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Message-ID: <158792657329.28353.15454847420595201595.tip-bot2@tip-bot2>
Date: Sun, 26 Apr 2020 18:42:53 -0000
From: "tip-bot2 for Thomas Gleixner" <tip-bot2@...utronix.de>
To: linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>,
Alexandre Chartre <alexandre.chartre@...cle.com>,
"Peter Zijlstra (Intel)" <peterz@...radead.org>,
x86 <x86@...nel.org>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [tip: x86/mm] x86/alternatives: Move temporary_mm helpers into C
The following commit has been merged into the x86/mm branch of tip:
Commit-ID: 9020d3956317d052cdddd43e55acdd2970344192
Gitweb: https://git.kernel.org/tip/9020d3956317d052cdddd43e55acdd2970344192
Author: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
AuthorDate: Tue, 21 Apr 2020 11:20:31 +02:00
Committer: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
CommitterDate: Fri, 24 Apr 2020 19:12:56 +02:00
x86/alternatives: Move temporary_mm helpers into C
The only user of these inlines is the text poke code and this must not be
exposed to the world.
No functional change.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
Reviewed-by: Alexandre Chartre <alexandre.chartre@...cle.com>
Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@...radead.org>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20200421092559.139069561@linutronix.de
---
arch/x86/include/asm/mmu_context.h | 55 +-----------------------------
arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c | 55 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
2 files changed, 55 insertions(+), 55 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/mmu_context.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/mmu_context.h
index 2985d06..4756214 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/mmu_context.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/mmu_context.h
@@ -215,59 +215,4 @@ static inline bool arch_vma_access_permitted(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
unsigned long __get_current_cr3_fast(void);
-typedef struct {
- struct mm_struct *mm;
-} temp_mm_state_t;
-
-/*
- * Using a temporary mm allows to set temporary mappings that are not accessible
- * by other CPUs. Such mappings are needed to perform sensitive memory writes
- * that override the kernel memory protections (e.g., W^X), without exposing the
- * temporary page-table mappings that are required for these write operations to
- * other CPUs. Using a temporary mm also allows to avoid TLB shootdowns when the
- * mapping is torn down.
- *
- * Context: The temporary mm needs to be used exclusively by a single core. To
- * harden security IRQs must be disabled while the temporary mm is
- * loaded, thereby preventing interrupt handler bugs from overriding
- * the kernel memory protection.
- */
-static inline temp_mm_state_t use_temporary_mm(struct mm_struct *mm)
-{
- temp_mm_state_t temp_state;
-
- lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled();
- temp_state.mm = this_cpu_read(cpu_tlbstate.loaded_mm);
- switch_mm_irqs_off(NULL, mm, current);
-
- /*
- * If breakpoints are enabled, disable them while the temporary mm is
- * used. Userspace might set up watchpoints on addresses that are used
- * in the temporary mm, which would lead to wrong signals being sent or
- * crashes.
- *
- * Note that breakpoints are not disabled selectively, which also causes
- * kernel breakpoints (e.g., perf's) to be disabled. This might be
- * undesirable, but still seems reasonable as the code that runs in the
- * temporary mm should be short.
- */
- if (hw_breakpoint_active())
- hw_breakpoint_disable();
-
- return temp_state;
-}
-
-static inline void unuse_temporary_mm(temp_mm_state_t prev_state)
-{
- lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled();
- switch_mm_irqs_off(NULL, prev_state.mm, current);
-
- /*
- * Restore the breakpoints if they were disabled before the temporary mm
- * was loaded.
- */
- if (hw_breakpoint_active())
- hw_breakpoint_restore();
-}
-
#endif /* _ASM_X86_MMU_CONTEXT_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
index 7867dfb..cd61797 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/alternative.c
@@ -783,6 +783,61 @@ void __init_or_module text_poke_early(void *addr, const void *opcode,
}
}
+typedef struct {
+ struct mm_struct *mm;
+} temp_mm_state_t;
+
+/*
+ * Using a temporary mm allows to set temporary mappings that are not accessible
+ * by other CPUs. Such mappings are needed to perform sensitive memory writes
+ * that override the kernel memory protections (e.g., W^X), without exposing the
+ * temporary page-table mappings that are required for these write operations to
+ * other CPUs. Using a temporary mm also allows to avoid TLB shootdowns when the
+ * mapping is torn down.
+ *
+ * Context: The temporary mm needs to be used exclusively by a single core. To
+ * harden security IRQs must be disabled while the temporary mm is
+ * loaded, thereby preventing interrupt handler bugs from overriding
+ * the kernel memory protection.
+ */
+static inline temp_mm_state_t use_temporary_mm(struct mm_struct *mm)
+{
+ temp_mm_state_t temp_state;
+
+ lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled();
+ temp_state.mm = this_cpu_read(cpu_tlbstate.loaded_mm);
+ switch_mm_irqs_off(NULL, mm, current);
+
+ /*
+ * If breakpoints are enabled, disable them while the temporary mm is
+ * used. Userspace might set up watchpoints on addresses that are used
+ * in the temporary mm, which would lead to wrong signals being sent or
+ * crashes.
+ *
+ * Note that breakpoints are not disabled selectively, which also causes
+ * kernel breakpoints (e.g., perf's) to be disabled. This might be
+ * undesirable, but still seems reasonable as the code that runs in the
+ * temporary mm should be short.
+ */
+ if (hw_breakpoint_active())
+ hw_breakpoint_disable();
+
+ return temp_state;
+}
+
+static inline void unuse_temporary_mm(temp_mm_state_t prev_state)
+{
+ lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled();
+ switch_mm_irqs_off(NULL, prev_state.mm, current);
+
+ /*
+ * Restore the breakpoints if they were disabled before the temporary mm
+ * was loaded.
+ */
+ if (hw_breakpoint_active())
+ hw_breakpoint_restore();
+}
+
__ro_after_init struct mm_struct *poking_mm;
__ro_after_init unsigned long poking_addr;
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