Re: [PATCH v4] mempool: Do not use ksize() for poisoning

From: Anders Roxell
Date: Mon Oct 31 2022 - 06:55:37 EST

On 2022-10-28 08:53, Kees Cook wrote:
> Nothing appears to be using ksize() within the kmalloc-backed mempools
> except the mempool poisoning logic. Use the actual pool size instead
> of the ksize() to avoid needing any special handling of the memory as
> needed by KASAN, UBSAN_BOUNDS, nor FORTIFY_SOURCE.
>
> Suggested-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@xxxxxxx>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/f4fc52c4-7c18-1d76-0c7a-4058ea2486b9@xxxxxxx/
> Cc: David Rientjes <rientjes@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Marco Elver <elver@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Vincenzo Frascino <vincenzo.frascino@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: linux-mm@xxxxxxxxx
> Acked-by: Vlastimil Babka <vbabka@xxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Andrey Konovalov <andreyknvl@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> This replaces mempool-use-kmalloc_size_roundup-to-match-ksize-usage.patch
> v4: add review/ack tags, explicitly call out subject change
> v3: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20221025233421.you.825-kees@xxxxxxxxxx/
> v2: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20221018090323.never.897-kees@xxxxxxxxxx/
> v1: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220923202822.2667581-14-keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx/
> ---
> mm/mempool.c | 6 +++---
> 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

Hi,

I see the following kernel paninc when I boot an arm64 allmodconfig kernel from todays linux-next tag next-20221031
This is the .config file I built [1], and here is the full log [2].

[ 17.445316][ T1] [fffe00001188f9bf] address between user and kernel address ranges
[ 17.449021][ T1] Internal error: Oops: 0000000096000044 [#1] PREEMPT SMP
[ 17.453097][ T1] Modules linked in:
[ 17.455384][ T1] CPU: 0 PID: 1 Comm: swapper/0 Tainted: G B T 6.1.0-rc3-next-20221031 #2 1e3e4f9d63a6fa6d1a293981bef64866cf5e5454
[ 17.463100][ T1] Hardware name: linux,dummy-virt (DT)
[ 17.466247][ T1] pstate: 40400005 (nZcv daif +PAN -UAO -TCO -DIT -SSBS BTYPE=--)
[ 17.470778][ T1] pc : __poison_element+0x3c/0x80
[ 17.473688][ T1] lr : __poison_element+0x38/0x80
[ 17.476614][ T1] sp : ffff80000eea7b50
[ 17.478996][ T1] x29: ffff80000eea7b50 x28: ffff000008c88468 x27: ffff000008c88450
[ 17.483694][ T1] x26: 0000000000000cc0 x25: ffff000008c88448 x24: ffff000008b3cf80
[ 17.488338][ T1] x23: ffff000008c8844c x22: ffff000008c88460 x21: ffff000008d52a40
[ 17.493032][ T1] x20: ffff000008d52a40 x19: ffff000008b3cf7f x18: 0000000000000000
[ 17.497707][ T1] x17: 0000000000000000 x16: 0000000000000000 x15: 0000000000000000
[ 17.502413][ T1] x14: 0000000000000000 x13: 0000000000000001 x12: 0000000000000001
[ 17.507109][ T1] x11: 0000000000000000 x10: 0000000000000000 x9 : 0000000000000000
[ 17.511775][ T1] x8 : 0000000000000000 x7 : 0000000000000000 x6 : 0000000000000000
[ 17.516447][ T1] x5 : 0000000000000000 x4 : 0000000000000000 x3 : 0000000000000000
[ 17.521116][ T1] x2 : 0000000000000000 x1 : 0000000000000000 x0 : 00000000ffffffa5
[ 17.525782][ T1] Call trace:
[ 17.527664][ T1] __poison_element+0x3c/0x80
[ 17.530409][ T1] poison_element.isra.0+0x50/0x180
[ 17.533419][ T1] mempool_init_node+0x224/0x340
[ 17.536298][ T1] mempool_create+0x78/0x100
[ 17.538989][ T1] dma_bus_init+0x124/0x2a4
[ 17.541607][ T1] do_one_initcall+0x29c/0x680
[ 17.544381][ T1] do_initcalls+0x178/0x240
[ 17.547005][ T1] kernel_init_freeable+0x2e4/0x36c
[ 17.550018][ T1] kernel_init+0x30/0x180
[ 17.552534][ T1] ret_from_fork+0x10/0x20
[ 17.555130][ T1] Code: 94057fb5 8b130280 940575a3 12800b40
(38336a80)
[ 17.559124][ T1] ---[ end trace 0000000000000000 ]---
[ 17.562259][ T1] Kernel panic - not syncing: Oops: Fatal exception
[ 17.566094][ T1] ---[ end Kernel panic - not syncing: Oops: Fatal exception ]---

When I revert this patch the kernel boots fine.
Any idea what goes wrong?


Cheers,
Anders
[1] https://people.linaro.org/~anders.roxell/next-20221031.config
[2] http://ix.io/4eAH