linux-kernel - [PATCH 10/13] x86/dumpstack: Try harder to get a call trace on stack overflow

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Date:	Wed, 15 Jun 2016 17:28:32 -0700
From:	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
To:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	x86@...nel.org, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc:	Nadav Amit <nadav.amit@...il.com>,
	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
	Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>,
	"kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com" 
	<kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
	Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 10/13] x86/dumpstack: Try harder to get a call trace on stack overflow

If we overflow the stack, print_context_stack will abort.  Detect
this case and rewind back into the valid part of the stack so that
we can trace it.

Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack.c | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack.c b/arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack.c
index d4d085e27d04..400a2e17c1d1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/dumpstack.c
@@ -100,6 +100,13 @@ print_context_stack(struct thread_info *tinfo,
 {
 	struct stack_frame *frame = (struct stack_frame *)bp;
 
+	/*
+	 * If we overflowed the stack into a guard page, jump back to the
+	 * bottom of the usable stack.
+	 */
+	if ((unsigned long)tinfo - (unsigned long)stack < PAGE_SIZE)
+		stack = (unsigned long *)tinfo + 1;
+
 	while (valid_stack_ptr(tinfo, stack, sizeof(*stack), end)) {
 		unsigned long addr;
 
-- 
2.7.4