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Re: [PATCH v3 16/51] x86/32: put real return address on stack in entry code

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On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 12:22:33PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> On 08/15/16 11:25, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> > On Mon, Aug 15, 2016 at 11:04:42AM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> >> On 08/15/16 08:09, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> >>> On Sun, Aug 14, 2016 at 12:31:47AM -0700, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> >>>> On Fri, Aug 12, 2016 at 7:28 AM, Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> wrote:
> >>>>> This standardizes the stacks of idle tasks to be consistent with other
> >>>>> tasks on 32-bit.
> >>>>
> >>>> It might be nice to stick a ud2 or 1: hlt; jmp 1b or similar
> >>>> afterwards to make it clear that initial_code can't return.
> >>>
> >>> Yeah, I'll do something like that.
> >>>
> >>
> >> "Standardizing the stack" how?  A zero on the stack terminates the stack
> >> trace.
> > 
> > Instead of zero, user tasks have a real return address at that spot.
> > This makes idle tasks consistent with that, so we have a well defined
> > "end of stack".  Also it makes the stack trace more useful since it
> > shows what entry code was involved in calling into C.
> > 
> 
> So how is the stack terminated, and does things like kdb and kgdb need
> modifications?  Or is there now a stack termination above the struct
> pt_regs?

Even in today's code, there's no real "terminator".   The unwinder just
stops when it leaves the stack bounds.  See print_context_stack() in
mainline.

