[RFC PATCH] arm64: signal: preserve si_addr for addresses in the VA hole

From: Nirmoy Das

Date: Tue Feb 24 2026 - 08:55:57 EST


When userspace accesses an address in the "hole" between user and kernel
virtual address space, the kernel delivers SIGSEGV with si_addr set to
the faulting address. However, untagged_addr() uses sign_extend64() to
canonicalize the address which corrupts hole addresses making debugging
difficult as userspace cannot see the actual faulting value.

Fix this by only stripping the TBI top-byte for addresses that fall
within the valid user range (below TASK_SIZE) after masking. For hole
addresses, preserve the full original address including any tag bits.

Closes: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=220750
Signed-off-by: Nirmoy Das <nirmoyd@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/arm64/include/asm/signal.h | 14 +++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/signal.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/signal.h
index ef449f5f4ba8..ca7ff6e5cd2f 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/signal.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/signal.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
#define __ARM64_ASM_SIGNAL_H

#include <asm/memory.h>
+#include <asm/processor.h>
#include <uapi/asm/signal.h>
#include <uapi/asm/siginfo.h>

@@ -10,6 +11,8 @@ static inline void __user *arch_untagged_si_addr(void __user *addr,
unsigned long sig,
unsigned long si_code)
{
+ unsigned long masked;
+
/*
* For historical reasons, all bits of the fault address are exposed as
* address bits for watchpoint exceptions. New architectures should
@@ -18,7 +21,16 @@ static inline void __user *arch_untagged_si_addr(void __user *addr,
if (sig == SIGTRAP && si_code == TRAP_BRKPT)
return addr;

- return untagged_addr(addr);
+ /*
+ * Strip tag bits only for valid user addresses. For addresses
+ * in the VA hole, preserve the original value so userspace can
+ * see the actual faulting address for debugging.
+ */
+ masked = (unsigned long)addr & ((1UL << 56) - 1);
+ if (masked >= TASK_SIZE)
+ return addr;
+
+ return (void __user *)masked;
}
#define arch_untagged_si_addr arch_untagged_si_addr

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