From: Christina Schimpe <christina.schimpe@intel.com>
To: gdb-patches@sourceware.org
Cc: thiago.bauermann@linaro.org, eliz@gnu.org
Subject: [PATCH v4 10/11] gdb, gdbarch: Introduce gdbarch method to get the shadow stack pointer.
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2025 12:11:46 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250617121147.1956686-11-christina.schimpe@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250617121147.1956686-1-christina.schimpe@intel.com>
This patch is required by the following commit.
Reviewed-by: Thiago Jung Bauermann <thiago.bauermann@linaro.org>
---
gdb/arch-utils.c | 10 ++++++++++
gdb/arch-utils.h | 5 +++++
gdb/gdbarch-gen.c | 22 ++++++++++++++++++++++
gdb/gdbarch-gen.h | 10 ++++++++++
gdb/gdbarch_components.py | 15 +++++++++++++++
5 files changed, 62 insertions(+)
diff --git a/gdb/arch-utils.c b/gdb/arch-utils.c
index be0494fba1e..c86df72a6d8 100644
--- a/gdb/arch-utils.c
+++ b/gdb/arch-utils.c
@@ -1218,6 +1218,16 @@ default_gdbarch_return_value
readbuf, writebuf);
}
+/* See arch-utils.h. */
+
+std::optional<CORE_ADDR>
+default_get_shadow_stack_pointer (gdbarch *gdbarch, regcache *regcache,
+ bool &shadow_stack_enabled)
+{
+ shadow_stack_enabled = false;
+ return {};
+}
+
obstack *gdbarch_obstack (gdbarch *arch)
{
return &arch->obstack;
diff --git a/gdb/arch-utils.h b/gdb/arch-utils.h
index 1509cb7441e..14a84b74733 100644
--- a/gdb/arch-utils.h
+++ b/gdb/arch-utils.h
@@ -414,4 +414,9 @@ extern enum return_value_convention default_gdbarch_return_value
struct regcache *regcache, struct value **read_value,
const gdb_byte *writebuf);
+/* Default implementation of gdbarch default_get_shadow_stack_pointer
+ method. */
+extern std::optional<CORE_ADDR> default_get_shadow_stack_pointer
+ (gdbarch *gdbarch, regcache *regcache, bool &shadow_stack_enabled);
+
#endif /* GDB_ARCH_UTILS_H */
diff --git a/gdb/gdbarch-gen.c b/gdb/gdbarch-gen.c
index 3ca19c427a3..4490d53a940 100644
--- a/gdb/gdbarch-gen.c
+++ b/gdb/gdbarch-gen.c
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ struct gdbarch
gdbarch_use_target_description_from_corefile_notes_ftype *use_target_description_from_corefile_notes = default_use_target_description_from_corefile_notes;
gdbarch_core_parse_exec_context_ftype *core_parse_exec_context = default_core_parse_exec_context;
gdbarch_shadow_stack_push_ftype *shadow_stack_push = nullptr;
+ gdbarch_get_shadow_stack_pointer_ftype *get_shadow_stack_pointer = default_get_shadow_stack_pointer;
};
/* Create a new ``struct gdbarch'' based on information provided by
@@ -537,6 +538,7 @@ verify_gdbarch (struct gdbarch *gdbarch)
/* Skip verify of use_target_description_from_corefile_notes, invalid_p == 0. */
/* Skip verify of core_parse_exec_context, invalid_p == 0. */
/* Skip verify of shadow_stack_push, has predicate. */
+ /* Skip verify of get_shadow_stack_pointer, invalid_p == 0. */
if (!log.empty ())
internal_error (_("verify_gdbarch: the following are invalid ...%s"),
log.c_str ());
@@ -1414,6 +1416,9 @@ gdbarch_dump (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, struct ui_file *file)
gdb_printf (file,
"gdbarch_dump: shadow_stack_push = <%s>\n",
host_address_to_string (gdbarch->shadow_stack_push));
+ gdb_printf (file,
+ "gdbarch_dump: get_shadow_stack_pointer = <%s>\n",
+ host_address_to_string (gdbarch->get_shadow_stack_pointer));
if (gdbarch->dump_tdep != NULL)
gdbarch->dump_tdep (gdbarch, file);
}
@@ -5583,3 +5588,20 @@ set_gdbarch_shadow_stack_push (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
{
gdbarch->shadow_stack_push = shadow_stack_push;
