Add support for unwinding from the Linux vsyscall region

This change fixes unwinding from the vsyscall region. Although vsyscall has been phased out, it is still possible to call into it at an address where libunwind is unable to step out of.

1 files changed, 27 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/x86_64/Gstep.c b/src/x86_64/Gstep.c
index 4216d188..1dc440e3 100644
--- a/src/x86_64/Gstep.c
+++ b/src/x86_64/Gstep.c
@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION
 OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION
 WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.  */
 
+#ifdef HAVE_ASM_VSYSCALL_H
+#include <asm/vsyscall.h>
+#endif
+
 #include "libunwind_i.h"
 #include "unwind_i.h"
 #include <signal.h>
@@ -53,6 +57,20 @@ is_plt_entry (struct dwarf_cursor *c)
   return ret;
 }
 
+static int
+is_vsyscall (struct dwarf_cursor *c)
+{
+#if defined(VSYSCALL_START) && defined(VSYSCALL_END)
+  return c->ip >= VSYSCALL_START && c->ip < VSYSCALL_END;
+#elif defined(VSYSCALL_ADDR)
+  /* Linux 3.16 removes `VSYSCALL_START` and `VSYSCALL_END`.  Assume
+     a single page is mapped for vsyscalls.  */
+  return c->ip >= VSYSCALL_ADDR && c->ip < VSYSCALL_ADDR + sysconf(_SC_PAGESIZE);
+#else
+  return 0;
+#endif
+}
+
 int
 unw_step (unw_cursor_t *cursor)
 {
@@ -141,6 +159,15 @@ unw_step (unw_cursor_t *cursor)
           c->dwarf.loc[RIP] = DWARF_LOC (c->dwarf.cfa, 0);
           c->dwarf.cfa += 8;
         }
+      else if (is_vsyscall (&c->dwarf))
+        {
+          Debug (2, "in vsyscall region\n");
+          c->frame_info.cfa_reg_offset = 8;
+          c->frame_info.cfa_reg_rsp = -1;
+          c->frame_info.frame_type = UNW_X86_64_FRAME_GUESSED;
+          c->dwarf.loc[RIP] = DWARF_LOC (c->dwarf.cfa, 0);
+          c->dwarf.cfa += 8;
+        }
       else if (DWARF_IS_NULL_LOC (c->dwarf.loc[RBP]))
         {
           for (i = 0; i < DWARF_NUM_PRESERVED_REGS; ++i)