Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86: consider effective protection attributes in W+X check

From: Juergen Gross
Date: Thu Dec 14 2017 - 09:21:45 EST


On 14/12/17 15:15, Jan Beulich wrote:
>>>> On 14.12.17 at 15:04, <jgross@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On 12/12/17 11:31, Jan Beulich wrote:
>>> @@ -335,42 +346,45 @@ static inline bool kasan_page_table(stru
>>>
>>> #if PTRS_PER_PMD > 1
>>>
>>> -static void walk_pmd_level(struct seq_file *m, struct pg_state *st, pud_t addr, unsigned long P)
>>> +static void walk_pmd_level(struct seq_file *m, struct pg_state *st, pud_t addr,
>>> + pgprotval_t eff_in, unsigned long P)
>>> {
>>> int i;
>>> pmd_t *start, *pmd_start;
>>> - pgprotval_t prot;
>>> + pgprotval_t prot, eff;
>>>
>>> pmd_start = start = (pmd_t *)pud_page_vaddr(addr);
>>> for (i = 0; i < PTRS_PER_PMD; i++) {
>>> st->current_address = normalize_addr(P + i * PMD_LEVEL_MULT);
>>> if (!pmd_none(*start)) {
>>> + prot = pmd_flags(*start);
>>> + eff = effective_prot(eff_in, prot);
>>> if (pmd_large(*start) || !pmd_present(*start)) {
>>> - prot = pmd_flags(*start);
>>> - note_page(m, st, __pgprot(prot), 4);
>>> + note_page(m, st, __pgprot(prot), eff, 4);
>>> } else if (!kasan_page_table(m, st, pmd_start)) {
>>> - walk_pte_level(m, st, *start,
>>> + walk_pte_level(m, st, *start, eff,
>>> P + i * PMD_LEVEL_MULT);
>>> }
>>
>> You can drop the braces for both cases. Applies to similar
>> constructs below, too.
>
> I did consider that, but decided against to allow the patch to show
> more clearly what it is that is actually being changed.
>
>> With that fixed you can add my:
>>
>> Reviewed-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@xxxxxxxx>
>
> Thanks. I'd like to wait for the x86 maintainer's opinion, and hence
> won't add your R-b unless you tell me that's fine either way, or
> unless they too would prefer resulting code cleanliness over patch
> readability.

I'm fine with the braces kept, too.


Juergen