From: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb+git@google.com>
To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, will@kernel.org,
catalin.marinas@arm.com, mark.rutland@arm.com,
Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>,
Ryan Roberts <ryan.roberts@arm.com>,
Anshuman Khandual <anshuman.khandual@arm.com>,
Liz Prucka <lizprucka@google.com>,
Seth Jenkins <sethjenkins@google.com>,
Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>, Mike Rapoport <rppt@kernel.org>,
David Hildenbrand <david@kernel.org>,
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
linux-mm@kvack.org, linux-hardening@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v4 14/15] arm64: mm: Generalize manipulation code of read-only descriptors
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:34:31 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260427153416.2103979-31-ardb+git@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260427153416.2103979-17-ardb+git@google.com>
From: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>
Before moving the fixmap PUD/PMD tables into .rodata, update the
existing descriptor manipulation code so it will fallback to the fixmap
for any descriptor located in the .pgdir_rodata section.
This is slightly more costly, as it evaluates whether or not a
descriptor is in the kernel's rodata region at levels PMD and higher for
any configuration, rather than only when the level in question is the
root level.
Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>
---
arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h | 27 ++++++++++----------
arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S | 8 ++++--
arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c | 24 ++++++++---------
3 files changed, 31 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h
index a1c5894332d9..94235dd428be 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h
@@ -816,23 +816,22 @@ extern pgd_t swapper_pg_dir[];
extern pgd_t idmap_pg_dir[];
extern pgd_t tramp_pg_dir[];
extern pgd_t reserved_pg_dir[];
+extern pgd_t __pgdir_rodata_start[], __pgdir_rodata_end[];
-extern void set_swapper_pgd(pgd_t *pgdp, pgd_t pgd);
+extern void set_rodata_pte(pte_t *ptep, pte_t pte);
-static inline bool in_swapper_pgdir(void *addr)
+static inline bool in_pgdir_rodata(void *addr)
{
- return ((unsigned long)addr & PAGE_MASK) ==
- ((unsigned long)swapper_pg_dir & PAGE_MASK);
+ return addr >= (void *)__pgdir_rodata_start &&
+ addr < (void *)__pgdir_rodata_end;
}
static inline void set_pmd(pmd_t *pmdp, pmd_t pmd)
{
-#ifdef __PAGETABLE_PMD_FOLDED
- if (in_swapper_pgdir(pmdp)) {
- set_swapper_pgd((pgd_t *)pmdp, __pgd(pmd_val(pmd)));
+ if (in_pgdir_rodata(pmdp)) {
+ set_rodata_pte((pte_t *)pmdp, __pte(pmd_val(pmd)));
return;
}
-#endif /* __PAGETABLE_PMD_FOLDED */
WRITE_ONCE(*pmdp, pmd);
@@ -893,8 +892,8 @@ static inline bool pgtable_l4_enabled(void);
static inline void set_pud(pud_t *pudp, pud_t pud)
{
- if (!pgtable_l4_enabled() && in_swapper_pgdir(pudp)) {
- set_swapper_pgd((pgd_t *)pudp, __pgd(pud_val(pud)));
+ if (in_pgdir_rodata(pudp)) {
+ set_rodata_pte((pte_t *)pudp, __pte(pud_val(pud)));
return;
}
@@ -974,8 +973,8 @@ static inline bool mm_pud_folded(const struct mm_struct *mm)
static inline void set_p4d(p4d_t *p4dp, p4d_t p4d)
{
- if (in_swapper_pgdir(p4dp)) {
- set_swapper_pgd((pgd_t *)p4dp, __pgd(p4d_val(p4d)));
+ if (in_pgdir_rodata(p4dp)) {
+ set_rodata_pte((pte_t *)p4dp, __pte(p4d_val(p4d)));
return;
}
@@ -1102,8 +1101,8 @@ static inline bool mm_p4d_folded(const struct mm_struct *mm)
static inline void set_pgd(pgd_t *pgdp, pgd_t pgd)
{
- if (in_swapper_pgdir(pgdp)) {
- set_swapper_pgd(pgdp, __pgd(pgd_val(pgd)));
+ if (in_pgdir_rodata(pgdp)) {
+ set_rodata_pte((pte_t *)pgdp, __pte(pgd_val(pgd)));
return;
}
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S b/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
index 2dca18574619..e5e1d0fd7f27 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/vmlinux.lds.S
@@ -243,8 +243,12 @@ SECTIONS
reserved_pg_dir = .;
. += PAGE_SIZE;
- swapper_pg_dir = .;
- . += PAGE_SIZE;
+ .pgdir_rodata : {
+ __pgdir_rodata_start = .;
+ swapper_pg_dir = .;
+ . += PAGE_SIZE;
+ __pgdir_rodata_end = .;
+ }
. = ALIGN(SEGMENT_ALIGN);
__init_begin = .;
diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c b/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
index a464f3d2d2df..84d81bae07a7 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
@@ -65,34 +65,34 @@ static bool rodata_is_rw __ro_after_init = true;
*/
long __section(".mmuoff.data.write") __early_cpu_boot_status;
-static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(swapper_pgdir_lock);
+static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(rodata_pgdir_lock);
static DEFINE_MUTEX(fixmap_lock);
-void noinstr set_swapper_pgd(pgd_t *pgdp, pgd_t pgd)
+void noinstr set_rodata_pte(pte_t *ptep, pte_t pte)
{
- pgd_t *fixmap_pgdp;
+ pte_t *fixmap_ptep;
/*
- * Don't bother with the fixmap if swapper_pg_dir is still mapped
- * writable in the kernel mapping.
