module: switch to execmem API for remapping as RW and restoring ROX

jira LE-4694
Rebuild_History Non-Buildable kernel-6.12.0-55.43.1.el10_0
commit-author Mike Rapoport (Microsoft) <rppt@kernel.org>
commit c287c07

Instead of using writable copy for module text sections, temporarily remap
the memory allocated from execmem's ROX cache as writable and restore its
ROX permissions after the module is formed.

This will allow removing nasty games with writable copy in alternatives
patching on x86.

	Signed-off-by: "Mike Rapoport (Microsoft)" <rppt@kernel.org>
	Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@infradead.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250126074733.1384926-7-rppt@kernel.org
(cherry picked from commit c287c07)
	Signed-off-by: Jonathan Maple <jmaple@ciq.com>

Author: PlaidCat

include/linux/module.h

@@ -367,7 +367,6 @@ enum mod_mem_type {
 
 struct module_memory {
 	void *base;
-	void *rw_copy;
 	bool is_rox;
 	unsigned int size;
 
@@ -770,14 +769,9 @@ static inline bool is_livepatch_module(struct module *mod)
 
 void set_module_sig_enforced(void);
 
-void *__module_writable_address(struct module *mod, void *loc);
-
 static inline void *module_writable_address(struct module *mod, void *loc)
 {
-	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_EXECMEM_ROX) || !mod ||
-	    mod->state != MODULE_STATE_UNFORMED)
-		return loc;
-	return __module_writable_address(mod, loc);
+	return loc;
 }
 
 #else /* !CONFIG_MODULES... */

include/linux/moduleloader.h

@@ -108,10 +108,6 @@ int module_finalize(const Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
 		    const Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
 		    struct module *mod);
 
-int module_post_finalize(const Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
-			 const Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-			 struct module *mod);
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_MODULES
 void flush_module_init_free_work(void);
 #else

kernel/module/main.c

@@ -1193,18 +1193,6 @@ void __weak module_arch_freeing_init(struct module *mod)
 {
 }
 
-void *__module_writable_address(struct module *mod, void *loc)
-{
-	for_class_mod_mem_type(type, text) {
-		struct module_memory *mem = &mod->mem[type];
-
-		if (loc >= mem->base && loc < mem->base + mem->size)
-			return loc + (mem->rw_copy - mem->base);
-	}
-
-	return loc;
-}
-
 static int module_memory_alloc(struct module *mod, enum mod_mem_type type)
 {
 	unsigned int size = PAGE_ALIGN(mod->mem[type].size);
@@ -1222,21 +1210,15 @@ static int module_memory_alloc(struct module *mod, enum mod_mem_type type)
 	if (!ptr)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	mod->mem[type].base = ptr;
-
 	if (execmem_is_rox(execmem_type)) {
-		ptr = vzalloc(size);
+		int err = execmem_make_temp_rw(ptr, size);
 
-		if (!ptr) {
-			execmem_free(mod->mem[type].base);
+		if (err) {
+			execmem_free(ptr);
 			return -ENOMEM;
 		}
 
-		mod->mem[type].rw_copy = ptr;
 		mod->mem[type].is_rox = true;
-	} else {
-		mod->mem[type].rw_copy = mod->mem[type].base;
-		memset(mod->mem[type].base, 0, size);
 	}
 
 	/*
@@ -1252,16 +1234,26 @@ static int module_memory_alloc(struct module *mod, enum mod_mem_type type)
 	 */
 	kmemleak_not_leak(ptr);
 
+	memset(ptr, 0, size);
+	mod->mem[type].base = ptr;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void module_memory_restore_rox(struct module *mod)
+{
+	for_class_mod_mem_type(type, text) {
+		struct module_memory *mem = &mod->mem[type];
+
+		if (mem->is_rox)
+			execmem_restore_rox(mem->base, mem->size);
+	}
+}
+
 static void module_memory_free(struct module *mod, enum mod_mem_type type)
 {
 	struct module_memory *mem = &mod->mem[type];
 
