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PATCH In review Srinivas Ramana 3 participants 8 messages Jan 9, 2021 – Jan 14, 2021

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cover arm64: cpufeature: Add filter function to control

This patchset adds a control function for cpufeature framework so that the feature can be controlled at runtime.

Defer PAC on boot core and use the filter function added to disable PAC from command line. This will help toggling the feature on systems that do not support PAC or where PAC needs to be disabled at runtime, without modifying the core kernel.

The idea of adding the filter function for cpufeature is taken from
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-arm-kernel/[email protected]/
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-arm-kernel/[email protected]/

Srinivas Ramana (3):
arm64: Defer enabling pointer authentication on boot core
arm64: cpufeature: Add a filter function to cpufeature
arm64: Enable control of pointer authentication using early param

 Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt |  6 +++
 arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h             |  8 +++-
 arch/arm64/include/asm/pointer_auth.h           | 10 +++++
 arch/arm64/include/asm/stackprotector.h         |  1 +
 arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c                  | 53 +++++++++++++++++++------
 arch/arm64/kernel/head.S                        |  4 --
 6 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
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#1 lore raw

PATCH 1/3 arm64: Defer enabling pointer authentication on boot core

Defer enabling pointer authentication on boot core until after its required to be enabled by cpufeature framework. This will help in controlling the feature dynamically with a boot parameter.

---
 arch/arm64/include/asm/pointer_auth.h   | 10 ++++++++++
 arch/arm64/include/asm/stackprotector.h |  1 +
 arch/arm64/kernel/head.S                |  4 ----
 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
arch/arm64/include/asm/pointer_auth.h +10 -0
index c6b4f0603024..b112a11e9302 100644
@@ -76,6 +76,15 @@ static inline unsigned long ptrauth_strip_insn_pac(unsigned long ptr)
 	return ptrauth_clear_pac(ptr);
 }
 
+static __always_inline void ptrauth_enable(void)
+{
+	if (!system_supports_address_auth())
+		return;
+	sysreg_clear_set(sctlr_el1, 0, (SCTLR_ELx_ENIA | SCTLR_ELx_ENIB |
+					SCTLR_ELx_ENDA | SCTLR_ELx_ENDB));
+	isb();
+}
+
 #define ptrauth_thread_init_user(tsk)					\
 	ptrauth_keys_init_user(&(tsk)->thread.keys_user)
 #define ptrauth_thread_init_kernel(tsk)					\
@@ -84,6 +93,7 @@ static inline unsigned long ptrauth_strip_insn_pac(unsigned long ptr)
 	ptrauth_keys_switch_kernel(&(tsk)->thread.keys_kernel)
 
 #else /* CONFIG_ARM64_PTR_AUTH */
+#define ptrauth_enable()
 #define ptrauth_prctl_reset_keys(tsk, arg)	(-EINVAL)
 #define ptrauth_strip_insn_pac(lr)	(lr)
 #define ptrauth_thread_init_user(tsk)
arch/arm64/include/asm/stackprotector.h +1 -0
index 7263e0bac680..33f1bb453150 100644
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ static __always_inline void boot_init_stack_canary(void)
 #endif
 	ptrauth_thread_init_kernel(current);
 	ptrauth_thread_switch_kernel(current);
+	ptrauth_enable();
 }
 
 #endif	/* _ASM_STACKPROTECTOR_H */
arch/arm64/kernel/head.S +0 -4
index a0dc987724ed..83d3929e0e8b 100644
@@ -404,10 +404,6 @@ SYM_FUNC_START_LOCAL(__primary_switched)
 	adr_l	x5, init_task
 	msr	sp_el0, x5			// Save thread_info
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_PTR_AUTH
-	__ptrauth_keys_init_cpu	x5, x6, x7, x8
-#endif
-
 	adr_l	x8, vectors			// load VBAR_EL1 with virtual
 	msr	vbar_el1, x8			// vector table address
 	isb
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#2 lore raw

PATCH 2/3 arm64: cpufeature: Add a filter function to cpufeature

In reply to Srinivas Ramana

Add a filter function to cpufeature so that it can be used when dynamic control of the feature is required.

