[PATCH 2/2] x86_64: Use __seg_fs qualifiers in NPTL accessors

H.J. Lu hjl.tools@gmail.com
Wed Aug 20 03:18:55 GMT 2025


On Tue, Aug 19, 2025 at 8:06 PM H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Sun, Aug 17, 2025 at 8:50 AM Uros Bizjak <ubizjak@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Use __seg_fs named address space qualifiers to cast NPTL accessors
> > to %fs: prefixed addresses.  Use volatile access only where
> > strictly necessary.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Uros Bizjak <ubizjak@gmail.com>
> > Cc: H.J.Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com>
> > Cc: Florian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com>
> > Cc: Carlos O'Donell <carlos@redhat.com>
> > ---
> >  sysdeps/x86_64/nptl/rseq-access.h |  82 ++++++++-----------
> >  sysdeps/x86_64/nptl/tcb-access.h  | 127 ++++++++----------------------
> >  2 files changed, 66 insertions(+), 143 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/sysdeps/x86_64/nptl/rseq-access.h b/sysdeps/x86_64/nptl/rseq-access.h
> > index bc966b2972..214cb96797 100644
> > --- a/sysdeps/x86_64/nptl/rseq-access.h
> > +++ b/sysdeps/x86_64/nptl/rseq-access.h
> > @@ -16,34 +16,38 @@
> >     License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
> >     <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
> >
> > +/* Read member of the RSEQ area directly.  */
> > +#define RSEQ_GETMEM(member) \
> > +  ({                                                                         \
> > +     _Static_assert (sizeof (RSEQ_SELF()->member) == 1                       \
> > +                    || sizeof (RSEQ_SELF()->member) == 4                     \
> > +                    || sizeof (RSEQ_SELF()->member) == 8,                    \
> > +                    "size of rseq data");                                    \
> > +     (*(__typeof (RSEQ_SELF()->member) __seg_fs *)                           \
> > +      (__rseq_offset + offsetof (struct rseq_area, member)));                \

info: __rseq_offset: -192

%fs + negative offset doesn't work for x32.

