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/* Linux-specific ptrace manipulation routines.
   Copyright (C) 2012-2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc.

   This file is part of GDB.

   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
   the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 of the License, or
   (at your option) any later version.

   This program 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 General Public License for more details.

   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
   along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.  */

#ifdef GDBSERVER
#include "server.h"
#else
#include "defs.h"
#include "gdb_string.h"
#endif

#include "linux-ptrace.h"
#include "linux-procfs.h"
#include "nat/linux-waitpid.h"
#include "buffer.h"
#include "gdb_assert.h"
#include "gdb_wait.h"

#include <stdint.h>

/* Stores the currently supported ptrace options.  A value of
   -1 means we did not check for features yet.  A value of 0 means
   there are no supported features.  */
static int current_ptrace_options = -1;

/* Find all possible reasons we could fail to attach PID and append these
   newline terminated reason strings to initialized BUFFER.  '\0' termination
   of BUFFER must be done by the caller.  */

void
linux_ptrace_attach_warnings (pid_t pid, struct buffer *buffer)
{
  pid_t tracerpid;

  tracerpid = linux_proc_get_tracerpid (pid);
  if (tracerpid > 0)
    buffer_xml_printf (buffer, _("warning: process %d is already traced "
                                 "by process %d\n"),
                       (int) pid, (int) tracerpid);

  if (linux_proc_pid_is_zombie (pid))
    buffer_xml_printf (buffer, _("warning: process %d is a zombie "
                                 "- the process has already terminated\n"),
                       (int) pid);
}

#if defined __i386__ || defined __x86_64__

/* Address of the 'ret' instruction in asm code block below.  */
extern void (linux_ptrace_test_ret_to_nx_instr) (void);

#include <sys/reg.h>
#include <sys/mman.h>
#include <signal.h>

#endif /* defined __i386__ || defined __x86_64__ */

/* Test broken off-trunk Linux kernel patchset for NX support on i386.  It was
   removed in Fedora kernel 88fa1f0332d188795ed73d7ac2b1564e11a0b4cd.

   Test also x86_64 arch for PaX support.  */

static void
linux_ptrace_test_ret_to_nx (void)
{
#if defined __i386__ || defined __x86_64__
  pid_t child, got_pid;
  gdb_byte *return_address, *pc;
  long l;
  int status, kill_status;

  return_address = mmap (NULL, 2, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
                         MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0);
  if (return_address == MAP_FAILED)
    {
      warning (_("linux_ptrace_test_ret_to_nx: Cannot mmap: %s"),
               strerror (errno));
      return;
    }

  /* Put there 'int3'.  */
  *return_address = 0xcc;

  child = fork ();
  switch (child)
    {
    case -1:
      warning (_("linux_ptrace_test_ret_to_nx: Cannot fork: %s"),
               strerror (errno));
      return;

    case 0:
      l = ptrace (PTRACE_TRACEME, 0, (PTRACE_TYPE_ARG3) NULL,
                  (PTRACE_TYPE_ARG4) NULL);
      if (l != 0)
        warning (_("linux_ptrace_test_ret_to_nx: Cannot PTRACE_TRACEME: %s"),
                 strerror (errno));
      else
        {
#if defined __i386__
          asm volatile ("pushl %0;"
                        ".globl linux_ptrace_test_ret_to_nx_instr;"
                        "linux_ptrace_test_ret_to_nx_instr:"
                        "ret"
                        : : "r" (return_address) : "%esp", "memory");
#elif defined __x86_64__
          asm volatile ("pushq %0;"
                        ".globl linux_ptrace_test_ret_to_nx_instr;"
                        "linux_ptrace_test_ret_to_nx_instr:"
                        "ret"
                        : : "r" ((uint64_t) (uintptr_t) return_address)
                        : "%rsp", "memory");
#else
# error "!__i386__ && !__x86_64__"
#endif
          gdb_assert_not_reached ("asm block did not terminate");
        }

      _exit (1);
    }

  errno = 0;
  got_pid = waitpid (child, &status, 0);
  if (got_pid != child)
    {
      warning (_("linux_ptrace_test_ret_to_nx: waitpid returned %ld: %s"),
               (long) got_pid, strerror (errno));
      return;
    }

  if (WIFSIGNALED (status))
    {
      if (WTERMSIG (status) != SIGKILL)
        warning (_("linux_ptrace_test_ret_to_nx: WTERMSIG %d is not SIGKILL!"),
                 (int) WTERMSIG (status));
      else
        warning (_("Cannot call inferior functions, Linux kernel PaX "
                   "protection forbids return to non-executable pages!"));
      return;
    }

  if (!WIFSTOPPED (status))
    {
      warning (_("linux_ptrace_test_ret_to_nx: status %d is not WIFSTOPPED!"),
               status);
      return;
    }

