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authorDeepak Gupta <debug@rivosinc.com>2026-01-25 21:09:56 -0700
committerPaul Walmsley <pjw@kernel.org>2026-01-29 02:38:40 -0700
commitccad8c1336b6511e3c7ca5c02f797b1fd2cf67e1 (patch)
tree8080abfbf35e4b4fcdde53915801b25881bdfc10
parent37f57bd3faeac92e898c3381355f4fd2b6a80901 (diff)
arch/riscv: add dual vdso creation logic and select vdso based on hw
Shadow stack instructions are taken from the Zimop ISA extension, which is mandated on RVA23. Any userspace with shadow stack instructions in it will fault on hardware that doesn't have support for Zimop. Thus, a shadow stack-enabled userspace can't be run on hardware that doesn't support Zimop. It's not known how Linux userspace providers will respond to this kind of binary fragmentation. In order to keep kernel portable across different hardware, 'arch/riscv/kernel/vdso_cfi' is created which has Makefile logic to compile 'arch/riscv/kernel/vdso' sources with CFI flags, and 'arch/riscv/kernel/vdso.c' is modified to select the appropriate vdso depending on whether the underlying CPU implements the Zimop extension. Since the offset of vdso symbols will change due to having two different vdso binaries, there is added logic to include a new generated vdso offset header and dynamically select the offset (like for rt_sigreturn). Signed-off-by: Deepak Gupta <debug@rivosinc.com> Acked-by: Charles Mirabile <cmirabil@redhat.com> Tested-by: Andreas Korb <andreas.korb@aisec.fraunhofer.de> # QEMU, custom CVA6 Tested-by: Valentin Haudiquet <valentin.haudiquet@canonical.com> Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251112-v5_user_cfi_series-v23-24-b55691eacf4f@rivosinc.com [pjw@kernel.org: cleaned up patch description] Signed-off-by: Paul Walmsley <pjw@kernel.org>
-rw-r--r--arch/riscv/Makefile3
-rw-r--r--arch/riscv/include/asm/vdso.h13
-rw-r--r--arch/riscv/kernel/Makefile1
-rw-r--r--arch/riscv/kernel/vdso.c7
-rw-r--r--arch/riscv/kernel/vdso/Makefile29
-rwxr-xr-xarch/riscv/kernel/vdso/gen_vdso_offsets.sh4
-rw-r--r--arch/riscv/kernel/vdso_cfi/Makefile25
-rw-r--r--arch/riscv/kernel/vdso_cfi/vdso-cfi.S11
8 files changed, 82 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/arch/riscv/Makefile b/arch/riscv/Makefile
index 41385bce8cc7..371da75a47f9 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/Makefile
+++ b/arch/riscv/Makefile
@@ -161,6 +161,8 @@ ifeq ($(CONFIG_MMU),y)
prepare: vdso_prepare
vdso_prepare: prepare0
$(Q)$(MAKE) $(build)=arch/riscv/kernel/vdso include/generated/vdso-offsets.h
+ $(if $(CONFIG_RISCV_USER_CFI),$(Q)$(MAKE) \
+ $(build)=arch/riscv/kernel/vdso_cfi include/generated/vdso-cfi-offsets.h)
$(if $(CONFIG_COMPAT),$(Q)$(MAKE) \
$(build)=arch/riscv/kernel/compat_vdso include/generated/compat_vdso-offsets.h)
@@ -168,6 +170,7 @@ endif
endif
vdso-install-y += arch/riscv/kernel/vdso/vdso.so.dbg
+vdso-install-$(CONFIG_RISCV_USER_CFI) += arch/riscv/kernel/vdso_cfi/vdso-cfi.so.dbg
vdso-install-$(CONFIG_COMPAT) += arch/riscv/kernel/compat_vdso/compat_vdso.so.dbg
BOOT_TARGETS := Image Image.gz Image.bz2 Image.lz4 Image.lzma Image.lzo Image.zst Image.xz loader loader.bin xipImage vmlinuz.efi
diff --git a/arch/riscv/include/asm/vdso.h b/arch/riscv/include/asm/vdso.h
index f80357fe24d1..35bf830a5576 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/include/asm/vdso.h
+++ b/arch/riscv/include/asm/vdso.h
@@ -18,9 +18,19 @@
#ifndef __ASSEMBLER__
#include <generated/vdso-offsets.h>
+#ifdef CONFIG_RISCV_USER_CFI
+#include <generated/vdso-cfi-offsets.h>
