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[RFC,v5,10/12] __wr_after_init: rodata_test: test __wr_after_init

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Series hardening: statically allocated protected memory | expand

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Igor Stoppa Feb. 13, 2019, 10:41 p.m. UTC 
The write protection of the __wr_after_init data can be verified with the
same methodology used for const data.

Signed-off-by: Igor Stoppa <igor.stoppa@huawei.com>

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---
 mm/rodata_test.c | 27 ++++++++++++++++++++++++---
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/mm/rodata_test.c b/mm/rodata_test.c
index e1349520b436..a669cf9f5a61 100644
--- a/mm/rodata_test.c
+++ b/mm/rodata_test.c
@@ -16,8 +16,23 @@ 
 
 #define INIT_TEST_VAL 0xC3
 
+/*
+ * Note: __ro_after_init data is, for every practical effect, equivalent to
+ * const data, since they are even write protected at the same time; there
+ * is no need for separate testing.
+ * __wr_after_init data, otoh, is altered also after the write protection
+ * takes place and it cannot be exploitable for altering more permanent
+ * data.
+ */
+
 static const int rodata_test_data = INIT_TEST_VAL;
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_PRMEM
+static int wr_after_init_test_data __wr_after_init = INIT_TEST_VAL;
+extern long __start_wr_after_init;
+extern long __end_wr_after_init;
+#endif
+
 static bool test_data(char *data_type, const int *data,
 		      unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
 {
@@ -59,7 +74,13 @@  static bool test_data(char *data_type, const int *data,
 
 void rodata_test(void)
 {
-	test_data("rodata", &rodata_test_data,
-		  (unsigned long)&__start_rodata,
-		  (unsigned long)&__end_rodata);
+	if (!test_data("rodata", &rodata_test_data,
+		       (unsigned long)&__start_rodata,
+		       (unsigned long)&__end_rodata))
+		return;
+#ifdef CONFIG_PRMEM
+	    test_data("wr after init data", &wr_after_init_test_data,
+		      (unsigned long)&__start_wr_after_init,
+		      (unsigned long)&__end_wr_after_init);
+#endif
 }