[PATCH] [RFC] arm: fix memset-related crashes caused by recent GCC (4.7.2) optimizations
Ivan Djelic
ivan.djelic at parrot.com
Sat Feb 9 06:05:54 EST 2013
On Sat, Feb 02, 2013 at 08:33:08AM +0000, Ivan Djelic wrote:
> Recent GCC versions (e.g. GCC-4.7.2) perform optimizations based on
> assumptions about the implementation of memset and similar functions.
> The current ARM optimized memset code does not return the value of
> its first argument, as is usually expected from standard implementations.
>
> For instance in the following function:
>
> void debug_mutex_lock_common(struct mutex *lock, struct mutex_waiter *waiter)
> {
> memset(waiter, MUTEX_DEBUG_INIT, sizeof(*waiter));
> waiter->magic = waiter;
> INIT_LIST_HEAD(&waiter->list);
> }
>
> compiled as:
>
> 800554d0 <debug_mutex_lock_common>:
> 800554d0: e92d4008 push {r3, lr}
> 800554d4: e1a00001 mov r0, r1
> 800554d8: e3a02010 mov r2, #16 ; 0x10
> 800554dc: e3a01011 mov r1, #17 ; 0x11
> 800554e0: eb04426e bl 80165ea0 <memset>
> 800554e4: e1a03000 mov r3, r0
> 800554e8: e583000c str r0, [r3, #12]
> 800554ec: e5830000 str r0, [r3]
> 800554f0: e5830004 str r0, [r3, #4]
> 800554f4: e8bd8008 pop {r3, pc}
>
> GCC assumes memset returns the value of pointer 'waiter' in register r0; causing
> register/memory corruptions.
>
> This patch fixes the return value of the assembly version of memset.
> Could you please review, or suggest better alternatives ?
Ping,
Thanks,
--
Ivan
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Ivan
>
> (this is a shorter and (hopefully) clearer repost of
> http://lists.infradead.org/pipermail/linux-arm-kernel/2013-January/144916.html)
>
> The patch adds a 'mov' instruction and merges an additional load+store into
> existing load/store instructions.
> For ease of review, here is a breakdown of the patch into 4 simple steps:
>
> Step 1
> ======
> Perform the following substitutions:
> ip -> r8, then
> r0 -> ip,
> and insert 'mov ip, r0' as the first statement of the function.
> At this point, we have a memset() implementation returning the proper result,
> but corrupting r8 on some paths (the ones that were using ip).
>
> Step 2
> ======
> Make sure r8 is saved and restored when (! CALGN(1)+0) == 1:
>
> save r8:
> - str lr, [sp, #-4]!
> + stmfd sp!, {r8, lr}
>
> and restore r8 on both exit paths:
> - ldmeqfd sp!, {pc} @ Now <64 bytes to go.
> + ldmeqfd sp!, {r8, pc} @ Now <64 bytes to go.
> (...)
> tst r2, #16
> stmneia ip!, {r1, r3, r8, lr}
> - ldr lr, [sp], #4
> + ldmfd sp!, {r8, lr}
>
> Step 3
> ======
> Make sure r8 is saved and restored when (! CALGN(1)+0) == 0:
>
> save r8:
> - stmfd sp!, {r4-r7, lr}
> + stmfd sp!, {r4-r8, lr}
>
> and restore r8 on both exit paths:
> bgt 3b
> - ldmeqfd sp!, {r4-r7, pc}
> + ldmeqfd sp!, {r4-r8, pc}
> (...)
> tst r2, #16
> stmneia ip!, {r4-r7}
> - ldmfd sp!, {r4-r7, lr}
> + ldmfd sp!, {r4-r8, lr}
>
> Step 4
> ======
> Rewrite register list "r4-r7, r8" as "r4-r8".
>
> Signed-off-by: Ivan Djelic <ivan.djelic at parrot.com>
> ---
> arch/arm/lib/memset.S | 85 +++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------
> 1 file changed, 44 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm/lib/memset.S b/arch/arm/lib/memset.S
> index 650d592..eafd5ee 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/lib/memset.S
> +++ b/arch/arm/lib/memset.S
> @@ -19,9 +19,9 @@
> 1: subs r2, r2, #4 @ 1 do we have enough
> blt 5f @ 1 bytes to align with?
> cmp r3, #2 @ 1
> - strltb r1, [r0], #1 @ 1
> - strleb r1, [r0], #1 @ 1
> - strb r1, [r0], #1 @ 1
> + strltb r1, [ip], #1 @ 1
> + strleb r1, [ip], #1 @ 1
> + strb r1, [ip], #1 @ 1
> add r2, r2, r3 @ 1 (r2 = r2 - (4 - r3))
> /*
> * The pointer is now aligned and the length is adjusted. Try doing the
> @@ -29,10 +29,14 @@
> */
>
> ENTRY(memset)
> - ands r3, r0, #3 @ 1 unaligned?
> +/*
> + * Preserve the contents of r0 for the return value.