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_RISCV_USER_CFI
#define VDSO_SYMBOL(base, name) \
- (void __user *)((unsigned long)(base) + __vdso_##name##_offset)
+ (riscv_has_extension_unlikely(RISCV_ISA_EXT_ZIMOP) ? \
+ (void __user *)((unsigned long)(base) + __vdso_##name##_cfi_offset) : \
+ (void __user *)((unsigned long)(base) + __vdso_##name##_offset))
+#else
+#define VDSO_SYMBOL(base, name) \
+ ((void __user *)((unsigned long)(base) + __vdso_##name##_offset))
+#endif
#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
#include <generated/compat_vdso-offsets.h>
@@ -33,6 +43,7 @@ extern char compat_vdso_start[], compat_vdso_end[];
#endif /* CONFIG_COMPAT */
extern char vdso_start[], vdso_end[];
+extern char vdso_cfi_start[], vdso_cfi_end[];
#endif /* !__ASSEMBLER__ */
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/Makefile b/arch/riscv/kernel/Makefile
index 0a0a3fb02d63..cabb99cadfb6 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/Makefile
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/Makefile
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ obj-y += vendor_extensions/
obj-y += probes/
obj-y += tests/
obj-$(CONFIG_MMU) += vdso.o vdso/
+obj-$(CONFIG_RISCV_USER_CFI) += vdso_cfi/
obj-$(CONFIG_RISCV_MISALIGNED) += traps_misaligned.o
obj-$(CONFIG_RISCV_MISALIGNED) += unaligned_access_speed.o
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso.c b/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso.c
index 3a8e038b10a2..43f70198ac3c 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso.c
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso.c
@@ -98,6 +98,13 @@ static struct __vdso_info compat_vdso_info __ro_after_init = {
static int __init vdso_init(void)
{
+ /* Hart implements zimop, expose cfi compiled vdso */
+ if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RISCV_USER_CFI) &&
+ riscv_has_extension_unlikely(RISCV_ISA_EXT_ZIMOP)) {
+ vdso_info.vdso_code_start = vdso_cfi_start;
+ vdso_info.vdso_code_end = vdso_cfi_end;
+ }
+
__vdso_init(&vdso_info);
#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
__vdso_init(&compat_vdso_info);
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso/Makefile b/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso/Makefile
index 272f1d837a80..a842dc034571 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso/Makefile
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso/Makefile
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ endif
ifdef VDSO_CFI_BUILD
CFI_MARCH = _zicfilp_zicfiss
CFI_FULL = -fcf-protection=full
+CFI_SUFFIX = -cfi
+OFFSET_SUFFIX = _cfi
+ccflags-y += -DVDSO_CFI=1
+asflags-y += -DVDSO_CFI=1
endif
# Files to link into the vdso
@@ -48,13 +52,20 @@ endif
CFLAGS_hwprobe.o += -fPIC
# Build rules
-targets := $(obj-vdso) vdso.so vdso.so.dbg vdso.lds
+vdso_offsets := vdso$(if $(VDSO_CFI_BUILD),$(CFI_SUFFIX),)-offsets.h
+vdso_o := vdso$(if $(VDSO_CFI_BUILD),$(CFI_SUFFIX),).o
+vdso_so := vdso$(if $(VDSO_CFI_BUILD),$(CFI_SUFFIX),).so
+vdso_so_dbg := vdso$(if $(VDSO_CFI_BUILD),$(CFI_SUFFIX),).so.dbg
+vdso_lds := vdso.lds
+
+targets := $(obj-vdso) $(vdso_so) $(vdso_so_dbg) $(vdso_lds)
+
obj-vdso := $(addprefix $(obj)/, $(obj-vdso))
-obj-y += vdso.o
-CPPFLAGS_vdso.lds += -P -C -U$(ARCH)
+obj-y += vdso$(if $(VDSO_CFI_BUILD),$(CFI_SUFFIX),).o
+CPPFLAGS_$(vdso_lds) += -P -C -U$(ARCH)
ifneq ($(filter vgettimeofday, $(vdso-syms)),)
-CPPFLAGS_vdso.lds += -DHAS_VGETTIMEOFDAY
+CPPFLAGS_$(vdso_lds) += -DHAS_VGETTIMEOFDAY
endif
