Re: [PATCH 1/5] modpost: fix tee MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE built on big endian host

From: Masahiro Yamada
Date: Mon Oct 09 2023 - 02:57:55 EST


On Mon, Oct 9, 2023 at 3:27 PM Sumit Garg <sumit.garg@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Hi Masahiro,
>
> On Sat, 7 Oct 2023 at 22:34, Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > When MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(tee, ) is built on a host with a different
> > endianness from the target architecture, it results in an incorrect
> > MODULE_ALIAS().
> >
> > For example, see a case where drivers/char/hw_random/optee-rng.c
> > is built as a module.
> >
> > If you build it on a little endian host, you will get the correct
> > MODULE_ALIAS:
> >
> > $ grep MODULE_ALIAS drivers/char/hw_random/optee-rng.mod.c
> > MODULE_ALIAS("tee:ab7a617c-b8e7-4d8f-8301-d09b61036b64*");
> >
> > However, if you build it on a big endian host, you will get a wrong
> > MODULE_ALIAS:
> >
> > $ grep MODULE_ALIAS drivers/char/hw_random/optee-rng.mod.c
> > MODULE_ALIAS("tee:646b0361-9bd0-0183-8f4d-e7b87c617aab*");
> >
> > This issue has been unnoticed because the ARM kernel is most likely built
> > on a little endian host (cross-build on x86 or native-build on ARM).
> >
> > The uuid field must not be reversed because uuid_t is an array of __u8.
> >
>
> To me it wasn't obvious that DEF_FIELD() has certain endianness limitations.
>
> > Fixes: 0fc1db9d1059 ("tee: add bus driver framework for TEE based devices")
> > Signed-off-by: Masahiro Yamada <masahiroy@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >
> > scripts/mod/file2alias.c | 10 +++++-----
> > 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/scripts/mod/file2alias.c b/scripts/mod/file2alias.c
> > index 7056751c29b1..70bf6a2f585c 100644
> > --- a/scripts/mod/file2alias.c
> > +++ b/scripts/mod/file2alias.c
> > @@ -1348,13 +1348,13 @@ static int do_typec_entry(const char *filename, void *symval, char *alias)
> > /* Looks like: tee:uuid */
> > static int do_tee_entry(const char *filename, void *symval, char *alias)
> > {
> > - DEF_FIELD(symval, tee_client_device_id, uuid);
>
> As you have mentioned in patch #3: the limitations of TO_NATIVE(), if
> you can update comments for DEF_FIELD() as well to make it clear that
> it doesn't support byte arrays/strings would be helpful. I think the
> following check that you have introduced in patch #3 can still be
> bypassed for byte arrays/strings.
>
> + _Static_assert(sizeof(x) == 1 || sizeof(x) == 2 || \
> + sizeof(x) == 4 || sizeof(x) == 8, "bug");




I am afraid you missed the point.

bswap_2, bswap_4, bswap_8 do not take a pointer.

If you pass an array or a string,
it will result in a build error
due to the compiler's prototype checking.

The kbuild test robot will catch a build error anyway.


"You cannot build it in the first place"
is better than a comment.










> BTW, for this fix feel free to add:
>
> Reviewed-by: Sumit Garg <sumit.garg@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> -Sumit
>
> > + DEF_FIELD_ADDR(symval, tee_client_device_id, uuid);
> >
> > sprintf(alias, "tee:%02x%02x%02x%02x-%02x%02x-%02x%02x-%02x%02x-%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x%02x",
> > - uuid.b[0], uuid.b[1], uuid.b[2], uuid.b[3], uuid.b[4],
> > - uuid.b[5], uuid.b[6], uuid.b[7], uuid.b[8], uuid.b[9],
> > - uuid.b[10], uuid.b[11], uuid.b[12], uuid.b[13], uuid.b[14],
> > - uuid.b[15]);
> > + uuid->b[0], uuid->b[1], uuid->b[2], uuid->b[3], uuid->b[4],
> > + uuid->b[5], uuid->b[6], uuid->b[7], uuid->b[8], uuid->b[9],
> > + uuid->b[10], uuid->b[11], uuid->b[12], uuid->b[13], uuid->b[14],
> > + uuid->b[15]);
> >
> > add_wildcard(alias);
> > return 1;
> > --
> > 2.39.2
> >



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Best Regards
Masahiro Yamada