[PATCH v4 2/3] aarch64: Support enforcing BTI on dependencies
Yury Khrustalev
yury.khrustalev@arm.com
Mon Dec 1 16:14:57 GMT 2025
Add glibc.cpu.aarch64_bti tunable with 2 values:
- permissive (default)
- enforced
and use this tunable to enforce BTI marking on dependencies
when the enforced option is selected.
---
manual/tunables.texi | 17 +++++++++++++++++
sysdeps/aarch64/cpu-features.h | 5 +++++
sysdeps/aarch64/dl-bti.c | 15 +++++++++++++++
sysdeps/aarch64/dl-tunables.list | 6 ++++++
sysdeps/aarch64/linkmap.h | 1 +
sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/cpu-features.c | 2 ++
sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/dl-procinfo.c | 16 ++++++++++++++++
7 files changed, 62 insertions(+)
diff --git a/manual/tunables.texi b/manual/tunables.texi
index 4d3c6e9933..7956df919b 100644
--- a/manual/tunables.texi
+++ b/manual/tunables.texi
@@ -598,6 +598,23 @@ This tunable is specific to x86-64 and effective only when the lazy
binding is disabled.
@end deftp
+@deftp Tunable glibc.cpu.aarch64_bti
+This tunable controls Branch Target Identification (BTI) handling for the
+process. This handling is implemented via protecting the memory mapping
+with @code{PROT_BTI} for modules that are marked with the appropriate ELF
+property @code{GNU_PROPERTY_AARCH64_FEATURE_1_BTI} (see Program Loading in
+@url{https://github.com/ARM-software/abi-aa/blob/main/sysvabi64/sysvabi64.rst}).
+
+Accepted values are:
+
+0 = permissive: BTI protection is enabled only for modules that have BTI
+marking (default).
+
+1 = enforced: if a module that does not have BTI marking is loaded, it is
+an error (either a process abort or a @code{dlopen} error if this binary
+is loaded via @code{dlopen}).
+@end deftp
+
@deftp Tunable glibc.cpu.aarch64_gcs
This tunable controls Guarded Control Stack (GCS) for the process.
diff --git a/sysdeps/aarch64/cpu-features.h b/sysdeps/aarch64/cpu-features.h
index ef4e947e8c..855990b575 100644
--- a/sysdeps/aarch64/cpu-features.h
+++ b/sysdeps/aarch64/cpu-features.h
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@
|| (MIDR_PARTNUM(midr) == 0x002 \
&& MIDR_VARIANT(midr) == 0)))
+enum {
+ BTI_CHECK_PERMISSIVE = 0,
+ BTI_CHECK_ENFORCED = 1,
+};
+
struct cpu_features
{
uint64_t midr_el1;
diff --git a/sysdeps/aarch64/dl-bti.c b/sysdeps/aarch64/dl-bti.c
index de6130470e..e654dde484 100644
--- a/sysdeps/aarch64/dl-bti.c
+++ b/sysdeps/aarch64/dl-bti.c
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@
void
_dl_bti_protect (struct link_map *map, int fd)
{
+ /* If we try to enable BTI protection, MAP must be BTI marked. */
+ map->l_mach.bti = true;
+
const size_t pagesz = GLRO(dl_pagesize);
const ElfW(Phdr) *phdr;
@@ -84,10 +87,22 @@ _dl_bti_check (struct link_map *l, const char *program)
if (l->l_mach.bti_fail)
bti_failed (l, program);
+ /* We enforce BTI if tunable is set and if this object has BTI marking. */
+ bool enforce_bti = GLRO (dl_aarch64_bti) == BTI_CHECK_ENFORCED;
+
for (unsigned int i = 0; i < l->l_searchlist.r_nlist; i++)
{
struct link_map *dep = l->l_searchlist.r_list[i];
if (dep->l_mach.bti_fail)
bti_failed (dep, program);
+#ifdef SHARED
+ /* Ignore BTI marking on ld.so: its properties are not processed, and
+ the kernel is responsible for setting up BTI protection for the
+ loader. */
+ if (is_rtld_link_map (dep->l_real))
+ continue;
+#endif
+ if (enforce_bti && !dep->l_mach.bti)
+ bti_failed (dep, program);
}
}
diff --git a/sysdeps/aarch64/dl-tunables.list b/sysdeps/aarch64/dl-tunables.list
index d461c1e9db..40757ac046 100644
--- a/sysdeps/aarch64/dl-tunables.list
+++ b/sysdeps/aarch64/dl-tunables.list
@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@ glibc {
name {
type: STRING
}
+ aarch64_bti {
+ type: UINT_64
+ minval: 0
+ maxval: 1
+ default: 0
+ }
aarch64_gcs {
type: UINT_64
minval: 0
diff --git a/sysdeps/aarch64/linkmap.h b/sysdeps/aarch64/linkmap.h
index e56c890aea..4cd0492209 100644
--- a/sysdeps/aarch64/linkmap.h
+++ b/sysdeps/aarch64/linkmap.h
@@ -24,4 +24,5 @@ struct link_map_machine
void *tlsdesc_table; /* Address of TLS descriptor hash table. */
bool bti_fail; /* Failed to enable Branch Target Identification. */
bool gcs; /* Guarded Control Stack marking. */
+ bool bti; /* Branch Target Identification marking. */
};
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/cpu-features.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/cpu-features.c
index 1acc82d077..a05a4ce794 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/cpu-features.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/cpu-features.c
@@ -137,6 +137,8 @@ init_cpu_features (struct cpu_features *cpu_features)
/* Check if BTI is supported. */
cpu_features->bti = GLRO (dl_hwcap2) & HWCAP2_BTI;
+ if (cpu_features->bti)
+ GLRO (dl_aarch64_bti) = TUNABLE_GET (glibc, cpu, aarch64_bti, uint64_t, 0);
/* Setup memory tagging support if the HW and kernel support it, and if
the user has requested it. */
diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/dl-procinfo.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/dl-procinfo.c
index 20966e0478..7c34c8ddba 100644
--- a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/dl-procinfo.c
+++ b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/aarch64/dl-procinfo.c
@@ -56,5 +56,21 @@ PROCINFO_CLASS struct cpu_features _dl_aarch64_cpu_features
# endif
#endif
+#if !IS_IN (ldconfig)
+# if !defined PROCINFO_DECL && defined SHARED
+ ._dl_aarch64_bti
+# else
+PROCINFO_CLASS unsigned long _dl_aarch64_bti
+# endif
+# ifndef PROCINFO_DECL
+= BTI_CHECK_PERMISSIVE
+# endif
+# if !defined SHARED || defined PROCINFO_DECL
+;
+# else
+,
+# endif
+#endif
+
#undef PROCINFO_DECL
#undef PROCINFO_CLASS
--
2.47.3
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