Re: [PATCH v3 3/4] perf: Use CAP_SYSLOG with kptr_restrict checks

From: Mathieu Poirier
Date: Mon Aug 19 2019 - 12:51:26 EST


On Thu, 15 Aug 2019 at 15:42, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
<arnaldo.melo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Em Thu, Aug 15, 2019 at 02:16:48PM -0600, Mathieu Poirier escreveu:
> > On Wed, 14 Aug 2019 at 14:02, Lubashev, Igor <ilubashe@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Wed, August 14, 2019 at 2:52 PM Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <arnaldo.melo@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > Em Wed, Aug 14, 2019 at 03:48:14PM -0300, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo
> > > > escreveu:
> > > > > Em Wed, Aug 14, 2019 at 12:04:33PM -0600, Mathieu Poirier escreveu:
> > > > > > # echo 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/kptr_restrict # ./tools/perf/perf record
> > > > > > -e instructions:k uname
> > > > > > perf: Segmentation fault
> > > > > > Obtained 10 stack frames.
> > > > > > ./tools/perf/perf(sighandler_dump_stack+0x44) [0x55af9e5da5d4]
> > > > > > /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(+0x3ef20) [0x7fd31efb6f20]
> > > > > > ./tools/perf/perf(perf_event__synthesize_kernel_mmap+0xa7)
> > > > > > [0x55af9e590337]
> > > > > > ./tools/perf/perf(+0x1cf5be) [0x55af9e50c5be]
> > > > > > ./tools/perf/perf(cmd_record+0x1022) [0x55af9e50dff2]
> > > > > > ./tools/perf/perf(+0x23f98d) [0x55af9e57c98d]
> > > > > > ./tools/perf/perf(+0x23fc9e) [0x55af9e57cc9e]
> > > > > > ./tools/perf/perf(main+0x369) [0x55af9e4f6bc9]
> > > > > > /lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/libc.so.6(__libc_start_main+0xe7)
> > > > > > [0x7fd31ef99b97]
> > > > > > ./tools/perf/perf(_start+0x2a) [0x55af9e4f704a] Segmentation fault
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I can reproduce this on both x86 and ARM64.
> > > > >
> > > > > I don't see this with these two csets removed:
> > > > >
> > > > > 7ff5b5911144 perf symbols: Use CAP_SYSLOG with kptr_restrict checks
> > > > > d7604b66102e perf tools: Use CAP_SYS_ADMIN with perf_event_paranoid
> > > > > checks
> > > > >
> > > > > Which were the ones I guessed were related to the problem you
> > > > > reported, so they are out of my ongoing perf/core pull request to
> > > > > Ingo/Thomas, now trying with these applied and your instructions...
> > > >
> > > > Can't repro:
> > > >
> > > > [root@quaco ~]# cat /proc/sys/kernel/kptr_restrict
> > > > 0
> > > > [root@quaco ~]# perf record -e instructions:k uname Linux [ perf record:
> > > > Woken up 1 times to write data ] [ perf record: Captured and wrote 0.024 MB
> > > > perf.data (1 samples) ] [root@quaco ~]# echo 1 >
> > > > /proc/sys/kernel/kptr_restrict [root@quaco ~]# perf record -e instructions:k
> > > > uname Linux [ perf record: Woken up 1 times to write data ] [ perf record:
> > > > Captured and wrote 0.024 MB perf.data (1 samples) ] [root@quaco ~]# echo
> > > > 0 > /proc/sys/kernel/kptr_restrict [root@quaco ~]# perf record -e
> > > > instructions:k uname Linux [ perf record: Woken up 1 times to write data ] [
> > > > perf record: Captured and wrote 0.024 MB perf.data (1 samples) ]
> > > > [root@quaco ~]#
> > > >
> > > > [acme@quaco perf]$ git log --oneline --author Lubashev tools/
> > > > 7ff5b5911144 (HEAD -> perf/cap, acme.korg/tmp.perf/cap,
> > > > acme.korg/perf/cap) perf symbols: Use CAP_SYSLOG with kptr_restrict
> > > > checks d7604b66102e perf tools: Use CAP_SYS_ADMIN with
> > > > perf_event_paranoid checks c766f3df635d perf ftrace: Use CAP_SYS_ADMIN
> > > > instead of euid==0 c22e150e3afa perf tools: Add helpers to use capabilities if
> > > > present
> > > > 74d5f3d06f70 tools build: Add capability-related feature detection perf
> > > > version 5.3.rc4.g7ff5b5911144 [acme@quaco perf]$
> > >
> > > I got an ARM64 cloud VM, but I cannot reproduce.
