3 * $Id: lmem.c,v 1.2 2000/06/17 11:29:20 mdw Exp $
5 * Locked memory allocation (Unix-specific)
7 * (c) 1999 Straylight/Edgeware
10 /*----- Licensing notice --------------------------------------------------*
12 * This file is part of Catacomb.
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30 /*----- Revision history --------------------------------------------------*
33 * Revision 1.2 2000/06/17 11:29:20 mdw
36 * Revision 1.1 1999/12/22 16:02:52 mdw
37 * Interface to allocating `locked' memory (which isn't paged out).
41 /*----- Header files ------------------------------------------------------*/
51 #include <sys/types.h>
55 # include <sys/mman.h>
58 #include <mLib/arena.h>
59 #include <mLib/dstr.h>
64 /*----- Arena operations --------------------------------------------------*/
66 static void *aalloc(arena
*a
, size_t sz
) { return l_alloc((lmem
*)a
, sz
); }
67 static void afree(arena
*a
, void *p
) { l_free((lmem
*)a
, p
); }
68 static void apurge(arena
*a
) { l_purge((lmem
*)a
); }
70 static arena_ops l_ops
= { aalloc
, arena_fakerealloc
, afree
, apurge
};
72 /*----- Main code ---------------------------------------------------------*/
76 * Arguments: @lmem *lm@ = pointer to locked memory descriptor
77 * @size_t sz@ = size of locked memory area requested
79 * Returns: Zero if everything is fine, @+1@ if some insecure memory was
80 * allocated, and @-1@ if everything went horribly wrong.
82 * Use: Initializes the locked memory manager. This function is safe
83 * to call in a privileged program; privileges should usually be
84 * dropped after allocating the locked memory block.
86 * You must call @sub_init@ before allocating locked memory
90 int l_init(lmem
*lm
, size_t sz
)
96 /* --- Preliminaries --- */
101 /* --- Try making a secure locked passphrase buffer --- *
103 * Drop privileges before emitting diagnostic messages.
108 /* --- Memory-map a page from somewhere --- */
111 p
= mmap(0, sz
, PROT_READ
| PROT_WRITE
, MAP_PRIVATE
| MAP_ANON
, -1, 0);
115 if ((fd
= open("/dev/zero", O_RDWR
)) >= 0) {
116 p
= mmap(0, sz
, PROT_READ
| PROT_WRITE
, MAP_PRIVATE
, fd
, 0);
122 /* --- Lock the page in memory --- *
124 * Why does @mmap@ return such a stupid result if it fails?
127 if (p
== 0 || p
== MAP_FAILED
) {
128 lm
->emsg
= "couldn't map locked memory area: %s";
131 } else if (mlock(p
, sz
)) {
132 lm
->emsg
= "error locking memory area: %s";
140 /* --- Make a standard passphrase buffer --- */
146 ll
->emsg
= "locked memory not available on this system";
149 if ((p
= malloc(sz
)) == 0) {
150 lm
->emsg
= "not enough standard memory!";
157 /* --- Initialize the buffer --- */
159 lm
->sz
= lm
->free
= sz
;
162 /* --- Initialize the free list --- */
176 /* --- @l_alloc@ --- *
178 * Arguments: @lmem *lm@ = pointer to locked memory descriptor
179 * @size_t sz@ = size requested
181 * Returns: Pointer to allocated memory.
183 * Use: Allocates @sz@ bytes of locked memory.
186 void *l_alloc(lmem
*lm
, size_t sz
)
190 sz
= (sz
+ 3u) & ~3u;
191 for (l
= lm
->l
; l
; l
= l
->next
) {
198 l_node
*n
= CREATE(l_node
);
206 assert(((void)"Locked buffer space has vanished", lm
->free
>= sz
));
213 /* --- @l_free@ --- *
215 * Arguments: @lmem *lm@ = pointer to locked memory descriptor
216 * @void *p@ = pointer to block
220 * Use: Releases a block of locked memory.
223 void l_free(lmem
*lm
, void *p
)
228 for (l
= lm
->l
; l
; l
= l
->next
) {
231 /* --- If this isn't the block, skip it --- */
237 assert(((void)"Block is already free", l
->f
& LF_ALLOC
));
239 /* --- Coalesce with adjacent free blocks --- */
245 if (ll
&& !(ll
->f
& LF_ALLOC
)) {
246 assert(((void)"Previous block doesn't fit", ll
->p
+ ll
->sz
== p
));
254 if (ll
&& !(ll
->f
& LF_ALLOC
)) {
255 assert(((void)"Next block doesn't fit", ll
->p
== l
->p
+ l
->sz
));
262 assert(((void)"Free lunch", lm
->free
<= lm
->sz
));
265 assert(((void)"Not a locked block", 0));
268 /* --- @l_purge@ --- *
270 * Arguments: @lmem *lm@ = pointer to locked memory descriptor
274 * Use: Purges all the free blocks in the buffer, and clears all of
275 * the locked memory. Memory is not freed back to the system.
278 void l_purge(lmem
*lm
)
284 l_node
*ll
= l
->next
;
288 memset(lm
->p
, 0, lm
->sz
);
298 /* --- @l_report@ --- *
300 * Arguments: @lmem *lm@ = pointer to locked memory descriptor
301 * @dstr *d@ = string to write the error message on
303 * Returns: Zero if the buffer is fine, @+1@ if there was a problem
304 * getting locked memory but insecure stuff could be allocated,
305 * and @-1@ if not even insecure memory could be found.
307 * Use: Returns a user-digestable explanation for the state of a
308 * locked memory buffer. If the return code is zero, no message
309 * is emitted to the string @d@.
312 int l_report(lmem
*lm
, dstr
*d
)
316 dstr_putf(d
, lm
->emsg
, strerror(lm
->err
));
326 /*----- That's all, folks -------------------------------------------------*/