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SubjectRe: [PATCH] arm64: bpf: fix JIT stack setup
On Fri, Nov 06, 2015 at 09:36:17PM -0800, Yang Shi wrote:
> ARM64 JIT used FP (x29) as eBPF fp register, but FP is subjected to
> change during function call so it may cause the BPF prog stack base address
> change too. Whenever, it pointed to the bottom of BPF prog stack instead of
> the top.
>
> So, when copying data via bpf_probe_read, it will be copied to (SP - offset),
> then it may overwrite the saved FP/LR.
>
> Use x25 to replace FP as BPF stack base register (fp). Since x25 is callee
> saved register, so it will keep intact during function call.
> It is initialized in BPF prog prologue when BPF prog is started to run
> everytime. When BPF prog exits, it could be just tossed.
>
> Other than this the BPf prog stack base need to be setup before function
> call stack.
>
> So, the BPF stack layout looks like:
>
> high
> original A64_SP => 0:+-----+ BPF prologue
> | | FP/LR and callee saved registers
> BPF fp register => +64:+-----+
> | |
> | ... | BPF prog stack
> | |
> | |
> current A64_SP => +-----+
> | |
> | ... | Function call stack
> | |
> +-----+
> low
>
> Signed-off-by: Yang Shi <yang.shi@linaro.org>
> CC: Zi Shen Lim <zlim.lnx@gmail.com>
> CC: Xi Wang <xi.wang@gmail.com>

Thanks for tracking it down.
That looks like fundamental bug in arm64 jit. I'm surprised function calls worked at all.
Zi please review.



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