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* Re: [PATCH] Convert filldir[64]() from __put_user() to unsafe_put_user()
@ 2019-10-06 22:20 Guenter Roeck
  2019-10-06 23:06 ` Linus Torvalds
                   ` (2 more replies)
  0 siblings, 3 replies; 75+ messages in thread
From: Guenter Roeck @ 2019-10-06 22:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Linus Torvalds; +Cc: linux-kernel, Alexander Viro, linux-fsdevel

On Sat, May 21, 2016 at 09:59:07PM -0700, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> We really should avoid the "__{get,put}_user()" functions entirely,
> because they can easily be mis-used and the original intent of being
> used for simple direct user accesses no longer holds in a post-SMAP/PAN
> world.
> 
> Manually optimizing away the user access range check makes no sense any
> more, when the range check is generally much cheaper than the "enable
> user accesses" code that the __{get,put}_user() functions still need.
> 
> So instead of __put_user(), use the unsafe_put_user() interface with
> user_access_{begin,end}() that really does generate better code these
> days, and which is generally a nicer interface.  Under some loads, the
> multiple user writes that filldir() does are actually quite noticeable.
> 
> This also makes the dirent name copy use unsafe_put_user() with a couple
> of macros.  We do not want to make function calls with SMAP/PAN
> disabled, and the code this generates is quite good when the
> architecture uses "asm goto" for unsafe_put_user() like x86 does.
> 
> Note that this doesn't bother with the legacy cases.  Nobody should use
> them anyway, so performance doesn't really matter there.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

Linus,

this patch causes all my sparc64 emulations to stall during boot. It causes
all alpha emulations to crash with [1a] and [1b] when booting from a virtual
disk, and one of the xtensa emulations to crash with [2].

Reverting this patch fixes the problem.

Guenter

---
[1a]

Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 0000000000000004
rcS(47): Oops -1
pc = [<0000000000000004>]  ra = [<fffffc00004512e4>]  ps = 0000    Not tainted
pc is at 0x4
ra is at filldir64+0x64/0x320
v0 = 0000000000000000  t0 = 0000000000000000  t1 = 0000000120117e8b
t2 = 646e617275303253  t3 = 646e617275300000  t4 = 0000000000007fe8
t5 = 0000000120117e78  t6 = 0000000000000000  t7 = fffffc0007ec8000
s0 = fffffc0007dbca56  s1 = 000000000000000a  s2 = 0000000000000020
s3 = fffffc0007ecbec8  s4 = 0000000000000008  s5 = 0000000000000021
s6 = 1cd2631fe897bf5a
a0 = fffffc0007dbca56  a1 = 2f2f2f2f2f2f2f2f  a2 = 000000000000000a
a3 = 1cd2631fe897bf5a  a4 = 0000000000000021  a5 = 0000000000000008
t8 = 0000000000000020  t9 = 0000000000000000  t10= fffffc0007dbca60
t11= 0000000000000001  pv = fffffc0000b9a810  at = 0000000000000001
gp = fffffc0000f03930  sp = (____ptrval____)
Disabling lock debugging due to kernel taint
Trace:
[<fffffc00004e7a08>] call_filldir+0xe8/0x1b0
[<fffffc00004e8684>] ext4_readdir+0x924/0xa70
[<fffffc0000ba3088>] _raw_spin_unlock+0x18/0x30
[<fffffc00003f751c>] __handle_mm_fault+0x9fc/0xc30
[<fffffc0000450c68>] iterate_dir+0x198/0x240
[<fffffc0000450b2c>] iterate_dir+0x5c/0x240
[<fffffc00004518b8>] ksys_getdents64+0xa8/0x160
[<fffffc0000451990>] sys_getdents64+0x20/0x40
[<fffffc0000451280>] filldir64+0x0/0x320
[<fffffc0000311634>] entSys+0xa4/0xc0

---
[1b]

Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 0000000000000004
reboot(50): Oops -1
pc = [<0000000000000004>]  ra = [<fffffc00004512e4>]  ps = 0000    Tainted: G      D
pc is at 0x4
ra is at filldir64+0x64/0x320
v0 = 0000000000000000  t0 = 0000000067736d6b  t1 = 000000012011445b
t2 = 0000000000000000  t3 = 0000000000000000  t4 = 0000000000007ef8
t5 = 0000000120114448  t6 = 0000000000000000  t7 = fffffc0007eec000
s0 = fffffc000792b5c3  s1 = 0000000000000004  s2 = 0000000000000018
s3 = fffffc0007eefec8  s4 = 0000000000000008  s5 = 00000000f00000a3
s6 = 000000000000000b
a0 = fffffc000792b5c3  a1 = 2f2f2f2f2f2f2f2f  a2 = 0000000000000004
a3 = 000000000000000b  a4 = 00000000f00000a3  a5 = 0000000000000008
t8 = 0000000000000018  t9 = 0000000000000000  t10= 0000000022e1d02a
t11= 000000011f8fd3b8  pv = fffffc0000b9a810  at = 0000000022e1ccf8
gp = fffffc0000f03930  sp = (____ptrval____)
Trace:
[<fffffc00004ccba0>] proc_readdir_de+0x170/0x300
[<fffffc0000451280>] filldir64+0x0/0x320
[<fffffc00004c565c>] proc_root_readdir+0x3c/0x80
[<fffffc0000450c68>] iterate_dir+0x198/0x240
[<fffffc00004518b8>] ksys_getdents64+0xa8/0x160
[<fffffc0000451990>] sys_getdents64+0x20/0x40
[<fffffc0000451280>] filldir64+0x0/0x320
[<fffffc0000311634>] entSys+0xa4/0xc0

---
[2]

Unable to handle kernel paging request at virtual address 0000000000000004
reboot(50): Oops -1
pc = [<0000000000000004>]  ra = [<fffffc00004512e4>]  ps = 0000    Tainted: G      D
pc is at 0x4
ra is at filldir64+0x64/0x320
v0 = 0000000000000000  t0 = 0000000067736d6b  t1 = 000000012011445b
t2 = 0000000000000000  t3 = 0000000000000000  t4 = 0000000000007ef8
t5 = 0000000120114448  t6 = 0000000000000000  t7 = fffffc0007eec000
s0 = fffffc000792b5c3  s1 = 0000000000000004  s2 = 0000000000000018
s3 = fffffc0007eefec8  s4 = 0000000000000008  s5 = 00000000f00000a3
s6 = 000000000000000b
a0 = fffffc000792b5c3  a1 = 2f2f2f2f2f2f2f2f  a2 = 0000000000000004
a3 = 000000000000000b  a4 = 00000000f00000a3  a5 = 0000000000000008
t8 = 0000000000000018  t9 = 0000000000000000  t10= 0000000022e1d02a
t11= 000000011fd6f3b8  pv = fffffc0000b9a810  at = 0000000022e1ccf8
gp = fffffc0000f03930  sp = (____ptrval____)
Trace:
[<fffffc00004ccba0>] proc_readdir_de+0x170/0x300
[<fffffc0000451280>] filldir64+0x0/0x320
[<fffffc00004c565c>] proc_root_readdir+0x3c/0x80
[<fffffc0000450c68>] iterate_dir+0x198/0x240
[<fffffc00004518b8>] ksys_getdents64+0xa8/0x160
[<fffffc0000451990>] sys_getdents64+0x20/0x40
[<fffffc0000451280>] filldir64+0x0/0x320
[<fffffc0000311634>] entSys+0xa4/0xc0

