From: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
To: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>,
Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>,
Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@google.com>, X86 ML <x86@kernel.org>,
Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>,
Nathan Chancellor <nathan@kernel.org>,
Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@google.com>,
Sedat Dilek <sedat.dilek@gmail.com>,
Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>,
linux-hardening@vger.kernel.org,
Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
llvm@lists.linux.dev
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 00/15] x86: Add support for Clang CFI
Date: Tue, 2 Nov 2021 10:26:29 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <202111021023.0E5188EC60@keescook> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20211028202905.GO174703@worktop.programming.kicks-ass.net>
On Thu, Oct 28, 2021 at 10:29:05PM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> Now, since code (on x86) is variable length, there are no spare bits in
> the code address, but since static_call_key is aligned, we have spare
> bits. It is those bits we use to encode TAIL (Bit0) and INIT (Bit1).
>
> If INIT, the address points to an __init section and we shouldn't try
> and touch if after those have been freed or bad stuff happens.
>
> If TAIL, it's a tail-call and we get to write a jump instruction instead
> of a call instruction.
I think this is the part that I was missing: the information is about
the _address_, but it's stored in the _key_'s low bits (regardless of
the key's actual/masked key pointer).
> [...]
> Hope that clarifies things, instead of making it worse :-)
It does help, yes, thanks! I will need to read it again and go follow
along in the code, but yes, that helps explain it.
--
Kees Cook
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-11-02 17:26 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 117+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-10-13 18:16 [PATCH v5 00/15] x86: Add support for Clang CFI Sami Tolvanen
2021-10-13 18:16 ` [PATCH v5 01/15] objtool: Add CONFIG_CFI_CLANG support Sami Tolvanen
2021-10-13 18:59 ` Kees Cook
2021-10-14 0:44 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2021-10-14 10:22 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-10-14 19:20 ` Sami Tolvanen
2021-10-13 18:16 ` [PATCH v5 02/15] objtool: Add ASM_STACK_FRAME_NON_STANDARD Sami Tolvanen
2021-10-13 18:59 ` Kees Cook
2021-10-13 18:16 ` [PATCH v5 03/15] linkage: Add DECLARE_NOT_CALLED_FROM_C Sami Tolvanen
2021-10-13 19:00 ` Kees Cook
2021-10-15 2:51 ` Andy Lutomirski
2021-10-15 15:35 ` Sami Tolvanen
2021-10-15 15:55 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-15 16:22 ` Andy Lutomirski
2021-10-15 16:47 ` Sami Tolvanen
2021-10-15 17:34 ` Andy Lutomirski
2021-10-15 17:57 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-15 18:42 ` Sami Tolvanen
2021-10-15 19:35 ` Andy Lutomirski
2021-10-15 20:37 ` Sami Tolvanen
2021-10-16 21:12 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2021-10-18 17:08 ` Sami Tolvanen
2021-10-15 22:17 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-16 21:16 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2021-10-13 18:16 ` [PATCH v5 04/15] cfi: Add DEFINE_CFI_IMMEDIATE_RETURN_STUB Sami Tolvanen
2021-10-13 19:02 ` Kees Cook
2021-10-13 18:16 ` [PATCH v5 05/15] tracepoint: Exclude tp_stub_func from CFI checking Sami Tolvanen
2021-10-13 19:03 ` Kees Cook
2021-10-13 19:20 ` Steven Rostedt
2021-10-13 18:16 ` [PATCH v5 06/15] ftrace: Use an opaque type for functions not callable from C Sami Tolvanen
2021-10-13 19:04 ` Kees Cook
2021-10-13 19:20 ` Steven Rostedt
2021-10-13 18:16 ` [PATCH v5 07/15] lkdtm: Disable UNSET_SMEP with CFI Sami Tolvanen
2021-10-13 18:16 ` [PATCH v5 08/15] lkdtm: Use an opaque type for lkdtm_rodata_do_nothing Sami Tolvanen
2021-10-13 18:16 ` [PATCH v5 09/15] x86: Use an opaque type for functions not callable from C Sami Tolvanen
2021-10-14 11:21 ` Borislav Petkov
2021-10-14 16:07 ` Kees Cook
2021-10-14 17:31 ` Borislav Petkov
2021-10-14 18:24 ` Sami Tolvanen
2021-10-14 19:00 ` Nick Desaulniers
2021-10-14 18:47 ` Kees Cook
2021-10-14 18:52 ` Steven Rostedt
2021-10-14 19:06 ` Josh Poimboeuf
