linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/3] selftests/x86/fsgsbase: Add a missing memory constraint

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Wed, 24 Jun 2020 15:50:49 -0700
From:   Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
To:     X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>, Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 2/3] selftests/x86/fsgsbase: Add a missing memory constraint

The manual call to set_thread_area() via int $0x80 was missing any
indication that the descriptor was a pointer, causing gcc to
occasionally generate wrong code.  Add the missing constraint.

Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>
---
 tools/testing/selftests/x86/fsgsbase.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/fsgsbase.c b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/fsgsbase.c
index f47495d2f070..998319553523 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/fsgsbase.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/fsgsbase.c
@@ -285,7 +285,8 @@ static unsigned short load_gs(void)
 		/* 32-bit set_thread_area */
 		long ret;
 		asm volatile ("int $0x80"
-			      : "=a" (ret) : "a" (243), "b" (low_desc)
+			      : "=a" (ret), "+m" (*low_desc)
+			      : "a" (243), "b" (low_desc)
 			      : "r8", "r9", "r10", "r11");
 		memcpy(&desc, low_desc, sizeof(desc));
 		munmap(low_desc, sizeof(desc));
-- 
2.25.4