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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 05/15] tracepoint: Exclude tp_stub_func from CFI checking
From: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers () google ! com>
Date: 2021-09-30 18:50:57
Message-ID: CAKwvOdnJ6EPPd5UbhZhdggPRzCXmdrnxg_tO=Bq_+Gcgarvw1g () mail ! gmail ! com
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On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 11:05 AM Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@google.com> wrote:
>
> If allocate_probes fails, func_remove replaces the old function
> with a pointer to tp_stub_func, which is called using a mismatching
> function pointer that will always trip indirect call checks with
> CONFIG_CFI_CLANG. Use DEFINE_CFI_IMMEDATE_RETURN_STUB to define
> tp_stub_func to allow it to pass CFI checking.
>
> Signed-off-by: Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@google.com>
> Reviewed-by: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@google.com>
> ---
> kernel/tracepoint.c | 5 +----
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/tracepoint.c b/kernel/tracepoint.c
> index 64ea283f2f86..58acc7d86c3f 100644
> --- a/kernel/tracepoint.c
> +++ b/kernel/tracepoint.c
looking at 4+5/15 together, I wonder if this TU should explicitly
include linux/cfi.h?
> @@ -99,10 +99,7 @@ struct tp_probes {
> };
>
> /* Called in removal of a func but failed to allocate a new tp_funcs */
> -static void tp_stub_func(void)
> -{
> - return;
> -}
> +static DEFINE_CFI_IMMEDIATE_RETURN_STUB(tp_stub_func);
>
> static inline void *allocate_probes(int count)
> {
> --
> 2.33.0.800.g4c38ced690-goog
>
--
Thanks,
~Nick Desaulniers
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