[PATCH 1/3] module: Use set_memory_rox()

From: Christophe Leroy
Date: Thu Dec 21 2023 - 02:24:47 EST


A couple of architectures seem concerned about calling set_memory_ro()
and set_memory_x() too frequently and have implemented a version of
set_memory_rox(), see commit 60463628c9e0 ("x86/mm: Implement native
set_memory_rox()") and commit 22e99fa56443 ("s390/mm: implement
set_memory_rox()")

Use set_memory_rox() in modules when STRICT_MODULES_RWX is set.

Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
kernel/module/internal.h | 2 +-
kernel/module/main.c | 2 +-
kernel/module/strict_rwx.c | 12 +++++++-----
3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/module/internal.h b/kernel/module/internal.h
index c8b7b4dcf782..a647ab17193d 100644
--- a/kernel/module/internal.h
+++ b/kernel/module/internal.h
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ static inline struct module *mod_find(unsigned long addr, struct mod_tree_root *

void module_enable_ro(const struct module *mod, bool after_init);
void module_enable_nx(const struct module *mod);
-void module_enable_x(const struct module *mod);
+void module_enable_rox(const struct module *mod);
int module_enforce_rwx_sections(Elf_Ehdr *hdr, Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
char *secstrings, struct module *mod);

diff --git a/kernel/module/main.c b/kernel/module/main.c
index 98fedfdb8db5..1c8f328ca015 100644
--- a/kernel/module/main.c
+++ b/kernel/module/main.c
@@ -2735,7 +2735,7 @@ static int complete_formation(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info)

module_enable_ro(mod, false);
module_enable_nx(mod);
- module_enable_x(mod);
+ module_enable_rox(mod);

/*
* Mark state as coming so strong_try_module_get() ignores us,
diff --git a/kernel/module/strict_rwx.c b/kernel/module/strict_rwx.c
index a2b656b4e3d2..9345b09f28a5 100644
--- a/kernel/module/strict_rwx.c
+++ b/kernel/module/strict_rwx.c
@@ -26,10 +26,14 @@ static void module_set_memory(const struct module *mod, enum mod_mem_type type,
* CONFIG_STRICT_MODULE_RWX because they are needed regardless of whether we
* are strict.
*/
-void module_enable_x(const struct module *mod)
+void module_enable_rox(const struct module *mod)
{
- for_class_mod_mem_type(type, text)
- module_set_memory(mod, type, set_memory_x);
+ for_class_mod_mem_type(type, text) {
+ if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_STRICT_MODULE_RWX))
+ module_set_memory(mod, type, set_memory_rox);
+ else
+ module_set_memory(mod, type, set_memory_x);
+ }
}

void module_enable_ro(const struct module *mod, bool after_init)
@@ -41,8 +45,6 @@ void module_enable_ro(const struct module *mod, bool after_init)
return;
#endif

- module_set_memory(mod, MOD_TEXT, set_memory_ro);
- module_set_memory(mod, MOD_INIT_TEXT, set_memory_ro);
module_set_memory(mod, MOD_RODATA, set_memory_ro);
module_set_memory(mod, MOD_INIT_RODATA, set_memory_ro);

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2.41.0