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authorDaniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net>2019-01-03 00:58:29 +0100
committerAlexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>2019-01-02 16:01:24 -0800
commit9b73bfdd08e73231d6a90ae6db4b46b3fbf56c30 (patch)
tree4f1d5e9561299532a0aba9a59496d488c27cfcda /kernel
parent144cd91c4c2bced6eb8a7e25e590f6618a11e854 (diff)
bpf: enable access to ax register also from verifier rewrite
Right now we are using BPF ax register in JIT for constant blinding as well as in interpreter as temporary variable. Verifier will not be able to use it simply because its use will get overridden from the former in bpf_jit_blind_insn(). However, it can be made to work in that blinding will be skipped if there is prior use in either source or destination register on the instruction. Taking constraints of ax into account, the verifier is then open to use it in rewrites under some constraints. Note, ax register already has mappings in every eBPF JIT. Signed-off-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@iogearbox.net> Acked-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Alexei Starovoitov <ast@kernel.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'kernel')
-rw-r--r--kernel/bpf/core.c20
1 files changed, 20 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/kernel/bpf/core.c b/kernel/bpf/core.c
index a34312a5eea2..f908b9356025 100644
--- a/kernel/bpf/core.c
+++ b/kernel/bpf/core.c
@@ -858,6 +858,26 @@ static int bpf_jit_blind_insn(const struct bpf_insn *from,
BUILD_BUG_ON(BPF_REG_AX + 1 != MAX_BPF_JIT_REG);
BUILD_BUG_ON(MAX_BPF_REG + 1 != MAX_BPF_JIT_REG);
+ /* Constraints on AX register:
+ *
+ * AX register is inaccessible from user space. It is mapped in
+ * all JITs, and used here for constant blinding rewrites. It is
+ * typically "stateless" meaning its contents are only valid within
+ * the executed instruction, but not across several instructions.
+ * There are a few exceptions however which are further detailed
+ * below.
+ *
+ * Constant blinding is only used by JITs, not in the interpreter.
+ * The interpreter uses AX in some occasions as a local temporary
+ * register e.g. in DIV or MOD instructions.
+ *
+ * In restricted circumstances, the verifier can also use the AX
+ * register for rewrites as long as they do not interfere with
+ * the above cases!
+ */
+ if (from->dst_reg == BPF_REG_AX || from->src_reg == BPF_REG_AX)
+ goto out;
+
if (from->imm == 0 &&
(from->code == (BPF_ALU | BPF_MOV | BPF_K) ||
from->code == (BPF_ALU64 | BPF_MOV | BPF_K))) {