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Re: [PATCH v16 18/18] arm64: vdso: Expose sigreturn address on vdso to the kernel

From: Thomas Weißschuh <hidden>
Date: 2026-07-09 08:28:01
Also in: linux-alpha, linux-m68k, linux-mips, linux-mm, linux-riscv, linux-s390, linux-sh, linux-um, lkml, loongarch

On Thu, Jul 09, 2026 at 04:15:15PM +0800, Jinjie Ruan wrote:
On 7/9/2026 3:17 PM, Thomas Weißschuh wrote:
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On Thu, Jul 09, 2026 at 02:37:05PM +0800, Jinjie Ruan wrote:
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On 6/30/2026 11:32 PM, Thomas Weißschuh wrote:
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On Mon, Jun 29, 2026 at 09:06:16PM +0800, Jinjie Ruan wrote:
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diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso.c
index 592dd8668de4..5a0314a3c26e 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso.c
@@ -343,3 +343,19 @@ int arch_setup_additional_pages(struct linux_binprm *bprm, int uses_interp)
 
 	return ret;
 }
+
+bool arch_syscall_is_vdso_sigreturn(struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+	unsigned long sigtramp;
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
+	if (is_compat_task()) {
+		unsigned long sigpage = (unsigned long)current->mm->context.sigpage;
+
+		return regs->pc >= sigpage && regs->pc < (sigpage + PAGE_SIZE);
+	}
+#endif
+	sigtramp = (unsigned long)VDSO_SYMBOL(current->mm->context.vdso, sigtramp);
+
+	return regs->pc == (sigtramp + 8);
Instead of hardcoding 'sigtramp + 8' you could add a new label to the 'svc #0'
instruction and use that with VDSO_SYMBOL().
It seems that the modification of __kernel_rt_sigreturn() is not recommended
For the changes to the object code of the function this is obvious and
well explained in the comments.

Such a label however would not change the object code of the function.
In fact it would not change any bit whatsoever in the final vDSO,
save for a new build ID.
Yes, and using labels is easier to maintain than hardcoding offsets
directly.

Similar to the code below?
Exactly.

(...)
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diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso.c
index 592dd8668de4..609d7bcd8308 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso.c
@@ -343,3 +343,19 @@ int arch_setup_additional_pages(struct linux_binprm
*bprm, int uses_interp)

        return ret;
 }
+
+bool arch_syscall_is_vdso_sigreturn(struct pt_regs *regs)
+{
+       unsigned long sigtramp;
Could be named better now.
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+#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
+       if (is_compat_task()) {
+               unsigned long sigpage = (unsigned
long)current->mm->context.sigpage;
+
+               return regs->pc >= sigpage && regs->pc < (sigpage +
PAGE_SIZE);
+       }
+#endif
+       sigtramp = (unsigned long)VDSO_SYMBOL(current->mm->context.vdso,
sigreturn_landing_pad);
+
+       return regs->pc == sigtramp;
+}
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/sigreturn.S
b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/sigreturn.S
index 0e18729abc3b..8d2d413ff45e 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/sigreturn.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/sigreturn.S
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@ SYM_CODE_START(__kernel_rt_sigreturn)
        mov     x8, #__NR_rt_sigreturn
 //     PLEASE DO NOT MODIFY
        svc     #0
+       SYM_INNER_LABEL(__sigreturn_landing_pad, SYM_L_GLOBAL)
 //     PLEASE DO NOT MODIFY
 //     .cfi_endproc
 SYM_CODE_END(__kernel_rt_sigreturn)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/vdso.lds.S
b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/vdso.lds.S
index 52314be29191..5fee2927e4c5 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/vdso.lds.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/vdso/vdso.lds.S
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ VERSION
                __kernel_clock_gettime;
                __kernel_clock_getres;
                __kernel_getrandom;
+               __sigreturn_landing_pad;
This should not be done. The symbol is not intended to be used by userspace.
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        local: *;
        };
 }
@@ -112,3 +113,4 @@ VERSION
  * Make the sigreturn code visible to the kernel.
  */
 VDSO_sigtramp          = __kernel_rt_sigreturn;
+VDSO_sigreturn_landing_pad     = __sigreturn_landing_pad;
  
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