Re: [PATCH RFC 21/43] x86/ftrace: Adapt assembly for PIE support

From: Hou Wenlong
Date: Fri Apr 28 2023 - 23:43:32 EST


On Fri, Apr 28, 2023 at 09:37:19PM +0800, Steven Rostedt wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Apr 2023 17:51:01 +0800
> "Hou Wenlong" <houwenlong.hwl@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Change the assembly code to use only relative references of symbols for
> > the kernel to be PIE compatible.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Hou Wenlong <houwenlong.hwl@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Thomas Garnier <thgarnie@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Lai Jiangshan <jiangshan.ljs@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > arch/x86/kernel/ftrace_64.S | 9 ++++++++-
> > 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace_64.S
> > index eddb4fabc16f..411fa4148e18 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace_64.S
> > +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ftrace_64.S
> > @@ -315,7 +315,14 @@ STACK_FRAME_NON_STANDARD_FP(ftrace_regs_caller)
> > SYM_FUNC_START(__fentry__)
> > CALL_DEPTH_ACCOUNT
> >
> > +#ifdef CONFIG_X86_PIE
> > + pushq %r8
> > + leaq ftrace_stub(%rip), %r8
> > + cmpq %r8, ftrace_trace_function(%rip)
> > + popq %r8
> > +#else
> > cmpq $ftrace_stub, ftrace_trace_function
> > +#endif
> > jnz trace
> > RET
> >
> > @@ -329,7 +336,7 @@ trace:
> > * ip and parent ip are used and the list function is called when
> > * function tracing is enabled.
> > */
> > - movq ftrace_trace_function, %r8
> > + movq ftrace_trace_function(%rip), %r8
> > CALL_NOSPEC r8
> > restore_mcount_regs
> >
>
> I really don't want to add more updates to !DYNAMIC_FTRACE. This code only
> exists to make sure I don't break it for other architectures.
>
> How about
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
> index 442eccc00960..ee4d0713139d 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
> +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
> @@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ config X86_64
>
> config FORCE_DYNAMIC_FTRACE
> def_bool y
> - depends on X86_32
> + depends on X86_32 || X86_PIE
> depends on FUNCTION_TRACER
> select DYNAMIC_FTRACE
> help
>
>
> ?
>
OK, I'll drop it. Actually, I select DYNAMIC_FTRACE when
CONFIG_RETPOLINE is enabled for PIE due to the indirect call for
__fentry__() in patch 34.

Thanks.
> -- Steve