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Subject: [PATCH RFC v3 18/21] mm/pgtable: catch abuse of folded dummy pgd_t/p4d_t/pud_t
Date: Wed, 02 Sep 2026 12:56:20 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260902-dummy_ptxp3-v3-18-5d8f5b17c25c@arm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260902-dummy_ptxp3-v3-0-5d8f5b17c25c@arm.com>

From: "David Hildenbrand (Arm)" <david@kernel.org>

Catch and prevent all abuse with dummy values on the stack
similar to:

	pud_t pud = pudp_get(pudp);
	pmd_t *pmdp = pud_offset(*pud, addr);

While this approach relies on the compiler propagating constants, it
should catch most of the issues in practice. It would have caught all
the issues were found through manual inspection.

To avoid build issues particularly on x86, where pgd_val() might not be
around in some inclusion paths, perform the new checks from wrapper
macros.

Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand (Arm) <david@kernel.org>
---
 include/asm-generic/pgtable-nop4d.h | 23 ++++++++++++++++++-----
 include/asm-generic/pgtable-nopmd.h | 24 ++++++++++++++++++------
 include/asm-generic/pgtable-nopud.h | 24 ++++++++++++++++++------
 3 files changed, 54 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/asm-generic/pgtable-nop4d.h b/include/asm-generic/pgtable-nop4d.h
index acd62ee23353..2d86325235da 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/pgtable-nop4d.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/pgtable-nop4d.h
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static inline bool pgd_leaf(pgd_t pgd)		{ return false; }
  */
 #define set_pgd(pgdptr, pgdval)	set_p4d((p4d_t *)(pgdptr), (p4d_t) { pgdval })
 
-static inline pgd_t pgdp_get(pgd_t *pgdp)
+static __always_inline pgd_t pgdp_get(pgd_t *pgdp)
 {
 	pgd_t dummy = { 0 };
 
@@ -42,17 +42,30 @@ static inline pgd_t pgdp_get(pgd_t *pgdp)
 }
 #define pgdp_get pgdp_get
 
-static inline p4d_t *p4d_offset(pgd_t *pgd, unsigned long address)
+#define pgd_check_dummy(pgd) BUILD_BUG_ON(__builtin_constant_p(pgd_val(pgd)))
+
+static __always_inline p4d_t *__p4d_offset(pgd_t *pgdp, unsigned long address)
 {
-	return (p4d_t *)pgd;
+	return (p4d_t *)pgdp;
 }
 
-static inline p4d_t *p4d_offset_lockless(pgd_t *pgdp, pgd_t pgd,
+#define p4d_offset(pgdp, address)					\
+({									\
+	pgd_check_dummy(*(pgdp));					\
+	__p4d_offset(pgdp, address);					\
+})
+
+static __always_inline p4d_t *__p4d_offset_lockless(pgd_t *pgdp, pgd_t pgd,
 		unsigned long address)
 {
 	return (p4d_t *)pgdp;
 }
-#define p4d_offset_lockless p4d_offset_lockless
+
+#define p4d_offset_lockless(pgdp, pgd, address)				\
+({									\
+	pgd_check_dummy(*(pgdp));					\
+	__p4d_offset_lockless(pgdp, pgd, address);			\
+})
 
 #define p4d_val(x)				(pgd_val((x).pgd))
 #define __p4d(x)				((p4d_t) { __pgd(x) })
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/pgtable-nopmd.h b/include/asm-generic/pgtable-nopmd.h
index 9322f07ddf1e..bd40d3a5743f 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/pgtable-nopmd.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/pgtable-nopmd.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ static inline void pud_clear(pud_t *pud)	{ }
  */
 #define set_pud(pudptr, pudval)			set_pmd((pmd_t *)(pudptr), (pmd_t) { pudval })
 
-static inline pud_t pudp_get(pud_t *pudp)
+static __always_inline pud_t pudp_get(pud_t *pudp)
 {
 	pud_t dummy = { 0 };
 
@@ -51,18 +51,30 @@ static inline pud_t pudp_get(pud_t *pudp)
 }
 #define pudp_get pudp_get
 
-static inline pmd_t * pmd_offset(pud_t * pud, unsigned long address)
+#define pud_check_dummy(pud) BUILD_BUG_ON(__builtin_constant_p(pud_val(pud)))
+
+static __always_inline pmd_t *__pmd_offset(pud_t *pudp, unsigned long address)
 {
-	return (pmd_t *)pud;
+	return (pmd_t *)pudp;
 }
-#define pmd_offset pmd_offset
 
-static inline pmd_t *pmd_offset_lockless(pud_t *pudp, pud_t pud,
+#define pmd_offset(pudp, address)					\
+({									\
+	pud_check_dummy(*(pudp));					\
+	__pmd_offset(pudp, address);					\
+})
+
+static __always_inline pmd_t *__pmd_offset_lockless(pud_t *pudp, pud_t pud,
 		unsigned long address)
 {
 	return (pmd_t *)pudp;
 }
-#define pmd_offset_lockless pmd_offset_lockless
+
+#define pmd_offset_lockless(pudp, pud, address)				\
+({									\
+	pud_check_dummy(*(pudp));					\
+	__pmd_offset_lockless(pudp, pud, address);			\
+})
 
