From: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: jgross@suse.com,tglx@linutronix.de,x86@kernel.org,bp@alien8.de,Dave
Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>
Subject: [PATCH 3/4] x86/boot: Explicitly pass NX enabling status
Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2024 10:56:33 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20240322175633.1CF5EB0E@davehans-spike.ostc.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20240322175629.01E8B39D@davehans-spike.ostc.intel.com>
From: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>
The kernel sometimes needs to mask unsupported bits out of page
table entries. It does that with a mask: '__supported_pte_mask'.
That mask can obviously only contain the No-eXecute bit ( _PAGE_NX)
on hardware where NX is supported. x86_configure_nx() checks the
boot CPU's NX support and adjusts the mask appropriately.
But it doesn't check support directly. It uses the venerable
'boot_cpu_data' which is a software approximation of the actual CPU
support. Unfortunately, Xen wants to set up '__supported_pte_mask'
before 'boot_cpu_data' has been initialized. It hacks around this
problem by repeating some of the 'boot_cpu_data' setup *just* for
NX.
Have x86_configure_nx() stop consulting 'boot_cpu_data' and move
the NX detection to the caller.
No functional change. That will come later.
Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>
---
b/arch/x86/include/asm/proto.h | 2 +-
b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c | 6 +++---
b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c | 2 +-
3 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff -puN arch/x86/include/asm/proto.h~x86_configure_nx-arg arch/x86/include/asm/proto.h
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/proto.h~x86_configure_nx-arg 2024-03-18 15:12:21.704343388 -0700
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/proto.h 2024-03-18 15:12:21.708343524 -0700
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ void entry_SYSRETL_compat_end(void);
#define entry_SYSENTER_compat NULL
#endif
-void x86_configure_nx(void);
+void x86_configure_nx(bool nx_supported);
extern int reboot_force;
diff -puN arch/x86/kernel/setup.c~x86_configure_nx-arg arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c~x86_configure_nx-arg 2024-03-18 15:12:21.704343388 -0700
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c 2024-03-18 15:12:21.708343524 -0700
@@ -687,9 +687,9 @@ dump_kernel_offset(struct notifier_block
return 0;
}
-void x86_configure_nx(void)
+void x86_configure_nx(bool nx_supported)
{
- if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_NX))
+ if (nx_supported)
__supported_pte_mask |= _PAGE_NX;
else
__supported_pte_mask &= ~_PAGE_NX;
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ void __init setup_arch(char **cmdline_p)
* whether hardware doesn't support NX (so that the early EHCI debug
* console setup can safely call set_fixmap()).
*/
- x86_configure_nx();
+ x86_configure_nx(boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_NX));
parse_early_param();
diff -puN arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c~x86_configure_nx-arg arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
--- a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c~x86_configure_nx-arg 2024-03-18 15:12:21.704343388 -0700
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c 2024-03-18 15:12:21.708343524 -0700
@@ -1371,7 +1371,7 @@ asmlinkage __visible void __init xen_sta
/* Work out if we support NX */
get_cpu_cap(&boot_cpu_data);
- x86_configure_nx();
+ x86_configure_nx(boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_NX));
/*
* Set up kernel GDT and segment registers, mainly so that
_
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2024-03-22 17:56 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2024-03-22 17:56 [PATCH 0/4] x86: Add CPUID region helper and clarify Xen startup Dave Hansen
2024-03-22 17:56 ` [PATCH 1/4] x86/cpu: Add and use new CPUID region helper Dave Hansen
2024-03-24 4:38 ` Ingo Molnar
2024-03-25 12:24 ` Huang, Kai
2024-04-02 17:13 ` Dave Hansen
2024-04-03 10:33 ` Huang, Kai
2024-04-04 23:35 ` Chang S. Bae
2024-03-22 17:56 ` [PATCH 2/4] perf/x86/ibs: Use " Dave Hansen
2024-03-22 17:56 ` Dave Hansen [this message]
2024-03-25 12:04 ` [PATCH 3/4] x86/boot: Explicitly pass NX enabling status Huang, Kai
2024-03-22 17:56 ` [PATCH 4/4] x86/xen: Enumerate NX from CPUID directly Dave Hansen
2024-04-03 15:35 [PATCH 0/4] [v2] x86: Add CPUID region helper and clarify Xen startup Dave Hansen
2024-04-03 15:35 ` [PATCH 3/4] x86/boot: Explicitly pass NX enabling status Dave Hansen
2024-04-04 10:33 ` Jürgen Groß
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