@@ -1481,12 +1481,6 @@ menu "ARMv8.3 architectural features"
config ARM64_PTR_AUTH
bool "Enable support for pointer authentication"
default y
- depends on (CC_HAS_SIGN_RETURN_ADDRESS || CC_HAS_BRANCH_PROT_PAC_RET) && AS_HAS_PAC
- # Modern compilers insert a .note.gnu.property section note for PAC
- # which is only understood by binutils starting with version 2.33.1.
- depends on LD_IS_LLD || LD_VERSION >= 23301 || (CC_IS_GCC && GCC_VERSION < 90100)
- depends on !CC_IS_CLANG || AS_HAS_CFI_NEGATE_RA_STATE
- depends on (!FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER || DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_REGS)
help
Pointer authentication (part of the ARMv8.3 Extensions) provides
instructions for signing and authenticating pointers against secret
@@ -1498,13 +1492,6 @@ config ARM64_PTR_AUTH
for each process at exec() time, with these keys being
context-switched along with the process.
- If the compiler supports the -mbranch-protection or
- -msign-return-address flag (e.g. GCC 7 or later), then this option
- will also cause the kernel itself to be compiled with return address
- protection. In this case, and if the target hardware is known to
- support pointer authentication, then CONFIG_STACKPROTECTOR can be
- disabled with minimal loss of protection.
-
The feature is detected at runtime. If the feature is not present in
hardware it will not be advertised to userspace/KVM guest nor will it
be enabled.
@@ -1515,6 +1502,24 @@ config ARM64_PTR_AUTH
but with the feature disabled. On such a system, this option should
not be selected.
+config ARM64_PTR_AUTH_KERNEL
+ bool
+ default y
+ depends on ARM64_PTR_AUTH
+ depends on (CC_HAS_SIGN_RETURN_ADDRESS || CC_HAS_BRANCH_PROT_PAC_RET) && AS_HAS_PAC
+ # Modern compilers insert a .note.gnu.property section note for PAC
+ # which is only understood by binutils starting with version 2.33.1.
+ depends on LD_IS_LLD || LD_VERSION >= 23301 || (CC_IS_GCC && GCC_VERSION < 90100)
+ depends on !CC_IS_CLANG || AS_HAS_CFI_NEGATE_RA_STATE
+ depends on (!FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER || DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_REGS)
+ help
+ If the compiler supports the -mbranch-protection or
+ -msign-return-address flag (e.g. GCC 7 or later), then this option
+ will cause the kernel itself to be compiled with return address
+ protection. In this case, and if the target hardware is known to
+ support pointer authentication, then CONFIG_STACKPROTECTOR can be
+ disabled with minimal loss of protection.
+
This feature works with FUNCTION_GRAPH_TRACER option only if
DYNAMIC_FTRACE_WITH_REGS is enabled.
@@ -1606,7 +1611,7 @@ config ARM64_BTI_KERNEL
bool "Use Branch Target Identification for kernel"
default y
depends on ARM64_BTI
- depends on ARM64_PTR_AUTH
+ depends on ARM64_PTR_AUTH_KERNEL
depends on CC_HAS_BRANCH_PROT_PAC_RET_BTI
# https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=94697
depends on !CC_IS_GCC || GCC_VERSION >= 100100
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ endif
# off, this will be overridden if we are using branch protection.
branch-prot-flags-y += $(call cc-option,-mbranch-protection=none)
-ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARM64_PTR_AUTH),y)
+ifeq ($(CONFIG_ARM64_PTR_AUTH_KERNEL),y)
branch-prot-flags-$(CONFIG_CC_HAS_SIGN_RETURN_ADDRESS) := -msign-return-address=all
# We enable additional protection for leaf functions as there is some
# narrow potential for ROP protection benefits and no substantial
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ int main(void)
DEFINE(THREAD_SCTLR_USER, offsetof(struct task_struct, thread.sctlr_user));
#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_PTR_AUTH
DEFINE(THREAD_KEYS_USER, offsetof(struct task_struct, thread.keys_user));
+#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_PTR_AUTH_KERNEL
DEFINE(THREAD_KEYS_KERNEL, offsetof(struct task_struct, thread.keys_kernel));
#endif
#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_MTE
@@ -463,7 +463,7 @@ void lkdtm_DOUBLE_FAULT(void)
#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64
static noinline void change_pac_parameters(void)
{
- if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM64_PTR_AUTH)) {
+ if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM64_PTR_AUTH_KERNEL)) {
/* Reset the keys of current task */
ptrauth_thread_init_kernel(current);
ptrauth_thread_switch_kernel(current);
@@ -477,8 +477,8 @@ noinline void lkdtm_CORRUPT_PAC(void)
#define CORRUPT_PAC_ITERATE 10
int i;
- if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM64_PTR_AUTH))
- pr_err("FAIL: kernel not built with CONFIG_ARM64_PTR_AUTH\n");
+ if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM64_PTR_AUTH_KERNEL))
+ pr_err("FAIL: kernel not built with CONFIG_ARM64_PTR_AUTH_KERNEL\n");
if (!system_supports_address_auth()) {
pr_err("FAIL: CPU lacks pointer authentication feature\n");