-	if (mem->is_rox)
-		vfree(mem->rw_copy);
-
 	execmem_free(mem->base);
 }
 
@@ -2290,7 +2282,6 @@ static int move_module(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info)
 	for_each_mod_mem_type(type) {
 		if (!mod->mem[type].size) {
 			mod->mem[type].base = NULL;
-			mod->mem[type].rw_copy = NULL;
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -2307,7 +2298,6 @@ static int move_module(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info)
 		void *dest;
 		Elf_Shdr *shdr = &info->sechdrs[i];
 		const char *sname;
-		unsigned long addr;
 
 		if (!(shdr->sh_flags & SHF_ALLOC))
 			continue;
@@ -2328,14 +2318,12 @@ static int move_module(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info)
 				ret = PTR_ERR(dest);
 				goto out_err;
 			}
-			addr = (unsigned long)dest;
 			codetag_section_found = true;
 		} else {
 			enum mod_mem_type type = shdr->sh_entsize >> SH_ENTSIZE_TYPE_SHIFT;
 			unsigned long offset = shdr->sh_entsize & SH_ENTSIZE_OFFSET_MASK;
 
-			addr = (unsigned long)mod->mem[type].base + offset;
-			dest = mod->mem[type].rw_copy + offset;
+			dest = mod->mem[type].base + offset;
 		}
 
 		if (shdr->sh_type != SHT_NOBITS) {
@@ -2358,13 +2346,14 @@ static int move_module(struct module *mod, struct load_info *info)
 		 * users of info can keep taking advantage and using the newly
 		 * minted official memory area.
 		 */
-		shdr->sh_addr = addr;
+		shdr->sh_addr = (unsigned long)dest;
 		pr_debug("\t0x%lx 0x%.8lx %s\n", (long)shdr->sh_addr,
 			 (long)shdr->sh_size, info->secstrings + shdr->sh_name);
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 out_err:
+	module_memory_restore_rox(mod);
 	for (t--; t >= 0; t--)
 		module_memory_free(mod, t);
 	if (codetag_section_found)
@@ -2511,17 +2500,8 @@ int __weak module_finalize(const Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int __weak module_post_finalize(const Elf_Ehdr *hdr,
-				const Elf_Shdr *sechdrs,
-				struct module *me)
-{
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int post_relocation(struct module *mod, const struct load_info *info)
 {
-	int ret;
-
 	/* Sort exception table now relocations are done. */
 	sort_extable(mod->extable, mod->extable + mod->num_exentries);
 
@@ -2533,24 +2513,7 @@ static int post_relocation(struct module *mod, const struct load_info *info)
 	add_kallsyms(mod, info);
 
 	/* Arch-specific module finalizing. */
-	ret = module_finalize(info->hdr, info->sechdrs, mod);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
-	for_each_mod_mem_type(type) {
-		struct module_memory *mem = &mod->mem[type];
-
-		if (mem->is_rox) {
-			if (!execmem_update_copy(mem->base, mem->rw_copy,
-						 mem->size))
-				return -ENOMEM;
-
-			vfree(mem->rw_copy);
-			mem->rw_copy = NULL;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return module_post_finalize(info->hdr, info->sechdrs, mod);
+	return module_finalize(info->hdr, info->sechdrs, mod);
 }
 
 /* Call module constructors. */
@@ -3151,6 +3114,7 @@ static int load_module(struct load_info *info, const char __user *uargs,
 				       mod->mem[type].size);
 	}
 
+	module_memory_restore_rox(mod);
 	module_deallocate(mod, info);
  free_copy:
 	/*

kernel/module/strict_rwx.c

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <linux/mm.h>
 #include <linux/vmalloc.h>
 #include <linux/set_memory.h>
+#include <linux/execmem.h>
 #include "internal.h"
 
 static int module_set_memory(const struct module *mod, enum mod_mem_type type,
@@ -32,12 +33,12 @@ static int module_set_memory(const struct module *mod, enum mod_mem_type type,
 int module_enable_text_rox(const struct module *mod)
 {
 	for_class_mod_mem_type(type, text) {
+		const struct module_memory *mem = &mod->mem[type];
 		int ret;
 
-		if (mod->mem[type].is_rox)
-			continue;
-
-		if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_STRICT_MODULE_RWX))
+		if (mem->is_rox)
+			ret = execmem_restore_rox(mem->base, mem->size);
+		else if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_STRICT_MODULE_RWX))
 			ret = module_set_memory(mod, type, set_memory_rox);
 		else
 			ret = module_set_memory(mod, type, set_memory_x);