linux-kernel - [tip: core/mm] x86/ldt: Use tlb_gather_mmu

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Date:   Mon, 01 Feb 2021 11:32:25 -0000
From:   "tip-bot2 for Will Deacon" <tip-bot2@...utronix.de>
To:     linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
        "Peter Zijlstra (Intel)" <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Yu Zhao <yuzhao@...gle.com>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [tip: core/mm] x86/ldt: Use tlb_gather_mmu_fullmm() when freeing LDT
 page-tables

The following commit has been merged into the core/mm branch of tip:

Commit-ID:     8cf55f24ce6cf90eb8828421e15e9efcd508bd2c
Gitweb:        https://git.kernel.org/tip/8cf55f24ce6cf90eb8828421e15e9efcd508bd2c
Author:        Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>
AuthorDate:    Wed, 27 Jan 2021 23:53:47 
Committer:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
CommitterDate: Fri, 29 Jan 2021 20:02:29 +01:00

x86/ldt: Use tlb_gather_mmu_fullmm() when freeing LDT page-tables

free_ldt_pgtables() uses the MMU gather API for batching TLB flushes
over the call to free_pgd_range(). However, tlb_gather_mmu() expects
to operate on user addresses and so passing LDT_{BASE,END}_ADDR will
confuse the range setting logic in __tlb_adjust_range(), causing the
gather to identify a range starting at TASK_SIZE. Such a large range
will be converted into a 'fullmm' flush by the low-level invalidation
code, so change the caller to invoke tlb_gather_mmu_fullmm() directly.

Signed-off-by: Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>
Signed-off-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@...radead.org>
Reviewed-by: Yu Zhao <yuzhao@...gle.com>
Acked-by: Peter Zijlstra (Intel) <peterz@...radead.org>
Acked-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Link: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20210127235347.1402-7-will@kernel.org
---
 arch/x86/kernel/ldt.c | 8 +++++++-
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ldt.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ldt.c
index 7ad9834..aa15132 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/ldt.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ldt.c
@@ -398,7 +398,13 @@ static void free_ldt_pgtables(struct mm_struct *mm)
 	if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_PTI))
 		return;
 
-	tlb_gather_mmu(&tlb, mm);
+	/*
+	 * Although free_pgd_range() is intended for freeing user
+	 * page-tables, it also works out for kernel mappings on x86.
+	 * We use tlb_gather_mmu_fullmm() to avoid confusing the
+	 * range-tracking logic in __tlb_adjust_range().
+	 */
+	tlb_gather_mmu_fullmm(&tlb, mm);
 	free_pgd_range(&tlb, start, end, start, end);
 	tlb_finish_mmu(&tlb);
 #endif