[PATCH] elf: Fix glibc-hwcaps priorities with cache flags mismatches [BZ #27046]

Szabolcs Nagy szabolcs.nagy@arm.com
Thu Jun 24 17:19:45 GMT 2021


The 06/22/2021 15:27, Florian Weimer via Libc-alpha wrote:
> If lib->flags (in the cache) did not match GLRO (dl_correct_cache_id),
> searching for further glibc-hwcaps entries did not happen, and it
> was possible that the best glibc-hwcaps was not found.  By accident,
> this causes a test failure for elf/tst-glibc-hwcaps-prepend-cache
> on armv7l.
> 
> This commit changes the cache lookup logic to continue searching
> if (a) no match has been found, (b) a named glibc-hwcaps match
> has been found(), or (c) non-glibc-hwcaps match has been found
> and the entry flags and cache default flags do not match.
> 
> _DL_CACHE_DEFAULT_ID is used instead of GLRO (dl_correct_cache_id)
> because the latter is only written once on i386 if loading
> of libc.so.5 libraries is selected, so GLRO (dl_correct_cache_id)
> should probably removed in a future change.
> 
> Tested on i686-linux-gnu, x86_64-linux-gnu, and on an armv7l system that
> exposed the issue.  Most of the diff is due to whitespace changes.


Looks good, thanks.

Reviewed-by: Szabolcs Nagy <szabolcs.nagy@arm.com>

> 
> ---
>  elf/dl-cache.c | 134 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------------
>  1 file changed, 65 insertions(+), 69 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/elf/dl-cache.c b/elf/dl-cache.c
> index 32f3bef5ea..2b8da8650d 100644
> --- a/elf/dl-cache.c
> +++ b/elf/dl-cache.c
> @@ -269,81 +269,77 @@ search_cache (const char *string_table, uint32_t string_table_size,
>  	      if (_dl_cache_check_flags (flags)
>  		  && _dl_cache_verify_ptr (lib->value, string_table_size))
>  		{
> -		  if (best == NULL || flags == GLRO (dl_correct_cache_id))
> +		  /* Named/extension hwcaps get slightly different
> +		     treatment: We keep searching for a better
> +		     match.  */
> +		  bool named_hwcap = false;
> +
> +		  if (entry_size >= sizeof (struct file_entry_new))
>  		    {
> -		      /* Named/extension hwcaps get slightly different
> -			 treatment: We keep searching for a better
> -			 match.  */
> -		      bool named_hwcap = false;
> +		      /* The entry is large enough to include
> +			 HWCAP data.  Check it.  */
> +		      struct file_entry_new *libnew
> +			= (struct file_entry_new *) lib;
>  
> -		      if (entry_size >= sizeof (struct file_entry_new))
> +#ifdef SHARED
> +		      named_hwcap = dl_cache_hwcap_extension (libnew);
> +		      if (named_hwcap
> +			  && !dl_cache_hwcap_isa_level_compatible (libnew))
> +			continue;
> +#endif
> +
> +		      /* The entries with named/extension hwcaps have
> +			 been exhausted (they are listed before all
> +			 other entries).  Return the best match
> +			 encountered so far if there is one.  */
> +		      if (!named_hwcap && best != NULL)
> +			break;
> +
> +		      if ((libnew->hwcap & hwcap_exclude) && !named_hwcap)
> +			continue;
> +		      if (GLRO (dl_osversion)
> +			  && libnew->osversion > GLRO (dl_osversion))
> +			continue;
> +		      if (_DL_PLATFORMS_COUNT
> +			  && (libnew->hwcap & _DL_HWCAP_PLATFORM) != 0
> +			  && ((libnew->hwcap & _DL_HWCAP_PLATFORM)
> +			      != platform))
> +			continue;
> +
> +#ifdef SHARED
> +		      /* For named hwcaps, determine the priority and
> +			 see if beats what has been found so far.  */
> +		      if (named_hwcap)
>  			{
> -			  /* The entry is large enough to include
> -			     HWCAP data.  Check it.  */
> -			  struct file_entry_new *libnew
> -			    = (struct file_entry_new *) lib;
> -
> -#ifdef SHARED
> -			  named_hwcap = dl_cache_hwcap_extension (libnew);
> -			  if (named_hwcap
> -			      && !dl_cache_hwcap_isa_level_compatible (libnew))
> +			  uint32_t entry_priority
> +			    = glibc_hwcaps_priority (libnew->hwcap);
> +			  if (entry_priority == 0)
> +			    /* Not usable at all.  Skip.  */
> +			    continue;
> +			  else if (best == NULL
> +				   || entry_priority < best_priority)
> +			    /* This entry is of higher priority
> +			       than the previous one, or it is the
> +			       first entry.  */
> +			    best_priority = entry_priority;
> +			  else
> +			    /* An entry has already been found,
> +			       but it is a better match.  */
>  			    continue;
> -#endif
> -
> -			  /* The entries with named/extension hwcaps
> -			     have been exhausted.  Return the best
> -			     match encountered so far if there is
> -			     one.  */
> -			  if (!named_hwcap && best != NULL)
> -			    break;
> -
> -			  if ((libnew->hwcap & hwcap_exclude) && !named_hwcap)
> -			    continue;
> -			  if (GLRO (dl_osversion)
> -			      && libnew->osversion > GLRO (dl_osversion))
> -			    continue;
> -			  if (_DL_PLATFORMS_COUNT
> -			      && (libnew->hwcap & _DL_HWCAP_PLATFORM) != 0
> -			      && ((libnew->hwcap & _DL_HWCAP_PLATFORM)
> -				  != platform))
> -			    continue;
> -
> -#ifdef SHARED
> -			  /* For named hwcaps, determine the priority
> -			     and see if beats what has been found so
> -			     far.  */
> -			  if (named_hwcap)
> -			    {
> -			      uint32_t entry_priority
> -				= glibc_hwcaps_priority (libnew->hwcap);
> -			      if (entry_priority == 0)
> -				/* Not usable at all.  Skip.  */
> -				continue;
> -			      else if (best == NULL
> -				       || entry_priority < best_priority)
> -				/* This entry is of higher priority
> -				   than the previous one, or it is the
> -				   first entry.  */
> -				best_priority = entry_priority;
> -			      else
> -				/* An entry has already been found,
> -				   but it is a better match.  */
> -				continue;
> -			    }
> -#endif /* SHARED */
>  			}
> -
> -		      best = string_table + lib->value;
> -
> -		      if (flags == GLRO (dl_correct_cache_id)
> -			  && !named_hwcap)
> -			/* We've found an exact match for the shared
> -			   object and no general `ELF' release.  Stop
> -			   searching, but not if a named (extension)
> -			   hwcap is used.  In this case, an entry with
> -			   a higher priority may come up later.  */
> -			break;
> +#endif /* SHARED */
>  		    }
> +
> +		  best = string_table + lib->value;
> +
> +		  if (!named_hwcap && flags == _DL_CACHE_DEFAULT_ID)
> +		    /* With named hwcaps, we need to keep searching to
> +		       see if we find a better match.  A better match
> +		       is also possible if the flags of the current
> +		       entry do not match the expected cache flags.
> +		       But if the flags match, no better entry will be
> +		       found.  */
> +		    break;
>  		}
>  	    }
>  	  while (++middle <= right);
> 


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