  /* We may get SIGSEGV due to missing PROT_EXEC of the return_address.  */
  if (WSTOPSIG (status) != SIGTRAP && WSTOPSIG (status) != SIGSEGV)
    {
      warning (_("linux_ptrace_test_ret_to_nx: "
                 "WSTOPSIG %d is neither SIGTRAP nor SIGSEGV!"),
               (int) WSTOPSIG (status));
      return;
    }

  errno = 0;
#if defined __i386__
  l = ptrace (PTRACE_PEEKUSER, child, (PTRACE_TYPE_ARG3) (uintptr_t) (EIP * 4),
              (PTRACE_TYPE_ARG4) NULL);
#elif defined __x86_64__
  l = ptrace (PTRACE_PEEKUSER, child, (PTRACE_TYPE_ARG3) (uintptr_t) (RIP * 8),
              (PTRACE_TYPE_ARG4) NULL);
#else
# error "!__i386__ && !__x86_64__"
#endif
  if (errno != 0)
    {
      warning (_("linux_ptrace_test_ret_to_nx: Cannot PTRACE_PEEKUSER: %s"),
               strerror (errno));
      return;
    }
  pc = (void *) (uintptr_t) l;

  kill (child, SIGKILL);
  ptrace (PTRACE_KILL, child, (PTRACE_TYPE_ARG3) NULL,
          (PTRACE_TYPE_ARG4) NULL);

  errno = 0;
  got_pid = waitpid (child, &kill_status, 0);
  if (got_pid != child)
    {
      warning (_("linux_ptrace_test_ret_to_nx: "
                 "PTRACE_KILL waitpid returned %ld: %s"),
               (long) got_pid, strerror (errno));
      return;
    }
  if (!WIFSIGNALED (kill_status))
    {
      warning (_("linux_ptrace_test_ret_to_nx: "
                 "PTRACE_KILL status %d is not WIFSIGNALED!"),
               status);
      return;
    }

  /* + 1 is there as x86* stops after the 'int3' instruction.  */
  if (WSTOPSIG (status) == SIGTRAP && pc == return_address + 1)
    {
      /* PASS */
      return;
    }

  /* We may get SIGSEGV due to missing PROT_EXEC of the RETURN_ADDRESS page.  */
  if (WSTOPSIG (status) == SIGSEGV && pc == return_address)
    {
      /* PASS */
      return;
    }

  if ((void (*) (void)) pc != &linux_ptrace_test_ret_to_nx_instr)
    warning (_("linux_ptrace_test_ret_to_nx: PC %p is neither near return "
               "address %p nor is the return instruction %p!"),
             pc, return_address, &linux_ptrace_test_ret_to_nx_instr);
  else
    warning (_("Cannot call inferior functions on this system - "
               "Linux kernel with broken i386 NX (non-executable pages) "
               "support detected!"));
#endif /* defined __i386__ || defined __x86_64__ */
}

/* Helper function to fork a process and make the child process call
   the function FUNCTION, passing CHILD_STACK as parameter.

   For MMU-less targets, clone is used instead of fork, and
   CHILD_STACK is used as stack space for the cloned child.  If NULL,
   stack space is allocated via malloc (and subsequently passed to
   FUNCTION).  For MMU targets, CHILD_STACK is ignored.  */

static int
linux_fork_to_function (gdb_byte *child_stack, void (*function) (gdb_byte *))
{
  int child_pid;

  /* Sanity check the function pointer.  */
  gdb_assert (function != NULL);

#if defined(__UCLIBC__) && defined(HAS_NOMMU)
#define STACK_SIZE 4096

    if (child_stack == NULL)
      child_stack = xmalloc (STACK_SIZE * 4);

    /* Use CLONE_VM instead of fork, to support uClinux (no MMU).  */
#ifdef __ia64__
      child_pid = __clone2 (function, child_stack, STACK_SIZE,
                            CLONE_VM | SIGCHLD, child_stack + STACK_SIZE * 2);
#else /* !__ia64__ */
      child_pid = clone (function, child_stack + STACK_SIZE,
                         CLONE_VM | SIGCHLD, child_stack + STACK_SIZE * 2);
#endif /* !__ia64__ */
#else /* !defined(__UCLIBC) && defined(HAS_NOMMU) */
  child_pid = fork ();

  if (child_pid == 0)
    function (NULL);
#endif /* defined(__UCLIBC) && defined(HAS_NOMMU) */

  if (child_pid == -1)
    perror_with_name (("fork"));

  return child_pid;
}

/* A helper function for linux_check_ptrace_features, called after
   the child forks a grandchild.  */

static void
linux_grandchild_function (gdb_byte *child_stack)
{
  /* Free any allocated stack.  */
  xfree (child_stack);