---
 arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h |  8 +++++++-
 arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c      | 15 ++++++++++-----
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h +7 -1
index 9a555809b89c..81a5c97d647d 100644
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ struct arm64_ftr_bits {
 	u8		shift;
 	u8		width;
 	s64		safe_val; /* safe value for FTR_EXACT features */
+	s64		(*filter)(const struct arm64_ftr_bits *ftrp, s64 fval);
 };
 
 /*
@@ -566,7 +567,12 @@ cpuid_feature_extract_field(u64 features, int field, bool sign)
 
 static inline s64 arm64_ftr_value(const struct arm64_ftr_bits *ftrp, u64 val)
 {
-	return (s64)cpuid_feature_extract_field_width(val, ftrp->shift, ftrp->width, ftrp->sign);
+	s64 fval = (s64)cpuid_feature_extract_field_width(val, ftrp->shift,
+					ftrp->width, ftrp->sign);
+
+	if (ftrp->filter)
+		fval = ftrp->filter(ftrp, fval);
+	return fval;
 }
 
 static inline bool id_aa64mmfr0_mixed_endian_el0(u64 mmfr0)
arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c +10 -5
index 7ffb5f1d8b68..b2ffa9eaaaff 100644
@@ -132,23 +132,28 @@ DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_ARRAY_FALSE(cpu_hwcap_keys, ARM64_NCAPS);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpu_hwcap_keys);
 
 #define __ARM64_FTR_BITS(SIGNED, VISIBLE, STRICT, TYPE, SHIFT, WIDTH, SAFE_VAL) \
-	{						\
 		.sign = SIGNED,				\
 		.visible = VISIBLE,			\
 		.strict = STRICT,			\
 		.type = TYPE,				\
 		.shift = SHIFT,				\
 		.width = WIDTH,				\
-		.safe_val = SAFE_VAL,			\
-	}
+		.safe_val = SAFE_VAL
 
 /* Define a feature with unsigned values */
 #define ARM64_FTR_BITS(VISIBLE, STRICT, TYPE, SHIFT, WIDTH, SAFE_VAL) \
-	__ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_UNSIGNED, VISIBLE, STRICT, TYPE, SHIFT, WIDTH, SAFE_VAL)
+	{__ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_UNSIGNED, VISIBLE, STRICT, TYPE, SHIFT, WIDTH, SAFE_VAL), }
 
 /* Define a feature with a signed value */
 #define S_ARM64_FTR_BITS(VISIBLE, STRICT, TYPE, SHIFT, WIDTH, SAFE_VAL) \
-	__ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_SIGNED, VISIBLE, STRICT, TYPE, SHIFT, WIDTH, SAFE_VAL)
+	{__ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_SIGNED, VISIBLE, STRICT, TYPE, SHIFT, WIDTH, SAFE_VAL), }
+
+/* Define a feature with a filter function to process the field value */
+#define FILTERED_ARM64_FTR_BITS(SIGNED, VISIBLE, STRICT, TYPE, SHIFT, WIDTH, SAFE_VAL, filter_fn) \
+	{											\
+		__ARM64_FTR_BITS(SIGNED, VISIBLE, STRICT, TYPE, SHIFT, WIDTH, SAFE_VAL),	\
+		.filter = filter_fn,								\
+	}
 
 #define ARM64_FTR_END					\
 	{						\
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#3 lore raw

PATCH 3/3 arm64: Enable control of pointer authentication using early param

In reply to Srinivas Ramana

Add support to control turning off the pointer authentication using a kernel command line early param.
This will help control pointer authentication feature for both kernel and userspace without kernel changes.

