[PATCH] powerpc/vdso: Fix incorrect CFI in gettimeofday.S
Michael Ellerman
mpe at ellerman.id.au
Mon May 2 22:50:10 AEST 2022
As reported by Alan, the CFI (Call Frame Information) in the VDSO time
routines is incorrect since commit ce7d8056e38b ("powerpc/vdso: Prepare
for switching VDSO to generic C implementation.").
In particular the changes to the frame address register (r1) are not
properly described, which prevents gdb from being able to generate a
backtrace from inside VDSO functions, eg:
Breakpoint 1, 0x00007ffff7f804dc in __kernel_clock_gettime ()
(gdb) bt
#0 0x00007ffff7f804dc in __kernel_clock_gettime ()
#1 0x00007ffff7d8872c in clock_gettime@@GLIBC_2.17 () from /lib64/libc.so.6
#2 0x00007fffffffd960 in ?? ()
#3 0x00007ffff7d8872c in clock_gettime@@GLIBC_2.17 () from /lib64/libc.so.6
Backtrace stopped: frame did not save the PC
Alan helpfully describes some rules for correctly maintaining the CFI information:
1) Every adjustment to the current frame address reg (ie. r1) must be
described, and exactly at the instruction where r1 changes. Why?
Because stack unwinding might want to access previous frames.
2) If a function changes LR or any non-volatile register, the save
location for those regs must be given. The cfi can be at any
instruction after the saves up to the point that the reg is
changed. (Exception: LR save should be described before a bl.)
3) If asychronous unwind info is needed then restores of LR and
non-volatile regs must also be described. The cfi can be at any
instruction after the reg is restored up to the point where the
save location is (potentially) trashed.
Fix the inability to backtrace by adding CFI directives describing the
changes to r1, ie. satisfying rule 1.
Also change the information for LR to point to the copy saved on the
stack, not the value in r0 that will be overwritten by the function
call.
Finally, add CFI directives describing the save/restore of r2.
With the fix gdb can correctly back trace and navigate up and down the stack:
Breakpoint 1, 0x00007ffff7f804dc in __kernel_clock_gettime ()
(gdb) bt
#0 0x00007ffff7f804dc in __kernel_clock_gettime ()
#1 0x00007ffff7d8872c in clock_gettime@@GLIBC_2.17 () from /lib64/libc.so.6
#2 0x0000000100015b60 in gettime ()
#3 0x000000010000c8bc in print_long_format ()
#4 0x000000010000d180 in print_current_files ()
#5 0x00000001000054ac in main ()
(gdb) up
#1 0x00007ffff7d8872c in clock_gettime@@GLIBC_2.17 () from /lib64/libc.so.6
(gdb)
#2 0x0000000100015b60 in gettime ()
(gdb)
#3 0x000000010000c8bc in print_long_format ()
(gdb)
#4 0x000000010000d180 in print_current_files ()
(gdb)
#5 0x00000001000054ac in main ()
(gdb)
Initial frame selected; you cannot go up.
(gdb) down
#4 0x000000010000d180 in print_current_files ()
(gdb)
#3 0x000000010000c8bc in print_long_format ()
(gdb)
#2 0x0000000100015b60 in gettime ()
(gdb)
#1 0x00007ffff7d8872c in clock_gettime@@GLIBC_2.17 () from /lib64/libc.so.6
(gdb)
#0 0x00007ffff7f804dc in __kernel_clock_gettime ()
(gdb)
Fixes: ce7d8056e38b ("powerpc/vdso: Prepare for switching VDSO to generic C implementation.")
Cc: stable at vger.kernel.org # v5.11+
Reported-by: Alan Modra <amodra at gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe at ellerman.id.au>
---
arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso/gettimeofday.S | 7 ++++++-
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
Alan proposed a larger patch that changed to a single stack frame, but it needs changes to
take into account the red zone.
Anyway for stable I'd prefer to just fix the CFI, we can rework the stack frame in a
subsequent patch.
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso/gettimeofday.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso/gettimeofday.S
index eb9c81e1c218..0aee255e9cbb 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso/gettimeofday.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/vdso/gettimeofday.S
@@ -22,12 +22,15 @@
.macro cvdso_call funct call_time=0
.cfi_startproc
PPC_STLU r1, -PPC_MIN_STKFRM(r1)
+ .cfi_adjust_cfa_offset PPC_MIN_STKFRM
mflr r0
- .cfi_register lr, r0
PPC_STLU r1, -PPC_MIN_STKFRM(r1)
+ .cfi_adjust_cfa_offset PPC_MIN_STKFRM
PPC_STL r0, PPC_MIN_STKFRM + PPC_LR_STKOFF(r1)
+ .cfi_rel_offset lr, PPC_MIN_STKFRM + PPC_LR_STKOFF
#ifdef __powerpc64__
PPC_STL r2, PPC_MIN_STKFRM + STK_GOT(r1)
+ .cfi_rel_offset r2, PPC_MIN_STKFRM + STK_GOT
#endif
get_datapage r5
.ifeq \call_time
@@ -39,6 +42,7 @@
PPC_LL r0, PPC_MIN_STKFRM + PPC_LR_STKOFF(r1)
#ifdef __powerpc64__
PPC_LL r2, PPC_MIN_STKFRM + STK_GOT(r1)
+ .cfi_restore r2
#endif
.ifeq \call_time
cmpwi r3, 0
@@ -46,6 +50,7 @@
mtlr r0
.cfi_restore lr
addi r1, r1, 2 * PPC_MIN_STKFRM
+ .cfi_def_cfa_offset 0
crclr so
.ifeq \call_time
beqlr+
--
2.35.1
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