# Disable -pg to prevent insert call site
@@ -63,12 +74,12 @@ CFLAGS_REMOVE_getrandom.o = $(CC_FLAGS_FTRACE) $(CC_FLAGS_SCS)
CFLAGS_REMOVE_hwprobe.o = $(CC_FLAGS_FTRACE) $(CC_FLAGS_SCS)
# Force dependency
-$(obj)/vdso.o: $(obj)/vdso.so
+$(obj)/$(vdso_o): $(obj)/$(vdso_so)
# link rule for the .so file, .lds has to be first
-$(obj)/vdso.so.dbg: $(obj)/vdso.lds $(obj-vdso) FORCE
+$(obj)/$(vdso_so_dbg): $(obj)/$(vdso_lds) $(obj-vdso) FORCE
$(call if_changed,vdsold_and_check)
-LDFLAGS_vdso.so.dbg = -shared -soname=linux-vdso.so.1 \
+LDFLAGS_$(vdso_so_dbg) = -shared -soname=linux-vdso.so.1 \
--build-id=sha1 --eh-frame-hdr
# strip rule for the .so file
@@ -79,9 +90,9 @@ $(obj)/%.so: $(obj)/%.so.dbg FORCE
# Generate VDSO offsets using helper script
gen-vdsosym := $(src)/gen_vdso_offsets.sh
quiet_cmd_vdsosym = VDSOSYM $@
- cmd_vdsosym = $(NM) $< | $(gen-vdsosym) | LC_ALL=C sort > $@
+ cmd_vdsosym = $(NM) $< | $(gen-vdsosym) $(OFFSET_SUFFIX) | LC_ALL=C sort > $@
-include/generated/vdso-offsets.h: $(obj)/vdso.so.dbg FORCE
+include/generated/$(vdso_offsets): $(obj)/$(vdso_so_dbg) FORCE
$(call if_changed,vdsosym)
# actual build commands
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso/gen_vdso_offsets.sh b/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso/gen_vdso_offsets.sh
index c2e5613f3495..bd5d5afaaa14 100755
--- a/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso/gen_vdso_offsets.sh
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso/gen_vdso_offsets.sh
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
LC_ALL=C
-sed -n -e 's/^[0]\+\(0[0-9a-fA-F]*\) . \(__vdso_[a-zA-Z0-9_]*\)$/\#define \2_offset\t0x\1/p'
+SUFFIX=${1:-""}
+sed -n -e \
+'s/^[0]\+\(0[0-9a-fA-F]*\) . \(__vdso_[a-zA-Z0-9_]*\)$/\#define \2'$SUFFIX'_offset\t0x\1/p'
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso_cfi/Makefile b/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso_cfi/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8ebd190782b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso_cfi/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+# RISC-V VDSO CFI Makefile
+# This Makefile builds the VDSO with CFI support when CONFIG_RISCV_USER_CFI is enabled
+
+# setting VDSO_CFI_BUILD triggers build for vdso differently
+VDSO_CFI_BUILD := 1
+
+# Set the source directory to the main vdso directory
+src := $(srctree)/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso
+
+# Copy all .S and .c files from vdso directory to vdso_cfi object build directory
+vdso_c_sources := $(wildcard $(src)/*.c)
+vdso_S_sources := $(wildcard $(src)/*.S)
+vdso_c_objects := $(addprefix $(obj)/, $(notdir $(vdso_c_sources)))
+vdso_S_objects := $(addprefix $(obj)/, $(notdir $(vdso_S_sources)))
+
+$(vdso_S_objects): $(obj)/%.S: $(src)/%.S
+ $(Q)cp $< $@
+
+$(vdso_c_objects): $(obj)/%.c: $(src)/%.c
+ $(Q)cp $< $@
+
+# Include the main VDSO Makefile which contains all the build rules and sources
+# The VDSO_CFI_BUILD variable will be passed to it to enable CFI compilation
+include $(src)/Makefile
diff --git a/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso_cfi/vdso-cfi.S b/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso_cfi/vdso-cfi.S
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d426f6accb35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/riscv/kernel/vdso_cfi/vdso-cfi.S
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only */
+/*
+ * Copyright 2025 Rivos, Inc
+ */
+
+#define vdso_start vdso_cfi_start
+#define vdso_end vdso_cfi_end
+
+#define __VDSO_PATH "arch/riscv/kernel/vdso_cfi/vdso-cfi.so"
+
+#include "../vdso/vdso.S"