From: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb+git@google.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org, Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>
Subject: [RFC PATCH v2 2/4] arm64: mm: Use fault handler to permit swapper_pg_dir updates
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:44:12 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260827164409.3421848-8-ardb+git@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260827164409.3421848-6-ardb+git@google.com>
From: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>
Instead of checking the destination of a page table descriptor update
against the virtual address of swapper_pg_dir in the kernel image, and
taking a dedicated path to perform such updates via a fixmap alias,
rely on a fault handler to do so if the plain store faulted.
This is more efficient for the general case, and makes it more
straight-forward to extend this logic to other page tables that may have
been allocated statically in the .rodata region of the kernel image.
Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>
---
arch/arm64/include/asm/fixmap.h | 1 +
arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h | 49 +++++++++-----------
arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c | 18 +++----
3 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/fixmap.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/fixmap.h
index 9191125738e9..8db791dcb4cb 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/fixmap.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/fixmap.h
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ enum fixed_addresses {
FIX_PUD,
FIX_P4D,
FIX_PGD,
+ FIX_PTVAL,
__end_of_fixed_addresses
};
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h
index 6000905a2e86..799cd9d52c28 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/pgtable.h
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
#include <asm/cmpxchg.h>
#include <asm/fixmap.h>
#include <asm/por.h>
+#include <asm/uaccess.h>
#include <linux/mmdebug.h>
#include <linux/mm_types.h>
#include <linux/sched.h>
@@ -814,7 +815,7 @@ extern pgd_t idmap_pg_dir[];
extern pgd_t tramp_pg_dir[];
extern pgd_t reserved_pg_dir[];
-extern void set_swapper_pgd(pgd_t *pgdp, pgd_t pgd);
+void try_set_readonly_ptval(ptval_t *ptvalp, ptval_t ptval);
static inline bool in_swapper_pgdir(void *addr)
{
@@ -824,17 +825,14 @@ static inline bool in_swapper_pgdir(void *addr)
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)));
- return;
- }
-#endif /* __PAGETABLE_PMD_FOLDED */
-
- WRITE_ONCE(*pmdp, pmd);
+ __put_kernel_nofault(pmdp, &pmd, pmd_t, fault);
if (pmd_valid(pmd))
queue_pte_barriers();
+ return;
+
+fault:
+ try_set_readonly_ptval(&pmd_val(*pmdp), pmd_val(pmd));
}
static inline void pmd_clear(pmd_t *pmdp)
@@ -890,15 +888,14 @@ 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)));
- return;
- }
-
- WRITE_ONCE(*pudp, pud);
+ __put_kernel_nofault(pudp, &pud, pud_t, fault);
if (pud_valid(pud))
queue_pte_barriers();
+ return;
+
+fault:
+ try_set_readonly_ptval(&pud_val(*pudp), pud_val(pud));
}
static inline void pud_clear(pud_t *pudp)
@@ -971,13 +968,12 @@ 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)));
- return;
- }
-
- WRITE_ONCE(*p4dp, p4d);
+ __put_kernel_nofault(p4dp, &p4d, p4d_t, fault);
queue_pte_barriers();
+ return;
+
+fault:
+ try_set_readonly_ptval(&p4d_val(*p4dp), p4d_val(p4d));
}
static inline void p4d_clear(p4d_t *p4dp)
@@ -1099,13 +1095,12 @@ 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)));
- return;
- }
-
- WRITE_ONCE(*pgdp, pgd);
+ __put_kernel_nofault(pgdp, &pgd, pgd_t, fault);
queue_pte_barriers();
+ return;
+
+fault:
+ try_set_readonly_ptval(&pgd_val(*pgdp), pgd_val(pgd));
}
static inline void pgd_clear(pgd_t *pgdp)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c b/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
index 9c1aa838e9d5..b97e4bf99ca5 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
@@ -63,34 +63,34 @@ 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_MUTEX(fixmap_lock);
-void noinstr set_swapper_pgd(pgd_t *pgdp, pgd_t pgd)
+void noinstr try_set_readonly_ptval(ptval_t *ptvalp, ptval_t ptval)
{
- pgd_t *fixmap_pgdp;
+ static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(lock);
+
+ BUG_ON(!in_swapper_pgdir(ptvalp));
/*
* Don't bother with the fixmap if swapper_pg_dir is still mapped
* writable in the kernel mapping.
*/
if (rodata_is_rw) {
- WRITE_ONCE(*pgdp, pgd);
+ WRITE_ONCE(*ptvalp, ptval);
dsb(ishst);
isb();
return;
}
- spin_lock(&swapper_pgdir_lock);
- fixmap_pgdp = pgd_set_fixmap(__pa_symbol(pgdp));
- WRITE_ONCE(*fixmap_pgdp, pgd);
+ guard(spinlock)(&lock);
+ ptvalp = (ptval_t *)set_fixmap_offset(FIX_PTVAL, __pa_symbol(ptvalp));
+ WRITE_ONCE(*ptvalp, ptval);
/*
* 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);
+ clear_fixmap(FIX_PTVAL);
}
pgprot_t phys_mem_access_prot(struct file *file, unsigned long pfn,
--
2.55.0.887.g758fc8c411-goog
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-27 16:44 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-27 16:44 [RFC PATCH v2 0/4] arm64: mm: Map fixmap page tables read-only Ard Biesheuvel
2026-08-27 16:44 ` [RFC PATCH v2 1/4] arm64: mm: Map fixmap PTE tables r/o in the linear map Ard Biesheuvel
2026-08-27 16:44 ` Ard Biesheuvel [this message]
2026-08-27 16:44 ` [RFC PATCH v2 3/4] arm64: mm: Create r/o page table region that permits updates Ard Biesheuvel
2026-08-27 16:44 ` [RFC PATCH v2 4/4] arm64: mm: Move fixmap intermediate page tables into .rodata Ard Biesheuvel
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