[llvm] [llvm-exegesis][AArch64] Check for PAC keys before disabling them (PR #138643)
Anatoly Trosinenko via llvm-commits
llvm-commits at lists.llvm.org
Mon May 12 02:19:02 PDT 2025
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@@ -207,15 +213,38 @@ class ExegesisAArch64Target : public ExegesisTarget {
if (isPointerAuth(Opcode)) {
#if defined(__aarch64__) && defined(__linux__)
+
+ // For some systems with existing PAC keys set, it is better to
+ // check the existing state of the key before setting it.
+ // For systems without PAC, this is a No-op but with PAC, it is
+ // safer to check the existing key state and then disable/enable them.
+ // Hence the guard for switching.
+ errno = 0;
+ unsigned long PacKeys = prctl_wrapper(PR_PAC_GET_ENABLED_KEYS,
+ 0, // unused
+ 0, // unused
+ 0, // unused
+ 0); // unused
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atrosinenko wrote:
```suggestion
unsigned long PacKeys = prctl_wrapper(PR_PAC_GET_ENABLED_KEYS);
```
https://github.com/llvm/llvm-project/pull/138643
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