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Re: [PATCH] powerpc: Add set_memory_{p/np}() and remove set_memory_attr()

From: Russell Currey <hidden>
Date: 2021-12-13 04:36:58
Also in: lkml, stable

On Fri, 2021-12-10 at 08:09 +0000, Christophe Leroy wrote:
set_memory_attr() was implemented by commit 4d1755b6a762
("powerpc/mm:
implement set_memory_attr()") because the set_memory_xx() couldn't
be used at that time to modify memory "on the fly" as explained it
the commit.

But set_memory_attr() uses set_pte_at() which leads to warnings when
CONFIG_DEBUG_VM is selected, because set_pte_at() is unexpected for
updating existing page table entries.

The check could be bypassed by using __set_pte_at() instead,
as it was the case before commit c988cfd38e48 ("powerpc/32:
use set_memory_attr()") but since commit 9f7853d7609d ("powerpc/mm:
Fix set_memory_*() against concurrent accesses") it is now possible
to use set_memory_xx() functions to update page table entries
"on the fly" because the update is now atomic.

For DEBUG_PAGEALLOC we need to clear and set back _PAGE_PRESENT.
Add set_memory_np() and set_memory_p() for that.

Replace all uses of set_memory_attr() by the relevant set_memory_xx()
and remove set_memory_attr().

Reported-by: Maxime Bizon <redacted>
Fixes: c988cfd38e48 ("powerpc/32: use set_memory_attr()")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Depends-on: 9f7853d7609d ("powerpc/mm: Fix set_memory_*() against
concurrent accesses")
Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy <redacted>
Reviewed-by: Russell Currey <redacted>

One comment below:
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diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/set_memory.h
b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/set_memory.h
index b040094f7920..061f1766a8a4 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/set_memory.h
+++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/set_memory.h
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 #define SET_MEMORY_RW  1
 #define SET_MEMORY_NX  2
 #define SET_MEMORY_X   3
+#define SET_MEMORY_NP  4
+#define SET_MEMORY_P   5
It might be nice to have a comment somewhere in set_memory.h explaining
that {p/np} = present/not present.  RO/RW/NX/X are commonly used, "p"
as shorthand for "present" is less obvious.  x86's set_memory.h has a
nice comment covering everything as an example.
quoted hunk ↗ jump to hunk
 int change_memory_attr(unsigned long addr, int numpages, long
action);
 
@@ -29,6 +31,14 @@ static inline int set_memory_x(unsigned long addr,
int numpages)
        return change_memory_attr(addr, numpages, SET_MEMORY_X);
 }
 
-int set_memory_attr(unsigned long addr, int numpages, pgprot_t
prot);
+static inline int set_memory_np(unsigned long addr, int numpages)
+{
+       return change_memory_attr(addr, numpages, SET_MEMORY_NP);
+}
+
+static inline int set_memory_p(unsigned long addr, int numpages)
+{
+       return change_memory_attr(addr, numpages, SET_MEMORY_P);
+}
 
 #endif
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