kunit/fortify: Replace "volatile" with OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR()

PATCH In review Kees Cook 2 participants 3 messages Mar 12, 2025 – Mar 19, 2025 FORTIFY_SOURCE

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Kees Cook

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2025-03-12 00:04 UTC #0 lore raw

PATCH 1/1 kunit/fortify: Replace "volatile" with OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR()

It does seem that using "volatile" isn't going to be sane compared to using OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR() going forward. Some strange interactions[1] with the sanitizers have been observed in the self-test code, so replace the logic.

Reported-by Nathan Chancellor <[email protected]>

Closes https://github.com/ClangBuiltLinux/linux/issues/2075 [1]

Signed-off-by Kees Cook <[email protected]>

---
Cc: Nathan Chancellor <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]

---
 lib/tests/fortify_kunit.c | 139 +++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
 1 file changed, 77 insertions(+), 62 deletions(-)

lib/tests/fortify_kunit.c +77 ~~-62~~

index 18dcdedf777f..29ffc62a71e3 100644
@@ -411,8 +411,6 @@ struct fortify_padding {
 	char buf[32];
 	unsigned long bytes_after;
 };
-/* Force compiler into not being able to resolve size at compile-time. */
-static volatile int unconst;
 
 static void fortify_test_strlen(struct kunit *test)
 {

@@ -537,57 +535,56 @@ static void fortify_test_strncpy(struct kunit *test)
 {
 	struct fortify_padding pad = { };
 	char src[] = "Copy me fully into a small buffer and I will overflow!";
+	size_t sizeof_buf = sizeof(pad.buf);
+
+	OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR(sizeof_buf);
 
 	/* Destination is %NUL-filled to start with. */
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, pad.bytes_before, 0);
-	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, pad.buf[sizeof(pad.buf) - 1], '\0');
-	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, pad.buf[sizeof(pad.buf) - 2], '\0');
-	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, pad.buf[sizeof(pad.buf) - 3], '\0');
+	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, pad.buf[sizeof_buf - 1], '\0');
+	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, pad.buf[sizeof_buf - 2], '\0');
+	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, pad.buf[sizeof_buf - 3], '\0');
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, pad.bytes_after, 0);
 
 	/* Legitimate strncpy() 1 less than of max size. */
-	KUNIT_ASSERT_TRUE(test, strncpy(pad.buf, src,
-					sizeof(pad.buf) + unconst - 1)
+	KUNIT_ASSERT_TRUE(test, strncpy(pad.buf, src, sizeof_buf - 1)
 				== pad.buf);
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, fortify_write_overflows, 0);
 	/* Only last byte should be %NUL */
-	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, pad.buf[sizeof(pad.buf) - 1], '\0');
-	KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, pad.buf[sizeof(pad.buf) - 2], '\0');
-	KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, pad.buf[sizeof(pad.buf) - 3], '\0');
+	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, pad.buf[sizeof_buf - 1], '\0');
+	KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, pad.buf[sizeof_buf - 2], '\0');
+	KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, pad.buf[sizeof_buf - 3], '\0');
 
 	/* Legitimate (though unterminated) max-size strncpy. */
-	KUNIT_ASSERT_TRUE(test, strncpy(pad.buf, src,
-					sizeof(pad.buf) + unconst)
+	KUNIT_ASSERT_TRUE(test, strncpy(pad.buf, src, sizeof_buf)
 				== pad.buf);
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, fortify_write_overflows, 0);
 	/* No trailing %NUL -- thanks strncpy API. */
-	KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, pad.buf[sizeof(pad.buf) - 1], '\0');
-	KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, pad.buf[sizeof(pad.buf) - 2], '\0');
-	KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, pad.buf[sizeof(pad.buf) - 2], '\0');
+	KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, pad.buf[sizeof_buf - 1], '\0');
+	KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, pad.buf[sizeof_buf - 2], '\0');
+	KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, pad.buf[sizeof_buf - 2], '\0');
 	/* But we will not have gone beyond. */
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, pad.bytes_after, 0);
 