}
+
+std::optional<CORE_ADDR>
+gdbarch_get_shadow_stack_pointer (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, regcache *regcache, bool &shadow_stack_enabled)
+{
+ gdb_assert (gdbarch != NULL);
+ gdb_assert (gdbarch->get_shadow_stack_pointer != NULL);
+ if (gdbarch_debug >= 2)
+ gdb_printf (gdb_stdlog, "gdbarch_get_shadow_stack_pointer called\n");
+ return gdbarch->get_shadow_stack_pointer (gdbarch, regcache, shadow_stack_enabled);
+}
+
+void
+set_gdbarch_get_shadow_stack_pointer (struct gdbarch *gdbarch,
+ gdbarch_get_shadow_stack_pointer_ftype get_shadow_stack_pointer)
+{
+ gdbarch->get_shadow_stack_pointer = get_shadow_stack_pointer;
+}
diff --git a/gdb/gdbarch-gen.h b/gdb/gdbarch-gen.h
index c276cd66d71..b8d1df94f59 100644
--- a/gdb/gdbarch-gen.h
+++ b/gdb/gdbarch-gen.h
@@ -1806,6 +1806,8 @@ extern void set_gdbarch_core_parse_exec_context (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, gdbarc
technologies. For example, the Intel Control-Flow Enforcement Technology
(Intel CET) on x86 provides a shadow stack and indirect branch tracking.
To enable inferior calls the function shadow_stack_push has to be provided.
+ The method get_shadow_stack_pointer has to be provided to enable displaced
+ stepping.
Push the address NEW_ADDR on the shadow stack and update the shadow stack
pointer. */
@@ -1815,3 +1817,11 @@ extern bool gdbarch_shadow_stack_push_p (struct gdbarch *gdbarch);
typedef void (gdbarch_shadow_stack_push_ftype) (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, CORE_ADDR new_addr, regcache *regcache);
extern void gdbarch_shadow_stack_push (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, CORE_ADDR new_addr, regcache *regcache);
extern void set_gdbarch_shadow_stack_push (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, gdbarch_shadow_stack_push_ftype *shadow_stack_push);
+
+/* If possible, return the shadow stack pointer. On some architectures, the
+ shadow stack pointer is available even if the feature is disabled. To
+ return the shadow stack enablement state configure SHADOW_STACK_ENABLED. */
+
+typedef std::optional<CORE_ADDR> (gdbarch_get_shadow_stack_pointer_ftype) (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, regcache *regcache, bool &shadow_stack_enabled);
+extern std::optional<CORE_ADDR> gdbarch_get_shadow_stack_pointer (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, regcache *regcache, bool &shadow_stack_enabled);
+extern void set_gdbarch_get_shadow_stack_pointer (struct gdbarch *gdbarch, gdbarch_get_shadow_stack_pointer_ftype *get_shadow_stack_pointer);
diff --git a/gdb/gdbarch_components.py b/gdb/gdbarch_components.py
index ab685b14ec7..ccbdcaf07c9 100644
--- a/gdb/gdbarch_components.py
+++ b/gdb/gdbarch_components.py
@@ -2855,6 +2855,8 @@ Some targets support special hardware-assisted control-flow protection
technologies. For example, the Intel Control-Flow Enforcement Technology
(Intel CET) on x86 provides a shadow stack and indirect branch tracking.
To enable inferior calls the function shadow_stack_push has to be provided.
+The method get_shadow_stack_pointer has to be provided to enable displaced
+stepping.
Push the address NEW_ADDR on the shadow stack and update the shadow stack
pointer.
@@ -2864,3 +2866,16 @@ pointer.
params=[("CORE_ADDR", "new_addr"), ("regcache *", "regcache")],
predicate=True,
)
+
+Method(
+ comment="""
+If possible, return the shadow stack pointer. On some architectures, the
+shadow stack pointer is available even if the feature is disabled. To
+return the shadow stack enablement state configure SHADOW_STACK_ENABLED.
