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Date: Tue, 29 Apr 2025 11:26:07 -0700
From: Dylan Hatch <dylanbhatch@...gle.com>
To: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>, Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>
Cc: John Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>, Yonghong Song <yonghong.song@...ux.dev>,
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Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <philmd@...aro.org>,
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Roman Gushchin <roman.gushchin@...ux.dev>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] arm64/module: Use text-poke API for late relocations.
On Fri, Apr 11, 2025 at 6:10 PM Dylan Hatch <dylanbhatch@...gle.com> wrote:
>
> To enable late module patching, livepatch modules need to be able to
> apply some of their relocations well after being loaded. In this
> scenario, use the text-poking API to allow this, even with
> STRICT_MODULE_RWX.
>
> This patch is largely based off commit 88fc078a7a8f6 ("x86/module: Use
> text_poke() for late relocations").
>
> Signed-off-by: Dylan Hatch <dylanbhatch@...gle.com>
> ---
> arch/arm64/kernel/module.c | 129 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
> 1 file changed, 83 insertions(+), 46 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/module.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/module.c
> index 06bb680bfe975..0703502d9dc37 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/module.c
> +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/module.c
> @@ -18,11 +18,13 @@
> #include <linux/moduleloader.h>
> #include <linux/random.h>
> #include <linux/scs.h>
> +#include <linux/memory.h>
>
> #include <asm/alternative.h>
> #include <asm/insn.h>
> #include <asm/scs.h>
> #include <asm/sections.h>
> +#include <asm/text-patching.h>
>
> enum aarch64_reloc_op {
> RELOC_OP_NONE,
> @@ -48,7 +50,8 @@ static u64 do_reloc(enum aarch64_reloc_op reloc_op, __le32 *place, u64 val)
> return 0;
> }
>
> -static int reloc_data(enum aarch64_reloc_op op, void *place, u64 val, int len)
> +static int reloc_data(enum aarch64_reloc_op op, void *place, u64 val, int len,
> + void *(*write)(void *dest, const void *src, size_t len))
> {
> s64 sval = do_reloc(op, place, val);
>
> @@ -66,7 +69,7 @@ static int reloc_data(enum aarch64_reloc_op op, void *place, u64 val, int len)
>
> switch (len) {
> case 16:
> - *(s16 *)place = sval;
> + write(place, &sval, sizeof(s16));
> switch (op) {
> case RELOC_OP_ABS:
> if (sval < 0 || sval > U16_MAX)
> @@ -82,7 +85,7 @@ static int reloc_data(enum aarch64_reloc_op op, void *place, u64 val, int len)
> }
> break;
> case 32:
> - *(s32 *)place = sval;
> + write(place, &sval, sizeof(s32));
> switch (op) {
> case RELOC_OP_ABS:
> if (sval < 0 || sval > U32_MAX)
> @@ -98,7 +101,7 @@ static int reloc_data(enum aarch64_reloc_op op, void *place, u64 val, int len)
> }
> break;
> case 64:
> - *(s64 *)place = sval;
> + write(place, &sval, sizeof(s64));
> break;
> default:
> pr_err("Invalid length (%d) for data relocation\n", len);
> @@ -113,11 +116,13 @@ enum aarch64_insn_movw_imm_type {
> };
>
> static int reloc_insn_movw(enum aarch64_reloc_op op, __le32 *place, u64 val,
> - int lsb, enum aarch64_insn_movw_imm_type imm_type)
> + int lsb, enum aarch64_insn_movw_imm_type imm_type,
> + void *(*write)(void *dest, const void *src, size_t len))
> {
> u64 imm;
> s64 sval;
> u32 insn = le32_to_cpu(*place);
> + __le32 le_insn;
>
> sval = do_reloc(op, place, val);
> imm = sval >> lsb;
> @@ -145,7 +150,8 @@ static int reloc_insn_movw(enum aarch64_reloc_op op, __le32 *place, u64 val,
