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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

  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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