linux-kernel - [PATCH RFC 4/5] efi: Add option for handling efi memory protection

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Date:   Wed, 10 Nov 2021 13:46:12 +0300
From:   Baskov Evgeniy <baskov@...ras.ru>
To:     Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>
Cc:     Baskov Evgeniy <baskov@...ras.ru>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-efi@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH RFC 4/5] efi: Add option for handling efi memory protection

Add option to enable handling strict page table permissions
added in previous patches.

Signed-off-by: Baskov Evgeniy <baskov@...ras.ru>
---
 drivers/firmware/efi/Kconfig | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/Kconfig b/drivers/firmware/efi/Kconfig
index 2c3dac5ecb36..f57a9c865dce 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/Kconfig
@@ -243,6 +243,23 @@ config EFI_DISABLE_PCI_DMA
 	  options "efi=disable_early_pci_dma" or "efi=no_disable_early_pci_dma"
 	  may be used to override this option.
 
+config EFI_STRICT_PGTABLE
+	bool "Handle strict page table permissions in libstub"
+	depends on EFI_STUB && X86
+	default y
+	help
+	  Some firmware disables execution of memory allocated in boot loader
+	  and/or lower megabyte of physical address space, since it is allowed
+	  by specification. That prevents Linux kernel from booting.
+
+	  This option makes libstub either create temporary identity mapped
+	  page tables with unset non-executable flag  on x86_64 or just disable
+	  paging altogether on i386 to overcome the issue.
+
+	  If firmware does not restrict permissions on identity page tables,
+	  temporary page table creation may be disabled with kernel command
+	  line option "efi=notemppt".
+
 endmenu
 
 config EFI_EMBEDDED_FIRMWARE
-- 
2.33.1