On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 11:13 PM, Mathias Krause <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 25, 2013 at 11:54 PM, Kees Cook <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Select a random location when CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE is used, bounded
>> by CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE_MAX_OFFSET. Sources of randomness currently
>> include RDRAND and RDTSC.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <[email protected]>
>> ---
>>  arch/x86/Kconfig                |   29 +++++++++++++--
>>  arch/x86/boot/compressed/aslr.c |   75 
>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>>  2 files changed, 100 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>>
>> [snip]
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/aslr.c 
>> b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/aslr.c
>> index d5331ee..11a91c6 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/aslr.c
>> +++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/aslr.c
>> @@ -2,18 +2,89 @@
>>
>>  #ifdef CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE
>>
>> +#include <asm/archrandom.h>
>> +static inline int rdrand(unsigned long *v)
>> +{
>> +       int ok;
>> +       asm volatile("1: " RDRAND_LONG "\n\t"
>> +                    "jc 2f\n\t"
>> +                    "decl %0\n\t"
>> +                    "jnz 1b\n\t"
>> +                    "2:"
>> +                    : "=r" (ok), "=a" (*v)
>> +                    : "0" (RDRAND_RETRY_LOOPS));
>> +       return ok;
>> +}
>> +
>> +static inline uint32_t rdtsc(void)
>> +{
>> +       uint32_t timer;
>> +
>> +       asm volatile("rdtsc\n" : "=a" (timer));
>
> '\n' in the assembly statement is not needed. Also, RDTSC trashes
> edx/rdx as well so it should be mentioned in the clobber list, at
> least.
> Maybe using rdtscl() from <asm/msr.h> instead is an option?

Ah yeah, rdtscl is perfect. I'll use that instead.

Thanks!

-Kees

-- 
Kees Cook
Chrome OS Security
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