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Date: Thu, 16 Oct 2025 16:32:08 +0800
From: Zong Li <zong.li@...ive.com>
To: Deepak Gupta <debug@...osinc.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v20 24/28] arch/riscv: dual vdso creation logic and select
 vdso based on hw

On Tue, Oct 14, 2025 at 5:57 AM Deepak Gupta <debug@...osinc.com> wrote:
>
> Shadow stack instructions are taken from zimop (mandated on RVA23).
> Any hardware prior to RVA23 profile will fault on shado stack instruction.

I notice that there is a typo for shado"w" stack instruction.

> Any userspace with shadow stack instruction in it will fault on such
> hardware. Thus such userspace can't be brought onto such a hardware.
>
> It's not known how userspace will respond to such binary fragmentation.
> However in order to keep kernel portable across such different hardware,
> `arch/riscv/kernel/vdso_cfi` is created which has logic (Makefile) to
> compile `arch/riscv/kernel/vdso` sources with cfi flags and then changes
> in `arch/riscv/kernel/vdso.c` for selecting appropriate vdso depending
> on whether underlying hardware(cpu) implements zimop extension. Offset
> of vdso symbols will change due to having two different vdso binaries,
> there is added logic to include new generated vdso offset header and
> dynamically select offset (like for rt_sigreturn).
>
> Signed-off-by: Deepak Gupta <debug@...osinc.com>
> ---
>  arch/riscv/Makefile                        |  3 +++
>  arch/riscv/include/asm/vdso.h              |  7 ++++++-
>  arch/riscv/kernel/Makefile                 |  1 +
>  arch/riscv/kernel/vdso.c                   |  7 +++++++
>  arch/riscv/kernel/vdso/Makefile            | 29 ++++++++++++++++++++---------
>  arch/riscv/kernel/vdso/gen_vdso_offsets.sh |  4 +++-
>  arch/riscv/kernel/vdso_cfi/Makefile        | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  arch/riscv/kernel/vdso_cfi/vdso-cfi.S      | 11 +++++++++++
>  8 files changed, 76 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/Makefile b/arch/riscv/Makefile
> index f60c2de0ca08..b74b63da16a7 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/Makefile
> +++ b/arch/riscv/Makefile
> @@ -176,6 +176,8 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_MMU),y)
>  prepare: vdso_prepare
>  vdso_prepare: prepare0
>         $(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/riscv/kernel/vdso include/generated/vdso-offsets.h
> +       $(if $(CONFIG_RISCV_USER_CFI),$(Q)$(MAKE) \
> +               $(build)=arch/riscv/kernel/vdso_cfi include/generated/vdso-cfi-offsets.h)
>         $(if $(CONFIG_COMPAT),$(Q)$(MAKE) \
>                 $(build)=arch/riscv/kernel/compat_vdso include/generated/compat_vdso-offsets.h)
>
> @@ -183,6 +185,7 @@ endif
>  endif
>
>  vdso-install-y                 += arch/riscv/kernel/vdso/vdso.so.dbg
> +vdso-install-$(CONFIG_RISCV_USER_CFI)  += arch/riscv/kernel/vdso_cfi/vdso-cfi.so.dbg
>  vdso-install-$(CONFIG_COMPAT)  += arch/riscv/kernel/compat_vdso/compat_vdso.so.dbg
>
>  BOOT_TARGETS := Image Image.gz Image.bz2 Image.lz4 Image.lzma Image.lzo Image.zst Image.xz loader loader.bin xipImage vmlinuz.efi
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/vdso.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/vdso.h
> index f80357fe24d1..3fc8f72b8bfb 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/vdso.h
> +++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/vdso.h
> @@ -18,9 +18,13 @@
>
>  #ifndef __ASSEMBLER__
>  #include <generated/vdso-offsets.h>
> +#include <generated/vdso-cfi-offsets.h>
>
>  #define VDSO_SYMBOL(base, name)                                                        \
> -       (void __user *)((unsigned long)(base) + __vdso_##name##_offset)
> +       ((IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RISCV_USER_CFI) &&                                  \
