[PATCH v9] mm,kfence: decouple kfence from page granularity mapping judgement

Zhenhua Huang quic_zhenhuah at quicinc.com
Thu Mar 16 03:36:19 PDT 2023



On 2023/3/16 18:06, Marco Elver wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 16, 2023 at 04:50PM +0800, Zhenhua Huang wrote:
>> Kfence only needs its pool to be mapped as page granularity, if it is
>> inited early. Previous judgement was a bit over protected. From [1], Mark
>> suggested to "just map the KFENCE region a page granularity". So I
>> decouple it from judgement and do page granularity mapping for kfence
>> pool only. Need to be noticed that late init of kfence pool still requires
>> page granularity mapping.
>>
>> Page granularity mapping in theory cost more(2M per 1GB) memory on arm64
>> platform. Like what I've tested on QEMU(emulated 1GB RAM) with
>> gki_defconfig, also turning off rodata protection:
>> Before:
>> [root at liebao ]# cat /proc/meminfo
>> MemTotal:         999484 kB
>> After:
>> [root at liebao ]# cat /proc/meminfo
>> MemTotal:        1001480 kB
>>
>> To implement this, also relocate the kfence pool allocation before the
>> linear mapping setting up, arm64_kfence_alloc_pool is to allocate phys
>> addr, __kfence_pool is to be set after linear mapping set up.
>>
>> LINK: [1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-arm-kernel/Y+IsdrvDNILA59UN@FVFF77S0Q05N/
>> Suggested-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland at arm.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Zhenhua Huang <quic_zhenhuah at quicinc.com>
>> ---
>>   arch/arm64/include/asm/kfence.h | 16 +++++++++++
>>   arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c             | 59 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>   arch/arm64/mm/pageattr.c        |  9 +++++--
>>   include/linux/kfence.h          |  1 +
>>   mm/kfence/core.c                |  4 +++
>>   5 files changed, 87 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kfence.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kfence.h
>> index aa855c6..8143c91 100644
>> --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kfence.h
>> +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kfence.h
>> @@ -10,6 +10,22 @@
>>   
>>   #include <asm/set_memory.h>
>>   
>> +extern phys_addr_t early_kfence_pool;
> 
> This should not be accessible if !CONFIG_KFENCE.
> 
>> +#ifdef CONFIG_KFENCE
>> +
>> +extern char *__kfence_pool;
>> +static inline void kfence_set_pool(phys_addr_t addr)
>> +{
>> +	__kfence_pool = phys_to_virt(addr);
>> +}
> 
> kfence_set_pool() is redundant if it's for arm64 only, because we know
> where it's needed, and there you could just access __kfence_pool
> directly. So let's just remove this function. (Initially I thought you
> want to provide it generally, also for other architectures.)
> 
>> +#else
>> +
>> +static inline void kfence_set_pool(phys_addr_t addr) { }
>> +
>> +#endif
>> +
>>   static inline bool arch_kfence_init_pool(void) { return true; }
> [...]
>> +#endif
>> +
>> +phys_addr_t early_kfence_pool;
> 
> This variable now exists in non-KFENCE builds, which is wrong.
> 
>>   static void __init map_mem(pgd_t *pgdp)
>>   {
>>   	static const u64 direct_map_end = _PAGE_END(VA_BITS_MIN);
>> @@ -543,6 +587,10 @@ static void __init map_mem(pgd_t *pgdp)
>>   	 */
>>   	BUILD_BUG_ON(pgd_index(direct_map_end - 1) == pgd_index(direct_map_end));
>>   
>> +	early_kfence_pool = arm64_kfence_alloc_pool();
>> +	if (early_kfence_pool)
>> +		memblock_mark_nomap(early_kfence_pool, KFENCE_POOL_SIZE);
>> +
>>   	if (can_set_direct_map())
>>   		flags |= NO_BLOCK_MAPPINGS | NO_CONT_MAPPINGS;
>>   
>> @@ -608,6 +656,17 @@ static void __init map_mem(pgd_t *pgdp)
>>   		}
>>   	}
>>   #endif
>> +
>> +	/* Kfence pool needs page-level mapping */
>> +	if (early_kfence_pool) {
>> +		__map_memblock(pgdp, early_kfence_pool,
>> +			early_kfence_pool + KFENCE_POOL_SIZE,
>> +			pgprot_tagged(PAGE_KERNEL),
>> +			NO_BLOCK_MAPPINGS | NO_CONT_MAPPINGS);
>> +		memblock_clear_nomap(early_kfence_pool, KFENCE_POOL_SIZE);
>> +		/* kfence_pool really mapped now */
>> +		kfence_set_pool(early_kfence_pool);
>> +	}
> 
> This whole piece of code could also be wrapped in another function,
> which becomes a no-op if !CONFIG_KFENCE. Then you also don't need to
> provide the KFENCE_POOL_SIZE define for 0 if !CONFIG_KFENCE.
> 
> [...]
>> +	 *
>> +	 * Kfence pool requires page granularity mapping also if we init it
>> +	 * late.
>>   	 */
>>   	return (rodata_enabled && rodata_full) || debug_pagealloc_enabled() ||
>> -		IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KFENCE);
>> +	    (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KFENCE) && !early_kfence_pool);
> 
> Accessing a non-existent variable if !CONFIG_KFENCE works because the
> compiler optimizes out the access, but is generally bad style.