  /* This code is only reacheable by the grandchild (child's child)
     process.  */
  _exit (0);
}

/* A helper function for linux_check_ptrace_features, called after
   the parent process forks a child.  The child allows itself to
   be traced by its parent.  */

static void
linux_child_function (gdb_byte *child_stack)
{
  ptrace (PTRACE_TRACEME, 0, (PTRACE_TYPE_ARG3) 0, (PTRACE_TYPE_ARG4) 0);
  kill (getpid (), SIGSTOP);

  /* Fork a grandchild.  */
  linux_fork_to_function (child_stack, linux_grandchild_function);

  /* This code is only reacheable by the child (grandchild's parent)
     process.  */
  _exit (0);
}

static void linux_test_for_tracesysgood (int child_pid);
static void linux_test_for_tracefork (int child_pid);

/* Determine ptrace features available on this target.  */

static void
linux_check_ptrace_features (void)
{
  int child_pid, ret, status;

  /* Initialize the options.  */
  current_ptrace_options = 0;

  /* Fork a child so we can do some testing.  The child will call
     linux_child_function and will get traced.  The child will
     eventually fork a grandchild so we can test fork event
     reporting.  */
  child_pid = linux_fork_to_function (NULL, linux_child_function);

  ret = my_waitpid (child_pid, &status, 0);
  if (ret == -1)
    perror_with_name (("waitpid"));
  else if (ret != child_pid)
    error (_("linux_check_ptrace_features: waitpid: unexpected result %d."),
           ret);
  if (! WIFSTOPPED (status))
    error (_("linux_check_ptrace_features: waitpid: unexpected status %d."),
           status);

  linux_test_for_tracesysgood (child_pid);

  linux_test_for_tracefork (child_pid);

  /* Clean things up and kill any pending children.  */
  do
    {
      ret = ptrace (PTRACE_KILL, child_pid, (PTRACE_TYPE_ARG3) 0,
                    (PTRACE_TYPE_ARG4) 0);
      if (ret != 0)
        warning (_("linux_check_ptrace_features: failed to kill child"));
      my_waitpid (child_pid, &status, 0);
    }
  while (WIFSTOPPED (status));
}

/* Determine if PTRACE_O_TRACESYSGOOD can be used to catch
   syscalls.  */

static void
linux_test_for_tracesysgood (int child_pid)
{
#ifdef GDBSERVER
  /* gdbserver does not support PTRACE_O_TRACESYSGOOD.  */
#else
  int ret;

  ret = ptrace (PTRACE_SETOPTIONS, child_pid, (PTRACE_TYPE_ARG3) 0,
                (PTRACE_TYPE_ARG4) PTRACE_O_TRACESYSGOOD);
  if (ret == 0)
    current_ptrace_options |= PTRACE_O_TRACESYSGOOD;
#endif
}

/* Determine if PTRACE_O_TRACEFORK can be used to follow fork
   events.  */

static void
linux_test_for_tracefork (int child_pid)
{
  int ret, status;
  long second_pid;

  /* First, set the PTRACE_O_TRACEFORK option.  If this fails, we
     know for sure that it is not supported.  */
  ret = ptrace (PTRACE_SETOPTIONS, child_pid, (PTRACE_TYPE_ARG3) 0,
                (PTRACE_TYPE_ARG4) PTRACE_O_TRACEFORK);

  if (ret != 0)
    return;

#ifdef GDBSERVER
  /* gdbserver does not support PTRACE_O_TRACEVFORKDONE yet.  */
#else
  /* Check if the target supports PTRACE_O_TRACEVFORKDONE.  */
  ret = ptrace (PTRACE_SETOPTIONS, child_pid, (PTRACE_TYPE_ARG3) 0,
                (PTRACE_TYPE_ARG4) (PTRACE_O_TRACEFORK
                                    | PTRACE_O_TRACEVFORKDONE));
  if (ret == 0)
    current_ptrace_options |= PTRACE_O_TRACEVFORKDONE;
#endif

  /* Setting PTRACE_O_TRACEFORK did not cause an error, however we
     don't know for sure that the feature is available; old
     versions of PTRACE_SETOPTIONS ignored unknown options.
     Therefore, we attach to the child process, use PTRACE_SETOPTIONS
     to enable fork tracing, and let it fork.  If the process exits,
     we assume that we can't use PTRACE_O_TRACEFORK; if we get the
     fork notification, and we can extract the new child's PID, then
     we assume that we can.

