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author | 2025-08-04 14:16:21 +0200 | |
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committer | 2025-08-04 14:16:21 +0200 | |
commit | 731ae3ad96bce49f9243d20bcabe3a2b85b8a178 (patch) | |
tree | 5a2150c5ee69f372d5c4648bb5e427f3678664bf | |
parent | Merge branch 'for-6.15-printf-attribute' into for-linus (diff) | |
parent | slab: Decouple slab_debug and no_hash_pointers (diff) | |
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Merge branch 'for-6.17-hash_pointers' into for-linus
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 38 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | include/linux/sprintf.h | 2 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | lib/vsprintf.c | 61 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | mm/slub.c | 5 |
4 files changed, 86 insertions, 20 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt index 3f35d5b8c296..0dd5cd17e87e 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt @@ -1798,6 +1798,27 @@ backtraces on all cpus. Format: 0 | 1 + hash_pointers= + [KNL,EARLY] + By default, when pointers are printed to the console + or buffers via the %p format string, that pointer is + "hashed", i.e. obscured by hashing the pointer value. + This is a security feature that hides actual kernel + addresses from unprivileged users, but it also makes + debugging the kernel more difficult since unequal + pointers can no longer be compared. The choices are: + Format: { auto | always | never } + Default: auto + + auto - Hash pointers unless slab_debug is enabled. + always - Always hash pointers (even if slab_debug is + enabled). + never - Never hash pointers. This option should only + be specified when debugging the kernel. Do + not use on production kernels. The boot + param "no_hash_pointers" is an alias for + this mode. + hashdist= [KNL,NUMA] Large hashes allocated during boot are distributed across NUMA nodes. Defaults on for 64-bit NUMA, off otherwise. @@ -4120,18 +4141,7 @@ no_hash_pointers [KNL,EARLY] - Force pointers printed to the console or buffers to be - unhashed. By default, when a pointer is printed via %p - format string, that pointer is "hashed", i.e. obscured - by hashing the pointer value. This is a security feature - that hides actual kernel addresses from unprivileged - users, but it also makes debugging the kernel more - difficult since unequal pointers can no longer be - compared. However, if this command-line option is - specified, then all normal pointers will have their true - value printed. This option should only be specified when - debugging the kernel. Please do not use on production - kernels. + Alias for "hash_pointers=never". nohibernate [HIBERNATION] Disable hibernation and resume. @@ -6481,6 +6491,10 @@ Documentation/mm/slub.rst. (slub_debug legacy name also accepted for now) + Using this option implies the "no_hash_pointers" + option which can be undone by adding the + "hash_pointers=always" option. + slab_max_order= [MM] Determines the maximum allowed order for slabs. A high setting may cause OOMs due to memory diff --git a/include/linux/sprintf.h b/include/linux/sprintf.h index 51cab2def9ec..521bb2cd2648 100644 --- a/include/linux/sprintf.h +++ b/include/linux/sprintf.h @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ __scanf(2, 0) int vsscanf(const char *, const char *, va_list); /* These are for specific cases, do not use without real need */ extern bool no_hash_pointers; -int no_hash_pointers_enable(char *str); +void hash_pointers_finalize(bool slub_debug); /* Used for Rust formatting ('%pA') */ char *rust_fmt_argument(char *buf, char *end, const void *ptr); diff --git a/lib/vsprintf.c b/lib/vsprintf.c index b47464c7af5d..02a811f6f661 100644 --- a/lib/vsprintf.c +++ b/lib/vsprintf.c @@ -60,6 +60,20 @@ bool no_hash_pointers __ro_after_init; EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(no_hash_pointers); +/* + * Hashed pointers policy selected by "hash_pointers=..." boot param + * + * `auto` - Hashed pointers enabled unless disabled by slub_debug_enabled=true + * `always` - Hashed pointers enabled unconditionally + * `never` - Hashed pointers disabled unconditionally + */ +enum hash_pointers_policy { + HASH_PTR_AUTO = 0, + HASH_PTR_ALWAYS, + HASH_PTR_NEVER +}; +static enum hash_pointers_policy hash_pointers_mode __initdata; + noinline static unsigned long long simple_strntoull(const char *startp, char **endp, unsigned int base, size_t max_chars) { @@ -2270,12 +2284,23 @@ char *resource_or_range(const char *fmt, char *buf, char *end, void *ptr, return resource_string(buf, end, ptr, spec, fmt); } -int __init no_hash_pointers_enable(char *str) +void __init hash_pointers_finalize(bool slub_debug) { - if (no_hash_pointers) - return 0; + switch (hash_pointers_mode) { + case HASH_PTR_ALWAYS: + no_hash_pointers = false; + break; + case HASH_PTR_NEVER: + no_hash_pointers = true; + break; + case HASH_PTR_AUTO: + default: + no_hash_pointers = slub_debug; + break; + } - no_hash_pointers = true; + if (!no_hash_pointers) + return; pr_warn("**********************************************************\n"); pr_warn("** NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE **\n"); @@ -2288,11 +2313,39 @@ int __init no_hash_pointers_enable(char *str) pr_warn("** the kernel, report this immediately to your system **\n"); pr_warn("** administrator! **\n"); pr_warn("** **\n"); + pr_warn("** Use hash_pointers=always to force this mode off **\n"); + pr_warn("** **\n"); pr_warn("** NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE **\n"); pr_warn("**********************************************************\n"); +} + +static int __init hash_pointers_mode_parse(char *str) +{ + if (!str) { + pr_warn("Hash pointers mode empty; falling back to auto.\n"); + hash_pointers_mode = HASH_PTR_AUTO; + } else if (strncmp(str, "auto", 4) == 0) { + pr_info("Hash pointers mode set to auto.\n"); + hash_pointers_mode = HASH_PTR_AUTO; + } else if (strncmp(str, "never", 5) == 0) { + pr_info("Hash pointers mode set to never.\n"); + hash_pointers_mode = HASH_PTR_NEVER; + } else if (strncmp(str, "always", 6) == 0) { + pr_info("Hash pointers mode set to always.\n"); + hash_pointers_mode = HASH_PTR_ALWAYS; + } else { + pr_warn("Unknown hash_pointers mode '%s' specified; assuming auto.\n", str); + hash_pointers_mode = HASH_PTR_AUTO; + } return 0; } +early_param("hash_pointers", hash_pointers_mode_parse); + +static int __init no_hash_pointers_enable(char *str) +{ + return hash_pointers_mode_parse("never"); +} early_param("no_hash_pointers", no_hash_pointers_enable); /* diff --git a/mm/slub.c b/mm/slub.c index b46f87662e71..f3d61b330a76 100644 --- a/mm/slub.c +++ b/mm/slub.c @@ -6314,9 +6314,8 @@ void __init kmem_cache_init(void) if (debug_guardpage_minorder()) slub_max_order = 0; - /* Print slub debugging pointers without hashing */ - if (__slub_debug_enabled()) - no_hash_pointers_enable(NULL); + /* Inform pointer hashing choice about slub debugging state. */ + hash_pointers_finalize(__slub_debug_enabled()); kmem_cache_node = &boot_kmem_cache_node; kmem_cache = &boot_kmem_cache; |