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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2 3/9] x86: refcount: prevent gcc distortions
On Mon, Jun 4, 2018 at 4:21 AM, Nadav Amit <namit@vmware.com> wrote:
> GCC considers the number of statements in inlined assembly blocks,
> according to new-lines and semicolons, as an indication to the cost of
> the block in time and space. This data is distorted by the kernel code,
> which puts information in alternative sections. As a result, the
> compiler may perform incorrect inlining and branch optimizations.
>
> The solution is to set an assembly macro and call it from the inlined
> assembly block. As a result GCC considers the inline assembly block as
> a single instruction.
>
> This patch allows to inline functions such as __get_seccomp_filter().
> Interestingly, this allows more aggressive inlining while reducing the
> kernel size.
>
> text data bss dec hex filename
> 18140970 10225412 2957312 31323694 1ddf62e ./vmlinux before
> 18140140 10225284 2957312 31322736 1ddf270 ./vmlinux after (-958)
>
> Static text symbols:
> Before: 40302
> After: 40286 (-16)
>
> Functions such as kref_get(), free_user(), fuse_file_get() now get
> inlined.
>
> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
> Cc: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
> Cc: x86@kernel.org
> Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
> Cc: Jan Beulich <JBeulich@suse.com>
> Cc: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>
>
> Signed-off-by: Nadav Amit <namit@vmware.com>
> ---
> arch/x86/include/asm/refcount.h | 73 ++++++++++++++++++++-------------
> arch/x86/kernel/macros.S | 1 +
> 2 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/refcount.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/refcount.h
> index 4cf11d88d3b3..53462f32b58e 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/refcount.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/refcount.h
> @@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
> * x86-specific implementation of refcount_t. Based on PAX_REFCOUNT from
> * PaX/grsecurity.
> */
> +
> +#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__

Can you swap the order here, so that the asm macros are visible first
in the file?