> +         riscv_has_extension_unlikely(RISCV_ISA_EXT_ZIMOP)) ?                  \
> +         (void __user *)((unsigned long)(base) + __vdso_##name##_cfi_offset) : \
> +         (void __user *)((unsigned long)(base) + __vdso_##name##_offset))
>
>  #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
>  #include <generated/compat_vdso-offsets.h>
> @@ -33,6 +37,7 @@ extern char compat_vdso_start[], compat_vdso_end[];
>  #endif /* CONFIG_COMPAT */
>
>  extern char vdso_start[], vdso_end[];
> +extern char vdso_cfi_start[], vdso_cfi_end[];
>
>  #endif /* !__ASSEMBLER__ */
>
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/Makefile b/arch/riscv/kernel/Makefile
> index 2d0e0dcedbd3..9026400cba10 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/kernel/Makefile
> +++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/Makefile
> @@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ obj-y += vendor_extensions/
>  obj-y  += probes/
>  obj-y  += tests/
>  obj-$(CONFIG_MMU) += vdso.o vdso/
> +obj-$(CONFIG_RISCV_USER_CFI) += vdso_cfi/
>
>  obj-$(CONFIG_RISCV_MISALIGNED) += traps_misaligned.o
>  obj-$(CONFIG_RISCV_MISALIGNED) += unaligned_access_speed.o
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso.c
> index 3a8e038b10a2..bf080e519101 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso.c
> +++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso.c
> @@ -98,6 +98,13 @@ static struct __vdso_info compat_vdso_info __ro_after_init = {
>
>  static int __init vdso_init(void)
>  {
> +       /* Hart implements zimop, expose cfi compiled vdso */
> +       if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RISCV_USER_CFI) &&
> +               riscv_has_extension_unlikely(RISCV_ISA_EXT_ZIMOP)) {
> +               vdso_info.vdso_code_start = vdso_cfi_start;
> +               vdso_info.vdso_code_end = vdso_cfi_end;
> +       }
> +
>         __vdso_init(&vdso_info);
>  #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
>         __vdso_init(&compat_vdso_info);
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso/Makefile b/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso/Makefile
> index 272f1d837a80..a842dc034571 100644
> --- a/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso/Makefile
> +++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso/Makefile
> @@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ endif
>  ifdef VDSO_CFI_BUILD
>  CFI_MARCH = _zicfilp_zicfiss
>  CFI_FULL = -fcf-protection=full
> +CFI_SUFFIX = -cfi
> +OFFSET_SUFFIX = _cfi
> +ccflags-y += -DVDSO_CFI=1
> +asflags-y += -DVDSO_CFI=1
>  endif
>
>  # Files to link into the vdso
> @@ -48,13 +52,20 @@ endif
>  CFLAGS_hwprobe.o += -fPIC
>
>  # Build rules
> -targets := $(obj-vdso) vdso.so vdso.so.dbg vdso.lds
> +vdso_offsets := vdso$(if $(VDSO_CFI_BUILD),$(CFI_SUFFIX),)-offsets.h
> +vdso_o := vdso$(if $(VDSO_CFI_BUILD),$(CFI_SUFFIX),).o
> +vdso_so := vdso$(if $(VDSO_CFI_BUILD),$(CFI_SUFFIX),).so
> +vdso_so_dbg := vdso$(if $(VDSO_CFI_BUILD),$(CFI_SUFFIX),).so.dbg
> +vdso_lds := vdso.lds
> +
> +targets := $(obj-vdso) $(vdso_so) $(vdso_so_dbg) $(vdso_lds)
> +
>  obj-vdso := $(addprefix $(obj)/, $(obj-vdso))
>
> -obj-y += vdso.o
> -CPPFLAGS_vdso.lds += -P -C -U$(ARCH)
> +obj-y += vdso$(if $(VDSO_CFI_BUILD),$(CFI_SUFFIX),).o
> +CPPFLAGS_$(vdso_lds) += -P -C -U$(ARCH)
>  ifneq ($(filter vgettimeofday, $(vdso-syms)),)
> -CPPFLAGS_vdso.lds += -DHAS_VGETTIMEOFDAY
> +CPPFLAGS_$(vdso_lds) += -DHAS_VGETTIMEOFDAY
>  endif
>
>  # Disable -pg to prevent insert call site
> @@ -63,12 +74,12 @@ CFLAGS_REMOVE_getrandom.o = $(CC_FLAGS_FTRACE) $(CC_FLAGS_SCS)
>  CFLAGS_REMOVE_hwprobe.o = $(CC_FLAGS_FTRACE) $(CC_FLAGS_SCS)
>
>  # Force dependency
> -$(obj)/vdso.o: $(obj)/vdso.so
