From: Kevin Brodsky <kevin.brodsky@arm.com>
To: linux-hardening@vger.kernel.org
Cc: "Kevin Brodsky" <kevin.brodsky@arm.com>,
"Andrew Morton" <akpm@linux-foundation.org>,
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linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org, linux-mm@kvack.org,
x86@kernel.org, "Ira Weiny" <iweiny@kernel.org>,
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"Thomas Gleixner" <tglx@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH RFC v9 21/25] arm64: kpkeys: Protect init_pg_dir
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:09:03 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260818-kpkeys-v9-21-743ad31b2c8f@arm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260818-kpkeys-v9-0-743ad31b2c8f@arm.com>
When kpkeys_hardened_pgtables is enabled, protect the page tables
that map the kernel image by setting the appropriate pkey for the
linear mapping of those pages.
Most other static page tables (e.g. swapper_pg_dir) should be
read-only both in the kernel image mapping and the linear mapping,
so there is no need to change their pkey.
Signed-off-by: Kevin Brodsky <kevin.brodsky@arm.com>
---
arch/arm64/include/asm/kpkeys.h | 7 +++++++
arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c | 12 ++++++++++++
2 files changed, 19 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kpkeys.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kpkeys.h
index 00e7e5956794..7747af54fd38 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/kpkeys.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/kpkeys.h
@@ -72,6 +72,13 @@ void arch_kpkeys_leave_context(const struct kpkeys_state *state)
#endif /* CONFIG_ARM64_POE */
+#ifdef CONFIG_KPKEYS_HARDENED_PGTABLES
+
+#define arch_kpkeys_protect_static_pgtables arch_kpkeys_protect_static_pgtables
+void arch_kpkeys_protect_static_pgtables(void);
+
+#endif /* CONFIG_KPKEYS_HARDENED_PGTABLES */
+
#endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
#endif /* __ASM_KPKEYS_H */
diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c b/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
index ee972c78e45c..472ad0f8f002 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
@@ -1073,6 +1073,18 @@ void __init mark_linear_text_alias_ro(void)
PAGE_KERNEL_RO);
}
+#ifdef CONFIG_KPKEYS_HARDENED_PGTABLES
+void __init arch_kpkeys_protect_static_pgtables(void)
+{
+ unsigned long addr = (unsigned long)lm_alias(__pi_init_pg_dir);
+ unsigned long size = __pi_init_pg_end - __pi_init_pg_dir;
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = set_memory_pkey(addr, size / PAGE_SIZE, KPKEYS_PKEY_PGTABLES);
+ WARN_ON(ret);
+}
+#endif /* CONFIG_KPKEYS_HARDENED_PGTABLES */
+
#ifdef CONFIG_KFENCE
bool __ro_after_init kfence_early_init = !!CONFIG_KFENCE_SAMPLE_INTERVAL;
--
2.51.2
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-18 14:13 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-18 14:08 [PATCH RFC v9 00/25] pkeys-based page table hardening Kevin Brodsky
2026-08-18 14:08 ` [PATCH RFC v9 01/25] mm: Introduce kpkeys Kevin Brodsky
2026-08-18 14:08 ` [PATCH RFC v9 02/25] set_memory: Introduce set_memory_pkey() stub Kevin Brodsky
2026-08-18 14:08 ` [PATCH RFC v9 03/25] arm64: mm: Enable overlays for all EL1 indirect permissions Kevin Brodsky
2026-08-18 14:08 ` [PATCH RFC v9 04/25] arm64: Introduce por_elx_set_pkey_perms() helper Kevin Brodsky
2026-08-18 14:08 ` [PATCH RFC v9 05/25] arm64: Implement asm/kpkeys.h using POE Kevin Brodsky
2026-08-18 14:08 ` [PATCH RFC v9 06/25] arm64: set_memory: Implement set_memory_pkey() Kevin Brodsky
2026-08-18 14:08 ` [PATCH RFC v9 07/25] arm64: Context-switch POR_EL1 Kevin Brodsky
2026-08-18 14:08 ` [PATCH RFC v9 08/25] arm64: Initialize POR_EL1 register on cpu_resume() Kevin Brodsky
2026-08-18 14:08 ` [PATCH RFC v9 09/25] arm64: Enable kpkeys Kevin Brodsky
2026-08-18 14:08 ` [PATCH RFC v9 10/25] memblock: Move INIT_MEMBLOCK_* macros to header Kevin Brodsky
2026-08-18 14:08 ` [PATCH RFC v9 11/25] mm: kpkeys: Introduce kpkeys_hardened_pgtables feature Kevin Brodsky
2026-08-18 14:08 ` [PATCH RFC v9 12/25] mm: kpkeys: Protect regular page tables Kevin Brodsky
2026-08-18 14:08 ` [PATCH RFC v9 13/25] mm: kpkeys: Introduce early page table allocator Kevin Brodsky
2026-08-18 14:08 ` [PATCH RFC v9 14/25] mm: kpkeys: Protect vmemmap page tables Kevin Brodsky
2026-08-18 14:08 ` [PATCH RFC v9 15/25] mm: kpkeys: Introduce hook for protecting static " Kevin Brodsky
2026-08-18 14:08 ` [PATCH RFC v9 16/25] arm64: kpkeys: Implement arch_supports_kpkeys_early() Kevin Brodsky
2026-08-18 14:08 ` [PATCH RFC v9 17/25] arm64: kpkeys: Support KPKEYS_CTX_PGTABLES Kevin Brodsky
2026-08-18 14:09 ` [PATCH RFC v9 18/25] arm64: kpkeys: Ensure the linear map can be modified Kevin Brodsky
2026-08-18 14:09 ` [PATCH RFC v9 19/25] arm64: kpkeys: Protect early page tables Kevin Brodsky
2026-08-18 14:09 ` [PATCH RFC v9 20/25] arm64: mm: Map kernel image alias of init_pg_dir read-only Kevin Brodsky
2026-08-18 14:09 ` Kevin Brodsky [this message]
2026-08-18 14:09 ` [PATCH RFC v9 22/25] arm64: kpkeys: Guard page table writes Kevin Brodsky
2026-08-18 14:09 ` [PATCH RFC v9 23/25] arm64: kpkeys: Batch KPKEYS_CTX_PGTABLES switches Kevin Brodsky
2026-08-18 14:09 ` [PATCH RFC v9 24/25] arm64: kpkeys: Enable kpkeys_hardened_pgtables support Kevin Brodsky
2026-08-18 14:09 ` [PATCH RFC v9 25/25] mm: Add basic tests for kpkeys_hardened_pgtables Kevin Brodsky
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