Hi Marco,

Actually my previous intention is not to do separation between KFENCE 
and non-KFENCE, instead to ensure early_kfence_pool always to be NULL in 
non-KFENCE build. That works well from my side w/ and w/o 
CONFIG_KFENCE.. but Yes that not clear to have this variable still in 
non-Kfence build.

Sure, I will follow your suggestion below and tested on my side. Thanks.

Thanks,
Zhenhua

> 
> 
> I think the only issue that I have is that the separation between KFENCE
> and non-KFENCE builds is not great.
> 
> At the end of the email are is a diff against your patch which would be
> my suggested changes (while at it, I fixed up a bunch of other issues).
> Untested, so if you decide to adopt these changes, please test.
> 
> Thanks,
> -- Marco
> 
> ------ >8 ------
> 
> 
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kfence.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kfence.h
> index 8143c91854e1..a81937fae9f6 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kfence.h
> +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kfence.h
> @@ -10,22 +10,6 @@
>   
>   #include <asm/set_memory.h>
>   
> -extern phys_addr_t early_kfence_pool;
> -
> -#ifdef CONFIG_KFENCE
> -
> -extern char *__kfence_pool;
> -static inline void kfence_set_pool(phys_addr_t addr)
> -{
> -	__kfence_pool = phys_to_virt(addr);
> -}
> -
> -#else
> -
> -static inline void kfence_set_pool(phys_addr_t addr) { }
> -
> -#endif
> -
>   static inline bool arch_kfence_init_pool(void) { return true; }
>   
>   static inline bool kfence_protect_page(unsigned long addr, bool protect)
> @@ -35,4 +19,14 @@ static inline bool kfence_protect_page(unsigned long addr, bool protect)
>   	return true;
>   }
>   
> +#ifdef CONFIG_KFENCE
> +extern bool kfence_early_init;
> +static inline bool arm64_kfence_can_set_direct_map(void)
> +{
> +	return !kfence_early_init;
> +}
> +#else /* CONFIG_KFENCE */
> +static inline bool arm64_kfence_can_set_direct_map(void) { return false; }
> +#endif /* CONFIG_KFENCE */
> +
>   #endif /* __ASM_KFENCE_H */
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c b/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
> index 61944c7091f0..683958616ac1 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
> +++ b/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
> @@ -528,17 +528,14 @@ static int __init enable_crash_mem_map(char *arg)
>   early_param("crashkernel", enable_crash_mem_map);
>   
>   #ifdef CONFIG_KFENCE
> +bool kfence_early_init = !!CONFIG_KFENCE_SAMPLE_INTERVAL;
>   
> -static bool kfence_early_init __initdata = !!CONFIG_KFENCE_SAMPLE_INTERVAL;
> -/*
> - * early_param can be parsed before linear mapping
> - * set up
> - */
> -static int __init parse_kfence_early_init(char *p)
> +/* early_param() will be parsed before map_mem() below. */
> +static int __init parse_kfence_early_init(char *arg)
>   {
>   	int val;
>   
> -	if (get_option(&p, &val))
> +	if (get_option(&arg, &val))
>   		kfence_early_init = !!val;
>   	return 0;
>   }
> @@ -552,22 +549,34 @@ static phys_addr_t arm64_kfence_alloc_pool(void)
>   		return 0;
>   
>   	kfence_pool = memblock_phys_alloc(KFENCE_POOL_SIZE, PAGE_SIZE);
> -	if (!kfence_pool)
> +	if (!kfence_pool) {
>   		pr_err("failed to allocate kfence pool\n");
> +		kfence_early_init = false;
> +		return 0;
> +	}
> +
> +	/* Temporarily mark as NOMAP. */
> +	memblock_mark_nomap(kfence_pool, KFENCE_POOL_SIZE);
>   
>   	return kfence_pool;
>   }
>   
> -#else
> -
> -static phys_addr_t arm64_kfence_alloc_pool(void)
> +static void arm64_kfence_map_pool(phys_addr_t kfence_pool, pgd_t *pgdp)
>   {
> -	return 0;
> -}
> -
> -#endif
> +	if (!kfence_pool)
> +		return;
>   
> -phys_addr_t early_kfence_pool;
> +	/* KFENCE pool needs page-level mapping. */
> +	__map_memblock(pgdp, kfence_pool, kfence_pool + KFENCE_POOL_SIZE,
> +		       pgprot_tagged(PAGE_KERNEL),
