linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 24/30] x86, kaiser: disable native VSYSCALL

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Message-ID: <CALCETrUs-6yWK9uYLFmVNhYz9e1NAUbT6BPJKHge8Zkwghsesg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 9 Nov 2017 11:04:02 -0800
From:   Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
To:     Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        moritz.lipp@...k.tugraz.at,
        Daniel Gruss <daniel.gruss@...k.tugraz.at>,
        michael.schwarz@...k.tugraz.at, richard.fellner@...dent.tugraz.at,
        Andrew Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...gle.com>,
        Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com>, X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 24/30] x86, kaiser: disable native VSYSCALL

On Wed, Nov 8, 2017 at 11:47 AM, Dave Hansen
<dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
>
> From: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
>
> The VSYSCALL page is mapped by kernel page tables at a kernel address.
> It is troublesome to support with KAISER in place, so disable the
> native case.
>
> Also add some help text about how KAISER might affect the emulation
> case as well.

Can you re-explain why this is helpful?

Also, I'm about to send patches that may cause a rethinking of how
KAISER handles the fixmap.

--Andy

>
> Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
> Cc: Moritz Lipp <moritz.lipp@...k.tugraz.at>
> Cc: Daniel Gruss <daniel.gruss@...k.tugraz.at>
> Cc: Michael Schwarz <michael.schwarz@...k.tugraz.at>
> Cc: Richard Fellner <richard.fellner@...dent.tugraz.at>
> Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
> Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
> Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@...gle.com>
> Cc: Hugh Dickins <hughd@...gle.com>
> Cc: x86@...nel.org
>
> ---
>
>  b/arch/x86/Kconfig |    8 ++++++++
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
>
> diff -puN arch/x86/Kconfig~kaiser-no-vsyscall arch/x86/Kconfig
> --- a/arch/x86/Kconfig~kaiser-no-vsyscall       2017-11-08 10:45:39.157681370 -0800
> +++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig  2017-11-08 10:45:39.162681370 -0800
> @@ -2231,6 +2231,9 @@ choice
>
>         config LEGACY_VSYSCALL_NATIVE
>                 bool "Native"
> +               # The VSYSCALL page comes from the kernel page tables
> +               # and is not available when KAISER is enabled.
> +               depends on ! KAISER
>                 help
>                   Actual executable code is located in the fixed vsyscall
>                   address mapping, implementing time() efficiently. Since
> @@ -2248,6 +2251,11 @@ choice
>                   exploits. This configuration is recommended when userspace
>                   still uses the vsyscall area.
>
> +                 When KAISER is enabled, the vsyscall area will become
> +                 unreadable.  This emulation option still works, but KAISER
> +                 will make it harder to do things like trace code using the
> +                 emulation.
> +
>         config LEGACY_VSYSCALL_NONE
>                 bool "None"
>                 help
> _