 	/* Now verify that FORTIFY is working... */
-	KUNIT_ASSERT_TRUE(test, strncpy(pad.buf, src,
-					sizeof(pad.buf) + unconst + 1)
+	KUNIT_ASSERT_TRUE(test, strncpy(pad.buf, src, sizeof_buf + 1)
 				== pad.buf);
 	/* Should catch the overflow. */
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, fortify_write_overflows, 1);
-	KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, pad.buf[sizeof(pad.buf) - 1], '\0');
-	KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, pad.buf[sizeof(pad.buf) - 2], '\0');
-	KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, pad.buf[sizeof(pad.buf) - 2], '\0');
+	KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, pad.buf[sizeof_buf - 1], '\0');
+	KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, pad.buf[sizeof_buf - 2], '\0');
+	KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, pad.buf[sizeof_buf - 2], '\0');
 	/* And we will not have gone beyond. */
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, pad.bytes_after, 0);
 
 	/* And further... */
-	KUNIT_ASSERT_TRUE(test, strncpy(pad.buf, src,
-					sizeof(pad.buf) + unconst + 2)
+	KUNIT_ASSERT_TRUE(test, strncpy(pad.buf, src, sizeof_buf + 2)
 				== pad.buf);
 	/* Should catch the overflow. */
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, fortify_write_overflows, 2);
-	KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, pad.buf[sizeof(pad.buf) - 1], '\0');
-	KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, pad.buf[sizeof(pad.buf) - 2], '\0');
-	KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, pad.buf[sizeof(pad.buf) - 2], '\0');
+	KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, pad.buf[sizeof_buf - 1], '\0');
+	KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, pad.buf[sizeof_buf - 2], '\0');
+	KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, pad.buf[sizeof_buf - 2], '\0');
 	/* And we will not have gone beyond. */
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, pad.bytes_after, 0);
 }

@@ -596,55 +593,56 @@ static void fortify_test_strscpy(struct kunit *test)
 {
 	struct fortify_padding pad = { };
 	char src[] = "Copy me fully into a small buffer and I will overflow!";
+	size_t sizeof_buf = sizeof(pad.buf);
+	size_t sizeof_src = sizeof(src);
+
+	OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR(sizeof_buf);
+	OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR(sizeof_src);
 
 	/* Destination is %NUL-filled to start with. */
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, pad.bytes_before, 0);
-	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, pad.buf[sizeof(pad.buf) - 1], '\0');
-	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, pad.buf[sizeof(pad.buf) - 2], '\0');
-	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, pad.buf[sizeof(pad.buf) - 3], '\0');
+	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, pad.buf[sizeof_buf - 1], '\0');
+	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, pad.buf[sizeof_buf - 2], '\0');
+	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, pad.buf[sizeof_buf - 3], '\0');
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, pad.bytes_after, 0);
 
 	/* Legitimate strscpy() 1 less than of max size. */
-	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, strscpy(pad.buf, src,
-				      sizeof(pad.buf) + unconst - 1),
+	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, strscpy(pad.buf, src, sizeof_buf - 1),
 			-E2BIG);
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, fortify_write_overflows, 0);
 	/* Keeping space for %NUL, last two bytes should be %NUL */
-	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, pad.buf[sizeof(pad.buf) - 1], '\0');
-	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, pad.buf[sizeof(pad.buf) - 2], '\0');
-	KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, pad.buf[sizeof(pad.buf) - 3], '\0');
+	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, pad.buf[sizeof_buf - 1], '\0');
+	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, pad.buf[sizeof_buf - 2], '\0');
+	KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, pad.buf[sizeof_buf - 3], '\0');
 
 	/* Legitimate max-size strscpy. */
-	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, strscpy(pad.buf, src,
-				      sizeof(pad.buf) + unconst),
+	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, strscpy(pad.buf, src, sizeof_buf),
 			-E2BIG);
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, fortify_write_overflows, 0);
 	/* A trailing %NUL will exist. */
-	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, pad.buf[sizeof(pad.buf) - 1], '\0');
-	KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, pad.buf[sizeof(pad.buf) - 2], '\0');
-	KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, pad.buf[sizeof(pad.buf) - 2], '\0');
+	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, pad.buf[sizeof_buf - 1], '\0');
+	KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, pad.buf[sizeof_buf - 2], '\0');
+	KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, pad.buf[sizeof_buf - 2], '\0');
 
 	/* Now verify that FORTIFY is working... */
-	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, strscpy(pad.buf, src,
-				      sizeof(pad.buf) + unconst + 1),
+	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, strscpy(pad.buf, src, sizeof_buf + 1),
 			-E2BIG);
 	/* Should catch the overflow. */
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, fortify_write_overflows, 1);
-	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, pad.buf[sizeof(pad.buf) - 1], '\0');
-	KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, pad.buf[sizeof(pad.buf) - 2], '\0');
-	KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, pad.buf[sizeof(pad.buf) - 2], '\0');
+	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, pad.buf[sizeof_buf - 1], '\0');
+	KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, pad.buf[sizeof_buf - 2], '\0');
+	KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, pad.buf[sizeof_buf - 2], '\0');
 	/* And we will not have gone beyond. */
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, pad.bytes_after, 0);
 