>
> /* Update the instruction with the new encoding. */
> insn = aarch64_insn_encode_immediate(AARCH64_INSN_IMM_16, insn, imm);
> - *place = cpu_to_le32(insn);
> + le_insn = cpu_to_le32(insn);
> + write(place, &le_insn, sizeof(le_insn));
>
> if (imm > U16_MAX)
> return -ERANGE;
> @@ -154,11 +160,13 @@ static int reloc_insn_movw(enum aarch64_reloc_op op, __le32 *place, u64 val,
> }
>
> static int reloc_insn_imm(enum aarch64_reloc_op op, __le32 *place, u64 val,
> - int lsb, int len, enum aarch64_insn_imm_type imm_type)
> + int lsb, int len, enum aarch64_insn_imm_type imm_type,
> + void *(*write)(void *dest, const void *src, size_t len))
> {
> u64 imm, imm_mask;
> s64 sval;
> u32 insn = le32_to_cpu(*place);
> + __le32 le_insn;
>
> /* Calculate the relocation value. */
> sval = do_reloc(op, place, val);
> @@ -170,7 +178,8 @@ static int reloc_insn_imm(enum aarch64_reloc_op op, __le32 *place, u64 val,
>
> /* Update the instruction's immediate field. */
> insn = aarch64_insn_encode_immediate(imm_type, insn, imm);
> - *place = cpu_to_le32(insn);
> + le_insn = cpu_to_le32(insn);
> + write(place, &le_insn, sizeof(le_insn));
>
> /*
> * Extract the upper value bits (including the sign bit) and
> @@ -189,17 +198,19 @@ static int reloc_insn_imm(enum aarch64_reloc_op op, __le32 *place, u64 val,
> }
>
> static int reloc_insn_adrp(struct module *mod, Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs,
> - __le32 *place, u64 val)
> + __le32 *place, u64 val,
> + void *(*write)(void *dest, const void *src, size_t len))
> {
> u32 insn;
> + __le32 le_insn;
>
> if (!is_forbidden_offset_for_adrp(place))
> return reloc_insn_imm(RELOC_OP_PAGE, place, val, 12, 21,
> - AARCH64_INSN_IMM_ADR);
> + AARCH64_INSN_IMM_ADR, write);
>
> /* patch ADRP to ADR if it is in range */
> if (!reloc_insn_imm(RELOC_OP_PREL, place, val & ~0xfff, 0, 21,
> - AARCH64_INSN_IMM_ADR)) {
> + AARCH64_INSN_IMM_ADR, write)) {
> insn = le32_to_cpu(*place);
> insn &= ~BIT(31);
> } else {
> @@ -211,15 +222,17 @@ static int reloc_insn_adrp(struct module *mod, Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs,
> AARCH64_INSN_BRANCH_NOLINK);
> }
>
> - *place = cpu_to_le32(insn);
> + le_insn = cpu_to_le32(insn);
> + write(place, &le_insn, sizeof(le_insn));
> return 0;
> }
>
> -int apply_relocate_add(Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs,
> +static int __apply_relocate_add(Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs,
> const char *strtab,
> unsigned int symindex,
> unsigned int relsec,
> - struct module *me)
> + struct module *me,
> + void *(*write)(void *dest, const void *src, size_t len))
> {
> unsigned int i;
> int ovf;
> @@ -255,23 +268,23 @@ int apply_relocate_add(Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs,
> /* Data relocations. */
> case R_AARCH64_ABS64:
> overflow_check = false;
> - ovf = reloc_data(RELOC_OP_ABS, loc, val, 64);
> + ovf = reloc_data(RELOC_OP_ABS, loc, val, 64, write);
> break;
> case R_AARCH64_ABS32:
> - ovf = reloc_data(RELOC_OP_ABS, loc, val, 32);
> + ovf = reloc_data(RELOC_OP_ABS, loc, val, 32, write);
> break;
> case R_AARCH64_ABS16:
> - ovf = reloc_data(RELOC_OP_ABS, loc, val, 16);
> + ovf = reloc_data(RELOC_OP_ABS, loc, val, 16, write);
> break;
> case R_AARCH64_PREL64:
> overflow_check = false;
> - ovf = reloc_data(RELOC_OP_PREL, loc, val, 64);
> + ovf = reloc_data(RELOC_OP_PREL, loc, val, 64, write);
> break;
> case R_AARCH64_PREL32:
> - ovf = reloc_data(RELOC_OP_PREL, loc, val, 32);
> + ovf = reloc_data(RELOC_OP_PREL, loc, val, 32, write);
> break;
> case R_AARCH64_PREL16:
> - ovf = reloc_data(RELOC_OP_PREL, loc, val, 16);
