linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] overflow.h: Add arithmetic shift helper

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Date:   Tue, 31 Jul 2018 18:59:42 -0700
From:   Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>
Cc:     Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...lanox.com>,
        Leon Romanovsky <leonro@...lanox.com>,
        Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...pe.ca>,
        Leon Romanovsky <leon@...nel.org>,
        Bart Van Assche <Bart.VanAssche@....com>,
        Doug Ledford <dledford@...hat.com>,
        Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>,
        linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/3] overflow.h: Add arithmetic shift helper

On 07/31/2018 05:00 PM, Kees Cook wrote:
> From: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...lanox.com>
> 
> Add shift_overflow() helper to assist driver authors in ensuring that
> shift operations don't cause overflows or other odd conditions.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@...lanox.com>
> Signed-off-by: Leon Romanovsky <leonro@...lanox.com>
> [kees: tweaked comments and commit log, dropped unneeded assignment]
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
> ---
>  include/linux/overflow.h | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 31 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/overflow.h b/include/linux/overflow.h
> index 8712ff70995f..69fc366ce865 100644
> --- a/include/linux/overflow.h
> +++ b/include/linux/overflow.h
> @@ -202,6 +202,37 @@
>  
>  #endif /* COMPILER_HAS_GENERIC_BUILTIN_OVERFLOW */
>  
> +/** check_shift_overflow() - Calculate a left-shifted value and check overflow
> + *
> + * @a: Value to be shifted
> + * @b: How many bits left to shift
> + * @d: Pointer to where to store the result
> + *
> + * Computes *@d = (@a << @s)

                            @b)

> + *
> + * Returns true if '*d' cannot hold the result or when 'a << s' doesn't
> + * make sense. Example conditions:
> + * - 'a << s' causes bits to be lost when stored in *d.
> + * - 's' is garbage (e.g. negative) or so large that the result of
> + *   'a << s' is guaranteed to be 0.
> + * - 'a' is negative.
> + * - 'a << s' sets the sign bit, if any, in '*d'.
> + *
> + * '*d' will hold the results of the attempted shift, but is not
> + * considered "safe for use" if false is returned.
> + */
> +#define check_shift_overflow(a, s, d) ({				\
> +	typeof(a) _a = a;						\
> +	typeof(s) _s = s;						\
> +	typeof(d) _d = d;						\
> +	u64 _a_full = _a;						\
> +	unsigned int _to_shift =					\
> +		_s >= 0 && _s < 8 * sizeof(*d) ? _s : 0;		\
> +	*_d = (_a_full << _to_shift);					\
> +	(_to_shift != _s || *_d < 0 || _a < 0 ||			\
> +		(*_d >> _to_shift) != _a);				\
> +})
> +
>  /**
>   * array_size() - Calculate size of 2-dimensional array.
>   *
> 


-- 
~Randy