From: Thiago Jung Bauermann <thiago.bauermann@linaro.org>
To: Christina Schimpe <christina.schimpe@intel.com>
Cc: gdb-patches@sourceware.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 8/9] gdb: Implement the hook 'is_no_return_shadow_stack_address' for amd64 linux.
Date: Tue, 12 May 2026 00:58:19 -0300 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87pl31z3c4.fsf@linaro.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260123080532.878738-9-christina.schimpe@intel.com> (Christina Schimpe's message of "Fri, 23 Jan 2026 08:05:30 +0000")
Christina Schimpe <christina.schimpe@intel.com> writes:
> There can be elements on the shadow stack which are not return addresses.
> This can happen, for instance, in case of signals on amd64 linux.
> The old shadow stack pointer is pushed in a special format with bit 63 set.
>
> |1...old SSP| - Pointer to old pre-signal ssp in sigframe token format
> (bit 63 set to 1)
>
> Linux kernel documentation: https://docs.kernel.org/arch/x86/shstk.html
>
> Implement the gdbarch hook is_no_return_shadow_stack_address to detect
> this scenario to print the shadow stack backtrace correctly.
> ---
> gdb/amd64-linux-tdep.c | 55 ++++++++++++++++++-
> .../amd64-shadow-stack-backtrace-signal.exp | 49 +++++++++++++++++
> .../gdb.arch/amd64-shadow-stack-signal.c | 31 +++++++++++
> 3 files changed, 134 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> create mode 100644 gdb/testsuite/gdb.arch/amd64-shadow-stack-backtrace-signal.exp
> create mode 100644 gdb/testsuite/gdb.arch/amd64-shadow-stack-signal.c
Just one nit below. In any case:
Reviewed-by: Thiago Jung Bauermann <thiago.bauermann@linaro.org>
I don't know much about MI, so I won't review patch 9.
> diff --git a/gdb/amd64-linux-tdep.c b/gdb/amd64-linux-tdep.c
> index a4eabccf667..b517f9772f5 100644
> --- a/gdb/amd64-linux-tdep.c
> +++ b/gdb/amd64-linux-tdep.c
> @@ -1986,6 +1986,56 @@ amd64_linux_get_shadow_stack_size
> return shadow_stack_bytes / 8;
> }
>
> +/* Return true, if FRAME is a valid shadow stack frame while FRAME.VALUE
> + does not refer to a return address. This can happen, for instance, in
> + case of signals. The old shadow stack pointer is pushed in a special
> + format with bit 63 set. In case this is true, configure the string
> + which describes the frame and is displayed instead of the address in
> + the shadow stack backtrace. */
> +
> +static bool
> +amd64_linux_is_no_return_shadow_stack_address
> + (gdbarch *gdbarch,
> + const shadow_stack_frame_info &frame,
> + std::string &frame_type)
> +{
> + /* FRAME must be a valid shadow stack frame. */
> + std::pair<CORE_ADDR, CORE_ADDR> range;
> + gdb_assert (gdbarch_address_in_shadow_stack_memory_range (gdbarch,
> + frame.ssp,
> + &range));
> +
> + /* In case bit 63 is not configured, the address on the shadow stack
> + should be a return address. */
> + constexpr CORE_ADDR mask = (CORE_ADDR) 1 << 63;
> + if ((frame.value & mask) == 0)
> + return false;
> +
> + /* To compare the shadow stack pointer of the previous frame with the
> + value of FRAME, we must clear bit 63. */
> + CORE_ADDR shadow_stack_val_cleared = (frame.value & (~mask));
> +
> + /* Compute the previous/old SSP. The shadow stack grows downwards. To
> + compute the previous shadow stack pointer, we need to increment
> + FRAME.SSP. */
> + CORE_ADDR prev_ssp
> + = frame.ssp + gdbarch_shadow_stack_element_size_aligned (gdbarch);
> +
> + /* We incremented FRAME.SSP by one element to compute PREV_SSP before.
> + In case FRAME.SSP points to the first element of the shadow stack,
> + PREV_SSP must point to the bottom of the shadow stack (RANGE.SECOND),
> + but not beyond that address. */
> + gdb_assert (prev_ssp > range.first && prev_ssp <= range.second);
It's better to use one gdb_assert per condition, so that if it triggers,
it's clear which condition was violated.