> + ovf = reloc_data(RELOC_OP_PREL, loc, val, 16, write);
> break;
>
> /* MOVW instruction relocations. */
> @@ -280,88 +293,88 @@ int apply_relocate_add(Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs,
> fallthrough;
> case R_AARCH64_MOVW_UABS_G0:
> ovf = reloc_insn_movw(RELOC_OP_ABS, loc, val, 0,
> - AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVKZ);
> + AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVKZ, write);
> break;
> case R_AARCH64_MOVW_UABS_G1_NC:
> overflow_check = false;
> fallthrough;
> case R_AARCH64_MOVW_UABS_G1:
> ovf = reloc_insn_movw(RELOC_OP_ABS, loc, val, 16,
> - AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVKZ);
> + AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVKZ, write);
> break;
> case R_AARCH64_MOVW_UABS_G2_NC:
> overflow_check = false;
> fallthrough;
> case R_AARCH64_MOVW_UABS_G2:
> ovf = reloc_insn_movw(RELOC_OP_ABS, loc, val, 32,
> - AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVKZ);
> + AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVKZ, write);
> break;
> case R_AARCH64_MOVW_UABS_G3:
> /* We're using the top bits so we can't overflow. */
> overflow_check = false;
> ovf = reloc_insn_movw(RELOC_OP_ABS, loc, val, 48,
> - AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVKZ);
> + AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVKZ, write);
> break;
> case R_AARCH64_MOVW_SABS_G0:
> ovf = reloc_insn_movw(RELOC_OP_ABS, loc, val, 0,
> - AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVNZ);
> + AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVNZ, write);
> break;
> case R_AARCH64_MOVW_SABS_G1:
> ovf = reloc_insn_movw(RELOC_OP_ABS, loc, val, 16,
> - AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVNZ);
> + AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVNZ, write);
> break;
> case R_AARCH64_MOVW_SABS_G2:
> ovf = reloc_insn_movw(RELOC_OP_ABS, loc, val, 32,
> - AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVNZ);
> + AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVNZ, write);
> break;
> case R_AARCH64_MOVW_PREL_G0_NC:
> overflow_check = false;
> ovf = reloc_insn_movw(RELOC_OP_PREL, loc, val, 0,
> - AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVKZ);
> + AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVKZ, write);
> break;
> case R_AARCH64_MOVW_PREL_G0:
> ovf = reloc_insn_movw(RELOC_OP_PREL, loc, val, 0,
> - AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVNZ);
> + AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVNZ, write);
> break;
> case R_AARCH64_MOVW_PREL_G1_NC:
> overflow_check = false;
> ovf = reloc_insn_movw(RELOC_OP_PREL, loc, val, 16,
> - AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVKZ);
> + AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVKZ, write);
> break;
> case R_AARCH64_MOVW_PREL_G1:
> ovf = reloc_insn_movw(RELOC_OP_PREL, loc, val, 16,
> - AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVNZ);
> + AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVNZ, write);
> break;
> case R_AARCH64_MOVW_PREL_G2_NC:
> overflow_check = false;
> ovf = reloc_insn_movw(RELOC_OP_PREL, loc, val, 32,
> - AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVKZ);
> + AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVKZ, write);
> break;
> case R_AARCH64_MOVW_PREL_G2:
> ovf = reloc_insn_movw(RELOC_OP_PREL, loc, val, 32,
> - AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVNZ);
> + AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVNZ, write);
> break;
> case R_AARCH64_MOVW_PREL_G3:
> /* We're using the top bits so we can't overflow. */
> overflow_check = false;