Code:
 00000000
 00063301
 000007a3
 00001111
 00003f64

Segmentation fault


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2019-10-06 22:20 [PATCH] Convert filldir[64]() from __put_user() to unsafe_put_user() Guenter Roeck
2019-10-06 23:06 ` Linus Torvalds
2019-10-06 23:35   ` Linus Torvalds
2019-10-07  0:04     ` Guenter Roeck
2019-10-07  1:17       ` Linus Torvalds
2019-10-07  1:24         ` Al Viro
2019-10-07  2:06           ` Linus Torvalds
2019-10-07  2:50             ` Al Viro
2019-10-07  3:11               ` Linus Torvalds
2019-10-07 15:40                 ` David Laight
2019-10-07 18:11                   ` Linus Torvalds
2019-10-08  9:58                     ` David Laight
2019-10-07 17:34                 ` Al Viro
2019-10-07 18:13                   ` Linus Torvalds
2019-10-07 18:22                     ` Al Viro
2019-10-07 18:26                 ` Linus Torvalds
2019-10-07 18:36                   ` Tony Luck
2019-10-07 19:08                     ` Linus Torvalds
2019-10-07 19:49                       ` Tony Luck
2019-10-07 20:04                         ` Linus Torvalds
2019-10-08  3:29                   ` Al Viro
2019-10-08  4:09                     ` Linus Torvalds
2019-10-08  4:14                       ` Linus Torvalds
2019-10-08  5:02                         ` Al Viro
2019-10-08  4:24                       ` Linus Torvalds
2019-10-10 19:55                         ` Al Viro
2019-10-10 22:12                           ` Linus Torvalds
2019-10-11  0:11                             ` Al Viro
2019-10-11  0:31                               ` Linus Torvalds
2019-10-13 18:13                                 ` Al Viro
2019-10-13 18:43                                   ` Linus Torvalds
2019-10-13 19:10                                     ` Al Viro
2019-10-13 19:22                                       ` Linus Torvalds
2019-10-13 19:59                                         ` Al Viro
2019-10-13 20:20                                           ` Linus Torvalds
2019-10-15  3:46                                             ` Michael Ellerman
2019-10-15 18:08                                           ` Al Viro
2019-10-15 19:00                                             ` Linus Torvalds
2019-10-15 19:40                                               ` Al Viro
2019-10-15 20:18                                                 ` Al Viro
2019-10-16 12:12                                             ` [RFC] change of calling conventions for arch_futex_atomic_op_inuser() Al Viro
2019-10-16 12:24                                               ` Thomas Gleixner
2019-10-16 20:25                                         ` [PATCH] Convert filldir[64]() from __put_user() to unsafe_put_user() Al Viro
2019-10-17 19:36                                           ` [RFC][PATCHES] drivers/scsi/sg.c uaccess cleanups/fixes Al Viro
2019-10-17 19:39                                             ` [RFC PATCH 1/8] sg_ioctl(): fix copyout handling Al Viro
2019-10-17 19:39                                               ` [RFC PATCH 2/8] sg_new_write(): replace access_ok() + __copy_from_user() with copy_from_user() Al Viro
2019-10-17 19:39                                               ` [RFC PATCH 3/8] sg_write(): __get_user() can fail Al Viro
2019-10-17 19:39                                               ` [RFC PATCH 4/8] sg_read(): simplify reading ->pack_id of userland sg_io_hdr_t Al Viro
2019-10-17 19:39                                               ` [RFC PATCH 5/8] sg_new_write(): don't bother with access_ok Al Viro
2019-10-17 19:39                                               ` [RFC PATCH 6/8] sg_read(): get rid of access_ok()/__copy_..._user() Al Viro
2019-10-17 19:39                                               ` [RFC PATCH 7/8] sg_write(): get rid of access_ok()/__copy_from_user()/__get_user() Al Viro
2019-10-17 19:39                                               ` [RFC PATCH 8/8] SG_IO: get rid of access_ok() Al Viro
2019-10-17 21:44                                             ` [RFC][PATCHES] drivers/scsi/sg.c uaccess cleanups/fixes Douglas Gilbert
2019-11-05  4:54                                             ` Martin K. Petersen
2019-11-05  5:25                                               ` Al Viro
2019-11-06  4:29                                                 ` Martin K. Petersen
2019-10-18  0:27                                           ` [RFC] csum_and_copy_from_user() semantics Al Viro
2019-10-25 14:01                                       ` [PATCH] Convert filldir[64]() from __put_user() to unsafe_put_user() Thomas Gleixner
2019-10-08  4:57                       ` Al Viro
2019-10-08 13:14                         ` Greg KH
2019-10-08 15:29                           ` Al Viro
2019-10-08 15:38                             ` Greg KH
2019-10-08 17:06                               ` Al Viro
2019-10-08 19:58                   ` Al Viro
2019-10-08 20:16                     ` Al Viro
2019-10-08 20:34                     ` Al Viro
2019-10-07  2:30         ` Guenter Roeck
2019-10-07  3:12           ` Linus Torvalds
2019-10-07  0:23   ` Guenter Roeck
2019-10-07  4:04 ` Max Filippov
2019-10-07 12:16   ` Guenter Roeck
2019-10-07 19:21 ` Linus Torvalds
2019-10-07 20:29   ` Guenter Roeck
2019-10-07 23:27   ` Guenter Roeck
2019-10-08  6:28     ` Geert Uytterhoeven

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