This patch creates a config for shadow stack support and landing pad instr
support. Shadow stack support and landing instr support can be enabled by
selecting `CONFIG_RISCV_USER_CFI`. Selecting `CONFIG_RISCV_USER_CFI` wires
up path to enumerate CPU support and if cpu support exists, kernel will
support cpu assisted user mode cfi.
If CONFIG_RISCV_USER_CFI is selected, select `ARCH_USES_HIGH_VMA_FLAGS`,
`ARCH_HAS_USER_SHADOW_STACK` and DYNAMIC_SIGFRAME for riscv.
Signed-off-by: Deepak Gupta <debug@rivosinc.com>
---
arch/riscv/Kconfig | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 20 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/riscv/Kconfig b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
index 808ea66b9537..1335dbe91ab9 100644
--- a/arch/riscv/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/riscv/Kconfig
@@ -245,6 +245,26 @@ config ARCH_HAS_BROKEN_DWARF5
# https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/commit/7ffabb61a5569444b5ac9322e22e5471cc5e4a77
depends on LD_IS_LLD && LLD_VERSION < 180000
+config RISCV_USER_CFI
+ def_bool y
+ bool "riscv userspace control flow integrity"
+ depends on 64BIT && $(cc-option,-mabi=lp64 -march=rv64ima_zicfiss)
+ depends on RISCV_ALTERNATIVE
+ select ARCH_HAS_USER_SHADOW_STACK
+ select ARCH_USES_HIGH_VMA_FLAGS
+ select DYNAMIC_SIGFRAME
+ help
+ Provides CPU assisted control flow integrity to userspace tasks.
+ Control flow integrity is provided by implementing shadow stack for
+ backward edge and indirect branch tracking for forward edge in program.
+ Shadow stack protection is a hardware feature that detects function
+ return address corruption. This helps mitigate ROP attacks.
+ Indirect branch tracking enforces that all indirect branches must land
+ on a landing pad instruction else CPU will fault. This mitigates against
+ JOP / COP attacks. Applications must be enabled to use it, and old user-
+ space does not get protection "for free".
+ default y
+
config ARCH_MMAP_RND_BITS_MIN
default 18 if 64BIT
default 8
--
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