linux-kernel - Re: [patch V2 3/5] x86/dump_pagetables: Check KAISER shadow page table for WX pages

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Date:   Mon, 27 Nov 2017 10:17:38 -0800
From:   Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Brian Gerst <brgerst@...il.com>,
        Denys Vlasenko <dvlasenk@...hat.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>, daniel.gruss@...k.tugraz.at,
        hughd@...gle.com, keescook@...gle.com, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        michael.schwarz@...k.tugraz.at, moritz.lipp@...k.tugraz.at,
        richard.fellner@...dent.tugraz.at
Subject: Re: [patch V2 3/5] x86/dump_pagetables: Check KAISER shadow page
 table for WX pages

On 11/26/2017 03:14 PM, Thomas Gleixner wrote:
> +void ptdump_walk_shadow_pgd_level_checkwx(void)
> +{
> +#ifdef CONFIG_KAISER
> +	pgd_t *pgd = (pgd_t *) &init_top_pgt;
> +
> +	pr_info("x86/mm: Checking shadow page tables\n");
> +	pgd += PTRS_PER_PGD;
> +	ptdump_walk_pgd_level_core(NULL, pgd, true, false);
> +#endif
>  }

We have the kernel_to_shadow_pgdp() function to use instead of "pgd +=
PTRS_PER_PGD;".  Should it be used instead?

Otherwise, looks good to me.