Re: [PATCH v9 5/6] signal: define the field siginfo.si_xflags

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On Mon, Aug 17, 2020 at 08:33:50PM -0700, Peter Collingbourne wrote:
> This field will contain flags that may be used by signal handlers to
> determine whether other fields in the _sigfault portion of siginfo are
> valid. An example use case is the following patch, which introduces
> the si_addr_ignored_bits{,_mask} fields.
> 
> A new sigcontext flag, SA_XFLAGS, is introduced in order to allow
> a signal handler to require the kernel to set the field (but note
> that the field will be set anyway if the kernel supports the flag,
> regardless of its value). In combination with the previous patches,
> this allows a userspace program to determine whether the kernel will
> set the field.
> 
> Ideally this field could have just been named si_flags, but that
> name was already taken by ia64, so a different name was chosen.
> 
> Alternatively, we may consider making ia64's si_flags a generic field
> and having it appear at the end of _sigfault (in the same place as
> this patch has si_xflags) on non-ia64, keeping it in the same place
> on ia64. ia64's si_flags is a 32-bit field with only one flag bit
> allocated, so we would have 31 bits to use if we do this.

For clarity, is the new si_xflags field supposed to be valid for all
signal types, or just certain signals and si_codes?

What happens for things like a rt_sigqueueinfo() from userspace?