> +
> + if (shadow_stack_val_cleared == prev_ssp)
> + {
> + frame_type = _("<sigframe token>");
> + return true;
> + }
> +
> + return false;
> +}
--
Thiago
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-05-12 3:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 63+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-01-23 8:05 [PATCH v2 0/9] Add new command to print the shadow stack backtrace Christina Schimpe
2026-01-23 8:05 ` [PATCH v2 1/9] gdb: Generalize handling of the shadow stack pointer Christina Schimpe
2026-02-19 17:55 ` Tom Tromey
2026-02-27 18:09 ` Schimpe, Christina
2026-02-27 18:26 ` Tom Tromey
2026-03-02 11:53 ` Schimpe, Christina
2026-04-09 9:49 ` Schimpe, Christina
2026-04-14 17:34 ` Tom Tromey
2026-04-15 7:35 ` Schimpe, Christina
2026-04-15 15:54 ` Tom Tromey
2026-02-27 22:54 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-03-06 3:15 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-03-06 3:57 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-04-09 11:57 ` Schimpe, Christina
2026-04-10 5:03 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-04-10 7:53 ` Schimpe, Christina
2026-04-09 12:06 ` Schimpe, Christina
2026-04-10 5:05 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-01-23 8:05 ` [PATCH v2 2/9] gdb: Refactor 'stack.c:print_frame' Christina Schimpe
2026-01-23 8:05 ` [PATCH v2 3/9] gdb: Introduce 'stack.c:print_pc' function without frame argument Christina Schimpe
2026-01-23 8:05 ` [PATCH v2 4/9] gdb: Refactor 'find_symbol_funname' and 'info_frame_command_core' in stack.c Christina Schimpe
2026-02-19 17:32 ` Tom Tromey
2026-04-09 12:40 ` Schimpe, Christina
2026-01-23 8:05 ` [PATCH v2 5/9] gdb: Refactor 'stack.c:print_frame_info' Christina Schimpe
2026-01-23 8:05 ` [PATCH v2 6/9] gdb: Add command option 'bt -shadow' to print the shadow stack backtrace Christina Schimpe
2026-01-23 8:52 ` Eli Zaretskii
2026-02-13 16:42 ` Schimpe, Christina
2026-04-14 8:43 ` Schimpe, Christina
2026-04-14 11:53 ` Eli Zaretskii
2026-04-14 13:28 ` Schimpe, Christina
2026-04-14 14:12 ` Eli Zaretskii
2026-04-14 15:05 ` Schimpe, Christina
2026-02-19 18:19 ` Tom Tromey
2026-04-09 16:48 ` Schimpe, Christina
2026-03-06 4:31 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-03-06 9:39 ` Schimpe, Christina
2026-04-09 15:12 ` Schimpe, Christina
2026-04-10 6:21 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-04-10 12:12 ` Schimpe, Christina
2026-05-12 3:32 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-05-18 10:06 ` Schimpe, Christina
2026-01-23 8:05 ` [PATCH v2 7/9] gdb: Provide gdbarch hook to distinguish shadow stack backtrace elements Christina Schimpe
2026-01-23 8:47 ` Eli Zaretskii
2026-02-19 17:41 ` Tom Tromey
2026-05-12 3:49 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-05-18 10:11 ` Schimpe, Christina
2026-01-23 8:05 ` [PATCH v2 8/9] gdb: Implement the hook 'is_no_return_shadow_stack_address' for amd64 linux Christina Schimpe
2026-02-19 17:43 ` Tom Tromey
2026-05-12 3:58 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann [this message]
2026-05-18 10:13 ` Schimpe, Christina
2026-01-23 8:05 ` [PATCH v2 9/9] gdb, mi: Add -shadow-stack-list-frames command Christina Schimpe
2026-01-23 8:46 ` Eli Zaretskii
2026-02-13 19:17 ` Schimpe, Christina
2026-02-19 18:26 ` Tom Tromey
2026-04-22 19:25 ` Schimpe, Christina
2026-03-02 12:39 ` [PATCH v2 0/9] Add new command to print the shadow stack backtrace Schimpe, Christina
2026-05-07 4:14 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-05-07 5:09 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-05-18 10:08 ` Schimpe, Christina
2026-05-18 10:10 ` Schimpe, Christina
2026-05-21 2:57 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
2026-05-18 8:39 ` Schimpe, Christina
2026-05-21 2:23 ` Thiago Jung Bauermann
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