/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */ /* * Special rules for ignoring entire classes of data-racy memory accesses. None * of the rules here imply that such data races are generally safe! * * All rules in this file can be configured via CONFIG_KCSAN_PERMISSIVE. Keep * them separate from core code to make it easier to audit. * * Copyright (C) 2019, Google LLC. */ #ifndef _KERNEL_KCSAN_PERMISSIVE_H #define _KERNEL_KCSAN_PERMISSIVE_H #include <linux/bitops.h> #include <linux/sched.h> #include <linux/types.h> /* * Access ignore rules based on address. */ static __always_inline bool kcsan_ignore_address(const volatile void *ptr) { if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KCSAN_PERMISSIVE)) return false; /* * Data-racy bitops on current->flags are too common, ignore completely * for now. */ return ptr == ¤t->flags; } /* * Data race ignore rules based on access type and value change patterns. */ static bool kcsan_ignore_data_race(size_t size, int type, u64 old, u64 new, u64 diff) { if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KCSAN_PERMISSIVE)) return false; /* * Rules here are only for plain read accesses, so that we still report * data races between plain read-write accesses. */ if (type || size > sizeof(long)) return false; /* * A common pattern is checking/setting just 1 bit in a variable; for * example: * * if (flags & SOME_FLAG) { ... } * * and elsewhere flags is updated concurrently: * * flags |= SOME_OTHER_FLAG; // just 1 bit * * While it is still recommended that such accesses be marked * appropriately, in many cases these types of data races are so common * that marking them all is often unrealistic and left to maintainer * preference. * * The assumption in all cases is that with all known compiler * optimizations (including those that tear accesses), because no more * than 1 bit changed, the plain accesses are safe despite the presence * of data races. * * The rules here will ignore the data races if we observe no more than * 1 bit changed. * * Of course many operations can effecively change just 1 bit, but the * general assuption that data races involving 1-bit changes can be * tolerated still applies. * * And in case a true bug is missed, the bug likely manifests as a * reportable data race elsewhere. */ if (hweight64(diff) == 1) { /* * Exception: Report data races where the values look like * ordinary booleans (one of them was 0 and the 0th bit was * changed) More often than not, they come with interesting * memory ordering requirements, so let's report them. */ if (!((!old || !new) && diff == 1)) return true; } return false; } #endif /* _KERNEL_KCSAN_PERMISSIVE_H */