> 
> Signed-off-by: Peter Collingbourne <pcc@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> View this change in Gerrit: https://linux-review.googlesource.com/q/Ide155ce29366c3eab2a944ae4c51205982e5b8b2
> 
>  arch/arm/include/asm/signal.h              |  3 ++-
>  arch/parisc/include/asm/signal.h           |  2 +-
>  arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/vas-fault.c |  1 +
>  include/linux/compat.h                     |  2 ++
>  include/linux/signal_types.h               |  4 ++--
>  include/uapi/asm-generic/siginfo.h         |  3 +++
>  include/uapi/asm-generic/signal-defs.h     |  4 ++++
>  kernel/signal.c                            | 15 +++++++++++++++
>  8 files changed, 30 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/arm/include/asm/signal.h b/arch/arm/include/asm/signal.h
> index d1070a783993..6b2630dfe1df 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/include/asm/signal.h
> +++ b/arch/arm/include/asm/signal.h
> @@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ typedef struct {
>  
>  #define SA_UAPI_FLAGS                                                          \
>  	(SA_NOCLDSTOP | SA_NOCLDWAIT | SA_SIGINFO | SA_THIRTYTWO |             \
> -	 SA_RESTORER | SA_ONSTACK | SA_RESTART | SA_NODEFER | SA_RESETHAND)
> +	 SA_RESTORER | SA_ONSTACK | SA_RESTART | SA_NODEFER | SA_RESETHAND |   \
> +	 SA_XFLAGS)
>  
>  #define __ARCH_HAS_SA_RESTORER
>  
> diff --git a/arch/parisc/include/asm/signal.h b/arch/parisc/include/asm/signal.h
> index ad06e14f6e8a..3582bce44520 100644
> --- a/arch/parisc/include/asm/signal.h
> +++ b/arch/parisc/include/asm/signal.h
> @@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ typedef struct {
>  
>  #define SA_UAPI_FLAGS                                                          \
>  	(SA_ONSTACK | SA_RESETHAND | SA_NOCLDSTOP | SA_SIGINFO | SA_NODEFER |  \
> -	 SA_RESTART | SA_NOCLDWAIT | _SA_SIGGFAULT)
> +	 SA_RESTART | SA_NOCLDWAIT | _SA_SIGGFAULT | SA_XFLAGS)
>  
>  #include <asm/sigcontext.h>
>  
> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/vas-fault.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/vas-fault.c
> index 3d21fce254b7..3bbb335561f5 100644
> --- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/vas-fault.c
> +++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/vas-fault.c
> @@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ static void update_csb(struct vas_window *window,
>  	info.si_errno = EFAULT;
>  	info.si_code = SEGV_MAPERR;
>  	info.si_addr = csb_addr;
> +	info.si_xflags = 0;
>  
>  	/*
>  	 * process will be polling on csb.flags after request is sent to
> diff --git a/include/linux/compat.h b/include/linux/compat.h
> index d38c4d7e83bd..55d4228dfd88 100644
> --- a/include/linux/compat.h
> +++ b/include/linux/compat.h
> @@ -231,7 +231,9 @@ typedef struct compat_siginfo {
>  					char _dummy_pkey[__COMPAT_ADDR_BND_PKEY_PAD];
>  					u32 _pkey;
>  				} _addr_pkey;
> +				compat_uptr_t _pad[6];
>  			};
> +			compat_uptr_t _xflags;
>  		} _sigfault;
>  
>  		/* SIGPOLL */
> diff --git a/include/linux/signal_types.h b/include/linux/signal_types.h
> index e792f29b5846..cd3d08dde47a 100644
> --- a/include/linux/signal_types.h
> +++ b/include/linux/signal_types.h
> @@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ struct ksignal {
>  #ifdef SA_RESTORER
>  #define SA_UAPI_FLAGS                                                          \
>  	(SA_NOCLDSTOP | SA_NOCLDWAIT | SA_SIGINFO | SA_ONSTACK | SA_RESTART |  \
> -	 SA_NODEFER | SA_RESETHAND | SA_RESTORER)
> +	 SA_NODEFER | SA_RESETHAND | SA_RESTORER | SA_XFLAGS)
>  #else
>  #define SA_UAPI_FLAGS                                                          \
>  	(SA_NOCLDSTOP | SA_NOCLDWAIT | SA_SIGINFO | SA_ONSTACK | SA_RESTART |  \
> -	 SA_NODEFER | SA_RESETHAND)
> +	 SA_NODEFER | SA_RESETHAND | SA_XFLAGS)
>  #endif
>  #endif
>  
> diff --git a/include/uapi/asm-generic/siginfo.h b/include/uapi/asm-generic/siginfo.h
> index cb3d6c267181..413d804623c0 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/asm-generic/siginfo.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/asm-generic/siginfo.h
> @@ -91,7 +91,9 @@ union __sifields {
>  				char _dummy_pkey[__ADDR_BND_PKEY_PAD];
>  				__u32 _pkey;
>  			} _addr_pkey;
> +			void *_pad[6];
>  		};
> +		unsigned long _xflags;
>  	} _sigfault;
>  
>  	/* SIGPOLL */
> @@ -152,6 +154,7 @@ typedef struct siginfo {
>  #define si_trapno	_sifields._sigfault._trapno
>  #endif
>  #define si_addr_lsb	_sifields._sigfault._addr_lsb
> +#define si_xflags	_sifields._sigfault._xflags
>  #define si_lower	_sifields._sigfault._addr_bnd._lower
>  #define si_upper	_sifields._sigfault._addr_bnd._upper
>  #define si_pkey		_sifields._sigfault._addr_pkey._pkey
> diff --git a/include/uapi/asm-generic/signal-defs.h b/include/uapi/asm-generic/signal-defs.h
> index c30a9c1a77b2..aeee6bb0763b 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/asm-generic/signal-defs.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/asm-generic/signal-defs.h
> @@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
>   * so this bit allows flag bit support to be detected from userspace while