> +$(obj)/$(vdso_o): $(obj)/$(vdso_so)
>
>  # link rule for the .so file, .lds has to be first
> -$(obj)/vdso.so.dbg: $(obj)/vdso.lds $(obj-vdso) FORCE
> +$(obj)/$(vdso_so_dbg): $(obj)/$(vdso_lds) $(obj-vdso) FORCE
>         $(call if_changed,vdsold_and_check)
> -LDFLAGS_vdso.so.dbg = -shared -soname=linux-vdso.so.1 \
> +LDFLAGS_$(vdso_so_dbg) = -shared -soname=linux-vdso.so.1 \
>         --build-id=sha1 --eh-frame-hdr
>
>  # strip rule for the .so file
> @@ -79,9 +90,9 @@ $(obj)/%.so: $(obj)/%.so.dbg FORCE
>  # Generate VDSO offsets using helper script
>  gen-vdsosym := $(src)/gen_vdso_offsets.sh
>  quiet_cmd_vdsosym = VDSOSYM $@
> -       cmd_vdsosym = $(NM) $< | $(gen-vdsosym) | LC_ALL=C sort > $@
> +       cmd_vdsosym = $(NM) $< | $(gen-vdsosym) $(OFFSET_SUFFIX) | LC_ALL=C sort > $@
>
> -include/generated/vdso-offsets.h: $(obj)/vdso.so.dbg FORCE
> +include/generated/$(vdso_offsets): $(obj)/$(vdso_so_dbg) FORCE
>         $(call if_changed,vdsosym)
>
>  # actual build commands
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso/gen_vdso_offsets.sh b/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso/gen_vdso_offsets.sh
> index c2e5613f3495..bd5d5afaaa14 100755
> --- a/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso/gen_vdso_offsets.sh
> +++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso/gen_vdso_offsets.sh
> @@ -2,4 +2,6 @@
>  # SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
>
>  LC_ALL=C
> -sed -n -e 's/^[0]\+\(0[0-9a-fA-F]*\) . \(__vdso_[a-zA-Z0-9_]*\)$/\#define \2_offset\t0x\1/p'
> +SUFFIX=${1:-""}
> +sed -n -e \
> +'s/^[0]\+\(0[0-9a-fA-F]*\) . \(__vdso_[a-zA-Z0-9_]*\)$/\#define \2'$SUFFIX'_offset\t0x\1/p'
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso_cfi/Makefile b/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso_cfi/Makefile
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..8ebd190782b0
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso_cfi/Makefile
> @@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
> +# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
> +# RISC-V VDSO CFI Makefile
> +# This Makefile builds the VDSO with CFI support when CONFIG_RISCV_USER_CFI is enabled
> +
> +# setting VDSO_CFI_BUILD triggers build for vdso differently
> +VDSO_CFI_BUILD := 1
> +
> +# Set the source directory to the main vdso directory
> +src := $(srctree)/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso
> +
> +# Copy all .S and .c files from vdso directory to vdso_cfi object build directory
> +vdso_c_sources := $(wildcard $(src)/*.c)
> +vdso_S_sources := $(wildcard $(src)/*.S)
> +vdso_c_objects := $(addprefix $(obj)/, $(notdir $(vdso_c_sources)))
> +vdso_S_objects := $(addprefix $(obj)/, $(notdir $(vdso_S_sources)))
> +
> +$(vdso_S_objects): $(obj)/%.S: $(src)/%.S
> +       $(Q)cp $< $@
> +
> +$(vdso_c_objects): $(obj)/%.c: $(src)/%.c
> +       $(Q)cp $< $@
> +
> +# Include the main VDSO Makefile which contains all the build rules and sources
> +# The VDSO_CFI_BUILD variable will be passed to it to enable CFI compilation
> +include $(src)/Makefile
> diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso_cfi/vdso-cfi.S b/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso_cfi/vdso-cfi.S
> new file mode 100644
> index 000000000000..d426f6accb35
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso_cfi/vdso-cfi.S
> @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
> +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
> +/*
> + * Copyright 2025 Rivos, Inc
> + */
> +
> +#define        vdso_start      vdso_cfi_start
> +#define        vdso_end        vdso_cfi_end
> +
> +#define __VDSO_PATH "arch/riscv/kernel/vdso_cfi/vdso-cfi.so"
> +
> +#include "../vdso/vdso.S"
>
> --
> 2.43.0
>
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