> > +  })
> > +
> >  /* Read member of the RSEQ area directly, with single-copy atomicity semantics.  */
> >  #define RSEQ_GETMEM_ONCE(member) \
> > -  ({ __typeof (RSEQ_SELF()->member) __value;                                 \
> > -     _Static_assert (sizeof (__value) == 1                                   \
> > -                    || sizeof (__value) == 4                                 \
> > -                    || sizeof (__value) == 8,                                \
> > -                    "size of rseq data");                            \
> > -     if (sizeof (__value) == 1)                                                      \
> > -       asm volatile ("movb %%fs:%P2(%q3),%b0"                                \
> > -                    : "=q" (__value)                                         \
> > -                    : "0" (0), "i" (offsetof (struct rseq_area, member)),    \
> > -                      "r" ((long long int) __rseq_offset));                  \
> > -     else if (sizeof (__value) == 4)                                         \
> > -       asm volatile ("movl %%fs:%P1(%q2),%0"                                 \
> > -                    : "=r" (__value)                                         \
> > -                    : "i" (offsetof (struct rseq_area, member)),             \
> > -                      "r" ((long long int) __rseq_offset));                  \
> > -     else /* 8 */                                                            \
> > -       {                                                                     \
> > -        asm volatile ("movq %%fs:%P1(%q2),%q0"                               \
> > -                      : "=r" (__value)                                       \
> > -                      : "i" (offsetof (struct rseq_area, member)),           \
> > -                        "r" ((long long int) __rseq_offset));                \
> > -       }                                                                     \
> > -     __value; })
> > +  ({                                                                         \
> > +     _Static_assert (sizeof (RSEQ_SELF()->member) == 1                       \
> > +                    || sizeof (RSEQ_SELF()->member) == 4                     \
> > +                    || sizeof (RSEQ_SELF()->member) == 8,                    \
> > +                    "size of rseq data");                                    \
> > +     (*(volatile __typeof (RSEQ_SELF()->member) __seg_fs *)                  \
> > +      (__rseq_offset + offsetof (struct rseq_area, member)));                \
> > +  })
> >
> > -/* Read member of the RSEQ area directly.  */
> > -#define RSEQ_GETMEM(member) RSEQ_GETMEM_ONCE(member)
> > +/* Set member of the RSEQ area directly.  */
> > +#define RSEQ_SETMEM(member, value) \
> > +  ({                                                                         \
> > +     _Static_assert (sizeof (RSEQ_SELF()->member) == 1                       \
> > +                    || sizeof (RSEQ_SELF()->member) == 4                     \
> > +                    || sizeof (RSEQ_SELF()->member) == 8,                    \
> > +                    "size of rseq data");                                    \
> > +     (*(__typeof (RSEQ_SELF()->member) __seg_fs *)                           \
> > +      (__rseq_offset + offsetof (struct rseq_area, member)) = (value));              \
> > +  })
> >
> >  /* Set member of the RSEQ area directly, with single-copy atomicity semantics.  */
> >  #define RSEQ_SETMEM_ONCE(member, value) \
> > @@ -51,27 +55,7 @@
> >       _Static_assert (sizeof (RSEQ_SELF()->member) == 1                       \
> >                      || sizeof (RSEQ_SELF()->member) == 4                     \
> >                      || sizeof (RSEQ_SELF()->member) == 8,                    \
> > -                    "size of rseq data");                            \
> > -     if (sizeof (RSEQ_SELF()->member) == 1)                                  \
> > -       asm volatile ("movb %b0,%%fs:%P1(%q2)" :                                      \
> > -                    : "iq" (value),                                          \
> > -                      "i" (offsetof (struct rseq_area, member)),             \
> > -                      "r" ((long long int) __rseq_offset));                  \
> > -     else if (sizeof (RSEQ_SELF()->member) == 4)                             \
> > -       asm volatile ("movl %0,%%fs:%P1(%q2)" :                               \
> > -                    : IMM_MODE (value),                                      \
> > -                      "i" (offsetof (struct rseq_area, member)),             \
> > -                      "r" ((long long int) __rseq_offset));                  \
> > -     else /* 8 */                                                            \
> > -       {                                                                     \
> > -        /* Since movq takes a signed 32-bit immediate or a register source   \
> > -           operand, use "er" constraint for 32-bit signed integer constant   \
> > -           or register.  */                                                  \
> > -        asm volatile ("movq %q0,%%fs:%P1(%q2)" :                             \
> > -                      : "er" ((uint64_t) cast_to_integer (value)),           \
> > -                        "i" (offsetof (struct rseq_area, member)),           \
> > -                        "r" ((long long int) __rseq_offset));                \
> > -       }})
> > -
> > -/* Set member of the RSEQ area directly.  */
> > -#define RSEQ_SETMEM(member, value) RSEQ_SETMEM_ONCE(member, value)
> > +                    "size of rseq data");                                    \
> > +     (*(volatile __typeof (RSEQ_SELF()->member) __seg_fs *)                  \