---
 Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt |  6 ++++
 arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c                  | 38 +++++++++++++++++++------
 2 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt +6 -0
index c722ec19cd00..d6855e0a9085 100644
@@ -373,6 +373,12 @@
 	arcrimi=	[HW,NET] ARCnet - "RIM I" (entirely mem-mapped) cards
 			Format: <io>,<irq>,<nodeID>
 
+	arm64.disable_ptr_auth=
+			[ARM64] Force disable Linux support for address
+			authentication (both user and in-kernel).
+			0 - Pointer authentication is enabled[Default]
+			1 - Pointer authentication is force disabled
+
 	ataflop=	[HW,M68k]
 
 	atarimouse=	[HW,MOUSE] Atari Mouse
arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c +30 -8
index b2ffa9eaaaff..bdaaff78240b 100644
@@ -164,6 +164,24 @@ static void cpu_enable_cnp(struct arm64_cpu_capabilities const *cap);
 
 static bool __system_matches_cap(unsigned int n);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_PTR_AUTH
+bool arm64_disable_ptr_auth;
+
+static int __init arm64_disable_ptr_auth_fn(char *buf)
+{
+	return strtobool(buf, &arm64_disable_ptr_auth);
+}
+early_param("arm64.disable_ptr_auth", arm64_disable_ptr_auth_fn);
+
+s64 ptr_auth_ftr_filter(const struct arm64_ftr_bits *ftrp, s64 val)
+{
+	if (arm64_disable_ptr_auth)
+		return 0;
+	else
+		return val;
+}
+#endif
+
 /*
  * NOTE: Any changes to the visibility of features should be kept in
  * sync with the documentation of the CPU feature register ABI.
@@ -193,17 +211,21 @@ static const struct arm64_ftr_bits ftr_id_aa64isar1[] = {
 	ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_HIDDEN, FTR_STRICT, FTR_LOWER_SAFE, ID_AA64ISAR1_SPECRES_SHIFT, 4, 0),
 	ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_VISIBLE, FTR_STRICT, FTR_LOWER_SAFE, ID_AA64ISAR1_SB_SHIFT, 4, 0),
 	ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_VISIBLE, FTR_STRICT, FTR_LOWER_SAFE, ID_AA64ISAR1_FRINTTS_SHIFT, 4, 0),
-	ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_VISIBLE_IF_IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM64_PTR_AUTH),
-		       FTR_STRICT, FTR_LOWER_SAFE, ID_AA64ISAR1_GPI_SHIFT, 4, 0),
-	ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_VISIBLE_IF_IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM64_PTR_AUTH),
-		       FTR_STRICT, FTR_LOWER_SAFE, ID_AA64ISAR1_GPA_SHIFT, 4, 0),
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_PTR_AUTH
+	FILTERED_ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_UNSIGNED, FTR_VISIBLE, FTR_STRICT, FTR_LOWER_SAFE,
+				ID_AA64ISAR1_GPI_SHIFT, 4, 0, ptr_auth_ftr_filter),
+	FILTERED_ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_UNSIGNED, FTR_VISIBLE, FTR_STRICT, FTR_LOWER_SAFE,
+				ID_AA64ISAR1_GPA_SHIFT, 4, 0, ptr_auth_ftr_filter),
+#endif
 	ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_VISIBLE, FTR_STRICT, FTR_LOWER_SAFE, ID_AA64ISAR1_LRCPC_SHIFT, 4, 0),
 	ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_VISIBLE, FTR_STRICT, FTR_LOWER_SAFE, ID_AA64ISAR1_FCMA_SHIFT, 4, 0),
 	ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_VISIBLE, FTR_STRICT, FTR_LOWER_SAFE, ID_AA64ISAR1_JSCVT_SHIFT, 4, 0),
-	ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_VISIBLE_IF_IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM64_PTR_AUTH),
-		       FTR_STRICT, FTR_EXACT, ID_AA64ISAR1_API_SHIFT, 4, 0),
-	ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_VISIBLE_IF_IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM64_PTR_AUTH),
-		       FTR_STRICT, FTR_EXACT, ID_AA64ISAR1_APA_SHIFT, 4, 0),
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_PTR_AUTH
+	FILTERED_ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_UNSIGNED, FTR_VISIBLE, FTR_STRICT, FTR_LOWER_SAFE,
+				ID_AA64ISAR1_API_SHIFT, 4, 0, ptr_auth_ftr_filter),
+	FILTERED_ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_UNSIGNED, FTR_VISIBLE, FTR_STRICT, FTR_LOWER_SAFE,
+				ID_AA64ISAR1_APA_SHIFT, 4, 0, ptr_auth_ftr_filter),
+#endif
 	ARM64_FTR_BITS(FTR_VISIBLE, FTR_STRICT, FTR_LOWER_SAFE, ID_AA64ISAR1_DPB_SHIFT, 4, 0),
 	ARM64_FTR_END,
 };
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In reply to Srinivas Ramana

