linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 07/17] scs: add support for stack usage debugging

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Date:   Thu, 31 Oct 2019 20:55:03 -0700
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     samitolvanen@...gle.com
Cc:     Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>,
        Dave Martin <Dave.Martin@....com>,
        Laura Abbott <labbott@...hat.com>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>,
        Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>,
        Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        clang-built-linux@...glegroups.com,
        kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 07/17] scs: add support for stack usage debugging

On Thu, Oct 31, 2019 at 09:46:27AM -0700, samitolvanen@...gle.com wrote:
> Implements CONFIG_DEBUG_STACK_USAGE for shadow stacks.

Did I miss it, or is there no Kconfig section for this? I just realized
I can't find it. I was going to say "this commit log should explain
why/when this option is used", but then figured it might be explained in
the Kconfig ... but I couldn't find it. ;)

-Kees

> 
> Signed-off-by: Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>
> ---
>  kernel/scs.c | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 39 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/scs.c b/kernel/scs.c
> index 7780fc4e29ac..67c43af627d1 100644
> --- a/kernel/scs.c
> +++ b/kernel/scs.c
> @@ -167,6 +167,44 @@ int scs_prepare(struct task_struct *tsk, int node)
>  	return 0;
>  }
>  
> +#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_STACK_USAGE
> +static inline unsigned long scs_used(struct task_struct *tsk)
> +{
> +	unsigned long *p = __scs_base(tsk);
> +	unsigned long *end = scs_magic(tsk);
> +	uintptr_t s = (uintptr_t)p;
> +
> +	while (p < end && *p)
> +		p++;
> +
> +	return (uintptr_t)p - s;
> +}
> +
> +static void scs_check_usage(struct task_struct *tsk)
> +{
> +	static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(lock);
> +	static unsigned long highest;
> +	unsigned long used = scs_used(tsk);
> +
> +	if (used <= highest)
> +		return;
> +
> +	spin_lock(&lock);
> +
> +	if (used > highest) {
> +		pr_info("%s: highest shadow stack usage %lu bytes\n",
> +			__func__, used);
> +		highest = used;
> +	}
> +
> +	spin_unlock(&lock);
> +}
> +#else
> +static inline void scs_check_usage(struct task_struct *tsk)
> +{
> +}
> +#endif
> +
>  bool scs_corrupted(struct task_struct *tsk)
>  {
>  	return *scs_magic(tsk) != SCS_END_MAGIC;
> @@ -181,6 +219,7 @@ void scs_release(struct task_struct *tsk)
>  		return;
>  
>  	WARN_ON(scs_corrupted(tsk));
> +	scs_check_usage(tsk);
>  
>  	scs_account(tsk, -1);
>  	task_set_scs(tsk, NULL);
> -- 
> 2.24.0.rc0.303.g954a862665-goog
> 

-- 
Kees Cook