> ovf = reloc_insn_movw(RELOC_OP_PREL, loc, val, 48,
> - AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVNZ);
> + AARCH64_INSN_IMM_MOVNZ, write);
> break;
>
> /* Immediate instruction relocations. */
> case R_AARCH64_LD_PREL_LO19:
> ovf = reloc_insn_imm(RELOC_OP_PREL, loc, val, 2, 19,
> - AARCH64_INSN_IMM_19);
> + AARCH64_INSN_IMM_19, write);
> break;
> case R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_LO21:
> ovf = reloc_insn_imm(RELOC_OP_PREL, loc, val, 0, 21,
> - AARCH64_INSN_IMM_ADR);
> + AARCH64_INSN_IMM_ADR, write);
> break;
> case R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_PG_HI21_NC:
> overflow_check = false;
> fallthrough;
> case R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_PG_HI21:
> - ovf = reloc_insn_adrp(me, sechdrs, loc, val);
> + ovf = reloc_insn_adrp(me, sechdrs, loc, val, write);
> if (ovf && ovf != -ERANGE)
> return ovf;
> break;
> @@ -369,46 +382,46 @@ int apply_relocate_add(Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs,
> case R_AARCH64_LDST8_ABS_LO12_NC:
> overflow_check = false;
> ovf = reloc_insn_imm(RELOC_OP_ABS, loc, val, 0, 12,
> - AARCH64_INSN_IMM_12);
> + AARCH64_INSN_IMM_12, write);
> break;
> case R_AARCH64_LDST16_ABS_LO12_NC:
> overflow_check = false;
> ovf = reloc_insn_imm(RELOC_OP_ABS, loc, val, 1, 11,
> - AARCH64_INSN_IMM_12);
> + AARCH64_INSN_IMM_12, write);
> break;
> case R_AARCH64_LDST32_ABS_LO12_NC:
> overflow_check = false;
> ovf = reloc_insn_imm(RELOC_OP_ABS, loc, val, 2, 10,
> - AARCH64_INSN_IMM_12);
> + AARCH64_INSN_IMM_12, write);
> break;
> case R_AARCH64_LDST64_ABS_LO12_NC:
> overflow_check = false;
> ovf = reloc_insn_imm(RELOC_OP_ABS, loc, val, 3, 9,
> - AARCH64_INSN_IMM_12);
> + AARCH64_INSN_IMM_12, write);
> break;
> case R_AARCH64_LDST128_ABS_LO12_NC:
> overflow_check = false;
> ovf = reloc_insn_imm(RELOC_OP_ABS, loc, val, 4, 8,
> - AARCH64_INSN_IMM_12);
> + AARCH64_INSN_IMM_12, write);
> break;
> case R_AARCH64_TSTBR14:
> ovf = reloc_insn_imm(RELOC_OP_PREL, loc, val, 2, 14,
> - AARCH64_INSN_IMM_14);
> + AARCH64_INSN_IMM_14, write);
> break;
> case R_AARCH64_CONDBR19:
> ovf = reloc_insn_imm(RELOC_OP_PREL, loc, val, 2, 19,
> - AARCH64_INSN_IMM_19);
> + AARCH64_INSN_IMM_19, write);
> break;
> case R_AARCH64_JUMP26:
> case R_AARCH64_CALL26:
> ovf = reloc_insn_imm(RELOC_OP_PREL, loc, val, 2, 26,
> - AARCH64_INSN_IMM_26);
> + AARCH64_INSN_IMM_26, write);
> if (ovf == -ERANGE) {
> val = module_emit_plt_entry(me, sechdrs, loc, &rel[i], sym);
> if (!val)
> return -ENOEXEC;
> ovf = reloc_insn_imm(RELOC_OP_PREL, loc, val, 2,
> - 26, AARCH64_INSN_IMM_26);
> + 26, AARCH64_INSN_IMM_26, write);
> }
> break;
>
> @@ -431,6 +444,30 @@ int apply_relocate_add(Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs,
> return -ENOEXEC;
> }
>
> +int apply_relocate_add(Elf64_Shdr *sechdrs,
> + const char *strtab,
> + unsigned int symindex,
> + unsigned int relsec,
> + struct module *me)
> +{
> + int ret;
> + bool early = me->state == MODULE_STATE_UNFORMED;
> + void *(*write)(void *, const void *, size_t) = memcpy;
> +
> + if (!early) {
> + write = text_poke;
> + mutex_lock(&text_mutex);
> + }
> +
> + ret = __apply_relocate_add(sechdrs, strtab, symindex, relsec, me,
> + write);
> +
> + if (!early)
> + mutex_unlock(&text_mutex);
> +
> + return ret;
> +}
> +
> static inline void __init_plt(struct plt_entry *plt, unsigned long addr)
> {
> *plt = get_plt_entry(addr, plt);
> --
> 2.49.0.604.gff1f9ca942-goog
>
Catalin and Will,
Are you comfortable with taking these patches? Is this a workable
approach to enable livepatching arm64 modules?
Thanks,
Dylan
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