linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v2 16/27] mm: Modify can_follow_write

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Message-ID: <fa9db8c5-41c8-05e9-ad8d-dc6aaf11cb04@linux.intel.com>
Date:   Tue, 17 Jul 2018 16:15:10 -0700
From:   Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Yu-cheng Yu <yu-cheng.yu@...el.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
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        Florian Weimer <fweimer@...hat.com>,
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        "Ravi V. Shankar" <ravi.v.shankar@...el.com>,
        Vedvyas Shanbhogue <vedvyas.shanbhogue@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 16/27] mm: Modify can_follow_write_pte/pmd for
 shadow stack

On 07/17/2018 04:03 PM, Yu-cheng Yu wrote:
> We need to find a way to differentiate "someone can write to this PTE"
> from "the write bit is set in this PTE".

Please think about this:

	Should pte_write() tell us whether PTE.W=1, or should it tell us
	that *something* can write to the PTE, which would include
	PTE.W=0/D=1?