Adds AArch64 GCS support

- Adds option to rustc config to enable GCS
- Passes `guarded-control-stack` flag to llvm if enabled

Author: CrooseGit

compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/attributes.rs

@@ -407,13 +407,16 @@ pub(crate) fn llfn_attrs_from_instance<'ll, 'tcx>(
         to_add.extend(sanitize_attrs(cx, codegen_fn_attrs.no_sanitize));
 
         // For non-naked functions, set branch protection attributes on aarch64.
-        if let Some(BranchProtection { bti, pac_ret }) =
+        if let Some(BranchProtection { bti, pac_ret, gcs }) =
             cx.sess().opts.unstable_opts.branch_protection
         {
             assert!(cx.sess().target.arch == "aarch64");
             if bti {
                 to_add.push(llvm::CreateAttrString(cx.llcx, "branch-target-enforcement"));
             }
+            if gcs {
+                to_add.push(llvm::CreateAttrString(cx.llcx, "guarded-control-stack"));
+            }
             if let Some(PacRet { leaf, pc, key }) = pac_ret {
                 if pc {
                     to_add.push(llvm::CreateAttrString(cx.llcx, "branch-protection-pauth-lr"));

compiler/rustc_codegen_llvm/src/context.rs

@@ -370,7 +370,8 @@ pub(crate) unsafe fn create_module<'ll>(
         );
     }
 
-    if let Some(BranchProtection { bti, pac_ret }) = sess.opts.unstable_opts.branch_protection {
+    if let Some(BranchProtection { bti, pac_ret, gcs }) = sess.opts.unstable_opts.branch_protection
+    {
         if sess.target.arch == "aarch64" {
             llvm::add_module_flag_u32(
                 llmod,
@@ -403,6 +404,12 @@ pub(crate) unsafe fn create_module<'ll>(
                 "sign-return-address-with-bkey",
                 u32::from(pac_opts.key == PAuthKey::B),
             );
+            llvm::add_module_flag_u32(
+                llmod,
+                llvm::ModuleFlagMergeBehavior::Min,
+                "guarded-control-stack",
+                gcs.into(),
+            );
         } else {
             bug!(
                 "branch-protection used on non-AArch64 target; \

compiler/rustc_interface/src/tests.rs

@@ -772,7 +772,8 @@ fn test_unstable_options_tracking_hash() {
         branch_protection,
         Some(BranchProtection {
             bti: true,
-            pac_ret: Some(PacRet { leaf: true, pc: true, key: PAuthKey::B })
+            pac_ret: Some(PacRet { leaf: true, pc: true, key: PAuthKey::B }),
+            gcs: true,
         })
     );
     tracked!(codegen_backend, Some("abc".to_string()));

compiler/rustc_session/src/config.rs

@@ -1615,6 +1615,7 @@ pub struct PacRet {
 pub struct BranchProtection {
     pub bti: bool,
     pub pac_ret: Option<PacRet>,
+    pub gcs: bool,
 }
 
 pub(crate) const fn default_lib_output() -> CrateType {

compiler/rustc_session/src/options.rs

@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ mod desc {
     pub(crate) const parse_polonius: &str = "either no value or `legacy` (the default), or `next`";
     pub(crate) const parse_stack_protector: &str =
         "one of (`none` (default), `basic`, `strong`, or `all`)";
-    pub(crate) const parse_branch_protection: &str = "a `,` separated combination of `bti`, `pac-ret`, followed by a combination of `pc`, `b-key`, or `leaf`";
+    pub(crate) const parse_branch_protection: &str = "a `,` separated combination of `bti`, `gcs`, `pac-ret`, (optionally with `pc`, `b-key`, `leaf` if `pac-ret` is set)";
     pub(crate) const parse_proc_macro_execution_strategy: &str =
         "one of supported execution strategies (`same-thread`, or `cross-thread`)";
     pub(crate) const parse_remap_path_scope: &str =
@@ -1903,6 +1903,7 @@ pub mod parse {
                             Some(pac) => pac.pc = true,
                             _ => return false,
                         },
+                        "gcs" => slot.gcs = true,
                         _ => return false,
                     };
                 }

src/doc/unstable-book/src/compiler-flags/branch-protection.md

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ It takes some combination of the following values, separated by a `,`.
 - `leaf` - Enable pointer authentication for all functions, including leaf functions.
 - `b-key` - Sign return addresses with key B, instead of the default key A.
 - `bti` - Enable branch target identification.
+- `gcs` - Enable guarded control stack support.
 
 `leaf`, `b-key` and `pc` are only valid if `pac-ret` was previously specified.
 For example, `-Z branch-protection=bti,pac-ret,leaf` is valid, but