Re: [PATCH v2] fs/proc/task_mmu: add VM_SHADOW_STACK for arm64 when support GCS
From: wangfushuai
Date: Sun Jun 08 2025 - 03:37:22 EST
>> The recent commit adding VM_SHADOW_STACK for arm64 GCS did not update
>> the /proc/[pid]/smaps display logic to show the "ss" flag for GCS pages.
>> This patch adds the necessary condition to display "ss" flag.
>>
>> ...
>>
>> --- a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
>> +++ b/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
>> @@ -994,6 +994,9 @@ static void show_smap_vma_flags(struct seq_file *m, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
>> #ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_USER_SHADOW_STACK
>> [ilog2(VM_SHADOW_STACK)] = "ss",
>> #endif
>> +#if defined(CONFIG_ARM64_GCS)
>> + [ilog2(VM_SHADOW_STACK)] = "ss",
>> +#endif
>> #if defined(CONFIG_64BIT) || defined(CONFIG_PPC32)
>> [ilog2(VM_DROPPABLE)] = "dp",
>> #endif
>
> It is possible to have CONFIG_ARM64_GCS=y when
> CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_USER_SHADOW_STACK=n? If so, is this a correct
> combination?
Hi, Morton
After revisiting the code logic, I realized that if CONFIG_ARM64_GCS is enabled,
CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_USER_SHADOW_STACK will always be enabled as well. Therefore,
it seems unnecessary to add separate VM_SHADOW_STACK support specifically for
CONFIG_ARM64_GCS at this stage.
I will make sure to review future patches more carefully to avoid such oversights.
Regards,
Wang
>
>
> Also, wouldn't it be nicer to code this as
>
> --- a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c~a
> +++ a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
> @@ -991,7 +991,7 @@ static void show_smap_vma_flags(struct s
> #ifdef CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_USERFAULTFD_MINOR
> [ilog2(VM_UFFD_MINOR)] = "ui",
> #endif /* CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_USERFAULTFD_MINOR */
> -#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_USER_SHADOW_STACK
> +#if defined(CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_USER_SHADOW_STACK) || defined(CONFIG_ARM64_GCS)
> [ilog2(VM_SHADOW_STACK)] = "ss",
> #endif
> #if defined(CONFIG_64BIT) || defined(CONFIG_PPC32)
> _
> --