     We do not explicitly check for vfork tracing here.  It is
     assumed that vfork tracing is available whenever fork tracing
     is available.  */
  ret = ptrace (PTRACE_CONT, child_pid, (PTRACE_TYPE_ARG3) 0,
                (PTRACE_TYPE_ARG4) 0);
  if (ret != 0)
    warning (_("linux_test_for_tracefork: failed to resume child"));

  ret = my_waitpid (child_pid, &status, 0);

  /* Check if we received a fork event notification.  */
  if (ret == child_pid && WIFSTOPPED (status)
      && status >> 16 == PTRACE_EVENT_FORK)
    {
      /* We did receive a fork event notification.  Make sure its PID
         is reported.  */
      second_pid = 0;
      ret = ptrace (PTRACE_GETEVENTMSG, child_pid, (PTRACE_TYPE_ARG3) 0,
                    (PTRACE_TYPE_ARG4) &second_pid);
      if (ret == 0 && second_pid != 0)
        {
          int second_status;

          /* We got the PID from the grandchild, which means fork
             tracing is supported.  */
#ifdef GDBSERVER
          /* Do not enable all the options for now since gdbserver does not
             properly support them.  This restriction will be lifted when
             gdbserver is augmented to support them.  */
          current_ptrace_options |= PTRACE_O_TRACECLONE;
#else
          current_ptrace_options |= PTRACE_O_TRACEFORK | PTRACE_O_TRACEVFORK
            | PTRACE_O_TRACECLONE | PTRACE_O_TRACEEXEC;

          /* Do not enable PTRACE_O_TRACEEXIT until GDB is more prepared to
             support read-only process state.  */
#endif

          /* Do some cleanup and kill the grandchild.  */
          my_waitpid (second_pid, &second_status, 0);
          ret = ptrace (PTRACE_KILL, second_pid, (PTRACE_TYPE_ARG3) 0,
                        (PTRACE_TYPE_ARG4) 0);
          if (ret != 0)
            warning (_("linux_test_for_tracefork: "
                       "failed to kill second child"));
          my_waitpid (second_pid, &status, 0);
        }
    }
  else
    warning (_("linux_test_for_tracefork: unexpected result from waitpid "
             "(%d, status 0x%x)"), ret, status);
}

/* Enable reporting of all currently supported ptrace events.  */

void
linux_enable_event_reporting (pid_t pid)
{
  /* Check if we have initialized the ptrace features for this
     target.  If not, do it now.  */
  if (current_ptrace_options == -1)
    linux_check_ptrace_features ();

  /* Set the options.  */
  ptrace (PTRACE_SETOPTIONS, pid, (PTRACE_TYPE_ARG3) 0,
          (PTRACE_TYPE_ARG4) (uintptr_t) current_ptrace_options);
}

/* Returns non-zero if PTRACE_OPTIONS is contained within
   CURRENT_PTRACE_OPTIONS, therefore supported.  Returns 0
   otherwise.  */

static int
ptrace_supports_feature (int ptrace_options)
{
  gdb_assert (current_ptrace_options >= 0);

  return ((current_ptrace_options & ptrace_options) == ptrace_options);
}

/* Returns non-zero if PTRACE_EVENT_FORK is supported by ptrace,
   0 otherwise.  Note that if PTRACE_EVENT_FORK is supported so is
   PTRACE_EVENT_CLONE, PTRACE_EVENT_EXEC and PTRACE_EVENT_VFORK,
   since they were all added to the kernel at the same time.  */

int
linux_supports_tracefork (void)
{
  return ptrace_supports_feature (PTRACE_O_TRACEFORK);
}

/* Returns non-zero if PTRACE_EVENT_CLONE is supported by ptrace,
   0 otherwise.  Note that if PTRACE_EVENT_CLONE is supported so is
   PTRACE_EVENT_FORK, PTRACE_EVENT_EXEC and PTRACE_EVENT_VFORK,
   since they were all added to the kernel at the same time.  */

int
linux_supports_traceclone (void)
{
  return ptrace_supports_feature (PTRACE_O_TRACECLONE);
}

/* Returns non-zero if PTRACE_O_TRACEVFORKDONE is supported by
   ptrace, 0 otherwise.  */

int
linux_supports_tracevforkdone (void)
{
  return ptrace_supports_feature (PTRACE_O_TRACEVFORKDONE);
}

/* Returns non-zero if PTRACE_O_TRACESYSGOOD is supported by ptrace,
   0 otherwise.  */

int
linux_supports_tracesysgood (void)
{
  return ptrace_supports_feature (PTRACE_O_TRACESYSGOOD);
}

/* Display possible problems on this system.  Display them only once per GDB
   execution.  */

void
linux_ptrace_init_warnings (void)
{
  static int warned = 0;

  if (warned)
    return;
  warned = 1;

  linux_ptrace_test_ret_to_nx ();
}