[PATCH bpf-next v6 3/4] bpf, arm64: Impelment bpf_arch_text_poke() for arm64

Jean-Philippe Brucker jean-philippe at linaro.org
Fri Jul 8 01:25:58 PDT 2022


On Fri, Jul 08, 2022 at 10:41:46AM +0800, Xu Kuohai wrote:
> >> +/* generated prologue:
> >> + *      bti c // if CONFIG_ARM64_BTI_KERNEL
> >> + *      mov x9, lr
> >> + *      nop  // POKE_OFFSET
> >> + *      paciasp // if CONFIG_ARM64_PTR_AUTH_KERNEL
> > 
> > Any reason for the change regarding BTI and pointer auth?  We used to put
> > 'bti c' at the function entry if (BTI && !PA), or 'paciasp' if (BTI && PA),
> > because 'paciasp' is an implicit BTI.
> > 
> 
> Assuming paciasp is the first instruction if (BTI && PA), when a
> trampoline with BPF_TRAMP_F_CALL_ORIG flag attached, we'll encounter the
> following scenario.
> 
> bpf_prog:
>         paciasp // LR1
>         mov x9, lr
>         bl <trampoline> ----> trampoline:
>                                       ....
>                                       mov x10, <entry_for_CALL_ORIG>
>                                       blr x10
>                                         |
> CALL_ORIG_entry:                        |
>         bti c        <------------------|
>         stp x29, lr, [sp, #- 16]!
>         ...
>         autiasp // LR2
>         ret
> 
> Because LR1 and LR2 are not equal, the autiasp will fail!
> 
> To make this scenario work properly, the first instruction should be
> 'bti c'.

Right my mistake, this layout is also what GCC generates for normal kernel
functions when (BTI && PA), so it makes sense to use the same

Thanks,
Jean



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