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From: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: linux-mm@kvack.org, Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>,
	aarcange@redhat.com, luto@kernel.org,
	torvalds@linux-foundation.org, keescook@google.com,
	hughd@google.com, jgross@suse.com, x86@kernel.org,
	namit@vmware.com
Subject: [PATCH 04/11] x86/espfix: document use of _PAGE_GLOBAL
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2018 10:44:53 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20180323174453.3537F577@viggo.jf.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20180323174447.55F35636@viggo.jf.intel.com>


From: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>

The "normal" kernel page table creation mechanisms using
PAGE_KERNEL_* page protections will never set _PAGE_GLOBAL with PTI.
The few places in the kernel that always want _PAGE_GLOBAL must
avoid using PAGE_KERNEL_*.

Document that we want it here and its use is not accidental.

Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Andrea Arcangeli <aarcange@redhat.com>
Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@google.com>
Cc: Hugh Dickins <hughd@google.com>
Cc: Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>
Cc: x86@kernel.org
Cc: Nadav Amit <namit@vmware.com>
---

 b/arch/x86/kernel/espfix_64.c |    4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff -puN arch/x86/kernel/espfix_64.c~espfix-use-kern-defaults-not-supported arch/x86/kernel/espfix_64.c
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/espfix_64.c~espfix-use-kern-defaults-not-supported	2018-03-21 16:31:57.951192318 -0700
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/espfix_64.c	2018-03-21 16:31:57.954192318 -0700
@@ -195,6 +195,10 @@ void init_espfix_ap(int cpu)
 
 	pte_p = pte_offset_kernel(&pmd, addr);
 	stack_page = page_address(alloc_pages_node(node, GFP_KERNEL, 0));
+	/*
+	 * __PAGE_KERNEL_* includes _PAGE_GLOBAL, which we want since
+	 * this is mapped to userspace.
+	 */
 	pte = __pte(__pa(stack_page) | ((__PAGE_KERNEL_RO | _PAGE_ENC) & ptemask));
 	for (n = 0; n < ESPFIX_PTE_CLONES; n++)
 		set_pte(&pte_p[n*PTE_STRIDE], pte);
_

  parent reply	other threads:[~2018-03-23 17:46 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 41+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2018-03-23 17:44 [PATCH 00/11] Use global pages with PTI Dave Hansen
2018-03-23 17:44 ` [PATCH 01/11] x86/mm: factor out pageattr _PAGE_GLOBAL setting Dave Hansen
2018-03-23 17:44 ` [PATCH 02/11] x86/mm: undo double _PAGE_PSE clearing Dave Hansen
2018-03-23 17:44 ` [PATCH 03/11] x86/mm: introduce "default" kernel PTE mask Dave Hansen
2018-03-23 17:44 ` Dave Hansen [this message]
2018-03-23 17:44 ` [PATCH 05/11] x86/mm: do not auto-massage page protections Dave Hansen
2018-03-23 19:15   ` Nadav Amit
2018-03-23 19:26     ` Dave Hansen
2018-03-23 19:34       ` Nadav Amit
2018-03-23 19:38         ` Dave Hansen
2018-03-24 15:10   ` kbuild test robot
2018-03-24 15:21   ` kbuild test robot
2018-03-23 17:44 ` [PATCH 06/11] x86/mm: remove extra filtering in pageattr code Dave Hansen
2018-03-23 17:44 ` [PATCH 07/11] x86/mm: comment _PAGE_GLOBAL mystery Dave Hansen
2018-03-23 17:44 ` [PATCH 08/11] x86/mm: do not forbid _PAGE_RW before init for __ro_after_init Dave Hansen
2018-03-23 17:45 ` [PATCH 09/11] x86/pti: enable global pages for shared areas Dave Hansen
2018-03-23 19:12   ` Nadav Amit
2018-03-23 19:36     ` Dave Hansen
2018-03-23 17:45 ` [PATCH 10/11] x86/pti: clear _PAGE_GLOBAL for kernel image Dave Hansen
2018-03-23 17:45 ` [PATCH 11/11] x86/pti: leave kernel text global for !PCID Dave Hansen
2018-03-23 18:26 ` [PATCH 00/11] Use global pages with PTI Linus Torvalds
2018-03-24  0:40   ` Dave Hansen
2018-03-24  0:46     ` Linus Torvalds
2018-03-24  0:54       ` Linus Torvalds
2018-03-24 11:05     ` Ingo Molnar
2018-03-27 13:36     ` Thomas Gleixner
2018-03-27 16:32       ` Dave Hansen
2018-03-27 17:51         ` Thomas Gleixner
2018-03-27 20:07           ` Ingo Molnar
2018-03-27 20:19             ` Dave Hansen
2018-03-29  0:17             ` Dave Hansen
2018-03-30 12:09               ` Ingo Molnar
2018-03-30 12:17                 ` Ingo Molnar
2018-03-30 20:26                   ` Dave Hansen
2018-03-30 20:32                     ` Thomas Gleixner
2018-03-30 21:40                       ` Dave Hansen
2018-03-31  5:39                         ` Ingo Molnar
2018-03-31 18:19                           ` Dave Hansen
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2018-04-02 17:27 [PATCH 00/11] [v3] " Dave Hansen
2018-04-02 17:27 ` [PATCH 04/11] x86/espfix: document use of _PAGE_GLOBAL Dave Hansen
2018-04-04  1:09 [PATCH 00/11] [v4] Use global pages with PTI Dave Hansen
2018-04-04  1:09 ` [PATCH 04/11] x86/espfix: document use of _PAGE_GLOBAL Dave Hansen
2018-04-06 20:55 [PATCH 00/11] [v5] Use global pages with PTI Dave Hansen
2018-04-06 20:55 ` [PATCH 04/11] x86/espfix: document use of _PAGE_GLOBAL Dave Hansen

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