[PATCH] PROT_GROWSDOWN/PROT_GROWSUP flags for mprotect

There is currently no clean and efficient way to apply mprotect to all of a
program's stack, i.e. to the moving edge of a GROWSDOWN or GROWSUP mapping.
Some processes want to change these protections, particularly to set or
clear the PROT_EXEC bits on stack space.  As it is, an mprotect done to
cover the precise edge page of the mapping will have the desired effect of
changing the protection for existing pages and having that new protection
carried over to new pages grown later.  But there is no very reasonable way
of ascertaining where the edge of the mapping is if it might have grown in
the past beyond the usage at the moment.  An mprotect call that doesn't
cover the edge page splits the mapping and doesn't do what we need.

This patch adds flags that can be OR'd into the protection bits in an
mprotect system call.  PROT_GROWSDOWN means the memory lies in a GROWSDOWN
mapping and the start address of the region to be changed should be
extended down to the current low page of that mapping.  Similarly,
PROT_GROWSUP means the pages lie in a GROWSUP mapping and the length of the
region to be changed should be extended up to include its highest page.
These flags also explicitly request the (already implicit) behavior that
the protection change applied to the lowest/highest page of a growing
mapping is passed on to new pages grown later.  There are no other changes
to the mprotect behavior; in particular, the boundary in the non-growing
direction (the end address computed from the start+len arguments in the
GROWSDOWN case, and the start argument in the GROWSUP case) is as given by
the arguments to the system call.  This is desireable in the use of this
call by a process on its stack, so it can change the protections of the
growing mapping used for program stack distinctly from the protections on
the arguments, environment, and AT_* data from exec.

include/asm-alpha/mman.h

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #define PROT_EXEC	0x4		/* page can be executed */
 #define PROT_SEM	0x8		/* page may be used for atomic ops */
 #define PROT_NONE	0x0		/* page can not be accessed */
+#define PROT_GROWSDOWN	0x01000000	/* mprotect flag: extend change to start of growsdown vma */
+#define PROT_GROWSUP	0x02000000	/* mprotect flag: extend change to end of growsup vma */
 
 #define MAP_SHARED	0x01		/* Share changes */
 #define MAP_PRIVATE	0x02		/* Changes are private */

include/asm-arm/mman.h

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #define PROT_EXEC	0x4		/* page can be executed */
 #define PROT_SEM	0x8		/* page may be used for atomic ops */
 #define PROT_NONE	0x0		/* page can not be accessed */
+#define PROT_GROWSDOWN	0x01000000	/* mprotect flag: extend change to start of growsdown vma */
+#define PROT_GROWSUP	0x02000000	/* mprotect flag: extend change to end of growsup vma */
 
 #define MAP_SHARED	0x01		/* Share changes */
 #define MAP_PRIVATE	0x02		/* Changes are private */

include/asm-arm26/mman.h

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #define PROT_EXEC	0x4		/* page can be executed */
 #define PROT_SEM	0x8		/* page may be used for atomic ops */
 #define PROT_NONE	0x0		/* page can not be accessed */
+#define PROT_GROWSDOWN	0x01000000	/* mprotect flag: extend change to start of growsdown vma */
+#define PROT_GROWSUP	0x02000000	/* mprotect flag: extend change to end of growsup vma */
 
 #define MAP_SHARED	0x01		/* Share changes */
 #define MAP_PRIVATE	0x02		/* Changes are private */

include/asm-cris/mman.h

@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 #define PROT_EXEC	0x4		/* page can be executed */
 #define PROT_SEM	0x8		/* page may be used for atomic ops */
 #define PROT_NONE	0x0		/* page can not be accessed */
+#define PROT_GROWSDOWN	0x01000000	/* mprotect flag: extend change to start of growsdown vma */
+#define PROT_GROWSUP	0x02000000	/* mprotect flag: extend change to end of growsup vma */
 
 #define MAP_SHARED	0x01		/* Share changes */
 #define MAP_PRIVATE	0x02		/* Changes are private */

include/asm-h8300/mman.h

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #define PROT_WRITE	0x2		/* page can be written */
 #define PROT_EXEC	0x4		/* page can be executed */
 #define PROT_NONE	0x0		/* page can not be accessed */
+#define PROT_GROWSDOWN	0x01000000	/* mprotect flag: extend change to start of growsdown vma */
+#define PROT_GROWSUP	0x02000000	/* mprotect flag: extend change to end of growsup vma */
 
