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Date:	Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:47:37 -0800
From:	Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@...il.com>
To:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jbeulich@...ell.com, mingo@...e.hu,
	tglx@...utronix.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [2/31] CPA: Do a simple self test at boot

On Mon, 2008-01-14 at 23:16 +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:
> When CONFIG_DEBUG_RODATA is enabled undo the ro mapping and redo it again.
> This gives some simple testing for change_page_attr()
> 
> Optional patch, but I find it useful.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
> 
> ---
>  arch/x86/Kconfig.debug |    5 +++++
>  arch/x86/mm/init_32.c  |   26 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  arch/x86/mm/init_64.c  |   10 ++++++++++
>  3 files changed, 41 insertions(+)
> 
> Index: linux/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux.orig/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
> +++ linux/arch/x86/mm/init_64.c
> @@ -603,6 +603,16 @@ void mark_rodata_ro(void)
>  	 * of who is the culprit.
>  	 */
>  	global_flush_tlb();

global_flush_tlb outside CONFIG_CPA_DEBUG here.

> +
> +#ifdef CONFIG_CPA_DEBUG
> +	printk("Testing CPA: undo %lx-%lx\n", start, end);
> +	change_page_attr_addr(start, (end - start) >> PAGE_SHIFT, PAGE_KERNEL);
> +	global_flush_tlb();
> +
> +	printk("Testing CPA: again\n");
> +	change_page_attr_addr(start, (end - start) >> PAGE_SHIFT, PAGE_KERNEL_RO);
> +	global_flush_tlb();
> +#endif
>  }
>  #endif
>  
> Index: linux/arch/x86/mm/init_32.c
> ===================================================================
> --- linux.orig/arch/x86/mm/init_32.c
> +++ linux/arch/x86/mm/init_32.c
> @@ -793,6 +793,20 @@ void mark_rodata_ro(void)
>  		change_page_attr(virt_to_page(start),
>  		                 size >> PAGE_SHIFT, PAGE_KERNEL_RX);
>  		printk("Write protecting the kernel text: %luk\n", size >> 10);
> +
> +#ifdef CONFIG_CPA_DEBUG
> +		global_flush_tlb();
> +

global_flush_tlb inside CONFIG_CPA_DEBUG here.

> +		printk("Testing CPA: Reverting %lx-%lx\n", start, start+size);
> +		change_page_attr(virt_to_page(start), size>>PAGE_SHIFT,
> +				 PAGE_KERNEL_EXEC);
> +		global_flush_tlb();
> +
> +		printk("Testing CPA: write protecting again\n");
> +		change_page_attr(virt_to_page(start), size>>PAGE_SHIFT,
> +				PAGE_KERNEL_RX);
> +		global_flush_tlb();
> +#endif
>  	}
>  #endif
>  	start += size;
> @@ -809,6 +823,18 @@ void mark_rodata_ro(void)
>  	 * of who is the culprit.
>  	 */
>  	global_flush_tlb();

global_flush_tlb outside CONFIG_CPA_DEBUG here.  Intentional?

> +
> +#ifdef CONFIG_CPA_DEBUG
> +	printk("Testing CPA: undo %lx-%lx\n", start, start + size);
> +	change_page_attr(virt_to_page(start), size >> PAGE_SHIFT,
> +				PAGE_KERNEL);
> +	global_flush_tlb();
> +
> +	printk("Testing CPA: write protecting again\n");
> +	change_page_attr(virt_to_page(start), size >> PAGE_SHIFT,
> +				PAGE_KERNEL_RO);
> +	global_flush_tlb();
> +#endif

Cheers,

Harvey

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