[PATCH v2] powerpc/book3s/hash: Drop _PAGE_PRIVILEGED from PAGE_NONE

Aneesh Kumar K.V (IBM) aneesh.kumar at kernel.org
Mon Dec 4 20:22:32 AEDT 2023


Michael Ellerman <mpe at ellerman.id.au> writes:

> "Aneesh Kumar K.V" <aneesh.kumar at linux.ibm.com> writes:
>> There used to be a dependency on _PAGE_PRIVILEGED with pte_savedwrite.
>> But that got dropped by
>> commit 6a56ccbcf6c6 ("mm/autonuma: use can_change_(pte|pmd)_writable() to replace savedwrite")
>>
>> With the change in this patch numa fault pte (pte_protnone()) gets mapped as regular user pte
>> with RWX cleared (no-access) whereas earlier it used to be mapped _PAGE_PRIVILEGED.
>>
>> Hash fault handling code did get some WARN_ON added because those
>> functions are not expected to get called with _PAGE_READ cleared.
>> commit 18061c17c8ec ("powerpc/mm: Update PROTFAULT handling in the page fault path")
>> explains the details.
>  
> You say "did get" which makes me think you're talking about the past.
> But I think you're referring to the WARN_ON you are adding in this patch?

That is correct. Will update this as "Hash fault handing code gets some
WARN_ON added in this patch ..." ?
>

>
>> Also revert commit 1abce0580b89 ("powerpc/64s: Fix __pte_needs_flush() false positive warning")
>
> That could be done separately as a follow-up couldn't it? Would reduce
> the diff size.
>

Will split that to a separate patch.


>> Signed-off-by: Aneesh Kumar K.V <aneesh.kumar at linux.ibm.com>
>> ---
>>  arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/pgtable.h  | 9 +++------
>>  arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/tlbflush.h | 9 ++-------
>>  arch/powerpc/mm/book3s64/hash_utils.c         | 7 +++++++
>>  3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/pgtable.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/pgtable.h
>> index cb77eddca54b..2cc58ac74080 100644
>> --- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/pgtable.h
>> +++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/book3s/64/pgtable.h
>> @@ -17,12 +17,6 @@
>>  #define _PAGE_EXEC		0x00001 /* execute permission */
>>  #define _PAGE_WRITE		0x00002 /* write access allowed */
>>  #define _PAGE_READ		0x00004	/* read access allowed */
>> -#define _PAGE_NA		_PAGE_PRIVILEGED
>  
>> -#define _PAGE_NAX		_PAGE_EXEC
>> -#define _PAGE_RO		_PAGE_READ
>> -#define _PAGE_ROX		(_PAGE_READ | _PAGE_EXEC)
>> -#define _PAGE_RW		(_PAGE_READ | _PAGE_WRITE)
>> -#define _PAGE_RWX		(_PAGE_READ | _PAGE_WRITE | _PAGE_EXEC)
>  
> Those are unrelated I think?
>

If we don't require _PAGE_NA we can fallback to generic version.


>>  #define _PAGE_PRIVILEGED	0x00008 /* kernel access only */
>>  #define _PAGE_SAO		0x00010 /* Strong access order */
>>  #define _PAGE_NON_IDEMPOTENT	0x00020 /* non idempotent memory */
>> @@ -529,6 +523,9 @@ static inline bool pte_user(pte_t pte)
>>  }
>>  
>>  #define pte_access_permitted pte_access_permitted
>> +/*
>> + * execute-only mappings return false
>> + */
>
> That would fit better in the existing comment block inside the function
> I think. Normally this location would be a function description comment.
>

Will move.

>>  static inline bool pte_access_permitted(pte_t pte, bool write)
>>  {
>>  	/*
>           ie. here
>
> cheers

Thanks
-aneesh


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