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Subject: [tip:x86/boot] x86/mm: Update physical mapping variable names
Date: Fri, 8 Jul 2016 13:34:12 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <tip-59b3d0206d74a700069e49160e8194b2ca93b703@git.kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1466556426-32664-3-git-send-email-keescook@chromium.org>
Commit-ID: 59b3d0206d74a700069e49160e8194b2ca93b703
Gitweb: http://git.kernel.org/tip/59b3d0206d74a700069e49160e8194b2ca93b703
Author: Thomas Garnier <thgarnie@google.com>
AuthorDate: Tue, 21 Jun 2016 17:46:59 -0700
Committer: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
CommitDate: Fri, 8 Jul 2016 17:33:46 +0200
x86/mm: Update physical mapping variable names
Change the variable names in kernel_physical_mapping_init() and related
functions to correctly reflect physical and virtual memory addresses.
Also add comments on each function to describe usage and alignment
constraints.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Garnier <thgarnie@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Cc: Alexander Kuleshov <kuleshovmail@gmail.com>
Cc: Alexander Popov <alpopov@ptsecurity.com>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>
Cc: Aneesh Kumar K.V <aneesh.kumar@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc: Baoquan He <bhe@redhat.com>
Cc: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@oracle.com>
Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@suse.de>
Cc: Brian Gerst <brgerst@gmail.com>
Cc: Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@de.ibm.com>
Cc: Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@intel.com>
Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Dave Young <dyoung@redhat.com>
Cc: Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@redhat.com>
Cc: Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@google.com>
Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
Cc: Jan Beulich <JBeulich@suse.com>
Cc: Joerg Roedel <jroedel@suse.de>
Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>
Cc: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>
Cc: Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>
Cc: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Cc: Lv Zheng <lv.zheng@intel.com>
Cc: Mark Salter <msalter@redhat.com>
Cc: Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@de.ibm.com>
Cc: Matt Fleming <matt@codeblueprint.co.uk>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: Stephen Smalley <sds@tycho.nsa.gov>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Toshi Kani <toshi.kani@hpe.com>
Cc: Xiao Guangrong <guangrong.xiao@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Yinghai Lu <yinghai@kernel.org>
Cc: kernel-hardening@lists.openwall.com
Cc: linux-doc@vger.kernel.org
Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1466556426-32664-3-git-send-email-keescook@chromium.org
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>
---
arch/x86/mm/init_64.c | 162 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------
1 file changed, 96 insertions(+), 66 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c b/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
index bce2e5d..6714712 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
@@ -328,22 +328,30 @@ void __init cleanup_highmap(void)
}
}
+/*
+ * Create PTE level page table mapping for physical addresses.
+ * It returns the last physical address mapped.
+ */
static unsigned long __meminit
-phys_pte_init(pte_t *pte_page, unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
+phys_pte_init(pte_t *pte_page, unsigned long paddr, unsigned long paddr_end,
pgprot_t prot)
{
- unsigned long pages = 0, next;
- unsigned long last_map_addr = end;
+ unsigned long pages = 0, paddr_next;
+ unsigned long paddr_last = paddr_end;
+ pte_t *pte;
int i;
- pte_t *pte = pte_page + pte_index(addr);
+ pte = pte_page + pte_index(paddr);
+ i = pte_index(paddr);
- for (i = pte_index(addr); i < PTRS_PER_PTE; i++, addr = next, pte++) {
- next = (addr & PAGE_MASK) + PAGE_SIZE;
- if (addr >= end) {
+ for (; i < PTRS_PER_PTE; i++, paddr = paddr_next, pte++) {
+ paddr_next = (paddr & PAGE_MASK) + PAGE_SIZE;
+ if (paddr >= paddr_end) {
if (!after_bootmem &&
- !e820_any_mapped(addr & PAGE_MASK, next, E820_RAM) &&
- !e820_any_mapped(addr & PAGE_MASK, next, E820_RESERVED_KERN))
+ !e820_any_mapped(paddr & PAGE_MASK, paddr_next,
+ E820_RAM) &&
+ !e820_any_mapped(paddr & PAGE_MASK, paddr_next,
+ E820_RESERVED_KERN))
set_pte(pte, __pte(0));
continue;
}
@@ -361,37 +369,44 @@ phys_pte_init(pte_t *pte_page, unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
}
if (0)
- printk(" pte=%p addr=%lx pte=%016lx\n",
- pte, addr, pfn_pte(addr >> PAGE_SHIFT, PAGE_KERNEL).pte);
+ pr_info(" pte=%p addr=%lx pte=%016lx\n", pte, paddr,
+ pfn_pte(paddr >> PAGE_SHIFT, PAGE_KERNEL).pte);
pages++;
- set_pte(pte, pfn_pte(addr >> PAGE_SHIFT, prot));
- last_map_addr = (addr & PAGE_MASK) + PAGE_SIZE;
+ set_pte(pte, pfn_pte(paddr >> PAGE_SHIFT, prot));
+ paddr_last = (paddr & PAGE_MASK) + PAGE_SIZE;
}
update_page_count(PG_LEVEL_4K, pages);
- return last_map_addr;
+ return paddr_last;
}
+/*
+ * Create PMD level page table mapping for physical addresses. The virtual
+ * and physical address have to be aligned at this level.
