Re: [PATCH v2] arm64/cpufeature: annotate arm64_use_ng_mappings with ro_after_init to prevent wrong idmap generation

[Yeoreum Yun <yeoreum.yun@arm.com>]

On Tue, May 06, 2025 at 11:12:50AM +0100, Catalin Marinas wrote:
> On Tue, May 06, 2025 at 09:53:57AM +0100, Yeoreum Yun wrote:
> > > >>>> On Sat, May 03, 2025 at 11:16:12AM +0100, Catalin Marinas wrote:
> > > >>>>> On Fri, 02 May 2025 19:04:12 +0100, Yeoreum Yun wrote:
> > > >>>>>> create_init_idmap() could be called before .bss section initialization
> > > >>>>>> which is done in early_map_kernel().
> > > >>>>>> Therefore, data/test_prot could be set incorrectly by PTE_MAYBE_NG macro.
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>> PTE_MAYBE_NG macro set NG bit according to value of "arm64_use_ng_mappings".
> > > >>>>>> and this variable places in .bss section.
> > > >>>>>>
> > > >>>>>> [...]
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> Applied to arm64 (for-next/fixes), with some slight tweaking of the
> > > >>>>> comment, thanks!
> > > >>>>>
> > > >>>>> [1/1] arm64/cpufeature: annotate arm64_use_ng_mappings with ro_after_init to prevent wrong idmap generation
> > > >>>>>       https://git.kernel.org/arm64/c/12657bcd1835
> > > >>>>
> > > >>>> I'm going to drop this for now. The kernel compiled with a clang 19.1.5
> > > >>>> version I have around (Debian sid) fails to boot, gets stuck early on:
> [...]
> > Personally, I don't believe this because the create_init_idmap()
> > maps the the .rodata section with PAGE_KERNEL pgprot
> > from __initdata_begin to _end.
> >
> > and at the mark_readonly() the pgprot is changed to PAGE_KERNEL_RO
> > But, arm64_use_ng_mappings is accessed with write before mark_readonly()
> > only via smp_cpus_done().
> >
> > JFYI here is map information:
> >
> > // mark_readlonly() changes to ro perm below ranges:
> > ffff800081b30000 g       .rodata	0000000000000000 __start_rodata
> > ffff800082560000 g       .rodata.text	0000000000000000 __init_begin
> >
> > // create_init_idmap() maps below range with PAGE_KERNEL.
> > ffff8000826d0000 g       .altinstructions	0000000000000000 __initdata_begin
> > ffff800082eb0000 g       .bss	0000000000000000 _end
> >
> > ffff8000824596d0 g     O .rodata	0000000000000001 arm64_use_ng_mappings
>
> So arm64_use_ng_mappings is mapped as read-only since .rodata is before
> __initdata_begin.

Right. I've misread teh address at first time.
Sorry to make noise.

> --
> Catalin

--
Sincerely,
Yeoreum Yun