 #define pmd_val(x)				(pud_val((x).pud))
 #define __pmd(x)				((pmd_t) { __pud(x) } )
diff --git a/include/asm-generic/pgtable-nopud.h b/include/asm-generic/pgtable-nopud.h
index 8f01abbb0050..7475d0bd0f2e 100644
--- a/include/asm-generic/pgtable-nopud.h
+++ b/include/asm-generic/pgtable-nopud.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ static inline bool p4d_leaf(p4d_t p4d)		{ return false; }
  */
 #define set_p4d(p4dptr, p4dval)	set_pud((pud_t *)(p4dptr), (pud_t) { p4dval })
 
-static inline p4d_t p4dp_get(p4d_t *p4dp)
+static __always_inline p4d_t p4dp_get(p4d_t *p4dp)
 {
 	p4d_t dummy = { 0 };
 
@@ -49,18 +49,30 @@ static inline p4d_t p4dp_get(p4d_t *p4dp)
 }
 #define p4dp_get p4dp_get
 
-static inline pud_t *pud_offset(p4d_t *p4d, unsigned long address)
+#define p4d_check_dummy(p4d) BUILD_BUG_ON(__builtin_constant_p(p4d_val(p4d)))
+
+static __always_inline pud_t *__pud_offset(p4d_t *p4dp, unsigned long address)
 {
-	return (pud_t *)p4d;
+	return (pud_t *)p4dp;
 }
-#define pud_offset pud_offset
 
-static inline pud_t *pud_offset_lockless(p4d_t *p4dp, p4d_t p4d,
+#define pud_offset(p4dp, address)					\
+({									\
+	p4d_check_dummy(*(p4dp));					\
+	__pud_offset(p4dp, address);					\
+})
+
+static __always_inline pud_t *__pud_offset_lockless(p4d_t *p4dp, p4d_t p4d,
 		unsigned long address)
 {
 	return (pud_t *)p4dp;
 }
-#define pud_offset_lockless pud_offset_lockless
+
+#define pud_offset_lockless(p4dp, p4d, address)				\
+({									\
+	p4d_check_dummy(*(p4dp));					\
+	__pud_offset_lockless(p4dp, p4d, address);			\
+})
 
 #define pud_val(x)				(p4d_val((x).p4d))
 #define __pud(x)				((pud_t) { __p4d(x) })

-- 
2.43.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-09-02 11:58 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 31+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-09-02 11:56 [PATCH RFC v3 00/21] mm: change behavior of pXdp_get()/pXd_page() in compile-time folded pgtable Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 11:56 ` [PATCH RFC v3 01/21] ARM: mm: make nommu pgd_t a scalar Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 11:56 ` [PATCH RFC v3 02/21] ARM: mm: make 2-level " Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 11:56 ` [PATCH RFC v3 03/21] ARM: mm: remove custom pgdp_get() Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 11:56 ` [PATCH RFC v3 04/21] LoongArch: mm: define pud_leaf() only when PUD exists Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 11:56 ` [PATCH RFC v3 05/21] MIPS: " Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 11:56 ` [PATCH RFC v3 06/21] mm/pgtable: define (pgd|p4d|pud)_leaf() for folded page tables Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 12:15   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-02 11:56 ` [PATCH RFC v3 07/21] mm/pgtable: define (pgd|p4d|pud)_offset_lockless() " Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 11:56 ` [PATCH RFC v3 08/21] mm: vmscan: remove stack copy address of pud/pmd pass in walk_pud/pmd_range() Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 11:56 ` [PATCH RFC v3 09/21] loongarch: kvm: remove stack copy address of pXd in pXd_offset() Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 12:19   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-02 12:38     ` Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 11:56 ` [PATCH RFC v3 10/21] riscv: " Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 11:56 ` [PATCH RFC v3 11/21] riscv: mm: use proper set_pXd() for generic compile-time folded patable in vmalloc_fault() Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 11:56 ` [PATCH RFC v3 12/21] mm/pgtable: redefine PGTABLE_LEVEL enum with ascend order from PGD Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 11:56 ` [PATCH RFC v3 13/21] x86: mm: use pgtable_level enum in effective_prot_pXd() Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 20:48   ` Dave Hansen
2026-09-02 11:56 ` [PATCH RFC v3 14/21] x86: mm: carve out the generic compile-time folded pgtable case in effective_prot() Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 20:46   ` Dave Hansen
2026-09-02 11:56 ` [PATCH RFC v3 15/21] x86: mm: skip collapse_pud_page() when CONFIG_X86_DIRECT_GBPAGES disabled Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 12:17   ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-02 12:29     ` Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 15:38   ` Dave Hansen
2026-09-02 16:48     ` Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 11:56 ` [PATCH RFC v3 16/21] openrisc/pgtable: drop __pmd_offset() Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 11:56 ` [PATCH RFC v3 17/21] mm/pgtable: optimize pmdp_get() and friends for folded pagetable levels Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 11:56 ` Yeoreum Yun [this message]
2026-09-02 11:56 ` [PATCH RFC v3 19/21] mm/pgtable: disallow calling (pgd|p4d|pud)_page, pgd_page_vaddr() and (p4d|pud)_pgtable with dummy Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 11:56 ` [PATCH RFC v3 20/21] mm/pgtable: disallow calling folded set_pgd/set_p4d/set_pud " Yeoreum Yun
2026-09-02 11:56 ` [PATCH RFC v3 21/21] Documentation: mm: clarify behaviour of compile-time folded page tables Yeoreum Yun

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