netdev - Re: [PATCH] powerpc/bpf: fix write protecting JIT code

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Date:   Tue, 26 Oct 2021 00:54:39 +0200
From:   Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>
To:     "Naveen N. Rao" <naveen.n.rao@...ux.ibm.com>, ast@...nel.org,
        christophe.leroy@...roup.eu, Hari Bathini <hbathini@...ux.ibm.com>,
        jniethe5@...il.com, mpe@...erman.id.au
Cc:     andrii@...nel.org, bpf@...r.kernel.org, john.fastabend@...il.com,
        kafai@...com, kpsingh@...nel.org, linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, paulus@...ba.org, songliubraving@...com,
        stable@...r.kernel.org, yhs@...com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] powerpc/bpf: fix write protecting JIT code

On 10/25/21 8:15 AM, Naveen N. Rao wrote:
> Hari Bathini wrote:
>> Running program with bpf-to-bpf function calls results in data access
>> exception (0x300) with the below call trace:
>>
>>     [c000000000113f28] bpf_int_jit_compile+0x238/0x750 (unreliable)
>>     [c00000000037d2f8] bpf_check+0x2008/0x2710
>>     [c000000000360050] bpf_prog_load+0xb00/0x13a0
>>     [c000000000361d94] __sys_bpf+0x6f4/0x27c0
>>     [c000000000363f0c] sys_bpf+0x2c/0x40
>>     [c000000000032434] system_call_exception+0x164/0x330
>>     [c00000000000c1e8] system_call_vectored_common+0xe8/0x278
>>
>> as bpf_int_jit_compile() tries writing to write protected JIT code
>> location during the extra pass.
>>
>> Fix it by holding off write protection of JIT code until the extra
>> pass, where branch target addresses fixup happens.
>>
>> Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
>> Fixes: 62e3d4210ac9 ("powerpc/bpf: Write protect JIT code")
>> Signed-off-by: Hari Bathini <hbathini@...ux.ibm.com>
>> ---
>>  arch/powerpc/net/bpf_jit_comp.c | 2 +-
>>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> Thanks for the fix!
> 
> Reviewed-by: Naveen N. Rao <naveen.n.rao@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>

LGTM, I presume this fix will be routed via Michael.

BPF selftests have plenty of BPF-to-BPF calls in there, too bad this was
caught so late. :/