[PATCH v2 4/4] ppc64le: Revert "powerpc: Optimized strcmp for power10" (CVE-2025-5702)

Siddhesh Poyarekar siddhesh@gotplt.org
Mon Jun 16 21:58:26 GMT 2025



On 2025-06-16 16:20, Carlos O'Donell wrote:
> This reverts commit 3367d8e180848030d1646f088759f02b8dfe0d6f
> 
> Reason for revert: Power10 strcmp clobbers non-volatile vector
> registers (Bug 33056)
> 
> Tested on ppc64le without regression.
> ---

See 1/4 for context.

Reviewed-by: Siddhesh Poyarekar <siddhesh@sourceware.org>


>   sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/le/power10/strcmp.S | 204 ------------------
>   sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/multiarch/Makefile  |   2 +-
>   .../powerpc64/multiarch/ifunc-impl-list.c     |   4 -
>   .../powerpc64/multiarch/strcmp-power10.S      |  26 ---
>   sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/multiarch/strcmp.c  |   4 -
>   5 files changed, 1 insertion(+), 239 deletions(-)
>   delete mode 100644 sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/le/power10/strcmp.S
>   delete mode 100644 sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/multiarch/strcmp-power10.S
> 
> diff --git a/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/le/power10/strcmp.S b/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/le/power10/strcmp.S
> deleted file mode 100644
> index 8a654d8e56..0000000000
> --- a/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/le/power10/strcmp.S
> +++ /dev/null
> @@ -1,204 +0,0 @@
> -/* Optimized strcmp implementation for PowerPC64/POWER10.
> -   Copyright (C) 2021-2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> -   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
> -
> -   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
> -   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
> -   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
> -   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
> -
> -   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
> -   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> -   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
> -   Lesser General Public License for more details.
> -
> -   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
> -   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
> -   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
> -#include <sysdep.h>
> -
> -#ifndef STRCMP
> -# define STRCMP strcmp
> -#endif
> -
> -/* Implements the function
> -   int [r3] strcmp (const char *s1 [r3], const char *s2 [r4]).  */
> -
> -/* TODO: Change this to actual instructions when minimum binutils is upgraded
> -   to 2.27.  Macros are defined below for these newer instructions in order
> -   to maintain compatibility.  */
> -
> -#define LXVP(xtp,dq,ra)		     \
> -	.long(((6)<<(32-6))	     \
> -	| ((((xtp)-32)>>1)<<(32-10)) \
> -	| ((1)<<(32-11))	     \
> -	| ((ra)<<(32-16))	     \
> -	| dq)
> -
> -#define COMPARE_16(vreg1,vreg2,offset)  \
> -	lxv       vreg1+32,offset(r3);  \
> -	lxv       vreg2+32,offset(r4);	\
> -	vcmpnezb. v7,vreg1,vreg2;	\
> -	bne       cr6,L(different);     \
> -
> -#define COMPARE_32(vreg1,vreg2,offset,label1,label2) \
> -	LXVP(vreg1+32,offset,r3);                    \
> -	LXVP(vreg2+32,offset,r4);                    \
> -	vcmpnezb. v7,vreg1+1,vreg2+1;                \
> -	bne	  cr6,L(label1);                     \
> -	vcmpnezb. v7,vreg1,vreg2;                    \
> -	bne	  cr6,L(label2);                     \
> -
> -#define TAIL(vreg1,vreg2)     \
> -	vctzlsbb r6,v7;	      \
> -	vextubrx r5,r6,vreg1; \
> -	vextubrx r4,r6,vreg2; \
> -	subf	 r3,r4,r5;    \
> -	blr;                  \
> -
> -#define CHECK_N_BYTES(reg1,reg2,len_reg) \
> -	sldi	  r0,len_reg,56;         \
> -	lxvl	  32+v4,reg1,r0;         \
> -	lxvl	  32+v5,reg2,r0;         \
> -	add	  reg1,reg1,len_reg;     \
> -	add	  reg2,reg2,len_reg;     \
> -	vcmpnezb. v7,v4,v5;              \
> -	vctzlsbb  r6,v7;                 \
> -	cmpld	  cr7,r6,len_reg;        \
> -	blt	  cr7,L(different);      \
> -