Hi Srinivas,

Quoted 17 lines · Srinivas Ramana

This patchset adds a control function for cpufeature framework so that the feature can be controlled at runtime.

Defer PAC on boot core and use the filter function added to disable PAC from command line. This will help toggling the feature on systems that do not support PAC or where PAC needs to be disabled at runtime, without modifying the core kernel.

The idea of adding the filter function for cpufeature is taken from
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-arm-kernel/[email protected]/
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-arm-kernel/[email protected]/

Srinivas Ramana (3):
arm64: Defer enabling pointer authentication on boot core
arm64: cpufeature: Add a filter function to cpufeature
arm64: Enable control of pointer authentication using early param

Quoted 8 lines
 Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt |  6 +++
 arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h             |  8 +++-
 arch/arm64/include/asm/pointer_auth.h           | 10 +++++
 arch/arm64/include/asm/stackprotector.h         |  1 +
 arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c                  | 53 
+++++++++++++++++++------
 arch/arm64/kernel/head.S                        |  4 --
 6 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

I've been working for some time on a similar series to allow a feature set to be disabled during the early boot phase, initially to prevent booting a kernel with VHE, but the mechanism is generic enough to deal with most architectural features.

I took the liberty to lift your first patch and to add it to my series[1], further allowing PAuth to be disabled at boot time on top of BTI and VHE.

I'd appreciate your comments on this.

Thanks,

        M.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/r/[email protected]

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Hi Marc,

Quoted 36 lines · Marc Zyngier

Hi Srinivas,

Quoted 19 lines · Srinivas Ramana

This patchset adds a control function for cpufeature framework so that the feature can be controlled at runtime.

Defer PAC on boot core and use the filter function added to disable PAC from command line. This will help toggling the feature on systems that do not support PAC or where PAC needs to be disabled at runtime, without modifying the core kernel.

The idea of adding the filter function for cpufeature is taken from
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-arm-kernel/[email protected]/

https://lore.kernel.org/linux-arm-kernel/[email protected]/

Srinivas Ramana (3):
  arm64: Defer enabling pointer authentication on boot core
  arm64: cpufeature: Add a filter function to cpufeature
  arm64: Enable control of pointer authentication using early param

Quoted 8 lines

 Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt |  6 +++ arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h             |  8 +++- arch/arm64/include/asm/pointer_auth.h           | 10 +++++ arch/arm64/include/asm/stackprotector.h         |  1 + arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c                  | 53
+++++++++++++++++++------
 arch/arm64/kernel/head.S                        |  4 --

 6 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

I've been working for some time on a similar series to allow a feature set to be disabled during the early boot phase, initially to prevent booting a kernel with VHE, but the mechanism is generic enough to deal with most architectural features.

Quoted 4 lines

I took the liberty to lift your first patch and to add it to my series[1], further allowing PAuth to be disabled at boot time on top of BTI and VHE.

I'd appreciate your comments on this.

Thanks for sending this series. It seems to be more flexible compared you what we did. Following your discussion on allowing EXACT ftr_reg values.

Btw, do you have plan to add MTE in similar lines to control the feature? We may be needing this on some systems.

Quoted 6 lines

Thanks,

        M.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/r/[email protected]

Thanks,

-- Srinivas R

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Quoted 37 lines · Srinivas Ramana

Hi Marc,

Quoted 34 lines · Marc Zyngier

Hi Srinivas,

Quoted 14 lines · Srinivas Ramana

This patchset adds a control function for cpufeature framework so that the feature can be controlled at runtime.