#ifdef __ASSEMBLY__
...macros
#else
....C
#endif

-Kees

> +
> #include <linux/refcount.h>
>
> /*
> @@ -14,34 +17,11 @@
> * central refcount exception. The fixup address for the exception points
> * back to the regular execution flow in .text.
> */
> -#define _REFCOUNT_EXCEPTION \
> - ".pushsection .text..refcount\n" \
> - "111:\tlea %[counter], %%" _ASM_CX "\n" \
> - "112:\t" ASM_UD2 "\n" \
> - ASM_UNREACHABLE \
> - ".popsection\n" \
> - "113:\n" \
> - _ASM_EXTABLE_REFCOUNT(112b, 113b)
> -
> -/* Trigger refcount exception if refcount result is negative. */
> -#define REFCOUNT_CHECK_LT_ZERO \
> - "js 111f\n\t" \
> - _REFCOUNT_EXCEPTION
> -
> -/* Trigger refcount exception if refcount result is zero or negative. */
> -#define REFCOUNT_CHECK_LE_ZERO \
> - "jz 111f\n\t" \
> - REFCOUNT_CHECK_LT_ZERO
> -
> -/* Trigger refcount exception unconditionally. */
> -#define REFCOUNT_ERROR \
> - "jmp 111f\n\t" \
> - _REFCOUNT_EXCEPTION
>
> static __always_inline void refcount_add(unsigned int i, refcount_t *r)
> {
> asm volatile(LOCK_PREFIX "addl %1,%0\n\t"
> - REFCOUNT_CHECK_LT_ZERO
> + "REFCOUNT_CHECK_LT_ZERO counter=\"%[counter]\""
> : [counter] "+m" (r->refs.counter)
> : "ir" (i)
> : "cc", "cx");
> @@ -50,7 +30,7 @@ static __always_inline void refcount_add(unsigned int i, refcount_t *r)
> static __always_inline void refcount_inc(refcount_t *r)
> {
> asm volatile(LOCK_PREFIX "incl %0\n\t"
> - REFCOUNT_CHECK_LT_ZERO
> + "REFCOUNT_CHECK_LT_ZERO counter=\"%[counter]\""
> : [counter] "+m" (r->refs.counter)
> : : "cc", "cx");
> }
> @@ -58,7 +38,7 @@ static __always_inline void refcount_inc(refcount_t *r)
> static __always_inline void refcount_dec(refcount_t *r)
> {
> asm volatile(LOCK_PREFIX "decl %0\n\t"
> - REFCOUNT_CHECK_LE_ZERO
> + "REFCOUNT_CHECK_LE_ZERO counter=\"%[counter]\""
> : [counter] "+m" (r->refs.counter)
> : : "cc", "cx");
> }
> @@ -66,13 +46,15 @@ static __always_inline void refcount_dec(refcount_t *r)
> static __always_inline __must_check
> bool refcount_sub_and_test(unsigned int i, refcount_t *r)
> {
> - GEN_BINARY_SUFFIXED_RMWcc(LOCK_PREFIX "subl", REFCOUNT_CHECK_LT_ZERO,
> + GEN_BINARY_SUFFIXED_RMWcc(LOCK_PREFIX "subl",
> + "REFCOUNT_CHECK_LT_ZERO counter=\"%0\"",
> r->refs.counter, "er", i, "%0", e, "cx");
> }
>
> static __always_inline __must_check bool refcount_dec_and_test(refcount_t *r)
> {
> - GEN_UNARY_SUFFIXED_RMWcc(LOCK_PREFIX "decl", REFCOUNT_CHECK_LT_ZERO,
> + GEN_UNARY_SUFFIXED_RMWcc(LOCK_PREFIX "decl",
> + "REFCOUNT_CHECK_LT_ZERO counter=\"%0\"",
> r->refs.counter, "%0", e, "cx");
> }
>
> @@ -90,7 +72,7 @@ bool refcount_add_not_zero(unsigned int i, refcount_t *r)
>
> /* Did we try to increment from/to an undesirable state? */
> if (unlikely(c < 0 || c == INT_MAX || result < c)) {
> - asm volatile(REFCOUNT_ERROR
> + asm volatile("REFCOUNT_ERROR counter=\"%[counter]\""
> : : [counter] "m" (r->refs.counter)
> : "cc", "cx");
> break;
> @@ -106,4 +88,37 @@ static __always_inline __must_check bool refcount_inc_not_zero(refcount_t *r)
> return refcount_add_not_zero(1, r);
> }
>
> +#else /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
> +#include <asm/asm.h>
> +#include <asm/bug.h>
> +
> +.macro REFCOUNT_EXCEPTION counter:req
> + .pushsection .text..refcount
> +111: lea \counter, %_ASM_CX
> +112: ud2
> + ASM_UNREACHABLE
> + .popsection
> +113: _ASM_EXTABLE_REFCOUNT(112b, 113b)
> +.endm
> +
> +/* Trigger refcount exception if refcount result is negative. */
> +.macro REFCOUNT_CHECK_LT_ZERO counter:req
> + js 111f
> + REFCOUNT_EXCEPTION \counter
> +.endm
> +
> +/* Trigger refcount exception if refcount result is zero or negative. */
> +.macro REFCOUNT_CHECK_LE_ZERO counter:req
> + jz 111f
> + REFCOUNT_CHECK_LT_ZERO counter=\counter
> +.endm
> +
> +/* Trigger refcount exception unconditionally. */
> +.macro REFCOUNT_ERROR counter:req
> + jmp 111f
> + REFCOUNT_EXCEPTION counter=\counter
> +.endm
> +
> +#endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
> +
> #endif
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/macros.S b/arch/x86/kernel/macros.S
> index cee28c3246dc..f1fe1d570365 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/macros.S
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/macros.S
> @@ -7,3 +7,4 @@
> */
>
> #include <linux/compiler.h>
> +#include <asm/refcount.h>
> --
> 2.17.0
>



--
Kees Cook
Pixel Security
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