Re: [PATCH 1/2] ARC: U-boot: check arguments paranoidly

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On 2/12/19 7:39 AM, Eugeniy Paltsev wrote:
> Handle U-boot arguments paranoidly:
>  * don't allow to pass unknown tag.
>  * try to use external device tree blob only if corresponding tag
>    (TAG_DTB) is set.
>  * check that magic number is correct.
>  * don't check uboot_tag if kernel build with no ARC_UBOOT_SUPPORT.
>
> NOTE:
> If U-boot args are invalid we skip them and try to use embedded device
> tree blob. We can't panic on invalid U-boot args as we really pass
> invalid args due to bug in U-boot code.
> This happens if we don't provide external DTB to U-boot and
> don't set 'bootargs' U-boot environment variable (which is default
> case at least for HSDK board) In that case we will pass
> {r0 = 1 (bootargs in r2); r1 = 0; r2 = 0;} to linux which is invalid.
>
> NOTE:
> We can safely check U-boot magic value (0x0) in linux passed via
> r1 register as U-boot pass it from the beginning.
>
> While I'm at it refactor U-boot arguments handling code.
>
> Signed-off-by: Eugeniy Paltsev <Eugeniy.Paltsev@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  arch/arc/kernel/head.S  |  5 +--
>  arch/arc/kernel/setup.c | 92 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
>  2 files changed, 69 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/head.S b/arch/arc/kernel/head.S
> index 8b90d25a15cc..fccea361e896 100644
> --- a/arch/arc/kernel/head.S
> +++ b/arch/arc/kernel/head.S
> @@ -93,10 +93,11 @@ ENTRY(stext)
>  #ifdef CONFIG_ARC_UBOOT_SUPPORT
>  	; Uboot - kernel ABI
>  	;    r0 = [0] No uboot interaction, [1] cmdline in r2, [2] DTB in r2
> -	;    r1 = magic number (board identity, unused as of now
> +	;    r1 = magic number (always zero as of now)

This is technically changing the ABI - I think we don't need to enforce this -
keep ignoring this

>  	;    r2 = pointer to uboot provided cmdline or external DTB in mem
> -	; These are handled later in setup_arch()
> +	; These are handled later in handle_uboot_args()
>  	st	r0, [@uboot_tag]
> +	st      r1, [@uboot_magic]
>  	st	r2, [@uboot_arg]
>  #endif
>  
> diff --git a/arch/arc/kernel/setup.c b/arch/arc/kernel/setup.c
> index feb90093e6b1..84d394a37e79 100644
> --- a/arch/arc/kernel/setup.c
> +++ b/arch/arc/kernel/setup.c
> @@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ unsigned int intr_to_DE_cnt;
>  
>  /* Part of U-boot ABI: see head.S */
>  int __initdata uboot_tag;
> -char __initdata *uboot_arg;
> +int __initdata uboot_magic;
> +unsigned int __initdata uboot_arg;
>  
>  const struct machine_desc *machine_desc;
>  
> @@ -462,43 +463,82 @@ void setup_processor(void)
>  	arc_chk_core_config();
>  }
>  
> -static inline int is_kernel(unsigned long addr)
> +static inline bool uboot_arg_invalid(unsigned int addr)
>  {
> -	if (addr >= (unsigned long)_stext && addr <= (unsigned long)_end)
> -		return 1;
> -	return 0;
> +	/*
> +	 * Check that it is a untranslated address (although MMU is not enabled
> +	 * yet, it being a high address ensures this is not by fluke)
> +	 */
> +	if (addr < PAGE_OFFSET)
> +		return true;
> +
> +	/* Check that address doesn't clobber resident kernel image */
> +	return addr >= (unsigned int)_stext && addr <= (unsigned int)_end;
>  }
>  
> -void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
> +#define IGNORE_ARGS		"Ignore U-boot args: "
> +
> +/* uboot_{tag, magic} values for U-boot - kernel ABI revision 0; see head.S */
> +#define UBOOT_TAG_NONE		0
> +#define UBOOT_TAG_CMDLINE	1
> +#define UBOOT_TAG_DTB		2
> +/* We always pass 0 as magic from U-boot */
> +#define UBOOT_MAGIC_VAL		0
> +
> +void __init handle_uboot_args(void)
>  {
> +	bool use_embedded_dtb = true;
> +	bool append_cmdline = false;
> +
>  #ifdef CONFIG_ARC_UBOOT_SUPPORT
> -	/* make sure that uboot passed pointer to cmdline/dtb is valid */
> -	if (uboot_tag && is_kernel((unsigned long)uboot_arg))
> -		panic("Invalid uboot arg\n");
> +	/* check that we know this tag */
> +	if (uboot_tag != UBOOT_TAG_NONE &&
> +	    uboot_tag != UBOOT_TAG_CMDLINE &&
> +	    uboot_tag != UBOOT_TAG_DTB) {
> +		pr_warn(IGNORE_ARGS "invalid uboot tag: '%08x'\n", uboot_tag);
> +		goto ignore_uboot_args;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (uboot_magic != UBOOT_MAGIC_VAL) {
> +		pr_warn(IGNORE_ARGS "non zero uboot magic\n");
> +		goto ignore_uboot_args;
> +	}