Defer PAC on boot core and use the filter function added to disable PAC from command line. This will help toggling the feature on systems that do not support PAC or where PAC needs to be disabled at runtime, without modifying the core kernel.

The idea of adding the filter function for cpufeature is taken from
https://lore.kernel.org/linux-arm-kernel/[email protected]/ https://lore.kernel.org/linux-arm-kernel/[email protected]/ Srinivas Ramana (3):
  arm64: Defer enabling pointer authentication on boot core
  arm64: cpufeature: Add a filter function to cpufeature
  arm64: Enable control of pointer authentication using early param

Quoted 8 lines

 Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt |  6 +++ arch/arm64/include/asm/cpufeature.h             |  8 +++- arch/arm64/include/asm/pointer_auth.h           | 10 +++++ arch/arm64/include/asm/stackprotector.h         |  1 + arch/arm64/kernel/cpufeature.c                  | 53
+++++++++++++++++++------
 arch/arm64/kernel/head.S                        |  4 --

 6 files changed, 64 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

I've been working for some time on a similar series to allow a feature set to be disabled during the early boot phase, initially to prevent booting a kernel with VHE, but the mechanism is generic enough to deal with most architectural features.

I took the liberty to lift your first patch and to add it to my series[1], further allowing PAuth to be disabled at boot time on top of BTI and VHE.

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I'd appreciate your comments on this.

Thanks for sending this series. It seems to be more flexible compared you what we did.
Following your discussion on allowing EXACT ftr_reg values.

Btw, do you have plan to add MTE in similar lines to control the feature? We may be needing this on some systems.

I don't have any need for this at the moment, as my initial goal was to enable a different boot flow for VHE. The BTI "support" was added as a way to demonstrate the use of __read_sysreg_by_encoding(), and your patches were a good opportunity to converge on a single solution.

But if you write the patches that do that, I can add them to the series, and Catalin/Will can decide whether they want to take them.

Thanks,

        M.
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Quoted 10 lines · Marc Zyngier
Quoted 9 lines · Srinivas Ramana
Quoted 8 lines · Marc Zyngier
Quoted 7 lines · Srinivas Ramana

This patchset adds a control function for cpufeature framework so that the feature can be controlled at runtime.

Defer PAC on boot core and use the filter function added to disable PAC from command line. This will help toggling the feature on systems that do not support PAC or where PAC needs to be disabled at runtime, without modifying the core kernel.

[...]

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I've been working for some time on a similar series to allow a feature set to be disabled during the early boot phase, initially to prevent booting a kernel with VHE, but the mechanism is generic enough to deal with most architectural features.

I took the liberty to lift your first patch and to add it to my series[1],
further allowing PAuth to be disabled at boot time on top of BTI and VHE.

I'd appreciate your comments on this.

Quoted 7 lines

Thanks for sending this series. It seems to be more flexible compared you what we did.
Following your discussion on allowing EXACT ftr_reg values.

Btw, do you have plan to add MTE in similar lines to control the feature?
We may be needing this on some systems.

Quoted 7 lines

I don't have any need for this at the moment, as my initial goal was to enable a different boot flow for VHE. The BTI "support" was added as a way to demonstrate the use of __read_sysreg_by_encoding(), and your patches were a good opportunity to converge on a single solution.

But if you write the patches that do that, I can add them to the series, and Catalin/Will can decide whether they want to take them.

For MTE it's trickier (probably similar to VHE) as we do the setup early in proc.S before we hit the cpufeature infrastructure.

So far we haven't agreed on disabling MTE means - is it disabled completely (no Normal Tagged memory type) or we just need to disable tag checking? The former is required if we expect buggy hardware (SoC-level, not necessarily CPU). The latter, at least for the kernel, is already handled via the kasan.mode cmdline. For user, we can disable the tagged address ABI via sysctl (or kernel cmdline) and it indirectly disabled MTE since the C library detects this.

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