On Fri, Nov 04, 2022 at 03:35:45PM -0700, Rick Edgecombe wrote: > diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/mmap.c b/arch/x86/mm/mmap.c > index c90c20904a60..66da1f3298b0 100644 > --- a/arch/x86/mm/mmap.c > +++ b/arch/x86/mm/mmap.c > @@ -248,3 +248,26 @@ bool pfn_modify_allowed(unsigned long pfn, pgprot_t prot) > return false; > return true; > } > + > +unsigned long stack_guard_start_gap(struct vm_area_struct *vma) > +{ > + if (vma->vm_flags & VM_GROWSDOWN) > + return stack_guard_gap; > + > + /* > + * Shadow stack pointer is moved by CALL, RET, and INCSSP(Q/D). Can we perhaps write this like: INCSPP[QD] ? The () notation makes it look like a function. > + * INCSSPQ moves shadow stack pointer up to 255 * 8 = ~2 KB > + * (~1KB for INCSSPD) and touches the first and the last element > + * in the range, which triggers a page fault if the range is not > + * in a shadow stack. Because of this, creating 4-KB guard pages > + * around a shadow stack prevents these instructions from going > + * beyond. > + * > + * Creation of VM_SHADOW_STACK is tightly controlled, so a vma > + * can't be both VM_GROWSDOWN and VM_SHADOW_STACK > + */ > + if (vma->vm_flags & VM_SHADOW_STACK) > + return PAGE_SIZE; > + > + return 0; > +} > diff --git a/include/linux/mm.h b/include/linux/mm.h > index 5d9536fa860a..0a3f7e2b32df 100644 > --- a/include/linux/mm.h > +++ b/include/linux/mm.h > @@ -2832,15 +2832,16 @@ struct vm_area_struct *vma_lookup(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr) > return mtree_load(&mm->mm_mt, addr); > } > > +unsigned long stack_guard_start_gap(struct vm_area_struct *vma); > + > static inline unsigned long vm_start_gap(struct vm_area_struct *vma) > { > + unsigned long gap = stack_guard_start_gap(vma); > unsigned long vm_start = vma->vm_start; > > - if (vma->vm_flags & VM_GROWSDOWN) { > - vm_start -= stack_guard_gap; > - if (vm_start > vma->vm_start) > - vm_start = 0; > - } > + vm_start -= gap; > + if (vm_start > vma->vm_start) > + vm_start = 0; > return vm_start; > } > > diff --git a/mm/mmap.c b/mm/mmap.c > index 2def55555e05..f67606fbc464 100644 > --- a/mm/mmap.c > +++ b/mm/mmap.c > @@ -281,6 +281,13 @@ SYSCALL_DEFINE1(brk, unsigned long, brk) > return origbrk; > } > > +unsigned long __weak stack_guard_start_gap(struct vm_area_struct *vma) > +{ > + if (vma->vm_flags & VM_GROWSDOWN) > + return stack_guard_gap; > + return 0; > +} I'm thinking perhaps this wants to be an inline function?