 	/* And much further... */
-	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, strscpy(pad.buf, src,
-				      sizeof(src) * 2 + unconst),
+	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, strscpy(pad.buf, src, sizeof_src * 2),
 			-E2BIG);
 	/* Should catch the overflow. */
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, fortify_write_overflows, 2);
-	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, pad.buf[sizeof(pad.buf) - 1], '\0');
-	KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, pad.buf[sizeof(pad.buf) - 2], '\0');
-	KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, pad.buf[sizeof(pad.buf) - 2], '\0');
+	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, pad.buf[sizeof_buf - 1], '\0');
+	KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, pad.buf[sizeof_buf - 2], '\0');
+	KUNIT_EXPECT_NE(test, pad.buf[sizeof_buf - 2], '\0');
 	/* And we will not have gone beyond. */
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, pad.bytes_after, 0);
 }

@@ -784,7 +782,9 @@ static void fortify_test_strlcat(struct kunit *test)
 	struct fortify_padding pad = { };
 	char src[sizeof(pad.buf)] = { };
 	int i, partial;
-	int len = sizeof(pad.buf) + unconst;
+	int len = sizeof(pad.buf);
+
+	OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR(len);
 
 	/* Fill 15 bytes with valid characters. */
 	partial = sizeof(src) / 2 - 1;

@@ -874,28 +874,32 @@ struct fortify_zero_sized {
 #define __fortify_test(memfunc)					\
 static void fortify_test_##memfunc(struct kunit *test)		\
 {								\
-	struct fortify_zero_sized zero = { };			\
+	struct fortify_zero_sized empty = { };			\
 	struct fortify_padding pad = { };			\
 	char srcA[sizeof(pad.buf) + 2];				\
 	char srcB[sizeof(pad.buf) + 2];				\
-	size_t len = sizeof(pad.buf) + unconst;			\
+	size_t len = sizeof(pad.buf);				\
+	size_t zero = 0;					\
+								\
+	OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR(len);				\
+	OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR(zero);				\
 								\
 	memset(srcA, 'A', sizeof(srcA));			\
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, srcA[0], 'A');			\
 	memset(srcB, 'B', sizeof(srcB));			\
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, srcB[0], 'B');			\
 								\
-	memfunc(pad.buf, srcA, 0 + unconst);			\
+	memfunc(pad.buf, srcA, zero);				\
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, pad.buf[0], '\0');		\
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, fortify_read_overflows, 0);	\
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, fortify_write_overflows, 0);	\
-	memfunc(pad.buf + 1, srcB, 1 + unconst);		\
+	memfunc(pad.buf + 1, srcB, zero + 1);			\
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, pad.buf[0], '\0');		\
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, pad.buf[1], 'B');			\
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, pad.buf[2], '\0');		\
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, fortify_read_overflows, 0);	\
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, fortify_write_overflows, 0);	\
-	memfunc(pad.buf, srcA, 1 + unconst);			\
+	memfunc(pad.buf, srcA, zero + 1);			\
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, pad.buf[0], 'A');			\
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, pad.buf[1], 'B');			\
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, fortify_read_overflows, 0);	\

@@ -921,10 +925,10 @@ static void fortify_test_##memfunc(struct kunit *test)		\
 	/* Reset error counter. */				\
 	fortify_write_overflows = 0;				\
 	/* Copy nothing into nothing: no errors. */		\
-	memfunc(zero.buf, srcB, 0 + unconst);			\
+	memfunc(empty.buf, srcB, zero);				\
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, fortify_read_overflows, 0);	\
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, fortify_write_overflows, 0);	\
-	memfunc(zero.buf, srcB, 1 + unconst);			\
+	memfunc(empty.buf, srcB, zero + 1);			\
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, fortify_read_overflows, 0);	\
 	KUNIT_EXPECT_EQ(test, fortify_write_overflows, 1);	\
 }

@@ -936,7 +940,9 @@ static void fortify_test_memscan(struct kunit *test)
 	char haystack[] = "Where oh where is my memory range?";
 	char *mem = haystack + strlen("Where oh where is ");
 	char needle = 'm';
-	size_t len = sizeof(haystack) + unconst;
+	size_t len = sizeof(haystack);
+
+	OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR(len);
 
