Index: build/mac/change_mach_o_flags.py |
diff --git a/build/mac/change_mach_o_flags.py b/build/mac/change_mach_o_flags.py |
index 1dfe07f69f4ab2a96b5db498b046bba4c4638090..c2aeaec9b10351d0448834f918862b03cbb1aa4f 100755 |
--- a/build/mac/change_mach_o_flags.py |
+++ b/build/mac/change_mach_o_flags.py |
@@ -1,78 +1,77 @@ |
-#!/usr/bin/python |
- |
+#!/usr/bin/env python |
# Copyright (c) 2011 The Chromium Authors. All rights reserved. |
# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be |
# found in the LICENSE file. |
-# Usage: change_mach_o_flags.py [--executable-heap] [--no-pie] <executable_path> |
-# |
-# Arranges for the executable at |executable_path| to have its data (heap) |
-# pages protected to prevent execution on Mac OS X 10.7 ("Lion"), and to have |
-# the PIE (position independent executable) bit set to enable ASLR (address |
-# space layout randomization). With --executable-heap or --no-pie, the |
-# respective bits are cleared instead of set, making the heap executable or |
-# disabling PIE/ASLR. |
-# |
-# This script is able to operate on thin (single-architecture) Mach-O files |
-# and fat (universal, multi-architecture) files. When operating on fat files, |
-# it will set or clear the bits for each architecture contained therein. |
-# |
-# NON-EXECUTABLE HEAP |
-# |
-# Traditionally in Mac OS X, 32-bit processes did not have data pages set to |
-# prohibit execution. Although user programs could call mprotect and |
-# mach_vm_protect to deny execution of code in data pages, the kernel would |
-# silently ignore such requests without updating the page tables, and the |
-# hardware would happily execute code on such pages. 64-bit processes were |
-# always given proper hardware protection of data pages. This behavior was |
-# controllable on a system-wide level via the vm.allow_data_exec sysctl, which |
-# is set by default to 1. The bit with value 1 (set by default) allows code |
-# execution on data pages for 32-bit processes, and the bit with value 2 |
-# (clear by default) does the same for 64-bit processes. |
-# |
-# In Mac OS X 10.7, executables can "opt in" to having hardware protection |
-# against code execution on data pages applied. This is done by setting a new |
-# bit in the |flags| field of an executable's |mach_header|. When |
-# MH_NO_HEAP_EXECUTION is set, proper protections will be applied, regardless |
-# of the setting of vm.allow_data_exec. See xnu-1699.22.73/osfmk/vm/vm_map.c |
-# override_nx and xnu-1699.22.73/bsd/kern/mach_loader.c load_machfile. |
-# |
-# The Apple toolchain has been revised to set the MH_NO_HEAP_EXECUTION when |
-# producing executables, provided that -allow_heap_execute is not specified |
-# at link time. Only linkers shipping with Xcode 4.0 and later (ld64-123.2 and |
-# later) have this ability. See ld64-123.2.1/src/ld/Options.cpp |
-# Options::reconfigureDefaults() and |
-# ld64-123.2.1/src/ld/HeaderAndLoadCommands.hpp |
-# HeaderAndLoadCommandsAtom<A>::flags(). |
-# |
-# This script sets the MH_NO_HEAP_EXECUTION bit on Mach-O executables. It is |
-# intended for use with executables produced by a linker that predates Apple's |
-# modifications to set this bit itself. It is also useful for setting this bit |
-# for non-i386 executables, including x86_64 executables. Apple's linker only |
-# sets it for 32-bit i386 executables, presumably under the assumption that |
-# the value of vm.allow_data_exec is set in stone. However, if someone were to |
-# change vm.allow_data_exec to 2 or 3, 64-bit x86_64 executables would run |
-# without hardware protection against code execution on data pages. This |
-# script can set the bit for x86_64 executables, guaranteeing that they run |
-# with appropriate protection even when vm.allow_data_exec has been tampered |
-# with. |
-# |
-# POSITION-INDEPENDENT EXECUTABLES/ADDRESS SPACE LAYOUT RANDOMIZATION |
-# |
-# This script sets or clears the MH_PIE bit in an executable's Mach-O header, |
-# enabling or disabling position independence on Mac OS X 10.5 and later. |
-# Processes running position-independent executables have varying levels of |
-# ASLR protection depending on the OS release. The main executable's load |
-# address, shared library load addresess, and the heap and stack base |
-# addresses may be randomized. Position-independent executables are produced |
-# by supplying the -pie flag to the linker (or defeated by supplying -no_pie). |
-# Executables linked with a deployment target of 10.7 or higher have PIE on |
-# by default. |
-# |
