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| author | Adhemerval Zanella <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.com> | 2015-04-23 09:17:42 -0300 |
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| committer | Adhemerval Zanella <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org> | 2015-06-09 18:10:19 -0300 |
| commit | 7cbeabac0fb28e24c99aaa5085e613ea543a2346 (patch) | |
| tree | d51c207e3179fc7c1f03f53c3361224585429e8c /ChangeLog | |
| parent | 2f44ee08dbf51d39ef5692699cc35f93faf64db1 (diff) | |
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x86: Remove vsyscall usage
This patch removes the vsyscall usage for x86_64 port. As indicated by kernel code comments [1], vsyscalls are a legacy ABI and its concept is problematic: - It interferes with ASLR. - It's awkward to write code that lives in kernel addresses but is callable by userspace at fixed addresses. - The whole concept is impossible for 32-bit compat userspace. - UML cannot easily virtualize a vsyscall. The VDSO is a better approach for such functionality. Tested on i686, x86_64, and x32. * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/gettimeofday.c (__gettimeofday_syscall): Remove vsyscall fallback. * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/time.c (__time_syscall): Likewise. * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/gettimeofday.c (__gettimeofday_syscall): Add syscall fallback function. (gettimeofday_ifunc): Use __gettimeofday_syscall as fallback mechanism if vDSO is not present. * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/time.c (__time_syscall): Add syscall fallback function. (time_ifunc): Use __time_syscall as fallback mechanism if vDSO is not present. * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/gettimeofday.c: Remove file. * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/time.c: Likewise. [1] arch/x86/kernel/vsyscall_64.c
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diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index 2501f45873..5f745e72b4 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,3 +1,19 @@ +2015-06-09 Adhemerval Zanella <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org> + + * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/gettimeofday.c + (__gettimeofday_syscall): Remove vsyscall fallback. + * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/time.c (__time_syscall): Likewise. + * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/gettimeofday.c (__gettimeofday_syscall): + Add syscall fallback function. + (gettimeofday_ifunc): Use __gettimeofday_syscall as fallback mechanism + if vDSO is not present. + * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/time.c (__time_syscall): Add syscall + fallback function. + (time_ifunc): Use __time_syscall as fallback mechanism if vDSO is not + present. + * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/gettimeofday.c: Remove file. + * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/time.c: Likewise. + 2015-06-09 Joseph Myers <joseph@codesourcery.com> [BZ #18497] |