On Tue, Oct 6, 2020 at 2:25 AM Dave Martin <Dave.Martin@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Mon, Oct 05, 2020 at 10:17:06PM +0100, H.J. Lu wrote: > > On Mon, Oct 5, 2020 at 6:45 AM Dave Martin <Dave.Martin@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 29, 2020 at 01:57:42PM -0700, Chang S. Bae wrote: > > > > During signal entry, the kernel pushes data onto the normal userspace > > > > stack. On x86, the data pushed onto the user stack includes XSAVE state, > > > > which has grown over time as new features and larger registers have been > > > > added to the architecture. > > > > > > > > MINSIGSTKSZ is a constant provided in the kernel signal.h headers and > > > > typically distributed in lib-dev(el) packages, e.g. [1]. Its value is > > > > compiled into programs and is part of the user/kernel ABI. The MINSIGSTKSZ > > > > constant indicates to userspace how much data the kernel expects to push on > > > > the user stack, [2][3]. > > > > > > > > However, this constant is much too small and does not reflect recent > > > > additions to the architecture. For instance, when AVX-512 states are in > > > > use, the signal frame size can be 3.5KB while MINSIGSTKSZ remains 2KB. > > > > > > > > The bug report [4] explains this as an ABI issue. The small MINSIGSTKSZ can > > > > cause user stack overflow when delivering a signal. > > > > > > > > In this series, we suggest a couple of things: > > > > 1. Provide a variable minimum stack size to userspace, as a similar > > > > approach to [5] > > > > 2. Avoid using a too-small alternate stack > > > > > > I can't comment on the x86 specifics, but the approach followed in this > > > series does seem consistent with the way arm64 populates > > > AT_MINSIGSTKSZ. > > > > > > I need to dig up my glibc hacks for providing a sysconf interface to > > > this... > > > > Here is my proposal for glibc: > > > > https://sourceware.org/pipermail/libc-alpha/2020-September/118098.html > > Thanks for the link. > > Are there patches yet? I already had some hacks in the works, but I can > drop them if there's something already out there. I am working on it. > > > 1. Define SIGSTKSZ and MINSIGSTKSZ to 64KB. > > Can we do this? IIUC, this is an ABI break and carries the risk of > buffer overruns. > > The reason for not simply increasing the kernel's MINSIGSTKSZ #define > (apart from the fact that it is rarely used, due to glibc's shadowing > definitions) was that userspace binaries will have baked in the old > value of the constant and may be making assumptions about it. > > For example, the type (char [MINSIGSTKSZ]) changes if this #define > changes. This could be a problem if an newly built library tries to > memcpy() or dump such an object defined by and old binary. > Bounds-checking and the stack sizes passed to things like sigaltstack() > and makecontext() could similarly go wrong. With my original proposal: https://sourceware.org/pipermail/libc-alpha/2020-September/118028.html char [MINSIGSTKSZ] won't compile. The feedback is to increase the constants: https://sourceware.org/pipermail/libc-alpha/2020-September/118092.html > > > 2. Add _SC_RSVD_SIG_STACK_SIZE for signal stack size reserved by the kernel. > > How about "_SC_MINSIGSTKSZ"? This was my initial choice since only the > discovery method is changing. The meaning of the value is exactly the > same as before. > > If we are going to rename it though, it could make sense to go for > something more directly descriptive, say, "_SC_SIGNAL_FRAME_SIZE". > > The trouble with including "STKSZ" is that is sounds like a > recommendation for your stack size. While the signal frame size is > relevant to picking a stack size, it's not the only thing to > consider. The problem is that AT_MINSIGSTKSZ is the signal frame size used by kernel. The minimum stack size for a signal handler is more likely AT_MINSIGSTKSZ + 1.5KB unless AT_MINSIGSTKSZ returns the signal frame size used by kernel + 6KB for user application. > > Also, do we need a _SC_SIGSTKSZ constant, or should the entire concept > of a "recommended stack size" be abandoned? glibc can at least make a > slightly more informed guess about suitable stack sizes than the kernel > (and glibc already has to guess anyway, in order to determine the > default thread stack size). Glibc should try to deduct signal frame size if AT_MINSIGSTKSZ isn't available. > > > 3. Deprecate SIGSTKSZ and MINSIGSTKSZ if _SC_RSVD_SIG_STACK_SIZE > > is in use. > > Great if we can do it. I was concerned that this might be > controversial. > > Would this just be a recommendation, or can we enforce it somehow? It is just an idea. We need to move away from constant SIGSTKSZ and MINSIGSTKSZ. -- H.J.
