Re: [PATCH] x86: add phys addr validity check for /dev/mem mmap

From: Frantisek Hrbata
Date: Tue Apr 02 2013 - 15:10:29 EST


On Tue, Apr 02, 2013 at 11:48:34AM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> On 04/02/2013 05:28 AM, Frantisek Hrbata wrote:
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/io.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/io.h
> > index d8e8eef..39607c6 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/io.h
> > +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/io.h
> > @@ -242,6 +242,10 @@ static inline void flush_write_buffers(void)
> > #endif
> > }
> >
> > +#define ARCH_HAS_VALID_PHYS_ADDR_RANGE
> > +extern int valid_phys_addr_range(phys_addr_t addr, size_t count);
> > +extern int valid_mmap_phys_addr_range(unsigned long pfn, size_t count);
> > +
> > #endif /* __KERNEL__ */
> >
> > extern void native_io_delay(void);
> > diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/mmap.c b/arch/x86/mm/mmap.c
> > index 845df68..92ec31c 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/mm/mmap.c
> > +++ b/arch/x86/mm/mmap.c
> > @@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
> > #include <linux/sched.h>
> > #include <asm/elf.h>
> >
> > +#include "physaddr.h"
> > +
> > struct __read_mostly va_alignment va_align = {
> > .flags = -1,
> > };
> > @@ -122,3 +124,14 @@ void arch_pick_mmap_layout(struct mm_struct *mm)
> > mm->unmap_area = arch_unmap_area_topdown;
> > }
> > }
> > +
> > +int valid_phys_addr_range(phys_addr_t addr, size_t count)
> > +{
> > + return addr + count <= __pa(high_memory);
> > +}
> > +
> > +int valid_mmap_phys_addr_range(unsigned long pfn, size_t count)
> > +{
> > + resource_size_t addr = (pfn << PAGE_SHIFT) + count;
> > + return phys_addr_valid(addr);
> > +}
> >
>
> Good initiative, but I think the implementation is worong. I suspect we
> should use the number of physical address bits supported rather than
> high_memory, since it is common and legal to use /dev/mem to access I/O
> resources that are beyond the last byte of RAM.
>
> -hpa

Hi, this is exactly what the patch is doing imho. Note that the
valid_phys_addr_range(), which is using the high_memory, is the same as the
default one in drivers/char/mem.c(#ifndef ARCH_HAS_VALID_PHYS_ADDR_RANGE). I
just added x86 specific check for valid_mmap_phys_addr_range and moved both
functions to arch/x86/mm/mmap.c, rather then modifying the default generic ones.
This is how other archs(arm) are doing it.

Also valid_phys_addr_range is used just in read|write_mem and
valid_mmap_phys_addr_range is checked in mmap_mem and it calls phys_addr_valid

static inline int phys_addr_valid(resource_size_t addr)
{
#ifdef CONFIG_PHYS_ADDR_T_64BIT
return !(addr >> boot_cpu_data.x86_phys_bits);
#else
return 1;
#endif
}

I for sure could overlooked something, but this seems right to me.

Thank you!

>
> --
> H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
> I work for Intel. I don't speak on their behalf.
>

--
Frantisek Hrbata
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