linux-kernel - [PATCH 3/6] x86/mtrr: revert commit 90b926e68f50

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-Id: <20230207072902.5528-4-jgross@suse.com>
Date:   Tue,  7 Feb 2023 08:28:59 +0100
From:   Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org
Cc:     lists@...dbynature.de, mikelley@...rosoft.com,
        torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: [PATCH 3/6] x86/mtrr: revert commit 90b926e68f50

Commit 90b926e68f50 ("x86/pat: Fix pat_x_mtrr_type() for MTRR disabled
case") has introduced a regression with Xen.

Revert the patch.

Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
---
 arch/x86/mm/pat/memtype.c | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/pat/memtype.c b/arch/x86/mm/pat/memtype.c
index 18f612b43763..2c6d95f95b49 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/pat/memtype.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/pat/memtype.c
@@ -387,8 +387,7 @@ static unsigned long pat_x_mtrr_type(u64 start, u64 end,
 		u8 mtrr_type, uniform;
 
 		mtrr_type = mtrr_type_lookup(start, end, &uniform);
-		if (mtrr_type != MTRR_TYPE_WRBACK &&
-		    mtrr_type != MTRR_TYPE_INVALID)
+		if (mtrr_type != MTRR_TYPE_WRBACK)
 			return _PAGE_CACHE_MODE_UC_MINUS;
 
 		return _PAGE_CACHE_MODE_WB;
-- 
2.35.3