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Message-ID: <170205917777.398.5382474413072090594.tip-bot2@tip-bot2>
Date:   Fri, 08 Dec 2023 18:12:57 -0000
From:   "tip-bot2 for Jo Van Bulck" <tip-bot2@...utronix.de>
To:     linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Jo Van Bulck <jo.vanbulck@...kuleuven.be>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@...nel.org>,
        Kai Huang <kai.huang@...el.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [tip: x86/sgx] selftests/sgx: Ensure test enclave buffer is entirely
 preserved

The following commit has been merged into the x86/sgx branch of tip:

Commit-ID:     a4c39ef4ed43103caef80029cd30427a9ff342d8
Gitweb:        https://git.kernel.org/tip/a4c39ef4ed43103caef80029cd30427a9ff342d8
Author:        Jo Van Bulck <jo.vanbulck@...kuleuven.be>
AuthorDate:    Thu, 05 Oct 2023 17:38:51 +02:00
Committer:     Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
CommitterDate: Fri, 08 Dec 2023 10:05:27 -08:00

selftests/sgx: Ensure test enclave buffer is entirely preserved

Attach the "used" attribute to instruct the compiler to preserve the static
encl_buffer, even if it appears it is not entirely referenced in the enclave
code, as expected by the external tests manipulating page permissions.

Signed-off-by: Jo Van Bulck <jo.vanbulck@...kuleuven.be>
Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@...nel.org>
Acked-by: Kai Huang <kai.huang@...el.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/a2732938-f3db-a0af-3d68-a18060f66e79@cs.kuleuven.be/
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20231005153854.25566-11-jo.vanbulck%40cs.kuleuven.be
---
 tools/testing/selftests/sgx/defines.h   |  1 +
 tools/testing/selftests/sgx/test_encl.c |  9 +++++----
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/sgx/defines.h b/tools/testing/selftests/sgx/defines.h
index d8587c9..b8f4826 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/sgx/defines.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/sgx/defines.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 
 #define __aligned(x) __attribute__((__aligned__(x)))
 #define __packed __attribute__((packed))
+#define __used __attribute__((used))
 
 #include "../../../../arch/x86/include/asm/sgx.h"
 #include "../../../../arch/x86/include/asm/enclu.h"
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/sgx/test_encl.c b/tools/testing/selftests/sgx/test_encl.c
index 649604c..7465f12 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/sgx/test_encl.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/sgx/test_encl.c
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@
 #include "defines.h"
 
 /*
- * Data buffer spanning two pages that will be placed first in .data
- * segment. Even if not used internally the second page is needed by
- * external test manipulating page permissions.
+ * Data buffer spanning two pages that will be placed first in the .data
+ * segment. Even if not used internally the second page is needed by external
+ * test manipulating page permissions, so mark encl_buffer as "used" to make
+ * sure it is entirely preserved by the compiler.
  */
-static uint8_t encl_buffer[8192] = { 1 };
+static uint8_t __used encl_buffer[8192] = { 1 };
 
 enum sgx_enclu_function {
 	EACCEPT = 0x5,