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authorAdhemerval Zanella <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.com>2015-04-23 09:17:42 -0300
committerAdhemerval Zanella <adhemerval.zanella@linaro.org>2015-06-09 18:10:19 -0300
commit7cbeabac0fb28e24c99aaa5085e613ea543a2346 (patch)
treed51c207e3179fc7c1f03f53c3361224585429e8c /sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/gettimeofday.c
parent2f44ee08dbf51d39ef5692699cc35f93faf64db1 (diff)
downloadglibc-7cbeabac0fb28e24c99aaa5085e613ea543a2346.tar.gz
x86: Remove vsyscall usage
This patch removes the vsyscall usage for x86_64 port. As indicated by kernel code comments [1], vsyscalls are a legacy ABI and its concept is problematic: - It interferes with ASLR. - It's awkward to write code that lives in kernel addresses but is callable by userspace at fixed addresses. - The whole concept is impossible for 32-bit compat userspace. - UML cannot easily virtualize a vsyscall. The VDSO is a better approach for such functionality. Tested on i686, x86_64, and x32. * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/gettimeofday.c (__gettimeofday_syscall): Remove vsyscall fallback. * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/i386/time.c (__time_syscall): Likewise. * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/gettimeofday.c (__gettimeofday_syscall): Add syscall fallback function. (gettimeofday_ifunc): Use __gettimeofday_syscall as fallback mechanism if vDSO is not present. * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/time.c (__time_syscall): Add syscall fallback function. (time_ifunc): Use __time_syscall as fallback mechanism if vDSO is not present. * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/gettimeofday.c: Remove file. * sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/time.c: Likewise. [1] arch/x86/kernel/vsyscall_64.c
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diff --git a/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/gettimeofday.c b/sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86_64/gettimeofday.c
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index daa14defb0..0000000000
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-/* Copyright (C) 2002-2015 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
- <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
-
-#include <sys/time.h>
-
-#ifdef SHARED
-/* If the vDSO is not available we fall back on the old vsyscall. */
-# define VSYSCALL_ADDR_vgettimeofday 0xffffffffff600000ul
-# define GETTIMEOFAY_FALLBACK (void*)VSYSCALL_ADDR_vgettimeofday
-#endif
-
-#include <sysdeps/unix/sysv/linux/x86/gettimeofday.c>