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From: Usama Arif <usamaarif642@gmail.com>
To: dwmw@amazon.co.uk, tglx@linutronix.de, mingo@redhat.com,
	bp@alien8.de, dave.hansen@linux.intel.com, ardb@kernel.org,
	hpa@zytor.com
Cc: x86@kernel.org, apopple@nvidia.com, thuth@redhat.com,
	nik.borisov@suse.com, kas@kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-efi@vger.kernel.org,
	kernel-team@meta.com, Usama Arif <usamaarif642@gmail.com>,
	Michael van der Westhuizen <rmikey@meta.com>,
	Tobias Fleig <tfleig@meta.com>
Subject: [PATCH 3/3] x86/mm: Move _PAGE_BIT_NOPTISHADOW from bit 58 to bit 9
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2025 23:06:27 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251022220755.1026144-4-usamaarif642@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251022220755.1026144-1-usamaarif642@gmail.com>

Kexec from a kernel with 5-level page tables to one with 4-level page
tables is broken because bits above the physical address width are not
properly masked by the target kernel. This issue was particularly triggered
by _PAGE_BIT_NOPTISHADOW, which uses _PAGE_BIT_SOFTW5 (bit 58).

The ideal fix would be to mask the upper bits properly in all kernels.
However, this is not feasible due to:
- The logistical challenge of patching all older kernels in production
- The patch not being applicable for live patching

Instead, move _PAGE_BIT_NOPTISHADOW to use _PAGE_BIT_SOFTW1 (bit 9),
which is already masked by older kernels using PAGE_MASK. This is safe
as the other users of _PAGE_BIT_SOFTW1 (_PAGE_BIT_SPECIAL and
_PAGE_BIT_CPA_TEST) are only used for leaf entries, while
_PAGE_BIT_NOPTISHADOW is used for PGD and P4D entries only.

Fixes: d0ceea662d45 ("x86/mm: Add _PAGE_NOPTISHADOW bit to avoid updating userspace page tables")
Co-developed-by: Kiryl Shutsemau <kas@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Kiryl Shutsemau <kas@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Usama Arif <usamaarif642@gmail.com>
Reported-by: Michael van der Westhuizen <rmikey@meta.com>
Reported-by: Tobias Fleig <tfleig@meta.com>
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_types.h | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_types.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_types.h
index 2ec250ba467e2..616e928d87973 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_types.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_types.h
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 #define _PAGE_BIT_PKEY_BIT3	62	/* Protection Keys, bit 4/4 */
 #define _PAGE_BIT_NX		63	/* No execute: only valid after cpuid check */
 
+/* _PAGE_BIT_SPECIAL and _PAGE_BIT_CPA_TEST only used for leaf entries */
+#define _PAGE_BIT_NOPTISHADOW	_PAGE_BIT_SOFTW1
 #define _PAGE_BIT_SPECIAL	_PAGE_BIT_SOFTW1
 #define _PAGE_BIT_CPA_TEST	_PAGE_BIT_SOFTW1
 #define _PAGE_BIT_UFFD_WP	_PAGE_BIT_SOFTW2 /* userfaultfd wrprotected */
@@ -37,11 +39,9 @@
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 #define _PAGE_BIT_SAVED_DIRTY	_PAGE_BIT_SOFTW5 /* Saved Dirty bit (leaf) */
-#define _PAGE_BIT_NOPTISHADOW	_PAGE_BIT_SOFTW5 /* No PTI shadow (root PGD) */
 #else
 /* Shared with _PAGE_BIT_UFFD_WP which is not supported on 32 bit */
 #define _PAGE_BIT_SAVED_DIRTY	_PAGE_BIT_SOFTW2 /* Saved Dirty bit (leaf) */
-#define _PAGE_BIT_NOPTISHADOW	_PAGE_BIT_SOFTW2 /* No PTI shadow (root PGD) */
 #endif
 
 /* If _PAGE_BIT_PRESENT is clear, we use these: */
-- 
2.47.3


  parent reply	other threads:[~2025-10-22 22:08 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2025-10-22 22:06 [PATCH 0/3] x86: Fix kexec 5-level to 4-level paging transition Usama Arif
2025-10-22 22:06 ` [PATCH 1/3] x86/boot: Fix page table access in " Usama Arif
2025-10-22 23:16   ` Dave Hansen
2025-10-22 23:49     ` Usama Arif
2025-10-25 21:50     ` H. Peter Anvin
2025-10-23 17:43   ` kernel test robot
2025-10-24  8:07   ` kernel test robot
2025-10-22 22:06 ` [PATCH 2/3] efi/libstub: " Usama Arif
2025-10-23 14:13   ` Ard Biesheuvel
2025-10-23 14:28     ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2025-10-22 22:06 ` Usama Arif [this message]
2025-10-22 23:35   ` [PATCH 3/3] x86/mm: Move _PAGE_BIT_NOPTISHADOW from bit 58 to bit 9 Dave Hansen
2025-10-22 23:58     ` Usama Arif
2025-10-23 14:05       ` Dave Hansen
2025-10-23 14:24         ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2025-10-23 15:12           ` Dave Hansen
2025-10-23 15:25             ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2025-10-23 22:15             ` Usama Arif
2025-10-22 22:25 ` [PATCH 0/3] x86: Fix kexec 5-level to 4-level paging transition Usama Arif

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