprot(prot))); > > +} > > As lookup_address() and set_pte_atomic() (and PG_LEVEL_4K), are arch-specific, > would it be better to put the whole definition into arch-specific part? > > > + > > +void xpfo_alloc_page(struct page *page, int order, gfp_t gfp) > > +{ > > + int i, flush_tlb = 0; > > + struct page_ext *page_ext; > > + unsigned long kaddr; > > + > > + if (!static_branch_unlikely(&xpfo_inited)) > > + return; > > + > > + for (i = 0; i < (1 << order); i++) { > > + page_ext = lookup_page_ext(page + i); > > + > > + BUG_ON(test_bit(PAGE_EXT_XPFO_UNMAPPED, &page_ext->flags)); > > + > > + /* Initialize the map lock and map counter */ > > + if (!page_ext->inited) { > > + spin_lock_init(&page_ext->maplock); > > + atomic_set(&page_ext->mapcount, 0); > > + page_ext->inited = 1; > > + } > > + BUG_ON(atomic_read(&page_ext->mapcount)); > > + > > + if ((gfp & GFP_HIGHUSER) == GFP_HIGHUSER) { > > + /* > > + * Flush the TLB if the page was previously allocated > > + * to the kernel. > > + */ > > + if (test_and_clear_bit(PAGE_EXT_XPFO_KERNEL, > > + &page_ext->flags)) > > + flush_tlb = 1; > > + } else { > > + /* Tag the page as a kernel page */ > > + set_bit(PAGE_EXT_XPFO_KERNEL, &page_ext->flags); > > + } > > + } > > + > > + if (flush_tlb) { > > + kaddr = (unsigned long)page_address(page); > > + flush_tlb_kernel_range(kaddr, kaddr + (1 << order) * > > + PAGE_SIZE); > > + } > > +} > > + > > +void xpfo_free_page(struct page *page, int order) > > +{ > > + int i; > > + struct page_ext *page_ext; > > + unsigned long kaddr; > > + > > + if (!static_branch_unlikely(&xpfo_inited)) > > + return; > > + > > + for (i = 0; i < (1 << order); i++) { > > + page_ext = lookup_page_ext(page + i); > > + > > + if (!page_ext->inited) { > > + /* > > + * The page was allocated before page_ext was > > + * initialized, so it is a kernel page and it needs to > > + * be tagged accordingly. > > + */ > > + set_bit(PAGE_EXT_XPFO_KERNEL, &page_ext->flags); > > + continue; > > + } > > + > > + /* > > + * Map the page back into the kernel if it was previously > > + * allocated to user space. > > + */ > > + if (test_and_clear_bit(PAGE_EXT_XPFO_UNMAPPED, > > + &page_ext->flags)) { > > + kaddr = (unsigned long)page_address(page + i); > > + set_kpte(page + i, kaddr, __pgprot(__PAGE_KERNEL)); > > Why not PAGE_KERNEL? > > > + } > > + } > > +} > > + > > +void xpfo_kmap(void *kaddr, struct page *page) > > +{ > > + struct page_ext *page_ext; > > + unsigned long flags; > > + > > + if (!static_branch_unlikely(&xpfo_inited)) > > + return; > > + > > + page_ext = lookup_page_ext(page); > > + > > + /* > > + * The page was allocated before page_ext was initialized (which means > > + * it's a kernel page) or it's allocated to the kernel, so nothing to > > + * do. > > + */ > > + if (!page_ext->inited || > > + test_bit(PAGE_EXT_XPFO_KERNEL, &page_ext->flags)) > > + return; > > + > > + spin_lock_irqsave(&page_ext->maplock, flags); > > + > > + /* > > + * The page was previously allocated to user space, so map it back > > + * into the kernel. No TLB flush required. > > + */ > > + if ((atomic_inc_return(&page_ext->mapcount) == 1) && > > + test_and_clear_bit(PAGE_EXT_XPFO_UNMAPPED, &page_ext->flags)) > > + set_kpte(page, (unsigned long)kaddr, __pgprot(__PAGE_KERNEL)); > > + > > + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&page_ext->maplock, flags); > > +} > > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(xpfo_kmap); > > + > > +void xpfo_kunmap(void *kaddr, struct page *page) > > +{ > > + struct page_ext *page_ext; > > + unsigned long flags; > > + > > + if (!static_branch_unlikely(&xpfo_inited)) > > + return; > > + > > + page_ext = lookup_page_ext(page); > > + > > + /* > > + * The page was allocated before page_ext was initialized (which means > > + * it's a kernel page) or it's allocated to the kernel, so nothing to > > + * do. > > + */ > > + if (!page_ext->inited || > > + test_bit(PAGE_EXT_XPFO_KERNEL, &page_ext->flags)) > > + return; > > + > > + spin_lock_irqsave(&page_ext->maplock, flags); > > + > > + /* > > + * The page is to be allocated back to user space, so unmap it from the > > + * kernel, flush the TLB and tag it as a user page. > > + */ > > + if (atomic_dec_return(&page_ext->mapcount) == 0) { > > + BUG_ON(test_bit(PAGE_EXT_XPFO_UNMAPPED, &page_ext->flags)); > > + set_bit(PAGE_EXT_XPFO_UNMAPPED, &page_ext->flags); > > + set_kpte(page, (unsigned long)kaddr, __pgprot(0)); > > + __flush_tlb_one((unsigned long)kaddr); > > Again __flush_tlb_one() is x86-specific. > flush_tlb_kernel_range() instead? > > Thanks, > -Takahiro AKASHI > > > + } > > + > > + spin_unlock_irqrestore(&page_ext->maplock, flags); > > +} > > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(xpfo_kunmap); > > + > > +inline bool xpfo_page_is_unmapped(struct page *page) > > +{ > > + if (!static_branch_unlikely(&xpfo_inited)) > > + return false; > > + > > + return test_bit(PAGE_EXT_XPFO_UNMAPPED, &lookup_page_ext(page)->flags); > > +} > > +EXPORT_SYMBOL(xpfo_page_is_unmapped); > > diff --git a/security/Kconfig b/security/Kconfig > > index 118f4549404e..4502e15c8419 100644 > > --- a/security/Kconfig > > +++ b/security/Kconfig > > @@ -6,6 +6,25 @@ menu "Security options" > > > > source security/keys/Kconfig > > > > +config ARCH_SUPPORTS_XPFO > > + bool > > + > > +config XPFO > > + bool "Enable eXclusive Page Frame Ownership (XPFO)" > > + default n > > + depends on ARCH_SUPPORTS_XPFO > > + select PAGE_EXTENSION > > + help > > + This option offers protection against 'ret2dir' kernel attacks. > > + When enabled, every time a page frame is allocated to user space, it > > + is unmapped from the direct mapped RAM region in kernel space > > + (physmap). Similarly, when a page frame is freed/reclaimed, it is > > + mapped back to physmap. > > + > > + There is a slight performance impact when this option is enabled. > > + > > + If in doubt, say "N". > > + > > config SECURITY_DMESG_RESTRICT > > bool "Restrict unprivileged access to the kernel syslog" > > default n > > -- > > 2.10.1 > >