linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86, kaslr: avoid setup

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Date:	Wed, 01 Oct 2014 11:01:27 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Baoquan He <bhe@...hat.com>,
	Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@...hat.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, x86@...nel.org,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rafael.j.wysocki@...el.com>,
	Wei Yongjun <yongjun_wei@...ndmicro.com.cn>,
	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86, kaslr: avoid setup_data when picking location

On 09/11/2014 09:19 AM, Kees Cook wrote:
> --- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/aslr.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/aslr.c
> @@ -183,12 +183,27 @@ static void mem_avoid_init(unsigned long input, unsigned long input_size,
>  static bool mem_avoid_overlap(struct mem_vector *img)
>  {
>  	int i;
> +	struct setup_data *ptr;
>  
>  	for (i = 0; i < MEM_AVOID_MAX; i++) {
>  		if (mem_overlaps(img, &mem_avoid[i]))
>  			return true;
>  	}
>  
> +	/* Avoid all entries in the setup_data linked list. */
> +	ptr = (struct setup_data *)(unsigned long)real_mode->hdr.setup_data;
> +	while (ptr) {
> +		struct mem_vector avoid;
> +
> +		avoid.start = (u64)ptr;
> +		avoid.size = sizeof(*ptr) + ptr->len;
> +
> +		if (mem_overlaps(img, &avoid))
> +			return true;
> +
> +		ptr = (struct setup_data *)(unsigned long)ptr->next;
> +	}
> +
>  	return false;
>  }
>  
> 

The use of (u64) in the assignment to avoid.start gives a nuisance
warning on 32 bits.

	-hpa

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