[PATCH 08/33] arm64: fpsimd: Avoid FPSIMD context leakage for the init task

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From: Dave Martin <Dave.Martin@xxxxxxx>

The init task is started with thread_flags equal to 0, which means
that TIF_FOREIGN_FPSTATE is initially clear.

It is theoretically possible (if unlikely) that the init task could
reach userspace without ever being scheduled out.  If this occurs,
data left in the FPSIMD registers by the kernel could be exposed.

This patch fixes this anomaly by ensuring that the init task's
initial TIF_FOREIGN_FPSTATE is set.

Signed-off-by: Dave Martin <Dave.Martin@xxxxxxx>
Fixes: 005f78cd8849 ("arm64: defer reloading a task's FPSIMD state to userland resume")
Reviewed-by: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@xxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Alex Bennée <alex.bennee@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Will Deacon <will.deacon@xxxxxxx>
Cc: Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@xxxxxxx>
---
 arch/arm64/include/asm/thread_info.h | 13 +++++++------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/thread_info.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/thread_info.h
index 740aa03c5f0d..af271f9a6c9f 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/thread_info.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/thread_info.h
@@ -45,12 +45,6 @@ struct thread_info {
 	int			preempt_count;	/* 0 => preemptable, <0 => bug */
 };
 
-#define INIT_THREAD_INFO(tsk)						\
-{									\
-	.preempt_count	= INIT_PREEMPT_COUNT,				\
-	.addr_limit	= KERNEL_DS,					\
-}
-
 #define thread_saved_pc(tsk)	\
 	((unsigned long)(tsk->thread.cpu_context.pc))
 #define thread_saved_sp(tsk)	\
@@ -117,5 +111,12 @@ void arch_release_task_struct(struct task_struct *tsk);
 				 _TIF_SYSCALL_TRACEPOINT | _TIF_SECCOMP | \
 				 _TIF_NOHZ)
 
+#define INIT_THREAD_INFO(tsk)						\
+{									\
+	.flags		= _TIF_FOREIGN_FPSTATE,				\
+	.preempt_count	= INIT_PREEMPT_COUNT,				\
+	.addr_limit	= KERNEL_DS,					\
+}
+
 #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
 #endif /* __ASM_THREAD_INFO_H */
-- 
2.17.1




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