>   * allowing an old kernel to be distinguished from a kernel that supports every
>   * flag bit.
> + * SA_XFLAGS indicates that the signal handler requires the siginfo.si_xflags
> + * field to be valid. Note that if the kernel supports SA_XFLAGS, the field will
> + * be valid regardless of the value of this flag.
>   *
>   * SA_ONESHOT and SA_NOMASK are the historical Linux names for the Single
>   * Unix names RESETHAND and NODEFER respectively.
> @@ -49,6 +52,7 @@
>   * should be avoided for new generic flags: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16, 24, 25, 26.
>   */
>  #define SA_UNSUPPORTED	0x00000400
> +#define SA_XFLAGS	0x00000800
>  
>  #define SA_NOMASK	SA_NODEFER
>  #define SA_ONESHOT	SA_RESETHAND
> diff --git a/kernel/signal.c b/kernel/signal.c
> index 664a6c31137e..72182eed1b8d 100644
> --- a/kernel/signal.c
> +++ b/kernel/signal.c
> @@ -1669,6 +1669,7 @@ int force_sig_fault_to_task(int sig, int code, void __user *addr
>  	info.si_flags = flags;
>  	info.si_isr = isr;
>  #endif
> +	info.si_xflags = 0;
>  	return force_sig_info_to_task(&info, t);
>  }
>  
> @@ -1701,6 +1702,7 @@ int send_sig_fault(int sig, int code, void __user *addr
>  	info.si_flags = flags;
>  	info.si_isr = isr;
>  #endif
> +	info.si_xflags = 0;
>  	return send_sig_info(info.si_signo, &info, t);
>  }
>  
> @@ -1715,6 +1717,7 @@ int force_sig_mceerr(int code, void __user *addr, short lsb)
>  	info.si_code = code;
>  	info.si_addr = addr;
>  	info.si_addr_lsb = lsb;
> +	info.si_xflags = 0;
>  	return force_sig_info(&info);
>  }
>  
> @@ -1729,6 +1732,7 @@ int send_sig_mceerr(int code, void __user *addr, short lsb, struct task_struct *
>  	info.si_code = code;
>  	info.si_addr = addr;
>  	info.si_addr_lsb = lsb;
> +	info.si_xflags = 0;
>  	return send_sig_info(info.si_signo, &info, t);
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(send_sig_mceerr);
> @@ -1744,6 +1748,7 @@ int force_sig_bnderr(void __user *addr, void __user *lower, void __user *upper)
>  	info.si_addr  = addr;
>  	info.si_lower = lower;
>  	info.si_upper = upper;
> +	info.si_xflags = 0;
>  	return force_sig_info(&info);
>  }
>  
> @@ -1758,6 +1763,7 @@ int force_sig_pkuerr(void __user *addr, u32 pkey)
>  	info.si_code  = SEGV_PKUERR;
>  	info.si_addr  = addr;
>  	info.si_pkey  = pkey;
> +	info.si_xflags = 0;
>  	return force_sig_info(&info);
>  }
>  #endif
> @@ -1774,6 +1780,7 @@ int force_sig_ptrace_errno_trap(int errno, void __user *addr)
>  	info.si_errno = errno;
>  	info.si_code  = TRAP_HWBKPT;
>  	info.si_addr  = addr;
> +	info.si_xflags = 0;
>  	return force_sig_info(&info);
>  }
>  
> @@ -3290,6 +3297,7 @@ void copy_siginfo_to_external32(struct compat_siginfo *to,
>  #ifdef __ARCH_SI_TRAPNO
>  		to->si_trapno = from->si_trapno;
>  #endif
> +		to->si_xflags = from->si_xflags;
>  		break;
>  	case SIL_FAULT_MCEERR:
>  		to->si_addr = ptr_to_compat(from->si_addr);
> @@ -3297,6 +3305,7 @@ void copy_siginfo_to_external32(struct compat_siginfo *to,
>  		to->si_trapno = from->si_trapno;
>  #endif
>  		to->si_addr_lsb = from->si_addr_lsb;
> +		to->si_xflags = from->si_xflags;
>  		break;
>  	case SIL_FAULT_BNDERR:
>  		to->si_addr = ptr_to_compat(from->si_addr);
> @@ -3305,6 +3314,7 @@ void copy_siginfo_to_external32(struct compat_siginfo *to,
>  #endif
>  		to->si_lower = ptr_to_compat(from->si_lower);
>  		to->si_upper = ptr_to_compat(from->si_upper);
> +		to->si_xflags = from->si_xflags;
>  		break;
>  	case SIL_FAULT_PKUERR:
>  		to->si_addr = ptr_to_compat(from->si_addr);
> @@ -3312,6 +3322,7 @@ void copy_siginfo_to_external32(struct compat_siginfo *to,
>  		to->si_trapno = from->si_trapno;
>  #endif
>  		to->si_pkey = from->si_pkey;
> +		to->si_xflags = from->si_xflags;
>  		break;
>  	case SIL_CHLD:
>  		to->si_pid = from->si_pid;
> @@ -3370,6 +3381,7 @@ static int post_copy_siginfo_from_user32(kernel_siginfo_t *to,
>  #ifdef __ARCH_SI_TRAPNO
>  		to->si_trapno = from->si_trapno;
>  #endif
> +		to->si_xflags = from->si_xflags;
>  		break;
>  	case SIL_FAULT_MCEERR:
>  		to->si_addr = compat_ptr(from->si_addr);
> @@ -3377,6 +3389,7 @@ static int post_copy_siginfo_from_user32(kernel_siginfo_t *to,
>  		to->si_trapno = from->si_trapno;
>  #endif
>  		to->si_addr_lsb = from->si_addr_lsb;
> +		to->si_xflags = from->si_xflags;
>  		break;
>  	case SIL_FAULT_BNDERR:
>  		to->si_addr = compat_ptr(from->si_addr);
> @@ -3385,6 +3398,7 @@ static int post_copy_siginfo_from_user32(kernel_siginfo_t *to,
>  #endif
>  		to->si_lower = compat_ptr(from->si_lower);
>  		to->si_upper = compat_ptr(from->si_upper);
> +		to->si_xflags = from->si_xflags;
>  		break;
>  	case SIL_FAULT_PKUERR:
>  		to->si_addr = compat_ptr(from->si_addr);
> @@ -3392,6 +3406,7 @@ static int post_copy_siginfo_from_user32(kernel_siginfo_t *to,
>  		to->si_trapno = from->si_trapno;
>  #endif
>  		to->si_pkey = from->si_pkey;
> +		to->si_xflags = from->si_xflags;

How did you figure out the list of places to make these changes?  I'm
not sure how to confirm that it's exhaustive.

It's a shame if we can't simply apply the change in one place.
Would the refactoring be too invasive to accomplish that?

Cheers
---Dave



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