 #define MAP_SHARED	0x01		/* Share changes */
 #define MAP_PRIVATE	0x02		/* Changes are private */

include/asm-i386/mman.h

@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 #define PROT_EXEC	0x4		/* page can be executed */
 #define PROT_SEM	0x8		/* page may be used for atomic ops */
 #define PROT_NONE	0x0		/* page can not be accessed */
+#define PROT_GROWSDOWN	0x01000000	/* mprotect flag: extend change to start of growsdown vma */
+#define PROT_GROWSUP	0x02000000	/* mprotect flag: extend change to end of growsup vma */
+#define PROT_GROWSDOWN	0x01000000	/* mprotect flag: extend change to start of growsdown vma */
+#define PROT_GROWSUP	0x02000000	/* mprotect flag: extend change to end of growsup vma */
 
 #define MAP_SHARED	0x01		/* Share changes */
 #define MAP_PRIVATE	0x02		/* Changes are private */

include/asm-ia64/mman.h

@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 #define PROT_EXEC	0x4		/* page can be executed */
 #define PROT_SEM	0x8		/* page may be used for atomic ops */
 #define PROT_NONE	0x0		/* page can not be accessed */
+#define PROT_GROWSDOWN	0x01000000	/* mprotect flag: extend change to start of growsdown vma */
+#define PROT_GROWSUP	0x02000000	/* mprotect flag: extend change to end of growsup vma */
 
 #define MAP_SHARED	0x01		/* Share changes */
 #define MAP_PRIVATE	0x02		/* Changes are private */

include/asm-m68k/mman.h

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #define PROT_EXEC	0x4		/* page can be executed */
 #define PROT_SEM	0x8		/* page may be used for atomic ops */
 #define PROT_NONE	0x0		/* page can not be accessed */
+#define PROT_GROWSDOWN	0x01000000	/* mprotect flag: extend change to start of growsdown vma */
+#define PROT_GROWSUP	0x02000000	/* mprotect flag: extend change to end of growsup vma */
 
 #define MAP_SHARED	0x01		/* Share changes */
 #define MAP_PRIVATE	0x02		/* Changes are private */

include/asm-mips/mman.h

@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 #define PROT_EXEC	0x04		/* page can be executed */
 /*			0x08		   reserved for PROT_EXEC_NOFLUSH */
 #define PROT_SEM	0x10		/* page may be used for atomic ops */
+#define PROT_GROWSDOWN	0x01000000	/* mprotect flag: extend change to start of growsdown vma */
+#define PROT_GROWSUP	0x02000000	/* mprotect flag: extend change to end of growsup vma */
 
 /*
  * Flags for mmap

include/asm-parisc/mman.h

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #define PROT_EXEC	0x4		/* page can be executed */
 #define PROT_SEM	0x8		/* page may be used for atomic ops */
 #define PROT_NONE	0x0		/* page can not be accessed */
+#define PROT_GROWSDOWN	0x01000000	/* mprotect flag: extend change to start of growsdown vma */
+#define PROT_GROWSUP	0x02000000	/* mprotect flag: extend change to end of growsup vma */
 
 #define MAP_SHARED	0x01		/* Share changes */
 #define MAP_PRIVATE	0x02		/* Changes are private */

include/asm-ppc/mman.h

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #define PROT_EXEC	0x4		/* page can be executed */
 #define PROT_SEM	0x8		/* page may be used for atomic ops */
 #define PROT_NONE	0x0		/* page can not be accessed */
+#define PROT_GROWSDOWN	0x01000000	/* mprotect flag: extend change to start of growsdown vma */
+#define PROT_GROWSUP	0x02000000	/* mprotect flag: extend change to end of growsup vma */
 
 #define MAP_SHARED	0x01		/* Share changes */
 #define MAP_PRIVATE	0x02		/* Changes are private */

include/asm-ppc64/mman.h

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 #define PROT_EXEC	0x4		/* page can be executed */
 #define PROT_SEM	0x8		/* page may be used for atomic ops */
 #define PROT_NONE	0x0		/* page can not be accessed */
+#define PROT_GROWSDOWN	0x01000000	/* mprotect flag: extend change to start of growsdown vma */
+#define PROT_GROWSUP	0x02000000	/* mprotect flag: extend change to end of growsup vma */
 
 #define MAP_SHARED	0x01		/* Share changes */
 #define MAP_PRIVATE	0x02		/* Changes are private */

include/asm-s390/mman.h

@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@
 #define PROT_EXEC	0x4		/* page can be executed */
 #define PROT_SEM	0x8		/* page may be used for atomic ops */
 #define PROT_NONE	0x0		/* page can not be accessed */
+#define PROT_GROWSDOWN	0x01000000	/* mprotect flag: extend change to start of growsdown vma */
+#define PROT_GROWSUP	0x02000000	/* mprotect flag: extend change to end of growsup vma */
 
