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Mark Rutland f94511df53 arm64: uaccess: correct thinko in __get_mem_asm() 
In the CONFIG_CC_HAS_ASM_GOTO_OUTPUT=y version of __get_mem_asm(), we
incorrectly use _ASM_EXTABLE_##type##ACCESS_ERR() such that upon a fault
the extable fixup handler writes -EFAULT into "%w0", which is the
register containing 'x' (the result of the load).

This was a thinko in commit:

  86a6a68feb ("arm64: start using 'asm goto' for get_user() when available")

Prior to that commit _ASM_EXTABLE_##type##ACCESS_ERR_ZERO() was used
such that the extable fixup handler wrote -EFAULT into "%w0" (the
register containing 'err'), and zero into "%w1" (the register containing
'x'). When the 'err' variable was removed, the extable entry was updated
incorrectly.

Writing -EFAULT to the value register is unnecessary but benign:

* We never want -EFAULT in the value register, and previously this would
  have been zeroed in the extable fixup handler.

* In __get_user_error() the value is overwritten with zero explicitly in
  the error path.

* The asm goto outputs cannot be used when the goto label is taken, as
  older compilers (e.g. clang < 16.0.0) do not guarantee that asm goto
  outputs are usable in this path and may use a stale value rather than
  the value in an output register. Consequently, zeroing in the extable
  fixup handler is insufficient to ensure callers see zero in the error
  path.

* The expected usage of unsafe_get_user() and get_kernel_nofault()
  requires that the value is not consumed in the error path.

Some versions of GCC would mis-compile asm goto with outputs, and
erroneously omit subsequent assignments, breaking the error path
handling in __get_user_error(). This was discussed at:

  https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/ZpfxLrJAOF2YNqCk@J2N7QTR9R3.cambridge.arm.com/

... and was fixed by removing support for asm goto with outputs on those
broken compilers in commit:

  f2f6a8e887 ("init/Kconfig: remove CONFIG_GCC_ASM_GOTO_OUTPUT_WORKAROUND")

With that out of the way, we can safely replace the usage of
_ASM_EXTABLE_##type##ACCESS_ERR() with _ASM_EXTABLE_##type##ACCESS(),
leaving the value register unchanged in the case a fault is taken, as
was originally intended. This matches other architectures and matches
our __put_mem_asm().

Signed-off-by: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>
Cc: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240807103731.2498893-1-mark.rutland@arm.com
Signed-off-by: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@arm.com>
History 2024-08-14 17:51:11 +01:00
arch arm64: uaccess: correct thinko in __get_mem_asm() 2024-08-14 17:51:11 +01:00
block block: fix deadlock between sd_remove & sd_release 2024-07-24 09:51:21 -06:00
certs kbuild: use $(src) instead of $(srctree)/$(src) for source directory 2024-05-10 04:34:52 +09:00
crypto crypto: testmgr - generate power-of-2 lengths more often 2024-07-13 11:50:28 +12:00
Documentation arm64: errata: Expand speculative SSBS workaround (again) 2024-08-01 16:11:28 +01:00
drivers minmax: add a few more MIN_T/MAX_T users 2024-07-28 13:41:14 -07:00
fs This pull request contains updates (actually, just fixes) for UBI and UBIFS: 2024-07-28 11:51:51 -07:00
include minmax: simplify and clarify min_t()/max_t() implementation 2024-07-28 13:50:01 -07:00
init rust: SHADOW_CALL_STACK is incompatible with Rust 2024-08-01 16:15:03 +01:00
io_uring io_uring/napi: pass ktime to io_napi_adjust_timeout 2024-07-26 08:31:59 -06:00
ipc sysctl: treewide: constify the ctl_table argument of proc_handlers 2024-07-24 20:59:29 +02:00
kernel Fixes and minor updates for the timer migration code: 2024-07-27 10:19:55 -07:00
lib Rust changes for v6.11 2024-07-27 13:44:54 -07:00
LICENSES LICENSES: Add the copyleft-next-0.3.1 license 2022-11-08 15:44:01 +01:00
mm mm/page_alloc: fix pcp->count race between drain_pages_zone() vs __rmqueue_pcplist() 2024-07-26 14:33:09 -07:00
net minmax: add a few more MIN_T/MAX_T users 2024-07-28 13:41:14 -07:00
rust Rust changes for v6.11 2024-07-27 13:44:54 -07:00
samples Driver core changes for 6.11-rc1 2024-07-25 10:42:22 -07:00
scripts Kbuild fixes for v6.11 2024-07-28 14:02:48 -07:00
security apparmor-pr-2024-07-24 PR 2024-07-25 2024-07-27 13:28:39 -07:00
sound Devicetree fixes for 6.11, part 1 2024-07-27 12:46:16 -07:00
tools turbostat release 2024.07.26 2024-07-28 10:52:15 -07:00
usr initramfs: shorten cmd_initfs in usr/Makefile 2024-07-16 01:07:52 +09:00
virt KVM generic changes for 6.11 2024-07-16 09:51:36 -04:00
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.cocciconfig scripts: add Linux .cocciconfig for coccinelle 2016-07-22 12:13:39 +02:00
.editorconfig .editorconfig: remove trim_trailing_whitespace option 2024-06-13 16:47:52 +02:00
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.gitattributes .gitattributes: set diff driver for Rust source code files 2023-05-31 17:48:25 +02:00
.gitignore kbuild: add script and target to generate pacman package 2024-07-22 01:24:22 +09:00
.mailmap MAINTAINERS: mailmap: update James Clark's email address 2024-07-26 14:32:35 -07:00
.rustfmt.toml rust: add .rustfmt.toml 2022-09-28 09:02:20 +02:00
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CREDITS tracing: Update of MAINTAINERS and CREDITS file 2024-07-18 14:08:42 -07:00
Kbuild Kbuild updates for v6.1 2022-10-10 12:00:45 -07:00
Kconfig kbuild: ensure full rebuild when the compiler is updated 2020-05-12 13:28:33 +09:00
MAINTAINERS CXL for v6.11 merge window 2024-07-28 09:33:28 -07:00
Makefile Linux 6.11-rc1 2024-07-28 14:19:55 -07:00
README README: Fix spelling 2024-03-18 03:36:32 -06:00

README 

Linux kernel
============

There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.

In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``.  The formatted documentation can also be read online at:

    https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/

There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the reStructuredText markup notation.

Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.