gcc optimizer miscompiles code with sigaddset on i386 if sig argis const -- PATCH proposed

From: Constantine Gavrilov
Date: Thu Nov 17 2005 - 02:16:43 EST


I have run into problem using sigaddset() with constant signal argument in kernel code.

A code like the following gets miscompiled:

sigset_t a;
sigset_t b;
sigset_t c;

...........
sigaddset(&a, const1);
sigaddset(&a, const2);
................................
b =a; /* this line causes incorrect code; any 64-bit assignment seems to cause a problem! */
sigaddset(&c, const2);
sigaddset(&c, const3);
/* more sigaddset to c */

All versions of compilers and all kernel versions are affected. The problem is also reproducible in user space (with kernel sigaddset definition). Looking at the dissassembly (or running in the debugger) clearly shows that gcc miscompiled the code.

Attached please find a C code (can be compiled into module or executable) that demonstrates the problem. Attached is also a patch that fixes the problem (the patch was prepared against 2.6 tree).

I defined sigaddset a macro (similar to sigismember) that calls one function for constant argument and another for variable. In addition to fixing the problem, it also makes sigaddset() faster for constant arguments.

To be on the safe side, I changed sigdelset() in the same way (I think the same gcc bug may apply).


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/***************************************************************************
sigset_test.c - description
-------------------
begin : Wed Nov 16 2005
copyright : (C) 2005 by Qlusters Ltd
email : linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx
***************************************************************************/
#ifdef DEF_KERNEL
#include <linux/kernel.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/slab.h>
#include <linux/mm.h>
#include <linux/signal.h>

static int sigset_test_init(void);
static void sigset_test_exit(void);

module_init(sigset_test_init);
module_exit(sigset_test_exit);
#define SIGADDSET sigaddset
#define SIGISMEMBER sigismember
//#define SIGADDSET(x, y) set_bit(y, (long *)x)

#else
extern int printf(const char *format, ...);
#define printk printf
#define KERN_INFO
typedef struct {
unsigned long sig[2];
} sigset_t;
#include <asm/signal.h>
#define _NSIG (64)
#define _NSIG_BPW (32)


static __inline__ int __const_sigismember(sigset_t *set, int _sig)
{
unsigned long sig = _sig - 1;
return 1 & (set->sig[sig / _NSIG_BPW] >> (sig % _NSIG_BPW));
}
static __inline__ int __gen_sigismember(sigset_t *set, int _sig)
{
int ret;
__asm__("btl %2,%1\n\tsbbl %0,%0"
: "=r"(ret) : "m"(*set), "Ir"(_sig-1) : "cc");
return ret;
}

#define SIGISMEMBER(set,sig) \
(__builtin_constant_p(sig) ? \
__const_sigismember((set),(sig)) : \
__gen_sigismember((set),(sig)))

#define SIGADDSET1(set,sig) \
(__builtin_constant_p(sig) ? \
__const_sigaddset((set),(sig)) : \
__gen_sigaddset((set),(sig)))

static __inline__ void __gen_sigaddset(sigset_t *set, int _sig)
{
__asm__("btsl %1,%0" : "=m"(*set) : "Ir"(_sig-1) : "cc");
}

static __inline__ void __const_sigaddset(sigset_t *set, int _sig)
{
unsigned long sig = _sig - 1;
set->sig[sig / _NSIG_BPW] |= 1 << (sig % _NSIG_BPW);
}

#define SIGADDSET __gen_sigaddset
//#define SIGADDSET SIGADDSET1 /* fixes the problem */


#endif


sigset_t ssi_fatal_sigset;
static sigset_t ssi_stop_set;
static void print_pending_signals(sigset_t *pending, sigset_t *blocked);

void sigset_test_exit(void)
{
return;
}

#ifdef DEF_KERNEL
static int sigset_test_init()
#else
int main()
#endif
{
sigset_t cleaned;

cleaned = (sigset_t) { {0, 0} };
/* these are non-fatal signals. Other signals are if their action is SIG_DFL */
SIGADDSET(&cleaned, SIGCONT);
SIGADDSET(&cleaned, SIGCHLD);
SIGADDSET(&cleaned, SIGWINCH);
SIGADDSET(&cleaned, SIGURG);
SIGADDSET(&cleaned, SIGTSTP);
SIGADDSET(&cleaned, SIGTTIN);
SIGADDSET(&cleaned, SIGTTOU);
SIGADDSET(&cleaned, SIGTTOU);
ssi_fatal_sigset = (sigset_t) { {-1, -1} };