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_PTR_EQ(test, memscan(haystack, needle, len),
 				  mem);

@@ -955,7 +961,9 @@ static void fortify_test_memchr(struct kunit *test)
 	char haystack[] = "Where oh where is my memory range?";
 	char *mem = haystack + strlen("Where oh where is ");
 	char needle = 'm';
-	size_t len = sizeof(haystack) + unconst;
+	size_t len = sizeof(haystack);
+
+	OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR(len);
 
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_PTR_EQ(test, memchr(haystack, needle, len),
 				  mem);

@@ -974,7 +982,9 @@ static void fortify_test_memchr_inv(struct kunit *test)
 	char haystack[] = "Where oh where is my memory range?";
 	char *mem = haystack + 1;
 	char needle = 'W';
-	size_t len = sizeof(haystack) + unconst;
+	size_t len = sizeof(haystack);
+
+	OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR(len);
 
 	/* Normal search is okay. */
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_PTR_EQ(test, memchr_inv(haystack, needle, len),

@@ -993,8 +1003,11 @@ static void fortify_test_memcmp(struct kunit *test)
 {
 	char one[] = "My mind is going ...";
 	char two[] = "My mind is going ... I can feel it.";
-	size_t one_len = sizeof(one) + unconst - 1;
-	size_t two_len = sizeof(two) + unconst - 1;
+	size_t one_len = sizeof(one) - 1;
+	size_t two_len = sizeof(two) - 1;
+
+	OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR(one_len);
+	OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR(two_len);
 
 	/* We match the first string (ignoring the %NUL). */
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, memcmp(one, two, one_len), 0);

@@ -1015,7 +1028,9 @@ static void fortify_test_kmemdup(struct kunit *test)
 {
 	char src[] = "I got Doom running on it!";
 	char *copy;
-	size_t len = sizeof(src) + unconst;
+	size_t len = sizeof(src);
+
+	OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR(len);
 
 	/* Copy is within bounds. */
 	copy = kmemdup(src, len, GFP_KERNEL);

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Nathan Chancellor

2025-03-17 17:48 UTC #1 lore raw

Hi Kees,

Quoted 8 lines · Kees Cook

It does seem that using "volatile" isn't going to be sane compared to using OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR() going forward. Some strange interactions[1] with the sanitizers have been observed in the self-test code, so replace the logic.
Reported-by Nathan Chancellor <[email protected]>
Closes https://github.com/ClangBuiltLinux/linux/issues/2075 [1]
Signed-off-by Kees Cook <[email protected]>

...

Quoted 4 lines

lib/tests/fortify_kunit.c +0 -0
index 18dcdedf777f..29ffc62a71e3 100644

...

Quoted 4 lines

lib/tests/fortify_kunit.c +0 -0

@@ -993,8 +1003,11 @@ static void fortify_test_memcmp(struct kunit *test)
 {
 	char one[] = "My mind is going ...";
 	char two[] = "My mind is going ... I can feel it.";

lib/tests/fortify_kunit.c static void fortify_test_memcmp(struct kunit *test) · line 1013

Quoted 10 lines

lib/tests/fortify_kunit.c +5 -2

-	size_t one_len = sizeof(one) + unconst - 1;
-	size_t two_len = sizeof(two) + unconst - 1;
+	size_t one_len = sizeof(one) - 1;
+	size_t two_len = sizeof(two) - 1;
+
+	OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR(one_len);
+	OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR(two_len);
 
 	/* We match the first string (ignoring the %NUL). */
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, memcmp(one, two, one_len), 0);

I am sorry for bringing this up some time after you sent this change, as I have only now had a chance to actually sit down and understand the results of my bisect. I am still seeing a __read_overflow error when building lib/tests/fortify_kunit.o with Fedora's configuration + LTO in next-20250317, which contains this change. I do not think it is issue 2075, as I can reproduce it without UBSAN enabled altogether. This is with LLVM 20.1.0.

$ cat kernel/configs/repro.config
CONFIG_FORTIFY_KUNIT_TEST=m
CONFIG_FORTIFY_SOURCE=y
CONFIG_KUNIT=y
# CONFIG_LTO_NONE is not set
CONFIG_LTO_CLANG_THIN=y

# or x86_64
$ make -skj"$(nproc)" ARCH=arm64 LLVM=1 mrproper {def,repro.}config lib/tests/fortify_kunit.o
ld.lld: error: call to __read_overflow marked "dontcall-error": detected read beyond size of object (1st parameter)
make[6]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:203: lib/tests/fortify_kunit.o] Error 1

Selectively reverting this avoids the problem, which is definitely odd... Maybe issue 2075 is related more to issue 2077 and this patch should not be entertained?

