[PATCH v4 2/2] arm64/module: Use text-poke API for late relocations.
Dylan Hatch
dylanbhatch at google.com
Thu May 22 13:52:05 PDT 2025
To enable late module patching, livepatch modules need to be able to
apply some of their relocations well after being loaded. In this
scenario, use the text-poking API to allow this, even with
STRICT_MODULE_RWX.
This patch is partially based off commit 88fc078a7a8f6 ("x86/module: Use
text_poke() for late relocations").
Signed-off-by: Dylan Hatch <dylanbhatch at google.com>
Acked-by: Song Liu <song at kernel.org>
---
arch/arm64/kernel/module.c | 113 ++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
1 file changed, 69 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/module.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/module.c
index 06bb680bfe975..6fbc3dbdcb425 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/module.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/module.c
@@ -18,11 +18,13 @@
#include <linux/moduleloader.h>
#include <linux/random.h>
#include <linux/scs.h>
+#include <linux/memory.h>
#include <asm/alternative.h>
#include <asm/insn.h>
#include <asm/scs.h>
#include <asm/sections.h>
+#include <asm/text-patching.h>
enum aarch64_reloc_op {
RELOC_OP_NONE,
@@ -48,7 +50,8 @@ static u64 do_reloc(enum aarch64_reloc_op reloc_op, __le32 *place, u64 val)
return 0;
}
-static int reloc_data(enum aarch64_reloc_op op, void *place, u64 val, int len)
+static int reloc_data(enum aarch64_reloc_op op, void *place, u64 val, int len,
+ struct module *me)
{
s64 sval = do_reloc(op, place, val);
@@ -66,7 +69,11 @@ static int reloc_data(enum aarch64_reloc_op op, void *place, u64 val, int len)
switch (len) {
case 16:
- *(s16 *)place = sval;
+ if (me->state != MODULE_STATE_UNFORMED)
+ aarch64_insn_copy(place, &sval, sizeof(s16));
+ else
+ *(s16 *)place = sval;
+
switch (op) {
case RELOC_OP_ABS:
if (sval < 0 || sval > U16_MAX)
@@ -82,7 +89,11 @@ static int reloc_data(enum aarch64_reloc_op op, void *place, u64 val, int len)
}
break;
case 32:
- *(s32 *)place = sval;
+ if (me->state != MODULE_STATE_UNFORMED)
+ aarch64_insn_copy(place, &sval, sizeof(s32));
+ else
+ *(s32 *)place = sval;
+
switch (op) {
case RELOC_OP_ABS:
if (sval < 0 || sval > U32_MAX)
@@ -98,7 +109,10 @@ static int reloc_data(enum aarch64_reloc_op op, void *place, u64 val, int len)
}
break;
case 64:
- *(s64 *)place = sval;
+ if (me->state != MODULE_STATE_UNFORMED)
+ aarch64_insn_copy(place, &sval, sizeof(s64));
+ else
+ *(s64 *)place = sval;
break;
default:
pr_err("Invalid length (%d) for data relocation\n", len);
@@ -113,7 +127,8 @@ enum aarch64_insn_movw_imm_type {
};
static int reloc_insn_movw(enum aarch64_reloc_op op, __le32 *place, u64 val,
- int lsb, enum aarch64_insn_movw_imm_type imm_type)
+ int lsb, enum aarch64_insn_movw_imm_type imm_type,
+ struct module *me)
{
u64 imm;
s64 sval;
@@ -145,7 +160,10 @@ static int reloc_insn_movw(enum aarch64_reloc_op op, __le32 *place, u64 val,
/* Update the instruction with the new encoding. */
insn = aarch64_insn_encode_immediate(AARCH64_INSN_IMM_16, insn, imm);
- *place = cpu_to_le32(insn);
+ if (me->state != MODULE_STATE_UNFORMED)
+ aarch64_insn_set(place, cpu_to_le32(insn), sizeof(insn));
+ else
+ *place = cpu_to_le32(insn);
if (imm > U16_MAX)
return -ERANGE;
@@ -154,7 +172,8 @@ static int reloc_insn_movw(enum aarch64_reloc_op op, __le32 *place, u64 val,
}
static int reloc_insn_imm(enum aarch64_reloc_op op, __le32 *place, u64 val,
- int lsb, int len, enum aarch64_insn_imm_type imm_type)
+ int lsb, int len, enum aarch64_insn_imm_type imm_type,
+ struct module *me)
{
u64 imm, imm_mask;
s64 sval;
@@ -170,7 +189,10 @@ static int reloc_insn_imm(enum aarch64_reloc_op op, __le32 *place, u64 val,
/* Update the instruction's immediate field. */
insn = aarch64_insn_encode_immediate(imm_type, insn, imm);
- *place = cpu_to_le32(insn);
+ if (me->state != MODULE_STATE_UNFORMED)
+ aarch64_insn_set(place, cpu_to_le32(insn), sizeof(insn));
