linux-kernel - Re: 4.4-rc5: ugly warn on: 5 W+X pages found

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Date:	Tue, 15 Dec 2015 11:06:38 -0800
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc:	Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>, Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...ux.intel.com>,
	kernel list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Stephen Smalley <sds@...ho.nsa.gov>,
	Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>,
	Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@...hat.com>,
	Peter Anvin <hpa@...or.com>, Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: 4.4-rc5: ugly warn on: 5 W+X pages found

On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 10:30 AM, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de> wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 15, 2015 at 09:45:40AM -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
>>
>>   +static inline int kernel_write_execute_prot(pgprotval_t protval)
>>   +{
>>   +       return !(protval & _PAGE_USER) &&
>>   +               !(protval & _PAGE_NX) &&
>
> Shouldn't this be without a "!"? AFAIU, we want _PAGE_NX | _PAGE_RW?

We want to *warn* about PAGE_RW without PAGE_NX.  No?

                 Linus
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