# Re: \[PATCH v2\] sparc64: Add support for Application Data Integrity (ADI)

- From: Khalid Aziz \<hidden\>
- Date: 2016-03-07 18:05:48 
- List: linux-api
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-api/2016/03/4703129
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/sparclinux/2016/03/4699675/t.md

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On 03/07/2016 09:56 AM, David Miller wrote:
> From: Khalid Aziz <redacted>
> Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2016 08:07:53 -0700
>
>> PR_GET_SPARC_ADICAPS
>
> Put this into a new ELF auxiliary vector entry via ARCH_DLINFO.
>
> So now all that's left is supposedly the TAG stuff, please explain
> that to me so I can direct you to the correct existing interface to
> provide that as well.
>
> Really, try to avoid prtctl, it's poorly typed and almost worse than
> ioctl().
>

The two remaining operations I am looking at are:

1. Is PSTATE.mcde bit set for the process? PR_SET_SPARC_ADI provides this in its return value in the patch I sent.

2. Is TTE.mcd set for a given virtual address? PR_GET_SPARC_ADI_STATUS provides this function in the patch I sent.

Setting and clearing version tags can be done entirely from userspace:

        while (addr < end) {
                asm volatile(
                        "stxa %1, [%0]ASI_MCD_PRIMARY\n\t"
                        :
                        : "r" (addr), "r" (version));
                addr += adicap.blksz;
        }
so I do not have to add any kernel code for tags.

Thanks,
Khalid

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