Not needed per above.

> +
> +	if (uboot_tag != UBOOT_TAG_NONE && uboot_arg_invalid(uboot_arg)) {
> +		pr_warn(IGNORE_ARGS "invalid uboot arg: '%08x'\n", uboot_arg);
> +		goto ignore_uboot_args;
> +	}
> +
> +	/* see if U-boot passed an external Device Tree blob */
> +	if (uboot_tag == UBOOT_TAG_DTB) {
> +		machine_desc = setup_machine_fdt((void *)uboot_arg);
> +
> +		/* external Device Tree blob is invalid - use embedded one */
> +		use_embedded_dtb = !machine_desc;
> +	}
> +
> +	if (uboot_tag == UBOOT_TAG_CMDLINE)
> +		append_cmdline = true;
>  
> -	/* See if u-boot passed an external Device Tree blob */
> -	machine_desc = setup_machine_fdt(uboot_arg);	/* uboot_tag == 2 */
> -	if (!machine_desc)
> +ignore_uboot_args:
>  #endif
> -	{
> -		/* No, so try the embedded one */
> +
> +	if (use_embedded_dtb) {
>  		machine_desc = setup_machine_fdt(__dtb_start);
>  		if (!machine_desc)
>  			panic("Embedded DT invalid\n");
> +	}
>  
> -		/*
> -		 * If we are here, it is established that @uboot_arg didn't
> -		 * point to DT blob. Instead if u-boot says it is cmdline,
> -		 * append to embedded DT cmdline.
> -		 * setup_machine_fdt() would have populated @boot_command_line
> -		 */

Don't drop this comment, specially the last line. If was tempted to move the cmd
line processing before but this saved me since we rely on setup_machine_fdt()
being called aprioiri.
> -		if (uboot_tag == 1) {
> -			/* Ensure a whitespace between the 2 cmdlines */
> -			strlcat(boot_command_line, " ", COMMAND_LINE_SIZE);
> -			strlcat(boot_command_line, uboot_arg,
> -				COMMAND_LINE_SIZE);
> -		}
> +	if (append_cmdline) {
> +		/* Ensure a whitespace between the 2 cmdlines */
> +		strlcat(boot_command_line, " ", COMMAND_LINE_SIZE);
> +		strlcat(boot_command_line, (char *)uboot_arg, COMMAND_LINE_SIZE);
>  	}
> +}
> +
> +void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
> +{
> +	handle_uboot_args();
>  
>  	/* Save unparsed command line copy for /proc/cmdline */
>  	*cmdline_p = boot_command_line;


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