[PATCH 1/2] RISC-V: mm: Restrict address space for sv39,sv48,sv57

Palmer Dabbelt palmer at rivosinc.com
Tue Jun 27 16:36:26 PDT 2023


On Tue, 27 Jun 2023 15:32:36 PDT (-0700), jrtc27 at jrtc27.com wrote:
> On 27 Jun 2023, at 23:21, Charlie Jenkins <charlie at rivosinc.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Make sv39 the default address space for mmap as some applications
>> currently depend on this assumption.
>
> They are just plain wrong too. Sv48 was in even Priv v1.10 (the first
> spec where satp was named as such and contained the mode, rather than
> requiring M-mode’s help in configuring virtual memory), predating the
> ratified v1.11 spec. A 39-bit address space is pathetic and has
> implications for ASLR.
>
> I strongly suggest applications be forced to support at least Sv48,
> which is totally reasonable given the address space sizes used by other
> architectures. Sv57 is more disruptive to some runtimes, though ideally
> even that would be free for the kernel to use rather than committing to
> not using it for the default uABI.

Go and OpenJDK both broke when we expanded the VA width.  I don't like 
it either, but if the change breaks userspace then it's a regression and 
we have to live with the bug.

> Jess
>
>> The RISC-V specification enforces
>> that bits outside of the virtual address range are not used, so
>> restricting the size of the default address space as such should be
>> temporary. A hint address passed to mmap will cause the largest address
>> space that fits entirely into the hint to be used. If the hint is less
>> than or equal to 1<<38, a 39-bit address will be used. After an address
>> space is completely full, the next smallest address space will be used.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Charlie Jenkins <charlie at rivosinc.com>
>> ---
>> arch/riscv/include/asm/elf.h       |  2 +-
>> arch/riscv/include/asm/pgtable.h   | 13 +++++++++-
>> arch/riscv/include/asm/processor.h | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
>> 3 files changed, 47 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>> 
>> diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/elf.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/elf.h
>> index 30e7d2455960..1b57f13a1afd 100644
>> --- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/elf.h
>> +++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/elf.h
>> @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ extern bool compat_elf_check_arch(Elf32_Ehdr *hdr);
>>  * the loader.  We need to make sure that it is out of the way of the program
>>  * that it will "exec", and that there is sufficient room for the brk.
>>  */
>> -#define ELF_ET_DYN_BASE ((TASK_SIZE / 3) * 2)
>> +#define ELF_ET_DYN_BASE ((DEFAULT_MAP_WINDOW / 3) * 2)
>> 
>> #ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
>> #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
>> diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/pgtable.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/pgtable.h
>> index 75970ee2bda2..e83912e97870 100644
>> --- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/pgtable.h
>> +++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/pgtable.h
>> @@ -57,18 +57,29 @@
>> #define MODULES_END (PFN_ALIGN((unsigned long)&_start))
>> #endif
>> 
>> +
>> /*
>>  * Roughly size the vmemmap space to be large enough to fit enough
>>  * struct pages to map half the virtual address space. Then
>>  * position vmemmap directly below the VMALLOC region.
>>  */
>> #ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
>> +#define VA_BITS_SV39 39
>> +#define VA_BITS_SV48 48
>> +#define VA_BITS_SV57 57
>> +
>> +#define VA_USER_SV39 (UL(1) << (VA_BITS_SV39 - 1))
>> +#define VA_USER_SV48 (UL(1) << (VA_BITS_SV48 - 1))
>> +#define VA_USER_SV57 (UL(1) << (VA_BITS_SV57 - 1))
>> +
>> #define VA_BITS (pgtable_l5_enabled ? \
>> - 57 : (pgtable_l4_enabled ? 48 : 39))
>> + VA_BITS_SV57 : (pgtable_l4_enabled ? VA_BITS_SV48 : VA_BITS_SV39))
>> #else
>> #define VA_BITS 32
>> #endif
>> 
>> +#define DEFAULT_VA_BITS ((VA_BITS >= VA_BITS_SV39) ? VA_BITS_SV39 : VA_BITS)
>> +
>> #define VMEMMAP_SHIFT \
>> (VA_BITS - PAGE_SHIFT - 1 + STRUCT_PAGE_MAX_SHIFT)
>> #define VMEMMAP_SIZE BIT(VMEMMAP_SHIFT)
>> diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/processor.h
>> index 6fb8bbec8459..019dcd4ecae4 100644
>> --- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/processor.h
>> +++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/processor.h
>> @@ -12,20 +12,47 @@
>> 
>> #include <asm/ptrace.h>
>> 
>> -/*
>> - * This decides where the kernel will search for a free chunk of vm
>> - * space during mmap's.
>> - */
>> -#define TASK_UNMAPPED_BASE PAGE_ALIGN(TASK_SIZE / 3)
>> -
>> -#define STACK_TOP TASK_SIZE
>> #ifdef CONFIG_64BIT
>> +#define DEFAULT_MAP_WINDOW (UL(1) << (DEFAULT_VA_BITS - 1))
>> #define STACK_TOP_MAX TASK_SIZE_64
>> +
>> +#define arch_get_mmap_end(addr, len, flags) \
>> + ((addr) == 0 || (addr) >= VA_USER_SV57 ? STACK_TOP_MAX :   \
>> + (((addr) >= VA_USER_SV48) && (VA_BITS >= VA_BITS_SV48)) ? \
>> + VA_USER_SV48 : \
>> + VA_USER_SV39)
>> +
>> +#define arch_get_mmap_base(addr, base) \
>> + (((addr >= VA_USER_SV57) && (VA_BITS >= VA_BITS_SV57)) ?   \
>> + base + STACK_TOP_MAX - DEFAULT_MAP_WINDOW : \
>> + (((addr) >= VA_USER_SV48) && (VA_BITS >= VA_BITS_SV48)) ? \
>> + base + VA_USER_SV48 - DEFAULT_MAP_WINDOW : \
>> + base)
>> +
>> #else
>> +#define DEFAULT_MAP_WINDOW TASK_SIZE
>> #define STACK_TOP_MAX TASK_SIZE
>> +
>> +#define arch_get_mmap_end(addr, len, flags) \
>> + ((addr) > DEFAULT_MAP_WINDOW ? STACK_TOP_MAX : DEFAULT_MAP_WINDOW)
>> +
>> +#define arch_get_mmap_base(addr, base) \
>> + ((addr > DEFAULT_MAP_WINDOW) ? \
>> + base + STACK_TOP_MAX - DEFAULT_MAP_WINDOW : \
>> + base)
>> +
>> #endif
>> #define STACK_ALIGN 16
>> 
>> +
>> +#define STACK_TOP DEFAULT_MAP_WINDOW
>> +
>> +/*
>> + * This decides where the kernel will search for a free chunk of vm
>> + * space during mmap's.
>> + */
>> +#define TASK_UNMAPPED_BASE PAGE_ALIGN(DEFAULT_MAP_WINDOW / 3)
>> +
>> #ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
>> 
>> struct task_struct;
>> -- 
>> 2.34.1
>> 
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