linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] [v4] lib/vsprintf: no_hash_pointers prints all addresses as unhashed

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Date:   Tue, 2 Mar 2021 14:35:16 +0000
From:   Matthew Wilcox <willy@...radead.org>
To:     Marco Elver <elver@...gle.com>
Cc:     Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
        Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@...e.cz>,
        Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>, Timur Tabi <timur@...nel.org>,
        Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky@...il.com>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        roman.fietze@...na.com, Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        John Ogness <john.ogness@...utronix.de>,
        Akinobu Mita <akinobu.mita@...il.com>,
        Alexander Potapenko <glider@...gle.com>,
        Andrey Konovalov <andreyknvl@...gle.com>,
        Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>,
        Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
        Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.sakura.ne.jp>,
        Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Linux MM <linux-mm@...ck.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] [v4] lib/vsprintf: no_hash_pointers prints all
 addresses as unhashed

On Tue, Mar 02, 2021 at 03:26:50PM +0100, Marco Elver wrote:
> +static const char no_hash_pointers_warning[9][55] __initconst = {
> +	"******************************************************",
> +	"   NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE   ",
> +	"                                                      ",
> +	" This system shows unhashed kernel memory addresses   ",
> +	" via the console, logs, and other interfaces. This    ",
> +	" might reduce the security of your system.            ",
> +	" If you see this message and you are not debugging    ",
> +	" the kernel, report this immediately to your system   ",
> +	" administrator!                                       ",
> +};
> +
>  static int __init no_hash_pointers_enable(char *str)
>  {
> +	const int lines[] = { 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 2, 6, 7, 8, 2, 1, 0 };
> +	int i;
> +
>  	no_hash_pointers = true;
>  
> -	pr_warn("**********************************************************\n");
> -	pr_warn("**   NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE   **\n");
> -	pr_warn("**                                                      **\n");
> -	pr_warn("** This system shows unhashed kernel memory addresses   **\n");
> -	pr_warn("** via the console, logs, and other interfaces. This    **\n");
> -	pr_warn("** might reduce the security of your system.            **\n");
> -	pr_warn("**                                                      **\n");
> -	pr_warn("** If you see this message and you are not debugging    **\n");
> -	pr_warn("** the kernel, report this immediately to your system   **\n");
> -	pr_warn("** administrator!                                       **\n");
> -	pr_warn("**                                                      **\n");
> -	pr_warn("**   NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE   **\n");
> -	pr_warn("**********************************************************\n");
> +	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(lines); i++)
> +		pr_warn("**%s**\n", no_hash_pointers_warning[lines[i]]);

+	for (i = 0; i < 3; i++)
+		pr_warn("**%s**\n", no_hash_pointers_warning[lines[2 - i]]);