> -	/* TODO: change this to .machine power10 when the minimum required
> -	binutils allows it.  */
> -
> -	.machine  power9
> -ENTRY_TOCLESS (STRCMP, 4)
> -	li	 r11,16
> -	/* eq bit of cr1 used as swap status flag to indicate if
> -	source pointers were swapped.  */
> -	crclr	 4*cr1+eq
> -	vspltisb v19,-1
> -	andi.	 r7,r3,15
> -	sub	 r7,r11,r7	/* r7(nalign1) = 16 - (str1 & 15).  */
> -	andi.	 r9,r4,15
> -	sub	 r5,r11,r9	/* r5(nalign2) = 16 - (str2 & 15).  */
> -	cmpld	 cr7,r7,r5
> -	beq	 cr7,L(same_aligned)
> -	blt	 cr7,L(nalign1_min)
> -	/* Swap r3 and r4, and r7 and r5 such that r3 and r7 hold the
> -	pointer which is closer to the next 16B boundary so that only
> -	one CHECK_N_BYTES is needed before entering the loop below.  */
> -	mr	 r8,r4
> -	mr	 r4,r3
> -	mr	 r3,r8
> -	mr	 r12,r7
> -	mr	 r7,r5
> -	mr	 r5,r12
> -	crset	 4*cr1+eq	/* Set bit on swapping source pointers.  */
> -
> -	.p2align 5
> -L(nalign1_min):
> -	CHECK_N_BYTES(r3,r4,r7)
> -
> -	.p2align 5
> -L(s1_aligned):
> -	/* r9 and r5 is number of bytes to be read after and before
> -	 page boundary correspondingly.  */
> -	sub 	r5,r5,r7
> -	subfic	r9,r5,16
> -	/* Now let r7 hold the count of quadwords which can be
> -	checked without crossing a page boundary. quadword offset is
> -	(str2>>4)&0xFF.  */
> -	rlwinm	r7,r4,28,0xFF
> -	/* Below check is required only for first iteration. For second
> -	iteration and beyond, the new loop counter is always 255.  */
> -	cmpldi	r7,255
> -	beq	L(L3)
> -	/* Get the initial loop count by 255-((str2>>4)&0xFF).  */
> -	subfic  r11,r7,255
> -
> -	.p2align 5
> -L(L1):
> -	mtctr	r11
> -
> -	.p2align 5
> -L(L2):
> -	COMPARE_16(v4,v5,0)	/* Load 16B blocks using lxv.  */
> -	addi	r3,r3,16
> -	addi	r4,r4,16
> -	bdnz	L(L2)
> -	/* Cross the page boundary of s2, carefully.  */
> -
> -	.p2align 5
> -L(L3):
> -	CHECK_N_BYTES(r3,r4,r5)
> -	CHECK_N_BYTES(r3,r4,r9)
> -	li 	r11,255		/* Load the new loop counter.  */
> -	b	L(L1)
> -
> -	.p2align 5
> -L(same_aligned):
> -	CHECK_N_BYTES(r3,r4,r7)
> -        /* Align s1 to 32B and adjust s2 address.
> -	   Use lxvp only if both s1 and s2 are 32B aligned.  */
> -	COMPARE_16(v4,v5,0)
> -	COMPARE_16(v4,v5,16)
> -	COMPARE_16(v4,v5,32)
> -	COMPARE_16(v4,v5,48)
> -	addi	r3,r3,64
> -	addi	r4,r4,64
> -	COMPARE_16(v4,v5,0)
> -	COMPARE_16(v4,v5,16)
> -
> -	clrldi	r6,r3,59
> -	subfic	r5,r6,32
> -	add	r3,r3,r5
> -	add	r4,r4,r5
> -	andi.	r5,r4,0x1F
> -	beq	cr0,L(32B_aligned_loop)
> -
> -	.p2align 5
> -L(16B_aligned_loop):
> -	COMPARE_16(v4,v5,0)
> -	COMPARE_16(v4,v5,16)
> -	COMPARE_16(v4,v5,32)
> -	COMPARE_16(v4,v5,48)
> -	addi	r3,r3,64
> -	addi	r4,r4,64
> -	b	L(16B_aligned_loop)
> -
> -	/* Calculate and return the difference.  */
> -L(different):
> -	vctzlsbb r6,v7
> -	vextubrx r5,r6,v4
> -	vextubrx r4,r6,v5
> -	bt  	 4*cr1+eq,L(swapped)
> -	subf	 r3,r4,r5
> -	blr
> -
> -	/* If src pointers were swapped, then swap the
> -	indices and calculate the return value.  */
> -L(swapped):
> -	subf     r3,r5,r4
> -	blr
> -
> -	.p2align 5
> -L(32B_aligned_loop):
> -	COMPARE_32(v14,v16,0,tail1,tail2)
> -	COMPARE_32(v18,v20,32,tail3,tail4)
> -	COMPARE_32(v22,v24,64,tail5,tail6)
> -	COMPARE_32(v26,v28,96,tail7,tail8)
> -	addi	r3,r3,128
> -	addi	r4,r4,128
> -	b	L(32B_aligned_loop)
> -
> -L(tail1): TAIL(v15,v17)
> -L(tail2): TAIL(v14,v16)
> -L(tail3): TAIL(v19,v21)
> -L(tail4): TAIL(v18,v20)
> -L(tail5): TAIL(v23,v25)
> -L(tail6): TAIL(v22,v24)
> -L(tail7): TAIL(v27,v29)
> -L(tail8): TAIL(v26,v28)
> -
> -END (STRCMP)
> -libc_hidden_builtin_def (strcmp)
> diff --git a/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/multiarch/Makefile b/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/multiarch/Makefile
> index 818f287925..e321ce54e0 100644
> --- a/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/multiarch/Makefile
> +++ b/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/multiarch/Makefile
> @@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ sysdep_routines += memcpy-power8-cached memcpy-power7 memcpy-a2 memcpy-power6 \
>   ifneq (,$(filter %le,$(config-machine)))