+ * Don't bother with the fixmap if rodata is still mapped
+ * writable in the kernel and linear mappings.
*/
if (rodata_is_rw) {
- WRITE_ONCE(*pgdp, pgd);
+ WRITE_ONCE(*ptep, pte);
dsb(ishst);
isb();
return;
}
- spin_lock(&swapper_pgdir_lock);
- fixmap_pgdp = pgd_set_fixmap(__pa_symbol(pgdp));
- WRITE_ONCE(*fixmap_pgdp, pgd);
+ spin_lock(&rodata_pgdir_lock);
+ fixmap_ptep = pte_set_fixmap(__pa_nodebug(ptep));
+ WRITE_ONCE(*fixmap_ptep, pte);
/*
* We need dsb(ishst) here to ensure the page-table-walker sees
* our new entry before set_p?d() returns. The fixmap's
* flush_tlb_kernel_range() via clear_fixmap() does this for us.
*/
- pgd_clear_fixmap();
- spin_unlock(&swapper_pgdir_lock);
+ pte_clear_fixmap();
+ spin_unlock(&rodata_pgdir_lock);
}
pgprot_t phys_mem_access_prot(struct file *file, unsigned long pfn,
@@ -1071,6 +1071,7 @@ void __init mark_linear_text_alias_ro(void)
/*
* Remove the write permissions from the linear alias of .text/.rodata
*/
+ WRITE_ONCE(rodata_is_rw, false);
update_mapping_prot(__pa_symbol(_text), (unsigned long)lm_alias(_text),
(unsigned long)__init_begin - (unsigned long)_text,
pgprot_tagged(PAGE_KERNEL_RO));
@@ -1221,7 +1222,6 @@ void mark_rodata_ro(void)
* to cover NOTES and EXCEPTION_TABLE.
*/
section_size = (unsigned long)__init_begin - (unsigned long)__start_rodata;
- WRITE_ONCE(rodata_is_rw, false);
update_mapping_prot(__pa_symbol(__start_rodata), (unsigned long)__start_rodata,
section_size, PAGE_KERNEL_RO);
/* mark the range between _text and _stext as read only. */
--
2.54.0.rc2.544.gc7ae2d5bb8-goog
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-04-27 15:36 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-04-27 15:34 [PATCH v4 00/15] arm64: Unmap linear alias of kernel data/bss Ard Biesheuvel
2026-04-27 15:34 ` [PATCH v4 01/15] arm64: mm: Map the linear alias of text/rodata as tagged Ard Biesheuvel
2026-04-27 15:34 ` [PATCH v4 02/15] mm: Make empty_zero_page __ro_after_init Ard Biesheuvel
2026-04-27 15:34 ` [PATCH v4 03/15] arm64: mm: Preserve existing table mappings when mapping DRAM Ard Biesheuvel
2026-04-27 15:34 ` [PATCH v4 04/15] arm64: mm: Preserve non-contiguous descriptors " Ard Biesheuvel
2026-04-27 15:34 ` [PATCH v4 05/15] arm64: mm: Remove bogus stop condition from map_mem() loop Ard Biesheuvel
2026-04-27 15:34 ` [PATCH v4 06/15] arm64: mm: Drop redundant pgd_t* argument from map_mem() Ard Biesheuvel
2026-04-27 15:34 ` [PATCH v4 07/15] arm64: mm: Permit contiguous descriptors to be rewritten Ard Biesheuvel
2026-04-27 15:34 ` [PATCH v4 08/15] arm64: kfence: Avoid NOMAP tricks when mapping the early pool Ard Biesheuvel
2026-04-27 15:34 ` [PATCH v4 09/15] arm64: mm: Permit contiguous attribute for preliminary mappings Ard Biesheuvel
2026-04-27 15:34 ` [PATCH v4 10/15] arm64: Move fixmap page tables to end of kernel image Ard Biesheuvel
2026-04-27 15:34 ` [PATCH v4 11/15] arm64: mm: Don't abuse memblock NOMAP to check for overlaps Ard Biesheuvel
2026-04-27 15:34 ` [PATCH v4 12/15] arm64: mm: Map the kernel data/bss read-only in the linear map Ard Biesheuvel
2026-04-27 15:34 ` [PATCH v4 13/15] arm64: mm: Unmap kernel data/bss entirely from " Ard Biesheuvel
2026-04-27 15:34 ` Ard Biesheuvel [this message]
2026-04-27 15:34 ` [PATCH v4 15/15] arm64: mm: Remap linear aliases of the fixmap page tables read-only Ard Biesheuvel
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