> + */
> + mov ip, r0
> + ands r3, ip, #3 @ 1 unaligned?
> bne 1b @ 1
> /*
> - * we know that the pointer in r0 is aligned to a word boundary.
> + * we know that the pointer in ip is aligned to a word boundary.
> */
> orr r1, r1, r1, lsl #8
> orr r1, r1, r1, lsl #16
> @@ -43,29 +47,28 @@ ENTRY(memset)
> #if ! CALGN(1)+0
>
> /*
> - * We need an extra register for this loop - save the return address and
> - * use the LR
> + * We need an 2 extra registers for this loop - use r8 and the LR
> */
> - str lr, [sp, #-4]!
> - mov ip, r1
> + stmfd sp!, {r8, lr}
> + mov r8, r1
> mov lr, r1
>
> 2: subs r2, r2, #64
> - stmgeia r0!, {r1, r3, ip, lr} @ 64 bytes at a time.
> - stmgeia r0!, {r1, r3, ip, lr}
> - stmgeia r0!, {r1, r3, ip, lr}
> - stmgeia r0!, {r1, r3, ip, lr}
> + stmgeia ip!, {r1, r3, r8, lr} @ 64 bytes at a time.
> + stmgeia ip!, {r1, r3, r8, lr}
> + stmgeia ip!, {r1, r3, r8, lr}
> + stmgeia ip!, {r1, r3, r8, lr}
> bgt 2b
> - ldmeqfd sp!, {pc} @ Now <64 bytes to go.
> + ldmeqfd sp!, {r8, pc} @ Now <64 bytes to go.
> /*
> * No need to correct the count; we're only testing bits from now on
> */
> tst r2, #32
> - stmneia r0!, {r1, r3, ip, lr}
> - stmneia r0!, {r1, r3, ip, lr}
> + stmneia ip!, {r1, r3, r8, lr}
> + stmneia ip!, {r1, r3, r8, lr}
> tst r2, #16
> - stmneia r0!, {r1, r3, ip, lr}
> - ldr lr, [sp], #4
> + stmneia ip!, {r1, r3, r8, lr}
> + ldmfd sp!, {r8, lr}
>
> #else
>
> @@ -74,54 +77,54 @@ ENTRY(memset)
> * whole cache lines at once.
> */
>
> - stmfd sp!, {r4-r7, lr}
> + stmfd sp!, {r4-r8, lr}
> mov r4, r1
> mov r5, r1
> mov r6, r1
> mov r7, r1
> - mov ip, r1
> + mov r8, r1
> mov lr, r1
>
> cmp r2, #96
> - tstgt r0, #31
> + tstgt ip, #31
> ble 3f
>
> - and ip, r0, #31
> - rsb ip, ip, #32
> - sub r2, r2, ip
> - movs ip, ip, lsl #(32 - 4)
> - stmcsia r0!, {r4, r5, r6, r7}
> - stmmiia r0!, {r4, r5}
> - tst ip, #(1 << 30)
> - mov ip, r1
> - strne r1, [r0], #4
> + and r8, ip, #31
> + rsb r8, r8, #32
> + sub r2, r2, r8
> + movs r8, r8, lsl #(32 - 4)
> + stmcsia ip!, {r4, r5, r6, r7}
> + stmmiia ip!, {r4, r5}
> + tst r8, #(1 << 30)
> + mov r8, r1
> + strne r1, [ip], #4
>
> 3: subs r2, r2, #64
> - stmgeia r0!, {r1, r3-r7, ip, lr}
> - stmgeia r0!, {r1, r3-r7, ip, lr}
> + stmgeia ip!, {r1, r3-r8, lr}
> + stmgeia ip!, {r1, r3-r8, lr}
> bgt 3b
> - ldmeqfd sp!, {r4-r7, pc}
> + ldmeqfd sp!, {r4-r8, pc}
>
> tst r2, #32
> - stmneia r0!, {r1, r3-r7, ip, lr}
> + stmneia ip!, {r1, r3-r8, lr}
> tst r2, #16
> - stmneia r0!, {r4-r7}
> - ldmfd sp!, {r4-r7, lr}
> + stmneia ip!, {r4-r7}
> + ldmfd sp!, {r4-r8, lr}
>
> #endif
>
> 4: tst r2, #8
> - stmneia r0!, {r1, r3}
> + stmneia ip!, {r1, r3}
> tst r2, #4
> - strne r1, [r0], #4
> + strne r1, [ip], #4
> /*
> * When we get here, we've got less than 4 bytes to zero. We
> * may have an unaligned pointer as well.
> */
> 5: tst r2, #2
> - strneb r1, [r0], #1
> - strneb r1, [r0], #1
> + strneb r1, [ip], #1
> + strneb r1, [ip], #1
> tst r2, #1
> - strneb r1, [r0], #1
> + strneb r1, [ip], #1
> mov pc, lr
> ENDPROC(memset)
> --
> 1.7.10.4
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