From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-ot1-x342.google.com (mail-ot1-x342.google.com [IPv6:2607:f8b0:4864:20::342]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 100C6385700C for ; Tue, 6 Oct 2020 15:18:40 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 sourceware.org 100C6385700C Received: by mail-ot1-x342.google.com with SMTP id 60so12616242otw.3 for ; Tue, 06 Oct 2020 08:18:40 -0700 (PDT) X-Google-DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=1e100.net; s=20161025; h=x-gm-message-state:mime-version:references:in-reply-to:from:date :message-id:subject:to:cc; bh=mNYcg9hxr14aaYVmvZavpGME4UeG7txQeJXvqnwWn64=; b=hLUKKJQXK/E0OSzhj2QezG1vg5SsROYfnbNqzLwS9yG2zngH6Q7UqExWoME1i+u+AB izCoTYPMWtNXaCxPazWUcoojNhbS/HO+WGoLwxg/g2ZaY3w3ouR3Nx9tdtcurM3GKOPC KajxjxJMx3jLvDqN3KdanSs1fYpxg/lsT1kUUVjzbSoCzKh49pFGF94bdeqyRF1Vcnt6 hySu41jceg7QAHbljmCxE2INZ7aEBXmDny3dDUlsNK2/QHm0YT0QO06Q2GX+Sj0ZU2j3 5fIEFyFfRWwlF/8NypvR3KwhwzR6MGZisiexBcLeJsBSoa4uo1sgZSOl7nB5ceSae8Th 0jdA== X-Gm-Message-State: AOAM530BHKZfDrWzyIlbSp24WpXGycjNsXgAW8oypI2UDuewjrWDVTSH WMbUnwAzgO+BEMBkBr4yEm/lkAEDNsTTWIvblj4= X-Google-Smtp-Source: ABdhPJxSyZHGAaauqT+xLrRkWrRSNX5OvNACi38JkM5Qv6Vhp0Hnnse52bc9a7Oi9TvOiS4cS1hg4rTAkPXnCQ5j25M= X-Received: by 2002:a9d:335:: with SMTP id 50mr3089362otv.90.1601997519336; Tue, 06 Oct 2020 08:18:39 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20200929205746.6763-1-chang.seok.bae@intel.com> <20201005134534.GT6642@arm.com> <20201006092532.GU6642@arm.com> In-Reply-To: From: "H.J. Lu" Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2020 08:18:03 -0700 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 0/4] x86: Improve Minimum Alternate Stack Size To: Dave Martin Cc: "Chang S. Bae" , Thomas Gleixner , Ingo Molnar , Borislav Petkov , Andy Lutomirski , "the arch/x86 maintainers" , Len Brown , Dave Hansen , Michael Ellerman , Tony Luck , "Ravi V. Shankar" , GNU C Library , linux-arch , Linux API , LKML Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3031.4 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, DKIM_SIGNED, DKIM_VALID, DKIM_VALID_AU, DKIM_VALID_EF, FREEMAIL_FROM, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS, TXREP autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: libc-alpha@sourceware.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: Libc-alpha mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 06 Oct 2020 15:18:41 -0000 On Tue, Oct 6, 2020 at 5:12 AM H.J. Lu wrote: > > On Tue, Oct 6, 2020 at 2:25 AM Dave Martin wrote: > > > > On Mon, Oct 05, 2020 at 10:17:06PM +0100, H.J. Lu wrote: > > > On Mon, Oct 5, 2020 at 6:45 AM Dave Martin wrote: > > > > > > > > On Tue, Sep 29, 2020 at 01:57:42PM -0700, Chang S. Bae wrote: > > > > > During signal entry, the kernel pushes data onto the normal userspace > > > > > stack. On x86, the data pushed onto the user stack includes XSAVE state, > > > > > which has grown over time as new features and larger registers have been > > > > > added to the architecture. > > > > > > > > > > MINSIGSTKSZ is a constant provided in the kernel signal.h headers and > > > > > typically distributed in lib-dev(el) packages, e.g. [1]. Its value is > > > > > compiled into programs and is part of the user/kernel ABI. The MINSIGSTKSZ > > > > > constant indicates to userspace how much data the kernel expects to push on > > > > > the user stack, [2][3]. > > > > > > > > > > However, this constant is much too small and does not reflect recent > > > > > additions to the architecture. For instance, when AVX-512 states are in > > > > > use, the signal frame size can be 3.5KB while MINSIGSTKSZ remains 2KB. > > > > > > > > > > The bug report [4] explains this as an ABI issue. The small MINSIGSTKSZ can > > > > > cause