+ else
+ *place = cpu_to_le32(insn);
/*
* Extract the upper value bits (including the sign bit) and
@@ -189,17 +211,17 @@ static int reloc_insn_imm(enum aarch64_reloc_op op, __le32 *place, u64 val,
}
static int reloc_insn_adrp(struct module *mod, Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs,
- __le32 *place, u64 val)
+ __le32 *place, u64 val, struct module *me)
{
u32 insn;
if (!is_forbidden_offset_for_adrp(place))
return reloc_insn_imm(RELOC_OP_PAGE, place, val, 12, 21,
- AARCH64_INSN_IMM_ADR);
+ AARCH64_INSN_IMM_ADR, me);
/* patch ADRP to ADR if it is in range */
if (!reloc_insn_imm(RELOC_OP_PREL, place, val & ~0xfff, 0, 21,
- AARCH64_INSN_IMM_ADR)) {
+ AARCH64_INSN_IMM_ADR, me)) {
insn = le32_to_cpu(*place);
insn &= ~BIT(31);
} else {
@@ -211,7 +233,10 @@ static int reloc_insn_adrp(struct module *mod, Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs,
AARCH64_INSN_BRANCH_NOLINK);
}
- *place = cpu_to_le32(insn);
+ if (me->state != MODULE_STATE_UNFORMED)
+ aarch64_insn_set(place, cpu_to_le32(insn), sizeof(insn));
+ else
+ *place = cpu_to_le32(insn);
return 0;
}
@@ -255,23 +280,23 @@ int apply_relocate_add(Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs,
/* Data relocations. */
case R_AARCH64_ABS64:
overflow_check = false;
- ovf = reloc_data(RELOC_OP_ABS, loc, val, 64);
+ ovf = reloc_data(RELOC_OP_ABS, loc, val, 64, me);
break;
case R_AARCH64_ABS32:
- ovf = reloc_data(RELOC_OP_ABS, loc, val, 32);
+ ovf = reloc_data(RELOC_OP_ABS, loc, val, 32, me);
break;
case R_AARCH64_ABS16:
- ovf = reloc_data(RELOC_OP_ABS, loc, val, 16);
+ ovf = reloc_data(RELOC_OP_ABS, loc, val, 16, me);
break;
case R_AARCH64_PREL64:
overflow_check = false;
- ovf = reloc_data(RELOC_OP_PREL, loc, val, 64);
+ ovf = reloc_data(RELOC_OP_PREL, loc, val, 64, me);
break;
case R_AARCH64_PREL32:
- ovf = reloc_data(RELOC_OP_PREL, loc, val, 32);
+ ovf = reloc_data(RELOC_OP_PREL, loc, val, 32, me);
break;
case R_AARCH64_PREL16:
- ovf = reloc_data(RELOC_OP_PREL, loc, val, 16);
+ ovf = reloc_data(RELOC_OP_PREL, loc, val, 16, me);
break;
/* MOVW instruction relocations. */
@@ -280,88 +305,88 @@ int apply_relocate_add(Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs,
fallthrough;
case R_AARCH64_MOVW_UABS_G0:
ovf = reloc_insn_movw(RELOC_OP_ABS, loc, val, 0,
- AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVKZ);
+ AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVKZ, me);
break;
case R_AARCH64_MOVW_UABS_G1_NC:
overflow_check = false;
fallthrough;
case R_AARCH64_MOVW_UABS_G1:
ovf = reloc_insn_movw(RELOC_OP_ABS, loc, val, 16,
- AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVKZ);
+ AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVKZ, me);
break;
case R_AARCH64_MOVW_UABS_G2_NC:
overflow_check = false;
fallthrough;
case R_AARCH64_MOVW_UABS_G2:
ovf = reloc_insn_movw(RELOC_OP_ABS, loc, val, 32,
- AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVKZ);
+ AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVKZ, me);
break;
case R_AARCH64_MOVW_UABS_G3:
/* We're using the top bits so we can't overflow. */
overflow_check = false;
ovf = reloc_insn_movw(RELOC_OP_ABS, loc, val, 48,
- AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVKZ);
+ AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVKZ, me);
break;
case R_AARCH64_MOVW_SABS_G0:
ovf = reloc_insn_movw(RELOC_OP_ABS, loc, val, 0,
- AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVNZ);
+ AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVNZ, me);
break;
case R_AARCH64_MOVW_SABS_G1:
ovf = reloc_insn_movw(RELOC_OP_ABS, loc, val, 16,
- AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVNZ);
+ AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVNZ, me);
break;
case R_AARCH64_MOVW_SABS_G2:
ovf = reloc_insn_movw(RELOC_OP_ABS, loc, val, 32,
- AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVNZ);
+ AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVNZ, me);
break;
case R_AARCH64_MOVW_PREL_G0_NC:
overflow_check = false;
