Re: [PATCH] Fix unwind_frame for clang-built kernels

From: Sedat Dilek
Date: Wed Jun 17 2020 - 00:24:07 EST


On Wed, Jun 17, 2020 at 12:36 AM 'Nathan Huckleberry' via Clang Built
Linux <clang-built-linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Since clang does not push pc and sp in function prologues, the current
> implementation of unwind_frame does not work. By using the previous
> frame's lr/fp instead of saved pc/sp we get valid unwinds on clang-built
> kernels.
>
> The bounds check on next frame pointer must be changed as well since
> there are 8 less bytes between frames.
>
> This fixes /proc/<pid>/stack.
>
> Link: https://github.com/ClangBuiltLinux/linux/issues/912
> Signed-off-by: Nathan Huckleberry <nhuck@xxxxxxxxxx>

Just a small nit.

Please label your patch with: "arm/stacktrace: ..." or "arm: stacktrace: ..."

git log --oneline arch/arm/kernel/stacktrace.c
...is your friend :-).

- Sedat -

> ---
> arch/arm/kernel/stacktrace.c | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/arch/arm/kernel/stacktrace.c b/arch/arm/kernel/stacktrace.c
> index cc726afea023..76ea4178a55c 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/kernel/stacktrace.c
> +++ b/arch/arm/kernel/stacktrace.c
> @@ -22,6 +22,19 @@
> * A simple function epilogue looks like this:
> * ldm sp, {fp, sp, pc}
> *
> + * When compiled with clang, pc and sp are not pushed. A simple function
> + * prologue looks like this when built with clang:
> + *
> + * stmdb {..., fp, lr}
> + * add fp, sp, #x
> + * sub sp, sp, #y
> + *
> + * A simple function epilogue looks like this when built with clang:
> + *
> + * sub sp, fp, #x
> + * ldm {..., fp, pc}
> + *
> + *
> * Note that with framepointer enabled, even the leaf functions have the same
> * prologue and epilogue, therefore we can ignore the LR value in this case.
> */
> @@ -34,6 +47,16 @@ int notrace unwind_frame(struct stackframe *frame)
> low = frame->sp;
> high = ALIGN(low, THREAD_SIZE);
>
> +#ifdef CONFIG_CC_IS_CLANG
> + /* check current frame pointer is within bounds */
> + if (fp < low + 4 || fp > high - 4)
> + return -EINVAL;
> +
> + frame->sp = frame->fp;
> + frame->fp = *(unsigned long *)(fp);
> + frame->pc = frame->lr;
> + frame->lr = *(unsigned long *)(fp + 4);
> +#else
> /* check current frame pointer is within bounds */
> if (fp < low + 12 || fp > high - 4)
> return -EINVAL;
> @@ -42,6 +65,7 @@ int notrace unwind_frame(struct stackframe *frame)
> frame->fp = *(unsigned long *)(fp - 12);
> frame->sp = *(unsigned long *)(fp - 8);
> frame->pc = *(unsigned long *)(fp - 4);
> +#endif
>
> return 0;
> }
> --
> 2.27.0.290.gba653c62da-goog
>
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