Commit 890ba5b
Revert "riscv: Define TASK_SIZE_MAX for __access_ok()"
This reverts commit ad5643c ("riscv: Define TASK_SIZE_MAX for
__access_ok()").
This commit changes TASK_SIZE_MAX to be LONG_MAX to optimize access_ok(),
because the previous TASK_SIZE_MAX (default to TASK_SIZE) requires some
computation.
The reasoning was that all user addresses are less than LONG_MAX, and all
kernel addresses are greater than LONG_MAX. Therefore access_ok() can
filter kernel addresses.
Addresses between TASK_SIZE and LONG_MAX are not valid user addresses, but
access_ok() let them pass. That was thought to be okay, because they are
not valid addresses at hardware level.
Unfortunately, one case is missed: get_user_pages_fast() happily accepts
addresses between TASK_SIZE and LONG_MAX. futex(), for instance, uses
get_user_pages_fast(). This causes the problem reported by Robert [1].
Therefore, revert this commit. TASK_SIZE_MAX is changed to the default:
TASK_SIZE.
This unfortunately reduces performance, because TASK_SIZE is more expensive
to compute compared to LONG_MAX. But correctness first, we can think about
optimization later, if required.
Reported-by: <[email protected]>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-riscv/77605.1750245028@localhost/
Signed-off-by: Nam Cao <[email protected]>
Cc: [email protected]
Reviewed-by: Alexandre Ghiti <[email protected]>
Fixes: ad5643c ("riscv: Define TASK_SIZE_MAX for __access_ok()")
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/[email protected]
Signed-off-by: Palmer Dabbelt <[email protected]>1 parent b0843f8 commit 890ba5b
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