Re: Kernel Bug Report

From: Alexander Nyberg
Date: Tue Jul 19 2005 - 04:34:13 EST


> > It looks like it panics during a mem_cpy but I know its
> > difficult to tell just by the output.
> >
> > I get a code: f3 a4 c3 66 66 66 90 66 66 66 90 66 66 66 90 66
> >
> > The problem appears very reproducable so I can provide more
> > information upon request.
>
> What does the rest of the panic say? There should be text above this
> that tells where the panic occured and why. Can you please send that
> here?

Ok, could you please try the this patch, I'll attach it aswell:

From: Andreas Steinmetz <ast@xxxxxxxx>

from include/linux/kernel.h:

#define ALIGN(x,a) (((x)+(a)-1)&~((a)-1))

from crypto/cipher.c:

unsigned int alignmask = ...
u8 *src = (u8 *)ALIGN((unsigned long)buffer, alignmask + 1);
...
unsigned int alignmask = ...
u8 *tmp = (u8 *)ALIGN((unsigned long)buffer, alignmask + 1);
...
unsigned int align;
addr = ALIGN(addr, align);
addr += ALIGN(tfm->__crt_alg->cra_ctxsize, align);

The compiler first does ~((a)-1)) and then expands the unsigned int to
unsigned long for the & operation. So we end up with only the lower 32
bits of the address. Who did smoke what to do this? Patch attached.
--
Andreas Steinmetz SPAMmers use robotrap@xxxxxxxx

--- linux.orig/crypto/cipher.c 2005-07-17 13:35:15.000000000 +0200
+++ linux/crypto/cipher.c 2005-07-17 14:04:00.000000000 +0200
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
struct scatter_walk *in,
struct scatter_walk *out, unsigned int bsize)
{
- unsigned int alignmask = crypto_tfm_alg_alignmask(desc->tfm);
+ unsigned long alignmask = crypto_tfm_alg_alignmask(desc->tfm);
u8 buffer[bsize * 2 + alignmask];
u8 *src = (u8 *)ALIGN((unsigned long)buffer, alignmask + 1);
u8 *dst = src + bsize;
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
unsigned int nbytes)
{
struct crypto_tfm *tfm = desc->tfm;
- unsigned int alignmask = crypto_tfm_alg_alignmask(tfm);
+ unsigned long alignmask = crypto_tfm_alg_alignmask(tfm);
u8 *iv = desc->info;

if (unlikely(((unsigned long)iv & alignmask))) {
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@
}

if (ops->cit_mode == CRYPTO_TFM_MODE_CBC) {
- unsigned int align;
+ unsigned long align;
unsigned long addr;

switch (crypto_tfm_alg_blocksize(tfm)) {

--------------080406080505060706090703--
-

--- Begin Message --- from include/linux/kernel.h:

#define ALIGN(x,a) (((x)+(a)-1)&~((a)-1))

from crypto/cipher.c:

unsigned int alignmask = ...
u8 *src = (u8 *)ALIGN((unsigned long)buffer, alignmask + 1);
...
unsigned int alignmask = ...
u8 *tmp = (u8 *)ALIGN((unsigned long)buffer, alignmask + 1);
...
unsigned int align;
addr = ALIGN(addr, align);
addr += ALIGN(tfm->__crt_alg->cra_ctxsize, align);

The compiler first does ~((a)-1)) and then expands the unsigned int to
unsigned long for the & operation. So we end up with only the lower 32
bits of the address. Who did smoke what to do this? Patch attached.
--
Andreas Steinmetz SPAMmers use robotrap@xxxxxxxx

--- linux.orig/crypto/cipher.c 2005-07-17 13:35:15.000000000 +0200
+++ linux/crypto/cipher.c 2005-07-17 14:04:00.000000000 +0200
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
struct scatter_walk *in,
struct scatter_walk *out, unsigned int bsize)
{
- unsigned int alignmask = crypto_tfm_alg_alignmask(desc->tfm);
+ unsigned long alignmask = crypto_tfm_alg_alignmask(desc->tfm);
u8 buffer[bsize * 2 + alignmask];
u8 *src = (u8 *)ALIGN((unsigned long)buffer, alignmask + 1);
u8 *dst = src + bsize;
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@
unsigned int nbytes)
{
struct crypto_tfm *tfm = desc->tfm;
- unsigned int alignmask = crypto_tfm_alg_alignmask(tfm);
+ unsigned long alignmask = crypto_tfm_alg_alignmask(tfm);
u8 *iv = desc->info;

if (unlikely(((unsigned long)iv & alignmask))) {
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@
}

if (ops->cit_mode == CRYPTO_TFM_MODE_CBC) {
- unsigned int align;
+ unsigned long align;
unsigned long addr;

switch (crypto_tfm_alg_blocksize(tfm)) {

--------------080406080505060706090703--
-

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