linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 09/11] x86/pti: enable global pages for shared areas

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Date:   Fri, 23 Mar 2018 12:36:58 -0700
From:   Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Nadav Amit <namit@...are.com>
Cc:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        "aarcange@...hat.com" <aarcange@...hat.com>,
        "luto@...nel.org" <luto@...nel.org>,
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        "jgross@...e.com" <jgross@...e.com>,
        "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 09/11] x86/pti: enable global pages for shared areas

On 03/23/2018 12:12 PM, Nadav Amit wrote:
>> 		/*
>> +		 * Setting 'target_pmd' below creates a mapping in both
>> +		 * the user and kernel page tables.  It is effectively
>> +		 * global, so set it as global in both copies.
>> +		 */
>> +		*pmd = pmd_set_flags(*pmd, _PAGE_GLOBAL);
> if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PGE)) ?

Good catch.  I'll update that.