> > > # cat /proc/sys/kernel/kptr_restrict
> > > 0
> > >
> > > Perf trace works fine (does not die):
> > > # ./perf trace -a
> > >
> > > Here is my setup:
> > > Repo: git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/acme/linux.git
> > > Branch: tmp.perf/cap
> > > Commit: 7ff5b5911 "perf symbols: Use CAP_SYSLOG with kptr_restrict checks"
> > > gcc --version: gcc (Ubuntu/Linaro 7.4.0-1ubuntu1~18.04.1) 7.4.0
> > > uname -a: Linux arm-4-par-1 4.9.93-mainline-rev1 #1 SMP Tue Apr 10 09:54:46 UTC 2018 aarch64 aarch64 aarch64 GNU/Linux
> > > lsb_release -a: Ubuntu 18.04.3 LTS
> > >
> > > Auto-detecting system features:
> > > ... dwarf: [ on ]
> > > ... dwarf_getlocations: [ on ]
> > > ... glibc: [ on ]
> > > ... gtk2: [ on ]
> > > ... libaudit: [ on ]
> > > ... libbfd: [ on ]
> > > ... libcap: [ on ]
> > > ... libelf: [ on ]
> > > ... libnuma: [ on ]
> > > ... numa_num_possible_cpus: [ on ]
> > > ... libperl: [ on ]
> > > ... libpython: [ on ]
> > > ... libcrypto: [ on ]
> > > ... libunwind: [ on ]
> > > ... libdw-dwarf-unwind: [ on ]
> > > ... zlib: [ on ]
> > > ... lzma: [ on ]
> > > ... get_cpuid: [ OFF ]
> > > ... bpf: [ on ]
> > > ... libaio: [ on ]
> > > ... libzstd: [ on ]
> > > ... disassembler-four-args: [ on ]
> > >
> > > I also could not reproduce on x86:
> > > lsb_release -a: Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS
> > > gcc --version: gcc (Ubuntu 7.4.0-1ubuntu1~18.04aka10.0.0) 7.4.0
> > > uname -r: 4.4.0-154-generic
> >
> > I isolated the problem to libcap-dev - if it is not installed a
> > segmentation fault will occur. Since this set is about using
> > capabilities it is obvious that not having it on a system should fail
> > a trace session, but it should not crash it.
>
> It shouldn't crash on x86_64:
>
> root@quaco ~]# sysctl kernel.kptr_restrict
> kernel.kptr_restrict = 0
> [root@quaco ~]# perf record -e instructions:k uname
> Linux
> [ perf record: Woken up 1 times to write data ]
> [ perf record: Captured and wrote 0.023 MB perf.data (5 samples) ]
> [root@quaco ~]# ldd ~/bin/perf | grep libcap
> [root@quaco ~]# perf -v
> perf version 5.3.rc4.g329ca330bf8b
> [root@quaco ~]#
> [acme@quaco perf]$ git log --oneline -4
> 329ca330bf8b (HEAD -> perf/cap) perf symbols: Use CAP_SYSLOG with kptr_restrict checks
> f7b9999387af perf tools: Use CAP_SYS_ADMIN with perf_event_paranoid checks
> 4d0489cf1c47 (acme.korg/tmp.perf/script-switch-on-off, perf/core) perf report: Add --switch-on/--switch-off events
> 2f53ae347f59 perf top: Add --switch-on/--switch-off events
> [acme@quaco perf]$
>
> > If libcap-dev is not installed function symbol__restricted_filename()
> > will return true, which in turn will prevent symbol_name to be set in
> > machine__get_running_kernel_start(). That prevents function
> > map__set_kallsyms_ref_reloc_sym() from being called in
> > machine__create_kernel_maps(), resulting in kmap->ref_reloc_sym being
> > NULL in _perf_event__synthesize_kernel_mmap() and a segmentation
> > fault.
>
> Can you please try with my perf/cap branch? Perhaps you're using Igor's
> original set of patches? I made changes to the fallback, he was making
> it return false while I made it fallback to geteuid() == 0, as was
> before his patches.

Things are working properly on your perf/cap branch. I tested with on
both x86 and ARM.

Mathieu

>
> - Arnaldo
>
> > I am not sure how this can be fixed. I counted a total of 19
> > instances where kmap->ref_reloc_sym->XYZ is called, only 2 of wich
> > care to check if kmap->ref_reloc_sym is valid before proceeding. As
> > such I must hope that in the 17 other cases, kmap->ref_reloc_sym is
> > guaranteed to be valid. If I am correct then all we need is to check
> > for a valid pointer in _perf_event__synthesize_kernel_mmap().
> > Otherwise it will be a little harder.
> >
> > Mathieu
>
> --
>
> - Arnaldo