Re: [PATCH] static_call: Fix the module key fixup

From: Steven Rostedt
Date: Thu Feb 25 2021 - 22:13:10 EST


On Thu, 25 Feb 2021 23:03:51 +0100
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Subject: static_call: Fix the module key fixup
>
> Provided the target address of a R_X86_64_PC32 relocation is aligned,
> the low two bits should be invariant between the relative and absolute
> value.
>
> Turns out the address is not aligned and things go sideways, ensure we
> transfer the bits in the absolute form when fixing up the key address.
>

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210225131221.11dab26e@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/

> Reported-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Tested-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx>

-- Steve

> Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> kernel/static_call.c | 7 ++++---
> 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/kernel/static_call.c b/kernel/static_call.c
> index 6906c6ec4c97..ae825295cf68 100644
> --- a/kernel/static_call.c
> +++ b/kernel/static_call.c
> @@ -349,7 +349,8 @@ static int static_call_add_module(struct module *mod)
> struct static_call_site *site;
>
> for (site = start; site != stop; site++) {
> - unsigned long addr = (unsigned long)static_call_key(site);
> + unsigned long s_key = (long)site->key + (long)&site->key;
> + unsigned long addr = s_key & ~STATIC_CALL_SITE_FLAGS;
> unsigned long key;
>
> /*
> @@ -373,8 +374,8 @@ static int static_call_add_module(struct module *mod)
> return -EINVAL;
> }
>
> - site->key = (key - (long)&site->key) |
> - (site->key & STATIC_CALL_SITE_FLAGS);
> + key |= s_key & STATIC_CALL_SITE_FLAGS;
> + site->key = key - (long)&site->key;
> }
>
> return __static_call_init(mod, start, stop);