> > +      (__rseq_offset + offsetof (struct rseq_area, member)) = (value));              \
> > +  })
> > diff --git a/sysdeps/x86_64/nptl/tcb-access.h b/sysdeps/x86_64/nptl/tcb-access.h
> > index defd76f54f..445f328ac2 100644
> > --- a/sysdeps/x86_64/nptl/tcb-access.h
> > +++ b/sysdeps/x86_64/nptl/tcb-access.h
> > @@ -17,116 +17,55 @@
> >     <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
> >
> >  /* Read member of the thread descriptor directly.  */
> > -# define THREAD_GETMEM(descr, member) \
> > -  ({ __typeof (descr->member) __value;                                       \
> > -     _Static_assert (sizeof (__value) == 1                                   \
> > -                    || sizeof (__value) == 4                                 \
> > -                    || sizeof (__value) == 8,                                \
> > +#define THREAD_GETMEM(descr, member) \
> > +  ({                                                                         \
> > +     _Static_assert (sizeof (descr->member) == 1                                     \
> > +                    || sizeof (descr->member) == 4                           \
> > +                    || sizeof (descr->member) == 8,                          \
> >                      "size of per-thread data");                              \
> > -     if (sizeof (__value) == 1)                                                      \
> > -       asm volatile ("movb %%fs:%P2,%b0"                                     \
> > -                    : "=q" (__value)                                         \
> > -                    : "0" (0), "i" (offsetof (struct pthread, member)));     \
> > -     else if (sizeof (__value) == 4)                                         \
> > -       asm volatile ("movl %%fs:%P1,%0"                                              \
> > -                    : "=r" (__value)                                         \
> > -                    : "i" (offsetof (struct pthread, member)));              \
> > -     else /* 8 */                                                                    \
> > -       {                                                                     \
> > -        asm volatile ("movq %%fs:%P1,%q0"                                    \
> > -                      : "=r" (__value)                                       \
> > -                      : "i" (offsetof (struct pthread, member)));            \
> > -       }                                                                     \
> > -     __value; })
> > +     (*(__typeof (descr->member) __seg_fs *)                                 \
> > +      offsetof (struct pthread, member));                                    \
> > +  })
> >
> > -/* THREAD_GETMEM already forces a read.  */
> > -#define THREAD_GETMEM_VOLATILE(descr, member) THREAD_GETMEM (descr, member)
> > +#define THREAD_GETMEM_VOLATILE(descr, member) \
> > +  ({                                                                         \
> > +     _Static_assert (sizeof (descr->member) == 1                             \
> > +                    || sizeof (descr->member) == 4                           \
> > +                    || sizeof (descr->member) == 8,                          \
> > +                    "size of per-thread data");                              \
> > +     (*(volatile __typeof (descr->member) __seg_fs *)                        \
> > +      offsetof (struct pthread, member));                                    \
> > +  })
> >
> >  /* Same as THREAD_GETMEM, but the member offset can be non-constant.  */
> > -# define THREAD_GETMEM_NC(descr, member, idx) \
> > -  ({ __typeof (descr->member[0]) __value;                                    \
> > -     _Static_assert (sizeof (__value) == 1                                   \
> > -                    || sizeof (__value) == 4                                 \
> > -                    || sizeof (__value) == 8,                                \
> > +#define THREAD_GETMEM_NC(descr, member, idx) \
> > +  ({                                                                         \
> > +     _Static_assert (sizeof (descr->member[0]) == 1                          \
> > +                    || sizeof (descr->member[0]) == 4                        \
> > +                    || sizeof (descr->member[0]) == 8,                       \
> >                      "size of per-thread data");                              \
> > -     if (sizeof (__value) == 1)                                                      \
> > -       asm volatile ("movb %%fs:%P2(%q3),%b0"                                \
> > -                    : "=q" (__value)                                         \
> > -                    : "0" (0), "i" (offsetof (struct pthread, member[0])),   \
> > -                      "r" (idx));                                            \
> > -     else if (sizeof (__value) == 4)                                         \
> > -       asm volatile ("movl %%fs:%P1(,%q2,4),%0"                                      \
> > -                    : "=r" (__value)                                         \
> > -                    : "i" (offsetof (struct pthread, member[0])), "r" (idx));\
> > -     else /* 8 */                                                            \
> > -       {                                                                     \
> > -        asm volatile ("movq %%fs:%P1(,%q2,8),%q0"                            \
> > -                      : "=r" (__value)                                       \
> > -                      : "i" (offsetof (struct pthread, member[0])),          \
> > -                        "r" (idx));                                          \
