linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 5/5] powerpc: Select ARCH_WANTS_MODULES_DATA_IN

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Date:   Wed, 2 Feb 2022 15:36:37 -0800
From:   Luis Chamberlain <mcgrof@...nel.org>
To:     Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@...roup.eu>
Cc:     Jessica Yu <jeyu@...nel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org" <linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
        "kgdb-bugreport@...ts.sourceforge.net" 
        <kgdb-bugreport@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
        "linux-mm@...ck.org" <linux-mm@...ck.org>,
        "linux-arch@...r.kernel.org" <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
        Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 5/5] powerpc: Select
 ARCH_WANTS_MODULES_DATA_IN_VMALLOC on book3s/32 and 8xx

On Thu, Jan 27, 2022 at 11:28:12AM +0000, Christophe Leroy wrote:
> book3s/32 and 8xx have a separate area for allocating modules,
> defined by MODULES_VADDR / MODULES_END.
> 
> On book3s/32, it is not possible to protect against execution
> on a page basis. A full 256M segment is either Exec or NoExec.
> The module area is in an Exec segment while vmalloc area is
> in a NoExec segment.
> 
> In order to protect module data against execution, select
> ARCH_WANTS_MODULES_DATA_IN_VMALLOC.
> 
> For the 8xx (and possibly other 32 bits platform in the future),
> there is no such constraint on Exec/NoExec protection, however
> there is a critical distance between kernel functions and callers
> that needs to remain below 32Mbytes in order to avoid costly
> trampolines. By allocating data outside of module area, we
> increase the chance for module text to remain within acceptable
> distance from kernel core text.
> 
> So select ARCH_WANTS_MODULES_DATA_IN_VMALLOC for 8xx as well.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@...roup.eu>
> Cc: Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
> Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
> Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>

Cc list first and then the SOB.

  Luis