linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] x86/mm: Move _PAGE_BIT

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 for Android: free password hash cracker in your pocket

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

Message-ID: <98bc658f-2ec6-43f5-a7e1-e9424450a850@intel.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2025 16:35:38 -0700
From: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
To: Usama Arif <usamaarif642@...il.com>, dwmw@...zon.co.uk,
 tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com, bp@...en8.de,
 dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com, ardb@...nel.org, hpa@...or.com
Cc: x86@...nel.org, apopple@...dia.com, thuth@...hat.com,
 nik.borisov@...e.com, kas@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
 linux-efi@...r.kernel.org, kernel-team@...a.com,
 Michael van der Westhuizen <rmikey@...a.com>, Tobias Fleig <tfleig@...a.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] x86/mm: Move _PAGE_BIT_NOPTISHADOW from bit 58 to bit
 9

On 10/22/25 15:06, Usama Arif wrote:
> Instead, move _PAGE_BIT_NOPTISHADOW to use _PAGE_BIT_SOFTW1 (bit 9),

Wait a sec, though...

This isn't necessary once the previous 2 patches are applied, right?