tree 28ae24498b302b099b95cc5b04ed434fed1bb527
parent 48ca2d8ac8a1d404a0f85eabfe1546304adbd844
author Chris Kennelly <ckennelly@google.com> 1602817952 -0700
committer Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> 1602871881 -0700

fs/binfmt_elf: use PT_LOAD p_align values for suitable start address

Patch series "Selecting Load Addresses According to p_align", v3.

The current ELF loading mechancism provides page-aligned mappings.  This
can lead to the program being loaded in a way unsuitable for file-backed,
transparent huge pages when handling PIE executables.

While specifying -z,max-page-size=0x200000 to the linker will generate
suitably aligned segments for huge pages on x86_64, the executable needs
to be loaded at a suitably aligned address as well.  This alignment
requires the binary's cooperation, as distinct segments need to be
appropriately paddded to be eligible for THP.

For binaries built with increased alignment, this limits the number of
bits usable for ASLR, but provides some randomization over using fixed
load addresses/non-PIE binaries.

This patch (of 2):

The current ELF loading mechancism provides page-aligned mappings.  This
can lead to the program being loaded in a way unsuitable for file-backed,
transparent huge pages when handling PIE executables.

For binaries built with increased alignment, this limits the number of
bits usable for ASLR, but provides some randomization over using fixed
load addresses/non-PIE binaries.

Tested by verifying program with -Wl,-z,max-page-size=0x200000 loading.

[akpm@linux-foundation.org: fix max() warning]
[ckennelly@google.com: augment comment]
  Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200821233848.3904680-2-ckennelly@google.com

Signed-off-by: Chris Kennelly <ckennelly@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Alexander Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
Cc: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com>
Cc: Song Liu <songliubraving@fb.com>
Cc: David Rientjes <rientjes@google.com>
Cc: Ian Rogers <irogers@google.com>
Cc: Hugh Dickens <hughd@google.com>
Cc: Suren Baghdasaryan <surenb@google.com>
Cc: Sandeep Patil <sspatil@google.com>
Cc: Fangrui Song <maskray@google.com>
Cc: Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@google.com>
Cc: "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Mike Kravetz <mike.kravetz@oracle.com>
Cc: Shuah Khan <shuah@kernel.org>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200820170541.1132271-1-ckennelly@google.com
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200820170541.1132271-2-ckennelly@google.com
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>