Cheers,
Nathan

lib/tests/fortify_kunit.c +4 -5

index 29ffc62a71e3..1164223654ac 100644
@@ -411,6 +411,8 @@ struct fortify_padding {
 	char buf[32];
 	unsigned long bytes_after;
 };
+/* Force compiler into not being able to resolve size at compile-time. */
+static volatile int unconst;
 
 static void fortify_test_strlen(struct kunit *test)
 {

@@ -1003,11 +1005,8 @@ static void fortify_test_memcmp(struct kunit *test)
 {
 	char one[] = "My mind is going ...";
 	char two[] = "My mind is going ... I can feel it.";
-	size_t one_len = sizeof(one) - 1;
-	size_t two_len = sizeof(two) - 1;
-
-	OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR(one_len);
-	OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR(two_len);
+	size_t one_len = sizeof(one) + unconst - 1;
+	size_t two_len = sizeof(two) + unconst - 1;
 
 	/* We match the first string (ignoring the %NUL). */
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, memcmp(one, two, one_len), 0);

Kees Cook

author maintainer

2025-03-19 02:53 UTC #2 lore raw

Quoted 29 lines · Nathan Chancellor

Hi Kees,
Quoted 8 lines · Kees Cook
It does seem that using "volatile" isn't going to be sane compared to using OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR() going forward. Some strange interactions[1] with the sanitizers have been observed in the self-test code, so replace the logic.
Reported-by Nathan Chancellor <[email protected]>
Closes https://github.com/ClangBuiltLinux/linux/issues/2075 [1]
Signed-off-by Kees Cook <[email protected]>
...
Quoted 4 lines
lib/tests/fortify_kunit.c +0 -0
index 18dcdedf777f..29ffc62a71e3 100644
...
Quoted 12 lines
lib/tests/fortify_kunit.c +5 -2
@@ -993,8 +1003,11 @@ static void fortify_test_memcmp(struct kunit *test)
 {
 	char one[] = "My mind is going ...";
 	char two[] = "My mind is going ... I can feel it.";
-	size_t one_len = sizeof(one) + unconst - 1;
-	size_t two_len = sizeof(two) + unconst - 1;
+	size_t one_len = sizeof(one) - 1;
+	size_t two_len = sizeof(two) - 1;
+
+	OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR(one_len);
+	OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR(two_len);
 

Quoted 10 lines

lib/tests/fortify_kunit.c static void fortify_test_memcmp(struct kunit *test) · line 1012
Quoted 2 lines
lib/tests/fortify_kunit.c +0 -0
 	/* We match the first string (ignoring the %NUL). */
 	KUNIT_ASSERT_EQ(test, memcmp(one, two, one_len), 0);
I am sorry for bringing this up some time after you sent this change, as I have only now had a chance to actually sit down and understand the results of my bisect. I am still seeing a __read_overflow error when building lib/tests/fortify_kunit.o with Fedora's configuration + LTO in next-20250317, which contains this change. I do not think it is issue 2075, as I can reproduce it without UBSAN enabled altogether. This is with LLVM 20.1.0.

Hmpf. Well, I guess I'll continue to debug these. I think I'll keep the patch that refactors volatile -- I prefer OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR() as it's a more direct way to indicate what I want the compiler to ignore. I've been trying to move to using it instead of my old style volatile uses.

Quoted 6 lines

$ cat kernel/configs/repro.config
CONFIG_FORTIFY_KUNIT_TEST=m
CONFIG_FORTIFY_SOURCE=y
CONFIG_KUNIT=y
# CONFIG_LTO_NONE is not set
CONFIG_LTO_CLANG_THIN=y

Thanks for the config that pokes it!

Quoted 9 lines

# or x86_64
$ make -skj"$(nproc)" ARCH=arm64 LLVM=1 mrproper {def,repro.}config lib/tests/fortify_kunit.o
ld.lld: error: call to __read_overflow marked "dontcall-error": detected read beyond size of object (1st parameter)
make[6]: *** [scripts/Makefile.build:203: lib/tests/fortify_kunit.o] Error 1
Selectively reverting this avoids the problem, which is definitely odd... Maybe issue 2075 is related more to issue 2077 and this patch should not be entertained?

Yeah, I don't yet see what is going on with these. :|

-Kees

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