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SubjectRe: [PATCH] kernel: sys: fix potential Spectre v1
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On 05/23/2018 12:15 AM, Dan Williams wrote:
>>
>> OK. How about this:
>>
>> diff --git a/include/linux/nospec.h b/include/linux/nospec.h
>> index e791ebc..498995b 100644
>> --- a/include/linux/nospec.h
>> +++ b/include/linux/nospec.h
>> @@ -55,4 +55,21 @@ static inline unsigned long
>> array_index_mask_nospec(unsigned long index,
>> \
>> (typeof(_i)) (_i & _mask); \
>> })
>> +
>> +#define validate_index_nospec(index, size) \
>> +({ \
>> + bool ret = true; \
>> + typeof(index) *ptr = &(index); \
>> + typeof(size) _s = (size); \
>> + \
>> + BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(*ptr) > sizeof(long)); \
>> + BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(_s) > sizeof(long)); \
>> + \
>> + if (*ptr >= size) \

I'll change the line above by this one:

if (*ptr >= _s)

>> + ret = false; \
>> + \
>> + *ptr = array_index_nospec(*ptr, _s); \
>> + \
>> + ret; \
>>
>> +})
>> #endif /* _LINUX_NOSPEC_H */
>
> Assuming the assembly generation is comparable with the open coded
> version, this looks ok to me.
>

OK. I'll send a proper patch tomorrow morning.

Thanks for the feedback, Dan.
--
Gustavo

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