Commit 5769beaf180a8 ("powerpc/mm: Add proper pte access check helper
for other platforms") replaced generic pte_access_permitted() by an
arch specific one.
The generic one is defined as
(pte_present(pte) && (!(write) || pte_write(pte)))
The arch specific one is open coded checking that _PAGE_USER and
_PAGE_WRITE (_PAGE_RW) flags are set, but lacking to check that
_PAGE_RO and _PAGE_PRIVILEGED are unset, leading to a useless test
on targets like the 8xx which defines _PAGE_RW and _PAGE_USER as 0.
Commit 5fa5b16be5b31 ("powerpc/mm/hugetlb: Use pte_access_permitted
for hugetlb access check") replaced some tests performed with
pte helpers by a call to pte_access_permitted(), leading to the same
issue.
This patch rewrites powerpc/nohash pte_access_permitted()
using pte helpers.
Fixes: 5769beaf180a8 ("powerpc/mm: Add proper pte access check helper for other platforms")
Fixes: 5fa5b16be5b31 ("powerpc/mm/hugetlb: Use pte_access_permitted for hugetlb access check")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # v4.15+
Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy <redacted>
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arch/powerpc/include/asm/nohash/pgtable.h | 9 +++------
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
Commit 5769beaf180a8 ("powerpc/mm: Add proper pte access check helper
for other platforms") replaced generic pte_access_permitted() by an
arch specific one.
The generic one is defined as
(pte_present(pte) && (!(write) || pte_write(pte)))
The arch specific one is open coded checking that _PAGE_USER and
_PAGE_WRITE (_PAGE_RW) flags are set, but lacking to check that
_PAGE_RO and _PAGE_PRIVILEGED are unset, leading to a useless test
on targets like the 8xx which defines _PAGE_RW and _PAGE_USER as 0.
Commit 5fa5b16be5b31 ("powerpc/mm/hugetlb: Use pte_access_permitted
for hugetlb access check") replaced some tests performed with
pte helpers by a call to pte_access_permitted(), leading to the same
issue.
This patch rewrites powerpc/nohash pte_access_permitted()
using pte helpers.
Thanks for fixing this. I should have used the helper instead of
opencoding it on nohash platforms. This is another reason why I was also
suggesting we should avoid consolidating pte accessors across platforms
and user accessors instead of opencoding.
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/87lgcusc6z.fsf@linux.vnet.ibm.com/T/#u
Reviewed-by: Aneesh Kumar K.V <redacted>
Commit 5769beaf180a8 ("powerpc/mm: Add proper pte access check helper
for other platforms") replaced generic pte_access_permitted() by an
arch specific one.
The generic one is defined as
(pte_present(pte) && (!(write) || pte_write(pte)))
The arch specific one is open coded checking that _PAGE_USER and
_PAGE_WRITE (_PAGE_RW) flags are set, but lacking to check that
_PAGE_RO and _PAGE_PRIVILEGED are unset, leading to a useless test
on targets like the 8xx which defines _PAGE_RW and _PAGE_USER as 0.
Commit 5fa5b16be5b31 ("powerpc/mm/hugetlb: Use pte_access_permitted
for hugetlb access check") replaced some tests performed with
pte helpers by a call to pte_access_permitted(), leading to the same
issue.
This patch rewrites powerpc/nohash pte_access_permitted()
using pte helpers.
Thanks for fixing this. I should have used the helper instead of
opencoding it on nohash platforms. This is another reason why I was also
suggesting we should avoid consolidating pte accessors across platforms
and user accessors instead of opencoding.
From: Michael Ellerman <hidden> Date: 2018-08-23 14:18:45
On Tue, 2018-08-21 at 13:03:23 UTC, Christophe Leroy wrote:
Commit 5769beaf180a8 ("powerpc/mm: Add proper pte access check helper
for other platforms") replaced generic pte_access_permitted() by an
arch specific one.
The generic one is defined as
(pte_present(pte) && (!(write) || pte_write(pte)))
The arch specific one is open coded checking that _PAGE_USER and
_PAGE_WRITE (_PAGE_RW) flags are set, but lacking to check that
_PAGE_RO and _PAGE_PRIVILEGED are unset, leading to a useless test
on targets like the 8xx which defines _PAGE_RW and _PAGE_USER as 0.
Commit 5fa5b16be5b31 ("powerpc/mm/hugetlb: Use pte_access_permitted
for hugetlb access check") replaced some tests performed with
pte helpers by a call to pte_access_permitted(), leading to the same
issue.
This patch rewrites powerpc/nohash pte_access_permitted()
using pte helpers.
Fixes: 5769beaf180a8 ("powerpc/mm: Add proper pte access check helper for other platforms")
Fixes: 5fa5b16be5b31 ("powerpc/mm/hugetlb: Use pte_access_permitted for hugetlb access check")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # v4.15+
Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy <redacted>
Reviewed-by: Aneesh Kumar K.V <redacted>