ovf = reloc_insn_movw(RELOC_OP_PREL, loc, val, 0,
- AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVKZ);
+ AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVKZ, me);
break;
case R_AARCH64_MOVW_PREL_G0:
ovf = reloc_insn_movw(RELOC_OP_PREL, loc, val, 0,
- AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVNZ);
+ AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVNZ, me);
break;
case R_AARCH64_MOVW_PREL_G1_NC:
overflow_check = false;
ovf = reloc_insn_movw(RELOC_OP_PREL, loc, val, 16,
- AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVKZ);
+ AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVKZ, me);
break;
case R_AARCH64_MOVW_PREL_G1:
ovf = reloc_insn_movw(RELOC_OP_PREL, loc, val, 16,
- AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVNZ);
+ AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVNZ, me);
break;
case R_AARCH64_MOVW_PREL_G2_NC:
overflow_check = false;
ovf = reloc_insn_movw(RELOC_OP_PREL, loc, val, 32,
- AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVKZ);
+ AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVKZ, me);
break;
case R_AARCH64_MOVW_PREL_G2:
ovf = reloc_insn_movw(RELOC_OP_PREL, loc, val, 32,
- AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVNZ);
+ AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVNZ, me);
break;
case R_AARCH64_MOVW_PREL_G3:
/* We're using the top bits so we can't overflow. */
overflow_check = false;
ovf = reloc_insn_movw(RELOC_OP_PREL, loc, val, 48,
- AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVNZ);
+ AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVNZ, me);
break;
/* Immediate instruction relocations. */
case R_AARCH64_LD_PREL_LO19:
ovf = reloc_insn_imm(RELOC_OP_PREL, loc, val, 2, 19,
- AARCH64_INSN_IMM_19);
+ AARCH64_INSN_IMM_19, me);
break;
case R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_LO21:
ovf = reloc_insn_imm(RELOC_OP_PREL, loc, val, 0, 21,
- AARCH64_INSN_IMM_ADR);
+ AARCH64_INSN_IMM_ADR, me);
break;
case R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_PG_HI21_NC:
overflow_check = false;
fallthrough;
case R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_PG_HI21:
- ovf = reloc_insn_adrp(me, sechdrs, loc, val);
+ ovf = reloc_insn_adrp(me, sechdrs, loc, val, me);
if (ovf && ovf != -ERANGE)
return ovf;
break;
@@ -369,46 +394,46 @@ int apply_relocate_add(Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs,
case R_AARCH64_LDST8_ABS_LO12_NC:
overflow_check = false;
ovf = reloc_insn_imm(RELOC_OP_ABS, loc, val, 0, 12,
- AARCH64_INSN_IMM_12);
+ AARCH64_INSN_IMM_12, me);
break;
case R_AARCH64_LDST16_ABS_LO12_NC:
overflow_check = false;
ovf = reloc_insn_imm(RELOC_OP_ABS, loc, val, 1, 11,
- AARCH64_INSN_IMM_12);
+ AARCH64_INSN_IMM_12, me);
break;
case R_AARCH64_LDST32_ABS_LO12_NC:
overflow_check = false;
ovf = reloc_insn_imm(RELOC_OP_ABS, loc, val, 2, 10,
- AARCH64_INSN_IMM_12);
+ AARCH64_INSN_IMM_12, me);
break;
case R_AARCH64_LDST64_ABS_LO12_NC:
overflow_check = false;
ovf = reloc_insn_imm(RELOC_OP_ABS, loc, val, 3, 9,
- AARCH64_INSN_IMM_12);
+ AARCH64_INSN_IMM_12, me);
break;
case R_AARCH64_LDST128_ABS_LO12_NC:
overflow_check = false;
ovf = reloc_insn_imm(RELOC_OP_ABS, loc, val, 4, 8,
- AARCH64_INSN_IMM_12);
+ AARCH64_INSN_IMM_12, me);
break;
case R_AARCH64_TSTBR14:
ovf = reloc_insn_imm(RELOC_OP_PREL, loc, val, 2, 14,
- AARCH64_INSN_IMM_14);
+ AARCH64_INSN_IMM_14, me);
break;
case R_AARCH64_CONDBR19:
ovf = reloc_insn_imm(RELOC_OP_PREL, loc, val, 2, 19,
- AARCH64_INSN_IMM_19);
+ AARCH64_INSN_IMM_19, me);
break;
case R_AARCH64_JUMP26:
case R_AARCH64_CALL26:
ovf = reloc_insn_imm(RELOC_OP_PREL, loc, val, 2, 26,
- AARCH64_INSN_IMM_26);
+ AARCH64_INSN_IMM_26, me);
if (ovf == -ERANGE) {
val = module_emit_plt_entry(me, sechdrs, loc, &rel[i], sym);
if (!val)
return -ENOEXEC;
ovf = reloc_insn_imm(RELOC_OP_PREL, loc, val, 2,
- 26, AARCH64_INSN_IMM_26);
+ 26, AARCH64_INSN_IMM_26, me);
}
break;
--
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