linux-kernel - [PATCH v6 3/2] powerpc/syscall: Avoid storing 'current' in another pointer

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 for Android: free password hash cracker in your pocket
[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]
Message-Id: <ad0363ff0ff8c125f40e1cdc589a85bbd7e31693.1612946484.git.christophe.leroy@csgroup.eu>
Date:   Wed, 10 Feb 2021 08:44:09 +0000 (UTC)
From:   Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@...roup.eu>
To:     Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>, npiggin@...il.com,
        msuchanek@...e.de
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org
Subject: [PATCH v6 3/2] powerpc/syscall: Avoid storing 'current' in another
 pointer

By saving the pointer pointing to thread_info.flags, gcc copies r2
in a non-volatile register.

We know 'current' doesn't change, so avoid that intermediaite pointer.

Reduces null_syscall benchmark by 2 cycles (322 => 320 cycles)

On PPC64, gcc seems to know that 'current' is not changing, and it keeps
it in a non volatile register to avoid multiple read of 'current' in paca.

Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@...roup.eu>
---
v5: Also in interrupt exit prepare
v6: Removed change related to booke current->thread.debug
v7: Rebased on top of "powerpc/32: Handle bookE debugging in C in syscall entry/exit"
---
 arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt.c | 21 +++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt.c
index f93664ad4a5e..398cd86b6ada 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/interrupt.c
@@ -241,7 +241,6 @@ notrace unsigned long syscall_exit_prepare(unsigned long r3,
 					   struct pt_regs *regs,
 					   long scv)
 {
-	unsigned long *ti_flagsp = &current_thread_info()->flags;
 	unsigned long ti_flags;
 	unsigned long ret = 0;
 	bool is_not_scv = !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_64) || !scv;
@@ -257,7 +256,7 @@ notrace unsigned long syscall_exit_prepare(unsigned long r3,
 	/* Check whether the syscall is issued inside a restartable sequence */
 	rseq_syscall(regs);
 
-	ti_flags = *ti_flagsp;
+	ti_flags = current_thread_info()->flags;
 
 	if (unlikely(r3 >= (unsigned long)-MAX_ERRNO) && is_not_scv) {
 		if (likely(!(ti_flags & (_TIF_NOERROR | _TIF_RESTOREALL)))) {
@@ -271,7 +270,7 @@ notrace unsigned long syscall_exit_prepare(unsigned long r3,
 			ret = _TIF_RESTOREALL;
 		else
 			regs->gpr[3] = r3;
-		clear_bits(_TIF_PERSYSCALL_MASK, ti_flagsp);
+		clear_bits(_TIF_PERSYSCALL_MASK, &current_thread_info()->flags);
 	} else {
 		regs->gpr[3] = r3;
 	}
@@ -284,7 +283,7 @@ notrace unsigned long syscall_exit_prepare(unsigned long r3,
 	local_irq_disable();
 
 again:
-	ti_flags = READ_ONCE(*ti_flagsp);
+	ti_flags = READ_ONCE(current_thread_info()->flags);
 	while (unlikely(ti_flags & (_TIF_USER_WORK_MASK & ~_TIF_RESTORE_TM))) {
 		local_irq_enable();
 		if (ti_flags & _TIF_NEED_RESCHED) {
@@ -300,7 +299,7 @@ notrace unsigned long syscall_exit_prepare(unsigned long r3,
 			do_notify_resume(regs, ti_flags);
 		}
 		local_irq_disable();
-		ti_flags = READ_ONCE(*ti_flagsp);
+		ti_flags = READ_ONCE(current_thread_info()->flags);
 	}
 
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S) && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC_FPU)) {
@@ -357,7 +356,6 @@ notrace unsigned long syscall_exit_prepare(unsigned long r3,
 #ifndef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3E_64 /* BOOK3E not yet using this */
 notrace unsigned long interrupt_exit_user_prepare(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long msr)
 {
-	unsigned long *ti_flagsp = &current_thread_info()->flags;
 	unsigned long ti_flags;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned long ret = 0;
@@ -380,7 +378,7 @@ notrace unsigned long interrupt_exit_user_prepare(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned
 	local_irq_save(flags);
 
 again:
-	ti_flags = READ_ONCE(*ti_flagsp);
+	ti_flags = READ_ONCE(current_thread_info()->flags);
 	while (unlikely(ti_flags & (_TIF_USER_WORK_MASK & ~_TIF_RESTORE_TM))) {
 		local_irq_enable(); /* returning to user: may enable */
 		if (ti_flags & _TIF_NEED_RESCHED) {
@@ -391,7 +389,7 @@ notrace unsigned long interrupt_exit_user_prepare(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned
 			do_notify_resume(regs, ti_flags);
 		}
 		local_irq_disable();
-		ti_flags = READ_ONCE(*ti_flagsp);
+		ti_flags = READ_ONCE(current_thread_info()->flags);
 	}
 
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S) && IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PPC_FPU)) {
@@ -443,7 +441,6 @@ void preempt_schedule_irq(void);
 
 notrace unsigned long interrupt_exit_kernel_prepare(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long msr)
 {
-	unsigned long *ti_flagsp = &current_thread_info()->flags;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned long ret = 0;
 #ifdef CONFIG_PPC64
@@ -466,8 +463,8 @@ notrace unsigned long interrupt_exit_kernel_prepare(struct pt_regs *regs, unsign
 	amr = kuap_get_and_check_amr();
 #endif
 
-	if (unlikely(*ti_flagsp & _TIF_EMULATE_STACK_STORE)) {
-		clear_bits(_TIF_EMULATE_STACK_STORE, ti_flagsp);
+	if (unlikely(current_thread_info()->flags & _TIF_EMULATE_STACK_STORE)) {
+		clear_bits(_TIF_EMULATE_STACK_STORE, &current_thread_info()->flags);
 		ret = 1;
 	}
 
@@ -479,7 +476,7 @@ notrace unsigned long interrupt_exit_kernel_prepare(struct pt_regs *regs, unsign
 again:
 		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_PREEMPT)) {
 			/* Return to preemptible kernel context */
-			if (unlikely(*ti_flagsp & _TIF_NEED_RESCHED)) {
+			if (unlikely(current_thread_info()->flags & _TIF_NEED_RESCHED)) {
 				if (preempt_count() == 0)
 					preempt_schedule_irq();
 			}
-- 
2.25.0