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Date:   Tue, 16 May 2017 09:43:45 +0800
From:   Dou Liyang <douly.fnst@...fujitsu.com>
To:     Baoquan He <bhe@...hat.com>
CC:     <tglx@...utronix.de>, <keescook@...omium.org>, <mingo@...nel.org>,
        <m.mizuma@...fujitsu.com>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <dyoung@...hat.com>, <dan.j.williams@...el.com>, <hpa@...or.com>,
        <x86@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 2/3] KASLR: Handle memory limit specified by memmap and
 mem option



At 05/16/2017 09:12 AM, Baoquan He wrote:
> On 05/16/17 at 08:56am, Dou Liyang wrote:
>> Hi Baoquan,
>>
>> At 05/13/2017 01:46 PM, Baoquan He wrote:
>>> Option mem= will limit the max address a system can use and any memory
>>> region above the limit will be removed.
>>>
>>> Furthermore, memmap=nn[KMG] which has no offset specified has the same
>>> behaviour as mem=.
>>>
>>> KASLR needs to consider this when choosing the random position for
>>> decompressing the kernel. Do it now.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Baoquan He <bhe@...hat.com>
>>> Tested-by: Masayoshi Mizuma <m.mizuma@...fujitsu.com>
>>> ---
>>>  arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.c | 68 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
>>>  1 file changed, 50 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.c
>>> index 106e13b..e0eba12 100644
>>> --- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.c
>>> +++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/kaslr.c
>>> @@ -88,6 +88,10 @@ struct mem_vector {
>>>  static bool memmap_too_large;
>>>
>>>
>>> +/* Store memory limit specified by "mem=nn[KMG]" or "memmap=nn[KMG]" */
>>> +unsigned long long mem_limit = ULLONG_MAX;
>>> +
>>> +
>>>  enum mem_avoid_index {
>>>  	MEM_AVOID_ZO_RANGE = 0,
>>>  	MEM_AVOID_INITRD,
>>> @@ -138,16 +142,23 @@ parse_memmap(char *p, unsigned long long *start, unsigned long long *size)
>>>  		return -EINVAL;
>>>
>>>  	switch (*p) {
>>> -	case '@':
>>> -		/* Skip this region, usable */
>>> -		*start = 0;
>>> -		*size = 0;
>>> -		return 0;
>>>  	case '#':
>>>  	case '$':
>>>  	case '!':
>>>  		*start = memparse(p + 1, &p);
>>>  		return 0;
>>> +	case '@':
>>> +		/* memmap=nn@ss specifies usable region, should be skipped */
>>> +		*size = 0;
>>> +		/* Fall through */
>>> +	default:
>>> +		/*
>>> +		 * If w/o offset, only size specified, memmap=nn[KMG] has the
>>> +		 * same behaviour as mem=nn[KMG]. It limits the max address
>>> +		 * system can use. Region above the limit should be avoided.
>>> +		 */
>>> +		*start = 0;
>>> +		return 0;
>>>  	}
>>>
>>>  	return -EINVAL;
>>> @@ -173,9 +184,14 @@ static void mem_avoid_memmap(char *str)
>>>  		if (rc < 0)
>>>  			break;
>>>  		str = k;
>>> -		/* A usable region that should not be skipped */
>>> -		if (size == 0)
>>> +
>>> +		if (start == 0) {
>>> +			/* Store the specified memory limit if size > 0 */
>>> +			if (size > 0)
>>> +				mem_limit = size;
>>
>> Baoquan,
>>
>> I am not sure about setting the value of mem_limit to mem_size directly.
>>
>> If the command line has both the "memmap" and "mem", such as
>>  ... mem=2G memmap=4G ...
>>
>> ...in that code, the mem_limit may be 4G not 2G.
>
> No, could you tell why you want to add both "memmap=nnKMG" and "mem=" at
> the same time? As you sid, what if I add "mem=4G mem=2G mem=1G"?

Just for testing :)

Ok, thanks, I see. We should be responsible for our command line. don't
need to consider with these situations in kernel.