-# This script is never strictly needed during the build to enable PIE, as all |
-# linkers used are recent enough to support -pie. However, it's used to |
-# disable the PIE bit as needed on already-linked executables. |
- |
+"""Usage: change_mach_o_flags.py [--executable-heap] [--no-pie] <executablepath> |
+ |
+Arranges for the executable at |executable_path| to have its data (heap) |
+pages protected to prevent execution on Mac OS X 10.7 ("Lion"), and to have |
+the PIE (position independent executable) bit set to enable ASLR (address |
+space layout randomization). With --executable-heap or --no-pie, the |
+respective bits are cleared instead of set, making the heap executable or |
+disabling PIE/ASLR. |
+ |
+This script is able to operate on thin (single-architecture) Mach-O files |
+and fat (universal, multi-architecture) files. When operating on fat files, |
+it will set or clear the bits for each architecture contained therein. |
+ |
+NON-EXECUTABLE HEAP |
+ |
+Traditionally in Mac OS X, 32-bit processes did not have data pages set to |
+prohibit execution. Although user programs could call mprotect and |
+mach_vm_protect to deny execution of code in data pages, the kernel would |
+silently ignore such requests without updating the page tables, and the |
+hardware would happily execute code on such pages. 64-bit processes were |
+always given proper hardware protection of data pages. This behavior was |
+controllable on a system-wide level via the vm.allow_data_exec sysctl, which |
+is set by default to 1. The bit with value 1 (set by default) allows code |
+execution on data pages for 32-bit processes, and the bit with value 2 |
+(clear by default) does the same for 64-bit processes. |
+ |
+In Mac OS X 10.7, executables can "opt in" to having hardware protection |
+against code execution on data pages applied. This is done by setting a new |
+bit in the |flags| field of an executable's |mach_header|. When |
+MH_NO_HEAP_EXECUTION is set, proper protections will be applied, regardless |
+of the setting of vm.allow_data_exec. See xnu-1699.22.73/osfmk/vm/vm_map.c |
+override_nx and xnu-1699.22.73/bsd/kern/mach_loader.c load_machfile. |
+ |
+The Apple toolchain has been revised to set the MH_NO_HEAP_EXECUTION when |
+producing executables, provided that -allow_heap_execute is not specified |
+at link time. Only linkers shipping with Xcode 4.0 and later (ld64-123.2 and |
+later) have this ability. See ld64-123.2.1/src/ld/Options.cpp |
+Options::reconfigureDefaults() and |
+ld64-123.2.1/src/ld/HeaderAndLoadCommands.hpp |
+HeaderAndLoadCommandsAtom<A>::flags(). |
+ |
+This script sets the MH_NO_HEAP_EXECUTION bit on Mach-O executables. It is |
+intended for use with executables produced by a linker that predates Apple's |
+modifications to set this bit itself. It is also useful for setting this bit |
+for non-i386 executables, including x86_64 executables. Apple's linker only |
+sets it for 32-bit i386 executables, presumably under the assumption that |
+the value of vm.allow_data_exec is set in stone. However, if someone were to |
+change vm.allow_data_exec to 2 or 3, 64-bit x86_64 executables would run |
+without hardware protection against code execution on data pages. This |
+script can set the bit for x86_64 executables, guaranteeing that they run |
+with appropriate protection even when vm.allow_data_exec has been tampered |
+with. |
+ |
+POSITION-INDEPENDENT EXECUTABLES/ADDRESS SPACE LAYOUT RANDOMIZATION |
+ |
+This script sets or clears the MH_PIE bit in an executable's Mach-O header, |
+enabling or disabling position independence on Mac OS X 10.5 and later. |
+Processes running position-independent executables have varying levels of |
+ASLR protection depending on the OS release. The main executable's load |
+address, shared library load addresess, and the heap and stack base |
+addresses may be randomized. Position-independent executables are produced |
+by supplying the -pie flag to the linker (or defeated by supplying -no_pie). |
+Executables linked with a deployment target of 10.7 or higher have PIE on |
+by default. |
+ |
+This script is never strictly needed during the build to enable PIE, as all |
+linkers used are recent enough to support -pie. However, it's used to |
+disable the PIE bit as needed on already-linked executables. |
+""" |
import optparse |
import os |
@@ -267,8 +266,8 @@ def main(me, args): |
raise MachOError, '%s is not a Mach-O or fat file' % executable_file |
executable_file.close() |
- |
return 0 |
+ |
if __name__ == '__main__': |
sys.exit(main(sys.argv[0], sys.argv[1:])) |