+ * It returns the last physical address mapped.
+ */
static unsigned long __meminit
-phys_pmd_init(pmd_t *pmd_page, unsigned long address, unsigned long end,
+phys_pmd_init(pmd_t *pmd_page, unsigned long paddr, unsigned long paddr_end,
unsigned long page_size_mask, pgprot_t prot)
{
- unsigned long pages = 0, next;
- unsigned long last_map_addr = end;
+ unsigned long pages = 0, paddr_next;
+ unsigned long paddr_last = paddr_end;
- int i = pmd_index(address);
+ int i = pmd_index(paddr);
- for (; i < PTRS_PER_PMD; i++, address = next) {
- pmd_t *pmd = pmd_page + pmd_index(address);
+ for (; i < PTRS_PER_PMD; i++, paddr = paddr_next) {
+ pmd_t *pmd = pmd_page + pmd_index(paddr);
pte_t *pte;
pgprot_t new_prot = prot;
- next = (address & PMD_MASK) + PMD_SIZE;
- if (address >= end) {
+ paddr_next = (paddr & PMD_MASK) + PMD_SIZE;
+ if (paddr >= paddr_end) {
if (!after_bootmem &&
- !e820_any_mapped(address & PMD_MASK, next, E820_RAM) &&
- !e820_any_mapped(address & PMD_MASK, next, E820_RESERVED_KERN))
+ !e820_any_mapped(paddr & PMD_MASK, paddr_next,
+ E820_RAM) &&
+ !e820_any_mapped(paddr & PMD_MASK, paddr_next,
+ E820_RESERVED_KERN))
set_pmd(pmd, __pmd(0));
continue;
}
@@ -400,8 +415,8 @@ phys_pmd_init(pmd_t *pmd_page, unsigned long address, unsigned long end,
if (!pmd_large(*pmd)) {
spin_lock(&init_mm.page_table_lock);
pte = (pte_t *)pmd_page_vaddr(*pmd);
- last_map_addr = phys_pte_init(pte, address,
- end, prot);
+ paddr_last = phys_pte_init(pte, paddr,
+ paddr_end, prot);
spin_unlock(&init_mm.page_table_lock);
continue;
}
@@ -420,7 +435,7 @@ phys_pmd_init(pmd_t *pmd_page, unsigned long address, unsigned long end,
if (page_size_mask & (1 << PG_LEVEL_2M)) {
if (!after_bootmem)
pages++;
- last_map_addr = next;
+ paddr_last = paddr_next;
continue;
}
new_prot = pte_pgprot(pte_clrhuge(*(pte_t *)pmd));
@@ -430,42 +445,49 @@ phys_pmd_init(pmd_t *pmd_page, unsigned long address, unsigned long end,
pages++;
spin_lock(&init_mm.page_table_lock);
set_pte((pte_t *)pmd,
- pfn_pte((address & PMD_MASK) >> PAGE_SHIFT,
+ pfn_pte((paddr & PMD_MASK) >> PAGE_SHIFT,
__pgprot(pgprot_val(prot) | _PAGE_PSE)));
spin_unlock(&init_mm.page_table_lock);
- last_map_addr = next;
+ paddr_last = paddr_next;
continue;
}
pte = alloc_low_page();
- last_map_addr = phys_pte_init(pte, address, end, new_prot);
+ paddr_last = phys_pte_init(pte, paddr, paddr_end, new_prot);
spin_lock(&init_mm.page_table_lock);
pmd_populate_kernel(&init_mm, pmd, pte);
spin_unlock(&init_mm.page_table_lock);
}
update_page_count(PG_LEVEL_2M, pages);
- return last_map_addr;
+ return paddr_last;
}
+/*
+ * Create PUD level page table mapping for physical addresses. The virtual
+ * and physical address have to be aligned at this level.