user stack overflow when delivering a signal. > > > > > > > > > > In this series, we suggest a couple of things: > > > > > 1. Provide a variable minimum stack size to userspace, as a similar > > > > > approach to [5] > > > > > 2. Avoid using a too-small alternate stack > > > > > > > > I can't comment on the x86 specifics, but the approach followed in this > > > > series does seem consistent with the way arm64 populates > > > > AT_MINSIGSTKSZ. > > > > > > > > I need to dig up my glibc hacks for providing a sysconf interface to > > > > this... > > > > > > Here is my proposal for glibc: > > > > > > https://sourceware.org/pipermail/libc-alpha/2020-September/118098.html > > > > Thanks for the link. > > > > Are there patches yet? I already had some hacks in the works, but I can > > drop them if there's something already out there. > > I am working on it. > > > > > > 1. Define SIGSTKSZ and MINSIGSTKSZ to 64KB. > > > > Can we do this? IIUC, this is an ABI break and carries the risk of > > buffer overruns. > > > > The reason for not simply increasing the kernel's MINSIGSTKSZ #define > > (apart from the fact that it is rarely used, due to glibc's shadowing > > definitions) was that userspace binaries will have baked in the old > > value of the constant and may be making assumptions about it. > > > > For example, the type (char [MINSIGSTKSZ]) changes if this #define > > changes. This could be a problem if an newly built library tries to > > memcpy() or dump such an object defined by and old binary. > > Bounds-checking and the stack sizes passed to things like sigaltstack() > > and makecontext() could similarly go wrong. > > With my original proposal: > > https://sourceware.org/pipermail/libc-alpha/2020-September/118028.html > > char [MINSIGSTKSZ] won't compile. The feedback is to increase the > constants: > > https://sourceware.org/pipermail/libc-alpha/2020-September/118092.html > > > > > > 2. Add _SC_RSVD_SIG_STACK_SIZE for signal stack size reserved by the kernel. > > > > How about "_SC_MINSIGSTKSZ"? This was my initial choice since only the > > discovery method is changing. The meaning of the value is exactly the > > same as before. > > > > If we are going to rename it though, it could make sense to go for > > something more directly descriptive, say, "_SC_SIGNAL_FRAME_SIZE". > > > > The trouble with including "STKSZ" is that is sounds like a > > recommendation for your stack size. While the signal frame size is > > relevant to picking a stack size, it's not the only thing to > > consider. > > The problem is that AT_MINSIGSTKSZ is the signal frame size used by > kernel. The minimum stack size for a signal handler is more likely > AT_MINSIGSTKSZ + 1.5KB unless AT_MINSIGSTKSZ returns the signal > frame size used by kernel + 6KB for user application. > > > > > Also, do we need a _SC_SIGSTKSZ constant, or should the entire concept > > of a "recommended stack size" be abandoned? glibc can at least make a > > slightly more informed guess about suitable stack sizes than the kernel > > (and glibc already has to guess anyway, in order to determine the > > default thread stack size). > > Glibc should try to deduct signal frame size if AT_MINSIGSTKSZ isn't > available. > > > > > > 3. Deprecate SIGSTKSZ and MINSIGSTKSZ if _SC_RSVD_SIG_STACK_SIZE > > > is in use. > > > > Great if we can do it. I was concerned that this might be > > controversial. > > > > Would this just be a recommendation, or can we enforce it somehow? > > It is just an idea. We need to move away from constant SIGSTKSZ and > MINSIGSTKSZ. > Here is the glibc patch: https://gitlab.com/x86-glibc/glibc/-/commits/users/hjl/AT_MINSIGSTKSZ AT_MINSIGSTKSZ should return the signal frame size used by kernel + 6KB for user application. -- H.J.