linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/power/64: Do not refer to __PAGE

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Date:	Sat, 06 Aug 2016 01:12:30 +0200
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...ysocki.net>
To:	Thomas Garnier <thgarnie@...gle.com>
Cc:	Pavel Machek <pavel@...x.de>,
	the arch/x86 maintainers <x86@...nel.org>,
	Linux PM list <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael@...nel.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
	Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/power/64: Do not refer to __PAGE_OFFSET from assembly code

On Friday, August 05, 2016 08:21:31 AM Thomas Garnier wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 5, 2016 at 7:44 AM, Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@...ysocki.net> wrote:
> > On Friday, August 05, 2016 12:37:13 PM Pavel Machek wrote:
> >> On Wed 2016-08-03 01:19:26, Rafael J. Wysocki wrote:
> >> > From: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
> >> >
> >> > When CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_MEMORY is set on x86-64, __PAGE_OFFSET becomes
> >> > a variable and using it as a symbol in the image memory restoration
> >> > assembly code under core_restore_code is not correct any more.
> >>
> >> On a related note... we should really have page_offset variable in
> >> such case, and use that -- having __FOO_BAR not being a constant is
> >> ugly/confusing/dangerous.
> >>
> >> > To avoid that problem, modify set_up_temporary_mappings() to compute
> >> > the physical address of the temporary page tables and store it in
> >> > temp_level4_pgt, so that the value of that variable is ready to be
> >> > written into CR3.  Then, the assembly code doesn't have to worry
> >> > about converting that value into a physical address and things work
> >> > regardless of whether or not CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_MEMORY is set.
> >> >
> >> > Reported-and-tested-by: Thomas Garnier <thgarnie@...gle.com>
> >> > Signed-off-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>
> >>
> >> Acked-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
> >>
> >> Is similar patch needed for i386?
> >
> > Yes, it is, in general, for i386 hibernation to work with ASLR.
> >
> > But it doesn't work with it for other reasons ATM, AFAICS.
> >
> > Unfortunately, I won't really have the time to take care of this any time
> > soon.
> >
> 
> KASLR memory randomization is only available for x64 right now. I plan
> on porting to 32bit eventually and will test/adapt hibernation as part
> of it.

Great to hear that, but you need to be aware that the i386 hibernate code has
not been touched for a long time and it makes some heavy assumptions that
are not made on x86-64.

Please keep me and Pavel in the loop, though.

Thanks,
Rafael