 #define MAP_SHARED	0x01		/* Share changes */
 #define MAP_PRIVATE	0x02		/* Changes are private */

include/asm-sh/mman.h

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #define PROT_EXEC	0x4		/* page can be executed */
 #define PROT_SEM	0x8		/* page may be used for atomic ops */
 #define PROT_NONE	0x0		/* page can not be accessed */
+#define PROT_GROWSDOWN	0x01000000	/* mprotect flag: extend change to start of growsdown vma */
+#define PROT_GROWSUP	0x02000000	/* mprotect flag: extend change to end of growsup vma */
 
 #define MAP_SHARED	0x01		/* Share changes */
 #define MAP_PRIVATE	0x02		/* Changes are private */

include/asm-sparc/mman.h

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #define PROT_EXEC	0x4		/* page can be executed */
 #define PROT_SEM	0x8		/* page may be used for atomic ops */
 #define PROT_NONE	0x0		/* page can not be accessed */
+#define PROT_GROWSDOWN	0x01000000	/* mprotect flag: extend change to start of growsdown vma */
+#define PROT_GROWSUP	0x02000000	/* mprotect flag: extend change to end of growsup vma */
 
 #define MAP_SHARED	0x01		/* Share changes */
 #define MAP_PRIVATE	0x02		/* Changes are private */

include/asm-sparc64/mman.h

@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 #define PROT_EXEC	0x4		/* page can be executed */
 #define PROT_SEM	0x8		/* page may be used for atomic ops */
 #define PROT_NONE	0x0		/* page can not be accessed */
+#define PROT_GROWSDOWN	0x01000000	/* mprotect flag: extend change to start of growsdown vma */
+#define PROT_GROWSUP	0x02000000	/* mprotect flag: extend change to end of growsup vma */
 
 #define MAP_SHARED	0x01		/* Share changes */
 #define MAP_PRIVATE	0x02		/* Changes are private */

include/asm-v850/mman.h

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #define PROT_WRITE	0x2		/* page can be written */
 #define PROT_EXEC	0x4		/* page can be executed */
 #define PROT_NONE	0x0		/* page can not be accessed */
+#define PROT_GROWSDOWN	0x01000000	/* mprotect flag: extend change to start of growsdown vma */
+#define PROT_GROWSUP	0x02000000	/* mprotect flag: extend change to end of growsup vma */
 
 #define MAP_SHARED	0x01		/* Share changes */
 #define MAP_PRIVATE	0x02		/* Changes are private */

include/asm-x86_64/mman.h

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #define PROT_EXEC	0x4		/* page can be executed */
 #define PROT_NONE	0x0		/* page can not be accessed */
 #define PROT_SEM	0x8
+#define PROT_GROWSDOWN	0x01000000	/* mprotect flag: extend change to start of growsdown vma */
+#define PROT_GROWSUP	0x02000000	/* mprotect flag: extend change to end of growsup vma */
 
 #define MAP_SHARED	0x01		/* Share changes */
 #define MAP_PRIVATE	0x02		/* Changes are private */

mm/mprotect.c

@@ -227,6 +227,10 @@ sys_mprotect(unsigned long start, size_t len, unsigned long prot)
 	unsigned long vm_flags, nstart, end, tmp;
 	struct vm_area_struct * vma, * next, * prev;
 	int error = -EINVAL;
+	const int grows = prot & (PROT_GROWSDOWN|PROT_GROWSUP);
+	prot &= ~(PROT_GROWSDOWN|PROT_GROWSUP);
+	if (grows == (PROT_GROWSDOWN|PROT_GROWSUP)) /* can't be both */
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	if (start & ~PAGE_MASK)
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -245,8 +249,26 @@ sys_mprotect(unsigned long start, size_t len, unsigned long prot)
 
 	vma = find_vma_prev(current->mm, start, &prev);
 	error = -ENOMEM;
-	if (!vma || vma->vm_start > start)
+	if (!vma)
 		goto out;
+	if (unlikely(grows & PROT_GROWSDOWN)) {
+		if (vma->vm_start >= end)
+			goto out;
+		start = vma->vm_start;
+		error = -EINVAL;
+		if (!(vma->vm_flags & VM_GROWSDOWN))
+			goto out;
+	}
+	else {
+		if (vma->vm_start > start)
+			goto out;
+		if (unlikely(grows & PROT_GROWSUP)) {
+			end = vma->vm_end;
+			error = -EINVAL;
+			if (!(vma->vm_flags & VM_GROWSUP))
+				goto out;
+		}
+	}
 
 	for (nstart = start ; ; ) {
 		unsigned int newflags;