linux-kernel - Re: mmotm 2020-03-03-22-28 uploaded (warning: objtool:)

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Date:   Thu, 5 Mar 2020 17:16:22 +0800
From:   Walter Wu <walter-zh.wu@...iatek.com>
To:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
CC:     Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>, <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        <broonie@...nel.org>, <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        <linux-next@...r.kernel.org>, <mhocko@...e.cz>,
        <mm-commits@...r.kernel.org>, <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
        Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>, <dvyukov@...gle.com>,
        Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
Subject: Re: mmotm 2020-03-03-22-28 uploaded (warning: objtool:)

On Thu, 2020-03-05 at 09:18 +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 05, 2020 at 09:17:17AM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > On Wed, Mar 04, 2020 at 09:34:49AM -0800, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> 
> > > mm/kasan/common.o: warning: objtool: kasan_report()+0x13: call to report_enabled() with UACCESS enabled
> > 
> > I used next/master instead, and found the below broken commit
> > responsible for this.
> 
> > @@ -634,12 +637,20 @@ void kasan_free_shadow(const struct vm_struct *vm)
> >  #endif
> >  
> >  extern void __kasan_report(unsigned long addr, size_t size, bool is_write, unsigned long ip);
> > +extern bool report_enabled(void);
> >  
> > -void kasan_report(unsigned long addr, size_t size, bool is_write, unsigned long ip)
> > +bool kasan_report(unsigned long addr, size_t size, bool is_write, unsigned long ip)
> >  {
> > -	unsigned long flags = user_access_save();
> > +	unsigned long flags;
> > +
> > +	if (likely(!report_enabled()))
> > +		return false;
> 
> This adds an explicit call before the user_access_save() and that is a
> straight on bug.
> 
Hi Peter,

Thanks for your help. Unfortunately, I don't reproduce it in our
environment, so I have asked Stephen, if I can reproduce it, then we
will send new patch.


Thanks.

Walter

> > +
> > +	flags = user_access_save();
> >  	__kasan_report(addr, size, is_write, ip);
> >  	user_access_restore(flags);
> > +
> > +	return true;
> >  }