tree: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git master head: 53e99dcff61e1523ec1c3628b2d564ba15d32eb7 commit: 0df8bdd5e3b3e557ce2c2575fce0c64c5dd1045a stackleak: move stack_erasing sysctl to stackleak.c date: 8 months ago config: x86_64-randconfig-s023-20220905 compiler: gcc-11 (Debian 11.3.0-5) 11.3.0 reproduce: # apt-get install sparse # sparse version: v0.6.4-39-gce1a6720-dirty # https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=0df8bdd5e3b3e557ce2c2575fce0c64c5dd1045a git remote add linus https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git git fetch --no-tags linus master git checkout 0df8bdd5e3b3e557ce2c2575fce0c64c5dd1045a # save the config file mkdir build_dir && cp config build_dir/.config make W=1 C=1 CF='-fdiagnostic-prefix -D__CHECK_ENDIAN__' O=build_dir ARCH=x86_64 SHELL=/bin/bash If you fix the issue, kindly add following tag where applicable Reported-by: kernel test robot sparse warnings: (new ones prefixed by >>) >> kernel/stackleak.c:33:50: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in argument 3 (different address spaces) @@ expected void * @@ got void [noderef] __user *buffer @@ kernel/stackleak.c:33:50: sparse: expected void * kernel/stackleak.c:33:50: sparse: got void [noderef] __user *buffer >> kernel/stackleak.c:53:35: sparse: sparse: incorrect type in initializer (incompatible argument 3 (different address spaces)) @@ expected int ( [usertype] *proc_handler )( ... ) @@ got int ( * )( ... ) @@ kernel/stackleak.c:53:35: sparse: expected int ( [usertype] *proc_handler )( ... ) kernel/stackleak.c:53:35: sparse: got int ( * )( ... ) vim +33 kernel/stackleak.c 964c9dff009189 Alexander Popov 2018-08-17 22 0df8bdd5e3b3e5 Xiaoming Ni 2022-01-21 23 #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL 0df8bdd5e3b3e5 Xiaoming Ni 2022-01-21 24 static int stack_erasing_sysctl(struct ctl_table *table, int write, 0df8bdd5e3b3e5 Xiaoming Ni 2022-01-21 25 void __user *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos) 964c9dff009189 Alexander Popov 2018-08-17 26 { 964c9dff009189 Alexander Popov 2018-08-17 27 int ret = 0; 964c9dff009189 Alexander Popov 2018-08-17 28 int state = !static_branch_unlikely(&stack_erasing_bypass); 964c9dff009189 Alexander Popov 2018-08-17 29 int prev_state = state; 964c9dff009189 Alexander Popov 2018-08-17 30 964c9dff009189 Alexander Popov 2018-08-17 31 table->data = &state; 964c9dff009189 Alexander Popov 2018-08-17 32 table->maxlen = sizeof(int); 964c9dff009189 Alexander Popov 2018-08-17 @33 ret = proc_dointvec_minmax(table, write, buffer, lenp, ppos); 964c9dff009189 Alexander Popov 2018-08-17 34 state = !!state; 964c9dff009189 Alexander Popov 2018-08-17 35 if (ret || !write || state == prev_state) 964c9dff009189 Alexander Popov 2018-08-17 36 return ret; 964c9dff009189 Alexander Popov 2018-08-17 37 964c9dff009189 Alexander Popov 2018-08-17 38 if (state) 964c9dff009189 Alexander Popov 2018-08-17 39 static_branch_disable(&stack_erasing_bypass); 964c9dff009189 Alexander Popov 2018-08-17 40 else 964c9dff009189 Alexander Popov 2018-08-17 41 static_branch_enable(&stack_erasing_bypass); 964c9dff009189 Alexander Popov 2018-08-17 42 964c9dff009189 Alexander Popov 2018-08-17 43 pr_warn("stackleak: kernel stack erasing is %s\n", 964c9dff009189 Alexander Popov 2018-08-17 44 state ? "enabled" : "disabled"); 964c9dff009189 Alexander Popov 2018-08-17 45 return ret; 964c9dff009189 Alexander Popov 2018-08-17 46 } 0df8bdd5e3b3e5 Xiaoming Ni 2022-01-21 47 static struct ctl_table stackleak_sysctls[] = { 0df8bdd5e3b3e5 Xiaoming Ni 2022-01-21 48 { 0df8bdd5e3b3e5 Xiaoming Ni 2022-01-21 49 .procname = "stack_erasing", 0df8bdd5e3b3e5 Xiaoming Ni 2022-01-21 50 .data = NULL, 0df8bdd5e3b3e5 Xiaoming Ni 2022-01-21 51 .maxlen = sizeof(int), 0df8bdd5e3b3e5 Xiaoming Ni 2022-01-21 52 .mode = 0600, 0df8bdd5e3b3e5 Xiaoming Ni 2022-01-21 @53 .proc_handler = stack_erasing_sysctl, 0df8bdd5e3b3e5 Xiaoming Ni 2022-01-21 54 .extra1 = SYSCTL_ZERO, 0df8bdd5e3b3e5 Xiaoming Ni 2022-01-21 55 .extra2 = SYSCTL_ONE, 0df8bdd5e3b3e5 Xiaoming Ni 2022-01-21 56 }, 0df8bdd5e3b3e5 Xiaoming Ni 2022-01-21 57 {} 0df8bdd5e3b3e5 Xiaoming Ni 2022-01-21 58 }; 0df8bdd5e3b3e5 Xiaoming Ni 2022-01-21 59 :::::: The code at line 33 was first introduced by commit :::::: 964c9dff0091893a9a74a88edf984c6da0b779f7 stackleak: Allow runtime disabling of kernel stack erasing :::::: TO: Alexander Popov :::::: CC: Kees Cook -- 0-DAY CI Kernel Test Service https://01.org/lkp