-- 
Josh

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[PATCH v3 00/51] x86/dumpstack: rewrite x86 stack dump code Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-12 16:40 +0200
  [PATCH v3 49/51] x86/dumpstack: warn on stack recursion Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-12 16:40 +0200
  [PATCH v3 36/51] perf/x86: convert perf_callchain_kernel() to use the new unwinder Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-12 16:40 +0200
  [PATCH v3 26/51] ftrace: add ftrace_graph_ret_addr() stack unwinding helpers Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-12 16:40 +0200
  [PATCH v3 33/51] x86/dumpstack: add get_stack_info() interface Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-12 16:40 +0200
  [PATCH v3 48/51] x86/unwind: warn if stack grows up Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-12 16:40 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v3 48/51] x86/unwind: warn if stack grows up Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> - 2016-08-14 10:30 +0200
      Re: [PATCH v3 48/51] x86/unwind: warn if stack grows up Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-15 18:30 +0200
  [PATCH v3 50/51] x86/mm: move arch_within_stack_frames() to usercopy.c Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-12 16:40 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v3 50/51] x86/mm: move arch_within_stack_frames() to usercopy.c Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2016-08-12 19:40 +0200
      Re: [PATCH v3 50/51] x86/mm: move arch_within_stack_frames() to  usercopy.c Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-12 21:20 +0200
        Re: [PATCH v3 50/51] x86/mm: move arch_within_stack_frames() to usercopy.c Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2016-08-12 22:10 +0200
          Re: [PATCH v3 50/51] x86/mm: move arch_within_stack_frames() to  usercopy.c Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-12 22:40 +0200
            Re: [PATCH v3 50/51] x86/mm: move arch_within_stack_frames() to usercopy.c Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> - 2016-08-12 22:50 +0200
  [PATCH v3 44/51] x86/dumpstack: print any pt_regs found on the stack Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-12 16:40 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v3 44/51] x86/dumpstack: print any pt_regs found on the stack Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> - 2016-08-14 10:50 +0200
  [PATCH v3 12/51] x86: move _stext marker to before head code Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-12 16:40 +0200
  [PATCH v3 32/51] x86/dumpstack: simplify in_exception_stack() Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-12 16:40 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v3 32/51] x86/dumpstack: simplify in_exception_stack() Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> - 2016-08-14 10:50 +0200
      Re: [PATCH v3 32/51] x86/dumpstack: simplify in_exception_stack() Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-15 17:40 +0200
  [PATCH v3 14/51] x86/asm/head:  put real return address on idle task stack Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-12 16:40 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v3 14/51] x86/asm/head: put real return address on idle  task stack Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> - 2016-08-14 10:40 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v3 14/51] x86/asm/head: put real return address on idle  task stack Nilay Vaish <nilayvaish@gmail.com> - 2016-08-17 22:40 +0200
      Re: [PATCH v3 14/51] x86/asm/head: put real return address on idle  task stack Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-17 23:20 +0200
  [PATCH v3 16/51] x86/32: put real return address on stack in entry code Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-12 16:40 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v3 16/51] x86/32: put real return address on stack in  entry code Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> - 2016-08-14 10:30 +0200
      Re: [PATCH v3 16/51] x86/32: put real return address on stack in  entry code Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-15 17:10 +0200
        Re: [PATCH v3 16/51] x86/32: put real return address on stack in  entry code "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com> - 2016-08-15 20:10 +0200
          Re: [PATCH v3 16/51] x86/32: put real return address on stack in  entry code Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-15 20:30 +0200
            Re: [PATCH v3 16/51] x86/32: put real return address on stack in  entry code "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com> - 2016-08-15 21:30 +0200
              Re: [PATCH v3 16/51] x86/32: put real return address on stack in  entry code Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-15 22:10 +0200
  [PATCH v3 18/51] x86/entry/head/32: use local labels Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-12 16:40 +0200
  [PATCH v3 30/51] x86/dumpstack/ftrace: don't print unreliable addresses in print_context_stack_bp() Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-12 16:40 +0200
  [PATCH v3 42/51] x86/unwind: create stack frames for saved syscall registers Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-12 16:40 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v3 42/51] x86/unwind: create stack frames for saved  syscall registers Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> - 2016-08-14 10:40 +0200
      Re: [PATCH v3 42/51] x86/unwind: create stack frames for saved  syscall registers Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-15 19:00 +0200
  [PATCH v3 28/51] ftrace/x86: implement HAVE_FUNCTION_GRAPH_RET_ADDR_PTR Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-12 16:40 +0200
  [PATCH v3 31/51] x86/dumpstack: allow preemption in show_stack_log_lvl() and dump_trace() Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-12 16:40 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v3 31/51] x86/dumpstack: allow preemption in  show_stack_log_lvl() and dump_trace() Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> - 2016-08-14 10:50 +0200
      Re: [PATCH v3 31/51] x86/dumpstack: allow preemption in  show_stack_log_lvl() and dump_trace() Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-15 17:40 +0200
  [PATCH v3 41/51] x86/entry/unwind: create stack frames for saved interrupt registers Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-12 16:40 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v3 41/51] x86/entry/unwind: create stack frames for saved  interrupt registers Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> - 2016-08-14 10:40 +0200
      Re: [PATCH v3 41/51] x86/entry/unwind: create stack frames for saved  interrupt registers Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-15 18:40 +0200
  [PATCH v3 37/51] x86/stacktrace: convert save_stack_trace_*() to use the new unwinder Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-12 16:40 +0200
  [PATCH v3 05/51] x86/dumpstack: make printk_stack_address() more generally useful Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-12 16:40 +0200
  [PATCH v3 43/51] x86/dumpstack: print stack identifier on its own line Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-12 16:40 +0200
  [PATCH v3 24/51] ftrace: only allocate the ret_stack 'fp' field when needed Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-12 16:40 +0200
  [PATCH v3 29/51] x86/dumpstack/ftrace: mark function graph handler function as unreliable Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-12 16:40 +0200
  [PATCH v3 03/51] x86/asm/head: rename 'stack_start' -> 'initial_stack' Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-12 16:50 +0200
  [PATCH v3 09/51] x86/dumpstack: fix x86_32 kernel_stack_pointer() previous stack access Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-12 16:50 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v3 09/51] x86/dumpstack: fix x86_32 kernel_stack_pointer()  previous stack access Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> - 2016-08-14 10:30 +0200
      Re: [PATCH v3 09/51] x86/dumpstack: fix x86_32 kernel_stack_pointer()  previous stack access Brian Gerst <brgerst@gmail.com> - 2016-08-14 15:00 +0200
        Re: [PATCH v3 09/51] x86/dumpstack: fix x86_32 kernel_stack_pointer()  previous stack access Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> - 2016-08-14 15:50 +0200
      Re: [PATCH v3 09/51] x86/dumpstack: fix x86_32  kernel_stack_pointer() previous stack access Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-15 17:10 +0200
        Re: [PATCH v3 09/51] x86/dumpstack: fix x86_32  kernel_stack_pointer() previous stack access Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-15 19:30 +0200
          Re: [PATCH v3 09/51] x86/dumpstack: fix x86_32 kernel_stack_pointer()  previous stack access Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> - 2016-08-15 22:10 +0200
  [PATCH v3 13/51] x86/asm/head: remove useless zeroed word Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-12 16:50 +0200
  [PATCH v3 21/51] oprofile/x86: add regs->ip to oprofile trace Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-12 16:50 +0200
  [PATCH v3 10/51] x86/dumpstack: add get_stack_pointer() and get_frame_pointer() Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-12 16:50 +0200
  [PATCH v3 07/51] x86/dumpstack: remove extra brackets around "<EOE>" Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-12 16:50 +0200
  [PATCH v3 17/51] x86/smp: fix initial idle stack location on 32-bit Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-12 16:50 +0200
  [PATCH v3 08/51] x86/dumpstack: fix irq stack bounds calculation in show_stack_log_lvl() Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-12 16:50 +0200
  [PATCH v3 15/51] x86/asm/head: standardize the end of the stack for idle tasks Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-12 16:50 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v3 15/51] x86/asm/head: standardize the end of the stack  for idle tasks Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> - 2016-08-14 10:40 +0200
  [PATCH v3 19/51] x86/entry/32: rename 'error_code' to 'common_exception' Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-12 16:50 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v3 19/51] x86/entry/32: rename 'error_code' to 'common_exception' Andy Lutomirski <luto@amacapital.net> - 2016-08-14 10:50 +0200
      Re: [PATCH v3 19/51] x86/entry/32: rename 'error_code' to  'common_exception' Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-15 17:40 +0200
  [PATCH v3 23/51] ftrace: remove CONFIG_HAVE_FUNCTION_GRAPH_FP_TEST from config Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-12 16:50 +0200
  [PATCH v3 11/51] x86/dumpstack: remove unnecessary stack pointer arguments Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> - 2016-08-12 17:10 +0200

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