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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2021-07-07 11:12:01 -0700 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2021-07-07 11:12:01 -0700 |
commit | 1423e2660cf134a8f21f2451865a04792013e49e (patch) | |
tree | 8dd93d1e767af1907929b650e1e0d1243865eafc /Documentation | |
parent | 4ea90317956718e0648e1f87e56530db809a5a04 (diff) | |
parent | 93c2cdc975aab53c222472c5b96c2d41dbeb350c (diff) |
Merge tag 'x86-fpu-2021-07-07' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
Pull x86 fpu updates from Thomas Gleixner:
"Fixes and improvements for FPU handling on x86:
- Prevent sigaltstack out of bounds writes.
The kernel unconditionally writes the FPU state to the alternate
stack without checking whether the stack is large enough to
accomodate it.
Check the alternate stack size before doing so and in case it's too
small force a SIGSEGV instead of silently corrupting user space
data.
- MINSIGSTKZ and SIGSTKSZ are constants in signal.h and have never
been updated despite the fact that the FPU state which is stored on
the signal stack has grown over time which causes trouble in the
field when AVX512 is available on a CPU. The kernel does not expose
the minimum requirements for the alternate stack size depending on
the available and enabled CPU features.
ARM already added an aux vector AT_MINSIGSTKSZ for the same reason.
Add it to x86 as well.
- A major cleanup of the x86 FPU code. The recent discoveries of
XSTATE related issues unearthed quite some inconsistencies,
duplicated code and other issues.
The fine granular overhaul addresses this, makes the code more
robust and maintainable, which allows to integrate upcoming XSTATE
related features in sane ways"
* tag 'x86-fpu-2021-07-07' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (74 commits)
x86/fpu/xstate: Clear xstate header in copy_xstate_to_uabi_buf() again
x86/fpu/signal: Let xrstor handle the features to init
x86/fpu/signal: Handle #PF in the direct restore path
x86/fpu: Return proper error codes from user access functions
x86/fpu/signal: Split out the direct restore code
x86/fpu/signal: Sanitize copy_user_to_fpregs_zeroing()
x86/fpu/signal: Sanitize the xstate check on sigframe
x86/fpu/signal: Remove the legacy alignment check
x86/fpu/signal: Move initial checks into fpu__restore_sig()
x86/fpu: Mark init_fpstate __ro_after_init
x86/pkru: Remove xstate fiddling from write_pkru()
x86/fpu: Don't store PKRU in xstate in fpu_reset_fpstate()
x86/fpu: Remove PKRU handling from switch_fpu_finish()
x86/fpu: Mask PKRU from kernel XRSTOR[S] operations
x86/fpu: Hook up PKRU into ptrace()
x86/fpu: Add PKRU storage outside of task XSAVE buffer
x86/fpu: Dont restore PKRU in fpregs_restore_userspace()
x86/fpu: Rename xfeatures_mask_user() to xfeatures_mask_uabi()
x86/fpu: Move FXSAVE_LEAK quirk info __copy_kernel_to_fpregs()
x86/fpu: Rename __fpregs_load_activate() to fpregs_restore_userregs()
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-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/x86/elf_auxvec.rst | 53 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/x86/index.rst | 1 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/x86/elf_auxvec.rst b/Documentation/x86/elf_auxvec.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..18e4744717f9 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/x86/elf_auxvec.rst @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +================================== +x86-specific ELF Auxiliary Vectors +================================== + +This document describes the semantics of the x86 auxiliary vectors. + +Introduction +============ + +ELF Auxiliary vectors enable the kernel to efficiently provide +configuration-specific parameters to userspace. In this example, a program +allocates an alternate stack based on the kernel-provided size:: + + #include <sys/auxv.h> + #include <elf.h> + #include <signal.h> + #include <stdlib.h> + #include <assert.h> + #include <err.h> + + #ifndef AT_MINSIGSTKSZ + #define AT_MINSIGSTKSZ 51 + #endif + + .... + stack_t ss; + + ss.ss_sp = malloc(ss.ss_size); + assert(ss.ss_sp); + + ss.ss_size = getauxval(AT_MINSIGSTKSZ) + SIGSTKSZ; + ss.ss_flags = 0; + + if (sigaltstack(&ss, NULL)) + err(1, "sigaltstack"); + + +The exposed auxiliary vectors +============================= + +AT_SYSINFO is used for locating the vsyscall entry point. It is not +exported on 64-bit mode. + +AT_SYSINFO_EHDR is the start address of the page containing the vDSO. + +AT_MINSIGSTKSZ denotes the minimum stack size required by the kernel to +deliver a signal to user-space. AT_MINSIGSTKSZ comprehends the space +consumed by the kernel to accommodate the user context for the current +hardware configuration. It does not comprehend subsequent user-space stack +consumption, which must be added by the user. (e.g. Above, user-space adds +SIGSTKSZ to AT_MINSIGSTKSZ.) diff --git a/Documentation/x86/index.rst b/Documentation/x86/index.rst index 0004f5d2283e..383048396336 100644 --- a/Documentation/x86/index.rst +++ b/Documentation/x86/index.rst @@ -36,3 +36,4 @@ x86-specific Documentation sva sgx features + elf_auxvec |