//uncomenting this line fixes the problem
//printk(KERN_INFO "sigset_test: fatal %p, stop %p\n", &ssi_fatal_sigset, &ssi_stop_set);

/* ssi_fatal_sigset is a mask of all signals that are fatal */
//commenting the line below fixes the problem
ssi_fatal_sigset = cleaned;

ssi_stop_set = (sigset_t) { {0, 0} };
printk(KERN_INFO "sigset_test after zeroing\n");
print_pending_signals(&ssi_stop_set, NULL);

SIGADDSET(&ssi_stop_set, SIGTSTP);
printk(KERN_INFO "sigset_test after %d\n", SIGTSTP);
print_pending_signals(&ssi_stop_set, NULL);

SIGADDSET(&ssi_stop_set, SIGTTIN);
printk(KERN_INFO "sigset_test after %d\n", SIGTTIN);
print_pending_signals(&ssi_stop_set, NULL);

SIGADDSET(&ssi_stop_set, SIGTTOU);
printk(KERN_INFO "sigset_test after %d\n", SIGTTOU);
print_pending_signals(&ssi_stop_set, NULL);

SIGADDSET(&ssi_stop_set, SIGSTOP);
printk(KERN_INFO "sigset_test after %d\n", SIGSTOP);
print_pending_signals(&ssi_stop_set, NULL);
return 1;
}

static void print_pending_signals(sigset_t *pending, sigset_t *blocked)
{
int i;

if(pending->sig[0] == 0 && pending->sig[1] == 0) {
printk(KERN_INFO "sigset_t: no set signals\n");
return;
}
if(blocked) {
for(i = 0; i < _NSIG; i++) {
if(SIGISMEMBER(pending, i+1)) {
printk(KERN_INFO "sigset_test: set signal %d is%sblocked\n", i+1, SIGISMEMBER(blocked, i+1) ? " " : " not ");
}
}
} else {
for(i = 0; i < _NSIG; i++) {
if(SIGISMEMBER(pending, i+1)) {
printk(KERN_INFO "sigset_test: set signal %d\n", i+1);
}
}
}
}
--- signal.h.orig Thu Nov 17 08:47:14 2005
+++ signal.h Thu Nov 17 08:54:12 2005
@@ -186,16 +186,39 @@

#define __HAVE_ARCH_SIG_BITOPS

-static __inline__ void sigaddset(sigset_t *set, int _sig)
+#define sigaddset(set,sig) \
+ (__builtin_constant_p(sig) ? \
+ __const_sigaddset((set),(sig)) : \
+ __gen_sigaddset((set),(sig)))
+
+static __inline__ void __gen_sigaddset(sigset_t *set, int _sig)
{
__asm__("btsl %1,%0" : "=m"(*set) : "Ir"(_sig - 1) : "cc");
}

-static __inline__ void sigdelset(sigset_t *set, int _sig)
+static __inline__ void __const_sigaddset(sigset_t *set, int _sig)
+{
+ unsigned long sig = _sig - 1;
+ set->sig[sig / _NSIG_BPW] |= 1 << (sig % _NSIG_BPW);
+}
+
+#define sigdelset(set,sig) \
+ (__builtin_constant_p(sig) ? \
+ __const_sigdelset((set),(sig)) : \
+ __gen_sigdelset((set),(sig)))
+
+
+static __inline__ void __gen_sigdelset(sigset_t *set, int _sig)
{
__asm__("btrl %1,%0" : "=m"(*set) : "Ir"(_sig - 1) : "cc");
}

+static __inline__ void __const_sigaddset(sigset_t *set, int _sig)
+{
+ unsigned long sig = _sig - 1;
+ set->sig[sig / _NSIG_BPW] &= ~(1 << (sig % _NSIG_BPW));
+}
+
static __inline__ int __const_sigismember(sigset_t *set, int _sig)
{
unsigned long sig = _sig - 1;