linux-kernel - [PATCH 14/14] selftests/mm: Remove X permission from sigaltstack mapping

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Message-ID: <20241209095019.1732120-15-kevin.brodsky@arm.com>
Date: Mon,  9 Dec 2024 09:50:19 +0000
From: Kevin Brodsky <kevin.brodsky@....com>
To: linux-mm@...ck.org
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Kevin Brodsky <kevin.brodsky@....com>,
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Subject: [PATCH 14/14] selftests/mm: Remove X permission from sigaltstack mapping

There is no reason why the alternate signal stack should be mapped
as RWX. Map it as RW instead.

Signed-off-by: Kevin Brodsky <kevin.brodsky@....com>
---
 tools/testing/selftests/mm/pkey_sighandler_tests.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/pkey_sighandler_tests.c b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/pkey_sighandler_tests.c
index 449ec5acec75..17bbfcd552c6 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/mm/pkey_sighandler_tests.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/mm/pkey_sighandler_tests.c
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ static void test_sigsegv_handler_with_different_pkey_for_stack(void)
 	sys_mprotect_pkey(stack, STACK_SIZE, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, pkey);
 
 	/* Set up alternate signal stack that will use the default MPK */
-	sigstack.ss_sp = mmap(0, STACK_SIZE, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE | PROT_EXEC,
+	sigstack.ss_sp = mmap(0, STACK_SIZE, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
 			      MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0);
 	sigstack.ss_flags = 0;
 	sigstack.ss_size = STACK_SIZE;
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ static void test_pkru_sigreturn(void)
 	sys_mprotect_pkey(stack, STACK_SIZE, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE, pkey);
 
 	/* Set up alternate signal stack that will use the default MPK */
-	sigstack.ss_sp = mmap(0, STACK_SIZE, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE | PROT_EXEC,
+	sigstack.ss_sp = mmap(0, STACK_SIZE, PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE,
 			      MAP_PRIVATE | MAP_ANONYMOUS, -1, 0);
 	sigstack.ss_flags = 0;
 	sigstack.ss_size = STACK_SIZE;
-- 
2.47.0