From: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb+git@google.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: x86@kernel.org, Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>,
Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
Subject: [RFC PATCH 2/3] x86/boot: Set __pgtable_l5_enabled correctly before calling into C code
Date: Tue, 6 May 2025 17:45:35 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250506154532.1281909-7-ardb+git@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250506154532.1281909-5-ardb+git@google.com>
From: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>
Ensure that __pgtable_l5_enabled() is set to its permanent value before
calling into any C code that may manipulate page tables or reference any
global variable or object that may be dimensioned differently based on
whether 5-level paging is in use.
This avoids inconsistencies that are difficult to detect, and allows
pgtable_l5_enabled() to be emitted with the 'const' function attribute.
Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>
---
arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S | 6 ++++++
arch/x86/boot/compressed/pgtable_64.c | 6 +++---
arch/x86/boot/startup/map_kernel.c | 1 -
arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_64_types.h | 2 +-
arch/x86/kernel/head64.c | 2 +-
arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S | 7 +++++++
6 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
index d9dab940ff62..e6b254a12ca9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
@@ -454,6 +454,12 @@ SYM_FUNC_START_LOCAL_NOALIGN(.Lrelocated)
shrq $3, %rcx
rep stosq
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_5LEVEL
+ movq %cr4, %rax
+ shrl $X86_CR4_LA57_BIT, %eax
+ andl %eax, __pgtable_l5_enabled(%rip)
+#endif
+
call load_stage2_idt
/* Pass boot_params to initialize_identity_maps() */
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/pgtable_64.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/pgtable_64.c
index 5a6c7a190e5b..0aff7a637f54 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/pgtable_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/pgtable_64.c
@@ -11,8 +11,9 @@
#define BIOS_START_MAX 0x9f000U /* 640K, absolute maximum */
#ifdef CONFIG_X86_5LEVEL
-/* __pgtable_l5_enabled needs to be in .data to avoid being cleared along with .bss */
-unsigned int __section(".data") __pgtable_l5_enabled;
+unsigned int __pgtable_l5_enabled = 1;
+
+/* These need to be in .data to avoid being cleared along with .bss */
unsigned int __section(".data") pgdir_shift = 39;
unsigned int __section(".data") ptrs_per_p4d = 1;
#endif
@@ -129,7 +130,6 @@ asmlinkage void configure_5level_paging(struct boot_params *bp, void *pgtable)
l5_required = true;
/* Initialize variables for 5-level paging */
- __pgtable_l5_enabled = 1;
pgdir_shift = 48;
ptrs_per_p4d = 512;
}
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/startup/map_kernel.c b/arch/x86/boot/startup/map_kernel.c
index 099ae2559336..f3d09e61575b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/startup/map_kernel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/startup/map_kernel.c
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ static inline bool check_la57_support(void)
if (!(native_read_cr4() & X86_CR4_LA57))
return false;
- __pgtable_l5_enabled = 1;
pgdir_shift = 48;
ptrs_per_p4d = 512;
page_offset_base = __PAGE_OFFSET_BASE_L5;
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_64_types.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_64_types.h
index 2ca568f56660..2c498d16609c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_64_types.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable_64_types.h
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ extern unsigned int __pgtable_l5_enabled;
#include <asm/alternative.h>
#include <asm/cpufeatures.h>
-static inline bool pgtable_l5_enabled(void)
+static inline bool __attribute_const__ pgtable_l5_enabled(void)
{
asm goto(ALTERNATIVE_TERNARY("jmp 6f", %c[feat], "", "jmp %l[t_no]")
" .pushsection .altinstr_aux,\"ax\" \n"
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c
index 498b9d6bdf2f..d3d1136ad802 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head64.c
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ SYM_PIC_ALIAS(next_early_pgt);
pmdval_t early_pmd_flags = __PAGE_KERNEL_LARGE & ~(_PAGE_GLOBAL | _PAGE_NX);
#ifdef CONFIG_X86_5LEVEL
-unsigned int __pgtable_l5_enabled __initdata;
+unsigned int __pgtable_l5_enabled __initdata = 1;
unsigned int pgdir_shift __ro_after_init = 39;
EXPORT_SYMBOL(pgdir_shift);
unsigned int ptrs_per_p4d __ro_after_init = 1;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
index 069420853304..1fe74bf828da 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
@@ -61,6 +61,13 @@ SYM_CODE_START_NOALIGN(startup_64)
/* Set up the stack for verify_cpu() */
leaq __top_init_kernel_stack(%rip), %rsp
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_5LEVEL
+ /* __pgtable_l5_enabled needs to be correct before calling C code */
+ movq %cr4, %rax
+ shrl $X86_CR4_LA57_BIT, %eax
+ andl %eax, __pgtable_l5_enabled(%rip)
+#endif
+
/*
* Set up GSBASE.
* Note that on SMP the boot CPU uses the init data section until
--
2.49.0.987.g0cc8ee98dc-goog
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-05-06 15:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 22+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-05-06 15:45 [RFC PATCH 0/3] x86: Robustify pgtable_l5_enabled() Ard Biesheuvel
2025-05-06 15:45 ` [RFC PATCH 1/3] x86/boot: Use a single source of truth for pgtable_l5_enabled() Ard Biesheuvel
2025-05-06 15:45 ` Ard Biesheuvel [this message]
2025-05-10 13:54 ` [RFC PATCH 2/3] x86/boot: Set __pgtable_l5_enabled correctly before calling into C code David Laight
2025-05-10 14:51 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2025-05-06 15:45 ` [RFC PATCH 3/3] x86/boot: Use alternatives based selector for 5-level paging constants Ard Biesheuvel
2025-05-06 16:23 ` Linus Torvalds
2025-05-06 16:34 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2025-05-06 17:03 ` Linus Torvalds
2025-05-06 17:25 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2025-05-06 17:39 ` Ingo Molnar
2025-05-06 17:47 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2025-05-06 17:43 ` Linus Torvalds
2025-05-06 17:52 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2025-05-06 18:17 ` Linus Torvalds
2025-05-06 18:39 ` Linus Torvalds
2025-05-06 19:14 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2025-05-06 19:41 ` Linus Torvalds
2025-05-06 19:50 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2025-05-07 13:51 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2025-05-06 16:50 ` Ingo Molnar
2025-05-06 16:58 ` Ard Biesheuvel
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