[PATCH v2] x32: Fix, optimize and cleanup RSEQ_* accessors

H.J. Lu hjl.tools@gmail.com
Thu Aug 28 01:10:45 GMT 2025


On Mon, Aug 25, 2025 at 12:51 AM Uros Bizjak <ubizjak@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Add missing "memory" clobber to accessors.  The "memory" clobber
> tells the compiler that the assembly code performs memory reads
> or writes to items other than those listed in the input and output
> operands (for example, accessing the memory pointed to by one of
> the input parameters).
>
> Use MOVZBL instead of MOVB when reading 1-byte memory location
> into a register.  MOVB to a register actually inserts into the LSB
> of the word-sized register, making the result dependent on
> the previous register value.  MOVZBL avoids this issue.
>
> Change %P asm operand modifiers to %c.  The ‘c’ modifier is a
> generic asm operand modifier that requires a constant operand and
> prints the constant expression without punctuation.
>
> Replace %b asm operand modifiers with explicit casts.  Explicit
> casts inform the compiler which part of the register value is used,
> allowing it to perform additional optimizations (e.g. narrowing the
> preceding operation).
>
> Remove %q asm operand modifiers.  Since the value is already cast
> to 'long long int', the compiler will emit a 64-bit register name
> in the assembly without needing %q.
>
> No functional changes intended.
>
> Tested-by: H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com>
> Co-Authored-By: H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com>
> Signed-off-by: H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com>
> Signed-off-by: Uros Bizjak <ubizjak@gmail.com>
> Cc: Florian Weimer <fweimer@redhat.com>
> Cc: Carlos O'Donell <carlos@redhat.com>
> ---
> v2: Explain the reason behind these changes in the commit message.
> ---
>  sysdeps/x86_64/x32/nptl/rseq-access.h | 70 +++++++++++++++------------
>  1 file changed, 39 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/sysdeps/x86_64/x32/nptl/rseq-access.h b/sysdeps/x86_64/x32/nptl/rseq-access.h
> index 8386ebd4bf..d9bb215c35 100644
> --- a/sysdeps/x86_64/x32/nptl/rseq-access.h
> +++ b/sysdeps/x86_64/x32/nptl/rseq-access.h
> @@ -18,29 +18,32 @@
>
>  /* Read member of the RSEQ area directly, with single-copy atomicity semantics.  */
>  #define RSEQ_GETMEM_ONCE(member) \
> -  ({ __typeof (RSEQ_SELF()->member) __value;                                 \
> +  ({                                                                         \
> +     __typeof (RSEQ_SELF()->member) __value;                                 \
>       _Static_assert (sizeof (__value) == 1                                   \
>                      || sizeof (__value) == 4                                 \
>                      || sizeof (__value) == 8,                                \
> -                    "size of rseq data");                            \
> +                    "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));                  \
> +       asm volatile ("movzbl %%fs:%c1(%2),%k0"                               \
> +                    : "=r" (__value)                                         \
> +                    : "i" (offsetof (struct rseq_area, member)),             \
> +                      "r" ((long long int) __rseq_offset)                    \
> +                    : "memory" );                                            \
>       else if (sizeof (__value) == 4)                                         \
> -       asm volatile ("movl %%fs:%P1(%q2),%0"                                 \
> +       asm volatile ("movl %%fs:%c1(%2),%0"                                  \
>                      : "=r" (__value)                                         \
>                      : "i" (offsetof (struct rseq_area, member)),             \
> -                      "r" ((long long int) __rseq_offset));                  \
> +                      "r" ((long long int) __rseq_offset)                    \
> +                    : "memory");                                             \
>       else /* 8 */                                                            \
> -       {                                                                     \
> -        asm volatile ("movq %%fs:%P1(%q2),%q0"                               \
> -                      : "=r" (__value)                                       \
> -                      : "i" (offsetof (struct rseq_area, member)),           \
> -                        "r" ((long long int) __rseq_offset));                \
> -       }                                                                     \
> -     __value; })
> +       asm volatile ("movq %%fs:%c1(%2),%0"                                  \
> +                    : "=r" (__value)                                         \
> +                    : "i" (offsetof (struct rseq_area, member)),             \
> +                      "r" ((long long int) __rseq_offset)                    \
> +                    : "memory");                                             \
> +     __value;                                                                \
> +  })
>
>  /* Read member of the RSEQ area directly.  */
>  #define RSEQ_GETMEM(member) RSEQ_GETMEM_ONCE(member)
> @@ -59,27 +62,32 @@
>       _Static_assert (sizeof (RSEQ_SELF()->member) == 1                       \
>                      || sizeof (RSEQ_SELF()->member) == 4                     \
>                      || sizeof (RSEQ_SELF()->member) == 8,                    \
> -                    "size of rseq data");                            \
> +                    "size of rseq data");                                    \
>       if (sizeof (RSEQ_SELF()->member) == 1)                                  \
> -       asm volatile ("movb %b0,%%fs:%P1(%q2)" :                                      \
> -                    : "iq" (value),                                          \
> +       asm volatile ("movb %0,%%fs:%c1(%2)"                                  \
> +                    :                                                        \
> +                    : "iq" ((uint8_t) cast_to_integer (value)),              \
>                        "i" (offsetof (struct rseq_area, member)),             \
> -                      "r" ((long long int) __rseq_offset));                  \
> +                      "r" ((long long int) __rseq_offset)                    \
> +                    : "memory");                                             \
>       else if (sizeof (RSEQ_SELF()->member) == 4)                             \
> -       asm volatile ("movl %0,%%fs:%P1(%q2)" :                               \
> -                    : IMM_MODE (value),                                      \
> +       asm volatile ("movl %0,%%fs:%c1(%2)"                                  \
> +                    :                                                        \
> +                    : IMM_MODE ((uint32_t) cast_to_integer (value)),         \
>                        "i" (offsetof (struct rseq_area, member)),             \
> -                      "r" ((long long int) __rseq_offset));                  \
> +                      "r" ((long long int) __rseq_offset)                    \
> +                    : "memory");                                             \
>       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));                \
> -       }})
> +       /* 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 %0,%%fs:%c1(%2)"                                  \
> +                    :                                                        \
> +                    : "er" ((uint64_t) cast_to_integer (value)),             \
> +                      "i" (offsetof (struct rseq_area, member)),             \
> +                      "r" ((long long int) __rseq_offset)                    \
> +                    : "memory");                                             \
> +  })
>
>  /* Set member of the RSEQ area directly.  */
>  #define RSEQ_SETMEM(member, value) RSEQ_SETMEM_ONCE(member, value)
> --
> 2.51.0
>

LGTM.

Reviewed-by: H.J. Lu <hjl.tools@gmail.com>

Thanks.

-- 
H.J.


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