+ * It returns the last physical address mapped.
+ */
static unsigned long __meminit
-phys_pud_init(pud_t *pud_page, unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
- unsigned long page_size_mask)
+phys_pud_init(pud_t *pud_page, unsigned long paddr, unsigned long paddr_end,
+ unsigned long page_size_mask)
{
- unsigned long pages = 0, next;
- unsigned long last_map_addr = end;
- int i = pud_index(addr);
+ unsigned long pages = 0, paddr_next;
+ unsigned long paddr_last = paddr_end;
+ int i = pud_index(paddr);
- for (; i < PTRS_PER_PUD; i++, addr = next) {
- pud_t *pud = pud_page + pud_index(addr);
+ for (; i < PTRS_PER_PUD; i++, paddr = paddr_next) {
+ pud_t *pud = pud_page + pud_index(paddr);
pmd_t *pmd;
pgprot_t prot = PAGE_KERNEL;
- next = (addr & PUD_MASK) + PUD_SIZE;
- if (addr >= end) {
+ paddr_next = (paddr & PUD_MASK) + PUD_SIZE;
+ if (paddr >= paddr_end) {
if (!after_bootmem &&
- !e820_any_mapped(addr & PUD_MASK, next, E820_RAM) &&
- !e820_any_mapped(addr & PUD_MASK, next, E820_RESERVED_KERN))
+ !e820_any_mapped(paddr & PUD_MASK, paddr_next,
+ E820_RAM) &&
+ !e820_any_mapped(paddr & PUD_MASK, paddr_next,
+ E820_RESERVED_KERN))
set_pud(pud, __pud(0));
continue;
}
@@ -473,8 +495,10 @@ phys_pud_init(pud_t *pud_page, unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
if (pud_val(*pud)) {
if (!pud_large(*pud)) {
pmd = pmd_offset(pud, 0);
- last_map_addr = phys_pmd_init(pmd, addr, end,
- page_size_mask, prot);
+ paddr_last = phys_pmd_init(pmd, paddr,
+ paddr_end,
+ page_size_mask,
+ prot);
__flush_tlb_all();
continue;
}
@@ -493,7 +517,7 @@ phys_pud_init(pud_t *pud_page, unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
if (page_size_mask & (1 << PG_LEVEL_1G)) {
if (!after_bootmem)
pages++;
- last_map_addr = next;
+ paddr_last = paddr_next;
continue;
}
prot = pte_pgprot(pte_clrhuge(*(pte_t *)pud));
@@ -503,16 +527,16 @@ phys_pud_init(pud_t *pud_page, unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
pages++;
spin_lock(&init_mm.page_table_lock);
set_pte((pte_t *)pud,
- pfn_pte((addr & PUD_MASK) >> PAGE_SHIFT,
+ pfn_pte((paddr & PUD_MASK) >> PAGE_SHIFT,
PAGE_KERNEL_LARGE));
spin_unlock(&init_mm.page_table_lock);
- last_map_addr = next;
+ paddr_last = paddr_next;
continue;
}
pmd = alloc_low_page();
- last_map_addr = phys_pmd_init(pmd, addr, end, page_size_mask,
- prot);
+ paddr_last = phys_pmd_init(pmd, paddr, paddr_end,
+ page_size_mask, prot);
spin_lock(&init_mm.page_table_lock);
pud_populate(&init_mm, pud, pmd);
@@ -522,38 +546,44 @@ phys_pud_init(pud_t *pud_page, unsigned long addr, unsigned long end,
update_page_count(PG_LEVEL_1G, pages);
- return last_map_addr;
+ return paddr_last;
}
+/*
+ * Create page table mapping for the physical memory for specific physical
+ * addresses. The virtual and physical addresses have to be aligned on PUD level
+ * down. It returns the last physical address mapped.
