this branch contains experimental GCS support (not ABI stable)
source and branches
-------------------
binutils-gdb: upstream-git users/ARM/gcs-binutils-gdb-master
gcc (trunk): upstream-git vendors/ARM/gcs
gcc (gcc-13): upstream-git vendors/ARM/gcs-13
note: gcc vendor branches need setup https://gcc.gnu.org/gitwrite.html#vendor
glibc: upstream-git arm/gcs
linux: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/broonie/misc.git arm64-gcs
fvp fast model can be used for testing.
toolchain build
---------------
two options:
(1) branch-protect by default
configure gcc with --enable-standard-branch-protection
and build glibc normally
(2) do not branch-protect by default, require explicit cflags
configure gcc with
CFLAGS_FOR_TARGET='-O2 -mbranch-protection=standard'
CXXFLAGS_FOR_TARGET='-O2 -mbranch-protection=standard'
and configure glibc with
CFLAGS='-g -O2 -mbranch-protection=standard'
build user code with
CFLAGS+=-mbranch-protection=standard
(equivalent to -mbranch-protection=bti+pac+gcs)
linking
-------
use ldflags:
-z experimental-gcs={always,never,implicit}
always: force GCS marking on
never: force GCS marking off
implicit: mark output if all inputs are marked (default)
-z experimental-gcs-report={none,warning,error}
none: silent (default)
warning: when output is marked, unmarked input is a warning
error: when output is marked, unmarked input is an error
runtime
-------
run with environment var
GLIBC_TUNABLES=glibc.cpu.aarch64_gcs=1:glibc.cpu.aarch64_gcs_policy=2
by default both tunables are 0, the meaning is
glibc.cpu.aarch64_gcs_policy=0:
GCS is enabled if glibc.cpu.aarch64_gcs is set
glibc.cpu.aarch64_gcs_policy=1:
GCS is enabled if glibc.cpu.aarch64_gcs is set and binary is marked
if GCS is enabled an incompatible dlopen is an error
glibc.cpu.aarch64_gcs_policy=2:
GCS is enabled if glibc.cpu.aarch64_gcs is set
if GCS is enabled any incompatible binary is an error
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