Thanks,
Liyang.
>
>>
>> In my opinion, How about following:
>>
>> mem_limit = mem_limit > mem_size ? mem_size : mem_limit;
>>
>>> +
>>>  			continue;
>>> +		}
>>>
>>>  		mem_avoid[MEM_AVOID_MEMMAP_BEGIN + i].start = start;
>>>  		mem_avoid[MEM_AVOID_MEMMAP_BEGIN + i].size = size;
>>> @@ -187,19 +203,15 @@ static void mem_avoid_memmap(char *str)
>>>  		memmap_too_large = true;
>>>  }
>>>
>>> -
>>> -/*
>>> - * handle_mem_memmap will also cover 'mem=' issue in next patch. Will remove
>>> - * this note later.
>>> - */
>>>  static int handle_mem_memmap(void)
>>>  {
>>>  	char *args = (char *)get_cmd_line_ptr();
>>>  	size_t len = strlen((char *)args);
>>>  	char *tmp_cmdline;
>>>  	char *param, *val;
>>> +	u64 mem_size;
>>>
>>> -	if (!strstr(args, "memmap="))
>>> +	if (!strstr(args, "memmap=") && !strstr(args, "mem="))
>>>  		return 0;
>>>
>>>  	tmp_cmdline = malloc(len + 1);
>>> @@ -222,8 +234,20 @@ static int handle_mem_memmap(void)
>>>  			return -1;
>>>  		}
>>>
>>> -		if (!strcmp(param, "memmap"))
>>> +		if (!strcmp(param, "memmap")) {
>>>  			mem_avoid_memmap(val);
>>> +		} else if (!strcmp(param, "mem")) {
>>> +			char *p = val;
>>> +
>>> +			if (!strcmp(p, "nopentium"))
>>> +				continue;
>>> +			mem_size = memparse(p, &p);
>>> +			if (mem_size == 0) {
>>> +				free(tmp_cmdline);
>>> +				return -EINVAL;
>>> +			}
>>> +			mem_limit = mem_size;
>>
>> The same as above.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> 	Liyang.
>>
>>> +		}
>>>  	}
>>>
>>>  	free(tmp_cmdline);
>>> @@ -460,7 +484,8 @@ static void process_e820_entry(struct boot_e820_entry *entry,
>>>  {
>>>  	struct mem_vector region, overlap;
>>>  	struct slot_area slot_area;
>>> -	unsigned long start_orig;
>>> +	unsigned long start_orig, end;
>>> +	struct boot_e820_entry cur_entry;
>>>
>>>  	/* Skip non-RAM entries. */
>>>  	if (entry->type != E820_TYPE_RAM)
>>> @@ -474,8 +499,15 @@ static void process_e820_entry(struct boot_e820_entry *entry,
>>>  	if (entry->addr + entry->size < minimum)
>>>  		return;
>>>
>>> -	region.start = entry->addr;
>>> -	region.size = entry->size;
>>> +	/* Ignore entries above memory limit */
>>> +	end = min(entry->size + entry->addr, mem_limit);
>>> +	if (entry->addr >= end)
>>> +		return;
>>> +	cur_entry.addr = entry->addr;
>>> +	cur_entry.size = end - entry->addr;
>>> +
>>> +	region.start = cur_entry.addr;
>>> +	region.size = cur_entry.size;
>>>
>>>  	/* Give up if slot area array is full. */
>>>  	while (slot_area_index < MAX_SLOT_AREA) {
>>> @@ -489,7 +521,7 @@ static void process_e820_entry(struct boot_e820_entry *entry,
>>>  		region.start = ALIGN(region.start, CONFIG_PHYSICAL_ALIGN);
>>>
>>>  		/* Did we raise the address above this e820 region? */
>>> -		if (region.start > entry->addr + entry->size)
>>> +		if (region.start > cur_entry.addr + cur_entry.size)
>>>  			return;
>>>
>>>  		/* Reduce size by any delta from the original address. */
>>>
>>
>>
>
>
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