>   sysdep_routines += memcmp-power10 memcpy-power10 memmove-power10 memset-power10 \
>   		   rawmemchr-power9 rawmemchr-power10 \
> -		   strcmp-power9 strcmp-power10 strncmp-power9 \
> +		   strcmp-power9 strncmp-power9 \
>   		   strcpy-power9 strcat-power10 stpcpy-power9 \
>   		   strlen-power9 strncpy-power9 stpncpy-power9 strlen-power10
>   endif
> diff --git a/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/multiarch/ifunc-impl-list.c b/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/multiarch/ifunc-impl-list.c
> index dde3bec709..016d05fd16 100644
> --- a/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/multiarch/ifunc-impl-list.c
> +++ b/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/multiarch/ifunc-impl-list.c
> @@ -366,10 +366,6 @@ __libc_ifunc_impl_list (const char *name, struct libc_ifunc_impl *array,
>     /* Support sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/multiarch/strcmp.c.  */
>     IFUNC_IMPL (i, name, strcmp,
>   #ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN__
> -	      IFUNC_IMPL_ADD (array, i, strcmp,
> -			      (hwcap2 & PPC_FEATURE2_ARCH_3_1)
> -			      && (hwcap & PPC_FEATURE_HAS_VSX),
> -			      __strcmp_power10)
>   	      IFUNC_IMPL_ADD (array, i, strcmp,
>   			      hwcap2 & PPC_FEATURE2_ARCH_3_00
>   			      && hwcap & PPC_FEATURE_HAS_ALTIVEC,
> diff --git a/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/multiarch/strcmp-power10.S b/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/multiarch/strcmp-power10.S
> deleted file mode 100644
> index 7b45fcd63a..0000000000
> --- a/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/multiarch/strcmp-power10.S
> +++ /dev/null
> @@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
> -/* Optimized strcmp implementation for POWER10/PPC64.
> -   Copyright (C) 2021-2025 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
> -   This file is part of the GNU C Library.
> -
> -   The GNU C Library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
> -   modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
> -   License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
> -   version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
> -
> -   The GNU C Library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
> -   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
> -   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
> -   Lesser General Public License for more details.
> -
> -   You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
> -   License along with the GNU C Library; if not, see
> -   <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */
> -
> -#if defined __LITTLE_ENDIAN__ && IS_IN (libc)
> -#define STRCMP __strcmp_power10
> -
> -#undef libc_hidden_builtin_def
> -#define libc_hidden_builtin_def(name)
> -
> -#include <sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/le/power10/strcmp.S>
> -#endif /* __LITTLE_ENDIAN__ && IS_IN (libc) */
> diff --git a/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/multiarch/strcmp.c b/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/multiarch/strcmp.c
> index 3c636e3bbc..7c77c084a7 100644
> --- a/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/multiarch/strcmp.c
> +++ b/sysdeps/powerpc/powerpc64/multiarch/strcmp.c
> @@ -29,16 +29,12 @@ extern __typeof (strcmp) __strcmp_power7 attribute_hidden;
>   extern __typeof (strcmp) __strcmp_power8 attribute_hidden;
>   # ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN__
>   extern __typeof (strcmp) __strcmp_power9 attribute_hidden;
> -extern __typeof (strcmp) __strcmp_power10 attribute_hidden;
>   # endif
>   
>   # undef strcmp
>   
>   libc_ifunc_redirected (__redirect_strcmp, strcmp,
>   # ifdef __LITTLE_ENDIAN__
> -		        (hwcap2 & PPC_FEATURE2_ARCH_3_1
> -			 && hwcap & PPC_FEATURE_HAS_VSX)
> -			? __strcmp_power10 :
>   			(hwcap2 & PPC_FEATURE2_ARCH_3_00
>   			 && hwcap & PPC_FEATURE_HAS_ALTIVEC)
>   			? __strcmp_power9 :



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