> +		       NO_BLOCK_MAPPINGS | NO_CONT_MAPPINGS);
> +	memblock_clear_nomap(kfence_pool, KFENCE_POOL_SIZE);
> +	__kfence_pool = phys_to_virt(kfence_pool);
> +}
> +#else /* CONFIG_KFENCE */
> +static inline phys_addr_t arm64_kfence_alloc_pool(void) { return 0; }
> +static inline void arm64_kfence_map_pool(phys_addr_t kfence_pool, pgd_t *pgdp) { }
> +#endif /* CONFIG_KFENCE */
>   
>   static void __init map_mem(pgd_t *pgdp)
>   {
> @@ -575,6 +584,7 @@ static void __init map_mem(pgd_t *pgdp)
>   	phys_addr_t kernel_start = __pa_symbol(_stext);
>   	phys_addr_t kernel_end = __pa_symbol(__init_begin);
>   	phys_addr_t start, end;
> +	phys_addr_t early_kfence_pool;
>   	int flags = NO_EXEC_MAPPINGS;
>   	u64 i;
>   
> @@ -588,8 +598,6 @@ static void __init map_mem(pgd_t *pgdp)
>   	BUILD_BUG_ON(pgd_index(direct_map_end - 1) == pgd_index(direct_map_end));
>   
>   	early_kfence_pool = arm64_kfence_alloc_pool();
> -	if (early_kfence_pool)
> -		memblock_mark_nomap(early_kfence_pool, KFENCE_POOL_SIZE);
>   
>   	if (can_set_direct_map())
>   		flags |= NO_BLOCK_MAPPINGS | NO_CONT_MAPPINGS;
> @@ -656,17 +664,7 @@ static void __init map_mem(pgd_t *pgdp)
>   		}
>   	}
>   #endif
> -
> -	/* Kfence pool needs page-level mapping */
> -	if (early_kfence_pool) {
> -		__map_memblock(pgdp, early_kfence_pool,
> -			early_kfence_pool + KFENCE_POOL_SIZE,
> -			pgprot_tagged(PAGE_KERNEL),
> -			NO_BLOCK_MAPPINGS | NO_CONT_MAPPINGS);
> -		memblock_clear_nomap(early_kfence_pool, KFENCE_POOL_SIZE);
> -		/* kfence_pool really mapped now */
> -		kfence_set_pool(early_kfence_pool);
> -	}
> +	arm64_kfence_map_pool(early_kfence_pool, pgdp);
>   }
>   
>   void mark_rodata_ro(void)
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/pageattr.c b/arch/arm64/mm/pageattr.c
> index 7ce5295cc6fb..aa8fd12cc96f 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/mm/pageattr.c
> +++ b/arch/arm64/mm/pageattr.c
> @@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
>   #include <linux/module.h>
>   #include <linux/sched.h>
>   #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
> -#include <linux/kfence.h>
>   
>   #include <asm/cacheflush.h>
>   #include <asm/set_memory.h>
> @@ -28,11 +27,10 @@ bool can_set_direct_map(void)
>   	 * mapped at page granularity, so that it is possible to
>   	 * protect/unprotect single pages.
>   	 *
> -	 * Kfence pool requires page granularity mapping also if we init it
> -	 * late.
> +	 * KFENCE pool requires page-granular mapping if initialized late.
>   	 */
>   	return (rodata_enabled && rodata_full) || debug_pagealloc_enabled() ||
> -	    (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KFENCE) && !early_kfence_pool);
> +	       arm64_kfence_can_set_direct_map();
>   }
>   
>   static int change_page_range(pte_t *ptep, unsigned long addr, void *data)
> diff --git a/include/linux/kfence.h b/include/linux/kfence.h
> index 91cbcc98e293..726857a4b680 100644
> --- a/include/linux/kfence.h
> +++ b/include/linux/kfence.h
> @@ -222,7 +222,6 @@ bool __kfence_obj_info(struct kmem_obj_info *kpp, void *object, struct slab *sla
>   
>   #else /* CONFIG_KFENCE */
>   
> -#define KFENCE_POOL_SIZE 0
>   static inline bool is_kfence_address(const void *addr) { return false; }
>   static inline void kfence_alloc_pool(void) { }
>   static inline void kfence_init(void) { }
> diff --git a/mm/kfence/core.c b/mm/kfence/core.c
> index fab087d39633..e7f22af5e710 100644
> --- a/mm/kfence/core.c
> +++ b/mm/kfence/core.c
> @@ -818,7 +818,7 @@ void __init kfence_alloc_pool(void)
>   	if (!kfence_sample_interval)
>   		return;
>   
> -	/* if the pool has already been initialized by arch, skip the below */
> +	/* If the pool has already been initialized by arch, skip the below. */
>   	if (__kfence_pool)
>   		return;
>   



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