[PATCH 4/7] arm64: probes: Add GCS support to bl/blr/ret

From: Jeremy Linton
Date: Tue Mar 18 2025 - 16:50:02 EST


The arm64 probe simulation doesn't currently have logic in place
to deal with GCS and this results in core dumps if probes are inserted
at control flow locations. Fix-up bl, blr and ret to manipulate the
shadow stack as needed.

Signed-off-by: Jeremy Linton <jeremy.linton@xxxxxxx>
---
arch/arm64/kernel/probes/simulate-insn.c | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++----
1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/probes/simulate-insn.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/probes/simulate-insn.c
index 09a0b36122d0..1fc9bb69b1eb 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/probes/simulate-insn.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/probes/simulate-insn.c
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
#include <asm/traps.h>

#include "simulate-insn.h"
+#include "asm/gcs.h"

#define bbl_displacement(insn) \
sign_extend32(((insn) & 0x3ffffff) << 2, 27)
@@ -49,6 +50,18 @@ static inline u32 get_w_reg(struct pt_regs *regs, int reg)
return lower_32_bits(pt_regs_read_reg(regs, reg));
}

+static inline void update_lr(struct pt_regs *regs, long addr)
+{
+ int err = 0;
+
+ if (user_mode(regs) && task_gcs_el0_enabled(current)) {
+ push_user_gcs(addr + 4, &err);
+ if (err)
+ force_sig(SIGSEGV);
+ }
+ procedure_link_pointer_set(regs, addr + 4);
+}
+
static bool __kprobes check_cbz(u32 opcode, struct pt_regs *regs)
{
int xn = opcode & 0x1f;
@@ -107,9 +120,8 @@ simulate_b_bl(u32 opcode, long addr, struct pt_regs *regs)
{
int disp = bbl_displacement(opcode);

- /* Link register is x30 */
if (opcode & (1 << 31))
- set_x_reg(regs, 30, addr + 4);
+ update_lr(regs, addr);

instruction_pointer_set(regs, addr + disp);
}
@@ -133,17 +145,25 @@ simulate_br_blr(u32 opcode, long addr, struct pt_regs *regs)
/* update pc first in case we're doing a "blr lr" */
instruction_pointer_set(regs, get_x_reg(regs, xn));

- /* Link register is x30 */
if (((opcode >> 21) & 0x3) == 1)
- set_x_reg(regs, 30, addr + 4);
+ update_lr(regs, addr);
}

void __kprobes
simulate_ret(u32 opcode, long addr, struct pt_regs *regs)
{
+ u64 ret_addr;
+ int err = 0;
int xn = (opcode >> 5) & 0x1f;

instruction_pointer_set(regs, get_x_reg(regs, xn));
+
+ if (user_mode(regs) && task_gcs_el0_enabled(current)) {
+ ret_addr = pop_user_gcs(&err);
+ if (err || ret_addr != procedure_link_pointer(regs))
+ force_sig(SIGSEGV);
+ }
+
}

void __kprobes
--
2.48.1