+ */
unsigned long __meminit
-kernel_physical_mapping_init(unsigned long start,
- unsigned long end,
+kernel_physical_mapping_init(unsigned long paddr_start,
+ unsigned long paddr_end,
unsigned long page_size_mask)
{
bool pgd_changed = false;
- unsigned long next, last_map_addr = end;
- unsigned long addr;
+ unsigned long vaddr, vaddr_start, vaddr_end, vaddr_next, paddr_last;
- start = (unsigned long)__va(start);
- end = (unsigned long)__va(end);
- addr = start;
+ paddr_last = paddr_end;
+ vaddr = (unsigned long)__va(paddr_start);
+ vaddr_end = (unsigned long)__va(paddr_end);
+ vaddr_start = vaddr;
- for (; start < end; start = next) {
- pgd_t *pgd = pgd_offset_k(start);
+ for (; vaddr < vaddr_end; vaddr = vaddr_next) {
+ pgd_t *pgd = pgd_offset_k(vaddr);
pud_t *pud;
- next = (start & PGDIR_MASK) + PGDIR_SIZE;
+ vaddr_next = (vaddr & PGDIR_MASK) + PGDIR_SIZE;
if (pgd_val(*pgd)) {
pud = (pud_t *)pgd_page_vaddr(*pgd);
- last_map_addr = phys_pud_init(pud, __pa(start),
- __pa(end), page_size_mask);
+ paddr_last = phys_pud_init(pud, __pa(vaddr),
+ __pa(vaddr_end),
+ page_size_mask);
continue;
}
pud = alloc_low_page();
- last_map_addr = phys_pud_init(pud, __pa(start), __pa(end),
- page_size_mask);
+ paddr_last = phys_pud_init(pud, __pa(vaddr), __pa(vaddr_end),
+ page_size_mask);
spin_lock(&init_mm.page_table_lock);
pgd_populate(&init_mm, pgd, pud);
@@ -562,11 +592,11 @@ kernel_physical_mapping_init(unsigned long start,
}
if (pgd_changed)
- sync_global_pgds(addr, end - 1, 0);
+ sync_global_pgds(vaddr_start, vaddr_end - 1, 0);
__flush_tlb_all();
- return last_map_addr;
+ return paddr_last;
}
#ifndef CONFIG_NUMA
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2016-06-22 0:46 [PATCH v7 0/9] x86/mm: memory area address KASLR Kees Cook
2016-06-22 0:46 ` [PATCH v7 1/9] x86/mm: Refactor KASLR entropy functions Kees Cook
2016-07-08 20:33 ` [tip:x86/boot] " tip-bot for Thomas Garnier
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2016-07-08 20:34 ` tip-bot for Thomas Garnier [this message]
2016-06-22 0:47 ` [PATCH v7 3/9] x86/mm: PUD VA support for physical mapping (x86_64) Kees Cook
2016-07-08 20:34 ` [tip:x86/boot] x86/mm: Add PUD VA support for physical mapping tip-bot for Thomas Garnier
2016-06-22 0:47 ` [PATCH v7 4/9] x86/mm: Separate variable for trampoline PGD (x86_64) Kees Cook
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2016-06-22 0:47 ` [PATCH v7 5/9] x86/mm: Implement ASLR for kernel memory regions (x86_64) Kees Cook
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2016-06-22 0:47 ` [PATCH v7 6/9] x86/mm: Enable KASLR for physical mapping memory region (x86_64) Kees Cook
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2016-08-14 4:25 ` Brian Gerst
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