> > -       }                                                                     \
> > -     __value; })
> > -
> > -
> > -/* Loading addresses of objects on x86-64 needs to be treated special
> > -   when generating PIC code.  */
> > -#ifdef __pic__
> > -# define IMM_MODE "nr"
> > -#else
> > -# define IMM_MODE "ir"
> > -#endif
> > -
> > +     (*(__typeof (descr->member[0]) __seg_fs *)                                      \
> > +      offsetof (struct pthread, member[idx]));                               \
> > +  })
> >
> >  /* Set member of the thread descriptor directly.  */
> > -# define THREAD_SETMEM(descr, member, value) \
> > +#define THREAD_SETMEM(descr, member, value) \
> >    ({                                                                         \
> >       _Static_assert (sizeof (descr->member) == 1                             \
> >                      || sizeof (descr->member) == 4                           \
> >                      || sizeof (descr->member) == 8,                          \
> >                      "size of per-thread data");                              \
> > -     if (sizeof (descr->member) == 1)                                        \
> > -       asm volatile ("movb %b0,%%fs:%P1" :                                   \
> > -                    : "iq" (value),                                          \
> > -                      "i" (offsetof (struct pthread, member)));              \
> > -     else if (sizeof (descr->member) == 4)                                   \
> > -       asm volatile ("movl %0,%%fs:%P1" :                                    \
> > -                    : IMM_MODE (value),                                      \
> > -                      "i" (offsetof (struct pthread, member)));              \
> > -     else /* 8 */                                                            \
> > -       {                                                                     \
> > -        /* Since movq takes a signed 32-bit immediate or a register source   \
> > -           operand, use "er" constraint for 32-bit signed integer constant   \
> > -           or register.  */                                                  \
> > -        asm volatile ("movq %q0,%%fs:%P1" :                                  \
> > -                      : "er" ((uint64_t) cast_to_integer (value)),           \
> > -                        "i" (offsetof (struct pthread, member)));            \
> > -       }})
> > -
> > +     (*(__typeof (descr->member) __seg_fs *)                                 \
> > +      offsetof (struct pthread, member) = (value));                          \
> > +  })
> >
> >  /* Same as THREAD_SETMEM, but the member offset can be non-constant.  */
> > -# define THREAD_SETMEM_NC(descr, member, idx, value) \
> > +#define THREAD_SETMEM_NC(descr, member, idx, value) \
> >    ({                                                                         \
> >       _Static_assert (sizeof (descr->member[0]) == 1                          \
> >                      || sizeof (descr->member[0]) == 4                        \
> >                      || sizeof (descr->member[0]) == 8,                       \
> >                      "size of per-thread data");                              \
> > -     if (sizeof (descr->member[0]) == 1)                                     \
> > -       asm volatile ("movb %b0,%%fs:%P1(%q2)" :                                      \
> > -                    : "iq" (value),                                          \
> > -                      "i" (offsetof (struct pthread, member[0])),            \
> > -                      "r" (idx));                                            \
> > -     else if (sizeof (descr->member[0]) == 4)                                \
> > -       asm volatile ("movl %0,%%fs:%P1(,%q2,4)" :                            \
> > -                    : IMM_MODE (value),                                      \
> > -                      "i" (offsetof (struct pthread, member[0])),            \
> > -                      "r" (idx));                                            \
> > -     else /* 8 */                                                            \
> > -       {                                                                     \
> > -        /* Since movq takes a signed 32-bit immediate or a register source   \
> > -           operand, use "er" constraint for 32-bit signed integer constant   \
> > -           or register.  */                                                  \
> > -        asm volatile ("movq %q0,%%fs:%P1(,%q2,8)" :                          \
> > -                      : "er" ((uint64_t) cast_to_integer (value)),           \
> > -                        "i" (offsetof (struct pthread, member[0])),          \
> > -                        "r" (idx));                                          \
> > -       }})
> > +     (*(__typeof (descr->member[0]) __seg_fs *)                                      \
> > +      offsetof (struct pthread, member[idx]) = (value));                     \
> > +  })
> > --
> > 2.50.1
> >
>
> This doesn't work for x32:
>
> ../localedata/gen-locale.sh: line 29: 3948007 Segmentation fault
> (core dumped) ${localedef_before_env} ${run_program_env}
> I18NPATH=../localedata ${localedef_after_env} $flags -f $charmap -i
> $input ${common_objpfx}localedata/$out
> Charmap: "UTF-8" Inputfile: "C" Outputdir: "C.UTF-8" failed
> /bin/sh: line 4:
> /export/build/gnu/tools-build/glibc-x32-cet-gitlab/build-x86_64-linux/localedata/C.UTF-8/LC_CTYPE.test-result:
> No such file or directory
> make[4]: *** [../gen-locales.mk:28:
> /export/build/gnu/tools-build/glibc-x32-cet-gitlab/build-x86_64-linux/localedata/C.UTF-8/LC_CTYPE]
> Error 1
>
>
> --
> H.J.



-- 
H.J.


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