2021-10-13 18:16 ` [PATCH v5 10/15] x86/purgatory: Disable CFI Sami Tolvanen
2021-10-13 19:05 ` Kees Cook
2021-10-13 18:16 ` [PATCH v5 11/15] x86, relocs: Ignore __typeid__ relocations Sami Tolvanen
2021-10-13 18:16 ` [PATCH v5 12/15] x86, module: " Sami Tolvanen
2021-10-13 18:55 ` Kees Cook
2021-10-13 18:16 ` [PATCH v5 13/15] x86, cpu: Use LTO for cpu.c with CFI Sami Tolvanen
2021-10-13 18:16 ` [PATCH v5 14/15] x86, kprobes: Fix optprobe_template_func type mismatch Sami Tolvanen
2021-10-13 18:16 ` [PATCH v5 15/15] x86, build: Allow CONFIG_CFI_CLANG to be selected Sami Tolvanen
2021-10-13 18:56 ` Kees Cook
2021-10-13 19:07 ` [PATCH v5 00/15] x86: Add support for Clang CFI Kees Cook
2021-10-19 10:06 ` Alexander Lobakin
2021-10-19 15:40 ` Sami Tolvanen
2021-10-21 10:27 ` Alexander Lobakin
2021-10-26 20:16 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-10-27 10:02 ` David Laight
2021-10-27 10:17 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-10-27 12:05 ` Mark Rutland
2021-10-27 12:22 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2021-10-27 12:48 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-10-27 13:04 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-10-27 13:30 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2021-10-27 14:03 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-10-27 14:18 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2021-10-27 14:36 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-10-27 15:50 ` Sami Tolvanen
2021-10-27 15:55 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2021-10-29 20:03 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-10-30 7:47 ` [PATCH] static_call,x86: Robustify trampoline patching Peter Zijlstra
2021-10-30 8:16 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-11-02 17:35 ` Kees Cook
2021-11-02 18:15 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-11-15 13:09 ` Rasmus Villemoes
2021-10-30 17:19 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2021-10-30 18:02 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-10-30 18:55 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2021-10-31 16:24 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2021-10-31 16:39 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-10-31 16:44 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2021-10-31 20:09 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-10-31 20:21 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2021-10-31 20:44 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-10-31 23:36 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2021-11-01 9:01 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-11-01 9:36 ` David Laight
2021-11-01 14:14 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2021-11-02 12:57 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-11-02 15:15 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-11-02 17:44 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2021-11-02 18:14 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-11-02 18:17 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-11-02 18:18 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2021-11-02 21:48 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-11-02 18:10 ` Kees Cook
2021-11-02 21:02 ` Andy Lutomirski
2021-11-02 23:13 ` Kees Cook
2021-11-03 0:20 ` Andy Lutomirski
2021-11-03 8:35 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-11-03 10:01 ` David Laight
2021-11-03 19:32 ` Andy Lutomirski
2021-11-02 21:19 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-11-11 12:15 ` [tip: locking/urgent] " tip-bot2 for Peter Zijlstra
2021-10-30 19:07 ` [PATCH v5 00/15] x86: Add support for Clang CFI Sami Tolvanen
2021-10-27 17:11 ` Kees Cook
2021-10-27 21:21 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-10-27 22:27 ` Kees Cook
2021-10-28 11:09 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-10-28 17:12 ` Kees Cook
2021-10-28 20:29 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-11-02 17:26 ` Kees Cook [this message]
2021-11-01 4:13 ` Andy Lutomirski
2021-10-27 12:46 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-10-27 12:55 ` David Laight
2021-10-27 13:17 ` Mark Rutland
2021-10-27 21:31 ` David Laight
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