linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] mips: export icache_flush

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Date:	Sat, 22 Mar 2014 13:05:56 -0600
From:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
Cc:	Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>,
	Sanjay Lal <sanjayl@...asys.com>,
	John Crispin <blogic@...nwrt.org>, linux-mips@...ux-mips.org,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] mips: export icache_flush_range

On Sat, Mar 22, 2014 at 9:47 AM, Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org> wrote:
> The lkdtm module performs tests against executable memory ranges, so
> it needs to flush the icache for proper behaviors. Other architectures
> already export this, so do the same for MIPS.
>
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
> ---
> This is currently untested! I'm building a MIPS cross-compiler now...
> If someone can validate this fixes the build when lkdtm is a module,
> that would be appreciated. :)

Okay, now tested. I reproduced the failure and this patch fixes it. :)

-Kees

> ---
>  arch/mips/mm/cache.c |    1 +
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
>
> diff --git a/arch/mips/mm/cache.c b/arch/mips/mm/cache.c
> index fde7e56d13fe..b3f1df13d9f6 100644
> --- a/arch/mips/mm/cache.c
> +++ b/arch/mips/mm/cache.c
> @@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ void (*__flush_kernel_vmap_range)(unsigned long vaddr, int size);
>  void (*__invalidate_kernel_vmap_range)(unsigned long vaddr, int size);
>
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(__flush_kernel_vmap_range);
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(flush_icache_range);
>
>  /* MIPS specific cache operations */
>  void (*flush_cache_sigtramp)(unsigned long addr);
> --
> 1.7.9.5
>
>
> --
> Kees Cook
> Chrome OS Security



-- 
Kees Cook
Chrome OS Security
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