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[v3,6/9] selftests/sgx: Ensure test enclave buffer is entirely preserved

Message ID 20230819094332.8535-7-jo.vanbulck@cs.kuleuven.be (mailing list archive)
State New, archived
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Series selftests/sgx: Fix compilation errors | expand

Commit Message

Jo Van Bulck Aug. 19, 2023, 9:43 a.m. UTC
Attach the "used" attribute to instruct the compiler to preserve the static
encl_buffer, even if it appears it is not entirely referenced in the enclave
code, as expected by the external tests manipulating page permissions.

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/a2732938-f3db-a0af-3d68-a18060f66e79@cs.kuleuven.be/
Signed-off-by: Jo Van Bulck <jo.vanbulck@cs.kuleuven.be>
---
 tools/testing/selftests/sgx/defines.h   | 1 +
 tools/testing/selftests/sgx/test_encl.c | 9 +++++----
 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

Comments

Huang, Kai Aug. 21, 2023, 11:10 a.m. UTC | #1
On Sat, 2023-08-19 at 11:43 +0200, Jo Van Bulck wrote:
> Attach the "used" attribute to instruct the compiler to preserve the static
> encl_buffer, even if it appears it is not entirely referenced in the enclave
> code, as expected by the external tests manipulating page permissions.
> 
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/a2732938-f3db-a0af-3d68-a18060f66e79@cs.kuleuven.be/
> Signed-off-by: Jo Van Bulck <jo.vanbulck@cs.kuleuven.be>
> ---
>  tools/testing/selftests/sgx/defines.h   | 1 +
>  tools/testing/selftests/sgx/test_encl.c | 9 +++++----
>  2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/sgx/defines.h b/tools/testing/selftests/sgx/defines.h
> index d8587c971..b8f482667 100644
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/sgx/defines.h
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/sgx/defines.h
> @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
>  
>  #define __aligned(x) __attribute__((__aligned__(x)))
>  #define __packed __attribute__((packed))
> +#define __used __attribute__((used))
>  
>  #include "../../../../arch/x86/include/asm/sgx.h"
>  #include "../../../../arch/x86/include/asm/enclu.h"
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/sgx/test_encl.c b/tools/testing/selftests/sgx/test_encl.c
> index b09550cb3..c7bcbc85b 100644
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/sgx/test_encl.c
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/sgx/test_encl.c
> @@ -5,11 +5,12 @@
>  #include "defines.h"
>  
>  /*
> - * Data buffer spanning two pages that will be placed first in .data
> - * segment. Even if not used internally the second page is needed by
> - * external test manipulating page permissions.
> + * Data buffer spanning two pages that will be placed first in the .data
> + * segment. Even if not used internally the second page is needed by external
> + * test manipulating page permissions, so mark encl_buffer as "used" to make
> + * sure it is entirely preserved by the compiler.
>   */
> -static uint8_t encl_buffer[8192] = { 1 };
> +static uint8_t __used encl_buffer[8192] = { 1 };
>  
>  enum sgx_enclu_function {
>  	EACCEPT = 0x5,

Acked-by: Kai Huang <kai.huang@intel.com>
Jarkko Sakkinen Aug. 22, 2023, 10:10 a.m. UTC | #2
On Sat Aug 19, 2023 at 12:43 PM EEST, Jo Van Bulck wrote:
> Attach the "used" attribute to instruct the compiler to preserve the static
> encl_buffer, even if it appears it is not entirely referenced in the enclave
> code, as expected by the external tests manipulating page permissions.
>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/a2732938-f3db-a0af-3d68-a18060f66e79@cs.kuleuven.be/
> Signed-off-by: Jo Van Bulck <jo.vanbulck@cs.kuleuven.be>
> ---
>  tools/testing/selftests/sgx/defines.h   | 1 +
>  tools/testing/selftests/sgx/test_encl.c | 9 +++++----
>  2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/sgx/defines.h b/tools/testing/selftests/sgx/defines.h
> index d8587c971..b8f482667 100644
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/sgx/defines.h
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/sgx/defines.h
> @@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
>  
>  #define __aligned(x) __attribute__((__aligned__(x)))
>  #define __packed __attribute__((packed))
> +#define __used __attribute__((used))
>  
>  #include "../../../../arch/x86/include/asm/sgx.h"
>  #include "../../../../arch/x86/include/asm/enclu.h"
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/sgx/test_encl.c b/tools/testing/selftests/sgx/test_encl.c
> index b09550cb3..c7bcbc85b 100644
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/sgx/test_encl.c
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/sgx/test_encl.c
> @@ -5,11 +5,12 @@
>  #include "defines.h"
>  
>  /*
> - * Data buffer spanning two pages that will be placed first in .data
> - * segment. Even if not used internally the second page is needed by
> - * external test manipulating page permissions.
> + * Data buffer spanning two pages that will be placed first in the .data
> + * segment. Even if not used internally the second page is needed by external
> + * test manipulating page permissions, so mark encl_buffer as "used" to make
> + * sure it is entirely preserved by the compiler.
>   */
> -static uint8_t encl_buffer[8192] = { 1 };
> +static uint8_t __used encl_buffer[8192] = { 1 };
>  
>  enum sgx_enclu_function {
>  	EACCEPT = 0x5,
> -- 
> 2.25.1

Reviewed-by: Jarkko Sakkinen <jarkko@kernel.org>

BR, Jarkko
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Patch

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/sgx/defines.h b/tools/testing/selftests/sgx/defines.h
index d8587c971..b8f482667 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/sgx/defines.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/sgx/defines.h
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ 
 
 #define __aligned(x) __attribute__((__aligned__(x)))
 #define __packed __attribute__((packed))
+#define __used __attribute__((used))
 
 #include "../../../../arch/x86/include/asm/sgx.h"
 #include "../../../../arch/x86/include/asm/enclu.h"
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/sgx/test_encl.c b/tools/testing/selftests/sgx/test_encl.c
index b09550cb3..c7bcbc85b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/sgx/test_encl.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/sgx/test_encl.c
@@ -5,11 +5,12 @@ 
 #include "defines.h"
 
 /*
- * Data buffer spanning two pages that will be placed first in .data
- * segment. Even if not used internally the second page is needed by
- * external test manipulating page permissions.
+ * Data buffer spanning two pages that will be placed first in the .data
+ * segment. Even if not used internally the second page is needed by external
+ * test manipulating page permissions, so mark encl_buffer as "used" to make
+ * sure it is entirely preserved by the compiler.
  */
-static uint8_t encl_buffer[8192] = { 1 };
+static uint8_t __used encl_buffer[8192] = { 1 };
 
 enum sgx_enclu_function {
 	EACCEPT = 0x5,