Re: [PATCH v1 3/4] arm/syscalls: Specific usage of verify_pre_usermode_state

2017-03-08 Thread Nicolas Pitre
On Wed, 8 Mar 2017, Thomas Garnier wrote:

> Implement specific usage of verify_pre_usermode_state for user-mode
> returns for arm.
> ---
> Based on next-20170308
> ---
>  arch/arm/Kconfig   | 1 +
>  arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S | 5 +
>  2 files changed, 6 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
> index 0d4e71b42c77..704fd8f197fa 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
> +++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
> @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ config ARM
>   select ARCH_HAVE_CUSTOM_GPIO_H
>   select ARCH_HAS_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
>   select ARCH_MIGHT_HAVE_PC_PARPORT
> + select ARCH_NO_SYSCALL_VERIFY_PRE_USERMODE_STATE
>   select ARCH_OPTIONAL_KERNEL_RWX if ARCH_HAS_STRICT_KERNEL_RWX
>   select ARCH_OPTIONAL_KERNEL_RWX_DEFAULT if CPU_V7
>   select ARCH_SUPPORTS_ATOMIC_RMW
> diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S
> index eb5cd77bf1d8..80cfdc7fabde 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S
> +++ b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S
> @@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
>  ret_fast_syscall:
>   UNWIND(.fnstart )
>   UNWIND(.cantunwind  )
> + push{r0}@ save returned r0
> + bl  verify_pre_usermode_state
> + pop {r0}@ restore r0
>   disable_irq_notrace @ disable interrupts
>   ldr r1, [tsk, #TI_FLAGS]@ re-check for syscall tracing
>   tst r1, #_TIF_SYSCALL_WORK | _TIF_WORK_MASK

This feature is configurable, right?

Here the branch overhead is imposed even if the feature is configured 
out. You should consider conditionally defining a macro like some other 
features do.

Furthermore I think we still support old toolchains that don't know what 
push and pop mean. You should use the legacy syntax instead.


Nicolas


Re: [PATCH v1 3/4] arm/syscalls: Specific usage of verify_pre_usermode_state

2017-03-08 Thread Nicolas Pitre
On Wed, 8 Mar 2017, Thomas Garnier wrote:

> Implement specific usage of verify_pre_usermode_state for user-mode
> returns for arm.
> ---
> Based on next-20170308
> ---
>  arch/arm/Kconfig   | 1 +
>  arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S | 5 +
>  2 files changed, 6 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
> index 0d4e71b42c77..704fd8f197fa 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
> +++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
> @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ config ARM
>   select ARCH_HAVE_CUSTOM_GPIO_H
>   select ARCH_HAS_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
>   select ARCH_MIGHT_HAVE_PC_PARPORT
> + select ARCH_NO_SYSCALL_VERIFY_PRE_USERMODE_STATE
>   select ARCH_OPTIONAL_KERNEL_RWX if ARCH_HAS_STRICT_KERNEL_RWX
>   select ARCH_OPTIONAL_KERNEL_RWX_DEFAULT if CPU_V7
>   select ARCH_SUPPORTS_ATOMIC_RMW
> diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S
> index eb5cd77bf1d8..80cfdc7fabde 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S
> +++ b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S
> @@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
>  ret_fast_syscall:
>   UNWIND(.fnstart )
>   UNWIND(.cantunwind  )
> + push{r0}@ save returned r0
> + bl  verify_pre_usermode_state
> + pop {r0}@ restore r0
>   disable_irq_notrace @ disable interrupts
>   ldr r1, [tsk, #TI_FLAGS]@ re-check for syscall tracing
>   tst r1, #_TIF_SYSCALL_WORK | _TIF_WORK_MASK

This feature is configurable, right?

Here the branch overhead is imposed even if the feature is configured 
out. You should consider conditionally defining a macro like some other 
features do.

Furthermore I think we still support old toolchains that don't know what 
push and pop mean. You should use the legacy syntax instead.


Nicolas


Re: [PATCH v1 3/4] arm/syscalls: Specific usage of verify_pre_usermode_state

2017-03-08 Thread Russell King - ARM Linux
On Wed, Mar 08, 2017 at 01:38:43PM -0800, Thomas Garnier wrote:
> Implement specific usage of verify_pre_usermode_state for user-mode
> returns for arm.
> ---
> Based on next-20170308
> ---
>  arch/arm/Kconfig   | 1 +
>  arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S | 5 +
>  2 files changed, 6 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
> index 0d4e71b42c77..704fd8f197fa 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
> +++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
> @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ config ARM
>   select ARCH_HAVE_CUSTOM_GPIO_H
>   select ARCH_HAS_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
>   select ARCH_MIGHT_HAVE_PC_PARPORT
> + select ARCH_NO_SYSCALL_VERIFY_PRE_USERMODE_STATE
>   select ARCH_OPTIONAL_KERNEL_RWX if ARCH_HAS_STRICT_KERNEL_RWX
>   select ARCH_OPTIONAL_KERNEL_RWX_DEFAULT if CPU_V7
>   select ARCH_SUPPORTS_ATOMIC_RMW
> diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S
> index eb5cd77bf1d8..80cfdc7fabde 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S
> +++ b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S
> @@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
>  ret_fast_syscall:
>   UNWIND(.fnstart )
>   UNWIND(.cantunwind  )
> + push{r0}@ save returned r0
> + bl  verify_pre_usermode_state
> + pop {r0}@ restore r0

This really makes the fast exit utterly pointless, and we might as well
rip all that out.

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Re: [PATCH v1 3/4] arm/syscalls: Specific usage of verify_pre_usermode_state

2017-03-08 Thread Russell King - ARM Linux
On Wed, Mar 08, 2017 at 01:38:43PM -0800, Thomas Garnier wrote:
> Implement specific usage of verify_pre_usermode_state for user-mode
> returns for arm.
> ---
> Based on next-20170308
> ---
>  arch/arm/Kconfig   | 1 +
>  arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S | 5 +
>  2 files changed, 6 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/arm/Kconfig b/arch/arm/Kconfig
> index 0d4e71b42c77..704fd8f197fa 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/Kconfig
> +++ b/arch/arm/Kconfig
> @@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ config ARM
>   select ARCH_HAVE_CUSTOM_GPIO_H
>   select ARCH_HAS_GCOV_PROFILE_ALL
>   select ARCH_MIGHT_HAVE_PC_PARPORT
> + select ARCH_NO_SYSCALL_VERIFY_PRE_USERMODE_STATE
>   select ARCH_OPTIONAL_KERNEL_RWX if ARCH_HAS_STRICT_KERNEL_RWX
>   select ARCH_OPTIONAL_KERNEL_RWX_DEFAULT if CPU_V7
>   select ARCH_SUPPORTS_ATOMIC_RMW
> diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S
> index eb5cd77bf1d8..80cfdc7fabde 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S
> +++ b/arch/arm/kernel/entry-common.S
> @@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
>  ret_fast_syscall:
>   UNWIND(.fnstart )
>   UNWIND(.cantunwind  )
> + push{r0}@ save returned r0
> + bl  verify_pre_usermode_state
> + pop {r0}@ restore r0

This really makes the fast exit utterly pointless, and we might as well
rip all that out.

-- 
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FTTC broadband for 0.8mile line: currently at 9.6Mbps down 400kbps up
according to speedtest.net.