On Tue, 2022-11-15 at 13:04 +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote: > 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. Sure. > > > + * 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? I don't think it can work with weak then.