linux-kernel - [PATCH 3/9] x86/boot: Allow a "silent" kaslr random byte fetch

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Message-Id: <20200415210452.27436-4-kristen@linux.intel.com>
Date:   Wed, 15 Apr 2020 14:04:45 -0700
From:   Kristen Carlson Accardi <kristen@...ux.intel.com>
To:     keescook@...omium.org, tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com,
        bp@...en8.de, hpa@...or.com, x86@...nel.org
Cc:     arjan@...ux.intel.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com, rick.p.edgecomb@...el.com
Subject: [PATCH 3/9] x86/boot: Allow a "silent" kaslr random byte fetch

From: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>

Under earlyprintk, each RNG call produces a debug report line. When
shuffling hundreds of functions, this is not useful information (each
line is identical and tells us nothing new). Instead, allow for a NULL
"purpose" to suppress the debug reporting.

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Signed-off-by: Kristen Carlson Accardi <kristen@...ux.intel.com>
---
 arch/x86/lib/kaslr.c | 18 ++++++++++++------
 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/kaslr.c b/arch/x86/lib/kaslr.c
index a53665116458..2b3eb8c948a3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/kaslr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/kaslr.c
@@ -56,11 +56,14 @@ unsigned long kaslr_get_random_long(const char *purpose)
 	unsigned long raw, random = get_boot_seed();
 	bool use_i8254 = true;
 
-	debug_putstr(purpose);
-	debug_putstr(" KASLR using");
+	if (purpose) {
+		debug_putstr(purpose);
+		debug_putstr(" KASLR using");
+	}
 
 	if (has_cpuflag(X86_FEATURE_RDRAND)) {
-		debug_putstr(" RDRAND");
+		if (purpose)
+			debug_putstr(" RDRAND");
 		if (rdrand_long(&raw)) {
 			random ^= raw;
 			use_i8254 = false;
@@ -68,7 +71,8 @@ unsigned long kaslr_get_random_long(const char *purpose)
 	}
 
 	if (has_cpuflag(X86_FEATURE_TSC)) {
-		debug_putstr(" RDTSC");
+		if (purpose)
+			debug_putstr(" RDTSC");
 		raw = rdtsc();
 
 		random ^= raw;
@@ -76,7 +80,8 @@ unsigned long kaslr_get_random_long(const char *purpose)
 	}
 
 	if (use_i8254) {
-		debug_putstr(" i8254");
+		if (purpose)
+			debug_putstr(" i8254");
 		random ^= i8254();
 	}
 
@@ -86,7 +91,8 @@ unsigned long kaslr_get_random_long(const char *purpose)
 	    : "a" (random), "rm" (mix_const));
 	random += raw;
 
-	debug_putstr("...\n");
+	if (purpose)
+		debug_putstr("...\n");
 
 	return random;
 }
-- 
2.20.1