+""",
+ type="std::optional<CORE_ADDR>",
+ name="get_shadow_stack_pointer",
+ params=[("regcache *", "regcache"), ("bool &", "shadow_stack_enabled")],
+ predefault="default_get_shadow_stack_pointer",
+ invalid=False,
+)
--
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Thread overview: 53+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-06-17 12:11 [PATCH v4 00/11] Add CET shadow stack support Christina Schimpe
2025-06-17 12:11 ` [PATCH v4 01/11] gdbserver: Add optional runtime register set type Christina Schimpe
2025-06-19 9:27 ` Luis Machado
2025-06-17 12:11 ` [PATCH v4 02/11] gdbserver: Add assert in x86_linux_read_description Christina Schimpe
2025-06-19 9:27 ` Luis Machado
2025-06-17 12:11 ` [PATCH v4 03/11] gdb: Sync up x86-gcc-cpuid.h with cpuid.h from gcc 14 branch Christina Schimpe
2025-06-17 18:12 ` Tom Tromey
2025-06-20 12:39 ` Schimpe, Christina
2025-06-17 12:11 ` [PATCH v4 04/11] gdb, gdbserver: Use xstate_bv for target description creation on x86 Christina Schimpe
2025-06-19 9:23 ` Luis Machado
2025-06-23 12:46 ` Schimpe, Christina
2025-06-23 12:56 ` Luis Machado
2025-06-24 13:46 ` Schimpe, Christina
2025-06-26 16:03 ` Luis Machado
2025-06-17 12:11 ` [PATCH v4 05/11] gdb, gdbserver: Add support of Intel shadow stack pointer register Christina Schimpe
2025-06-17 12:20 ` Eli Zaretskii
2025-06-19 9:24 ` Luis Machado
2025-06-23 13:05 ` Schimpe, Christina
2025-06-17 12:11 ` [PATCH v4 06/11] gdb: amd64 linux coredump support with shadow stack Christina Schimpe
2025-06-19 9:24 ` Luis Machado
2025-06-23 13:16 ` Schimpe, Christina
2025-06-17 12:11 ` [PATCH v4 07/11] gdb: Handle shadow stack pointer register unwinding for amd64 linux Christina Schimpe
2025-06-19 9:25 ` Luis Machado
2025-06-20 1:42 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
2025-06-23 14:55 ` Schimpe, Christina
2025-06-23 23:26 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
2025-06-23 15:00 ` Schimpe, Christina
2025-06-23 15:06 ` Luis Machado
2025-06-23 23:36 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
2025-06-20 1:52 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
2025-06-17 12:11 ` [PATCH v4 08/11] gdb, gdbarch: Enable inferior calls for shadow stack support Christina Schimpe
2025-06-19 9:25 ` Luis Machado
2025-06-23 17:49 ` Schimpe, Christina
2025-06-17 12:11 ` [PATCH v4 09/11] gdb: Implement amd64 linux shadow stack support for inferior calls Christina Schimpe
2025-06-17 12:21 ` Eli Zaretskii
2025-06-19 9:25 ` Luis Machado
2025-06-27 19:52 ` Schimpe, Christina
2025-06-28 10:38 ` Luis Machado
2025-06-28 20:03 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
2025-06-28 21:05 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
2025-06-17 12:11 ` Christina Schimpe [this message]
2025-06-17 18:16 ` [PATCH v4 10/11] gdb, gdbarch: Introduce gdbarch method to get the shadow stack pointer Tom Tromey
2025-06-20 12:59 ` Schimpe, Christina
2025-06-19 9:26 ` Luis Machado
2025-06-23 18:00 ` Schimpe, Christina
2025-06-17 12:11 ` [PATCH v4 11/11] gdb: Enable displaced stepping with shadow stack on amd64 linux Christina Schimpe
2025-06-17 12:22 ` Eli Zaretskii
2025-06-17 15:16 ` Schimpe, Christina
2025-06-19 9:26 ` Luis Machado
2025-06-23 18:24 ` Schimpe, Christina
2025-06-24 8:05 ` Luis Machado
2025-06-27 19:26 ` Schimpe, Christina
2025-06-28 10:35 ` Luis Machado
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