Re: [PATCH v10 27/27] mm: display pkey in smaps if arch_pkeys_enabled() is true

From: Eric W. Biederman
Date: Fri Jan 19 2018 - 12:05:16 EST


Ram Pai <linuxram@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Fri, Jan 19, 2018 at 10:09:41AM -0600, Eric W. Biederman wrote:
>> Ram Pai <linuxram@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>
>> > Currently the architecture specific code is expected to
>> > display the protection keys in smap for a given vma.
>> > This can lead to redundant code and possibly to divergent
>> > formats in which the key gets displayed.
>> >
>> > This patch changes the implementation. It displays the
>> > pkey only if the architecture support pkeys.
>> >
>> > x86 arch_show_smap() function is not needed anymore.
>> > Delete it.
>> >
>> > Signed-off-by: Ram Pai <linuxram@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> > ---
>> > arch/x86/kernel/setup.c | 8 --------
>> > fs/proc/task_mmu.c | 11 ++++++-----
>> > 2 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
>> >
>> > diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
>> > index 8af2e8d..ddf945a 100644
>> > --- a/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
>> > +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/setup.c
>> > @@ -1326,11 +1326,3 @@ static int __init register_kernel_offset_dumper(void)
>> > return 0;
>> > }
>> > __initcall(register_kernel_offset_dumper);
>> > -
>> > -void arch_show_smap(struct seq_file *m, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
>> > -{
>> > - if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_OSPKE))
>> > - return;
>> > -
>> > - seq_printf(m, "ProtectionKey: %8u\n", vma_pkey(vma));
>> > -}
>> > diff --git a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c b/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
>> > index 0edd4da..4b39a94 100644
>> > --- a/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
>> > +++ b/fs/proc/task_mmu.c
>> > @@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
>> > #include <linux/page_idle.h>
>> > #include <linux/shmem_fs.h>
>> > #include <linux/uaccess.h>
>> > +#include <linux/pkeys.h>
>> >
>> > #include <asm/elf.h>
>> > #include <asm/tlb.h>
>> > @@ -728,10 +729,6 @@ static int smaps_hugetlb_range(pte_t *pte, unsigned long hmask,
>> > }
>> > #endif /* HUGETLB_PAGE */
>> >
>> > -void __weak arch_show_smap(struct seq_file *m, struct vm_area_struct *vma)
>> > -{
>> > -}
>> > -
>> > static int show_smap(struct seq_file *m, void *v, int is_pid)
>> > {
>> > struct proc_maps_private *priv = m->private;
>> > @@ -851,9 +848,13 @@ static int show_smap(struct seq_file *m, void *v, int is_pid)
>> > (unsigned long)(mss->pss >> (10 + PSS_SHIFT)));
>> >
>> > if (!rollup_mode) {
>> > - arch_show_smap(m, vma);
>> > +#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_PKEYS
>> > + if (arch_pkeys_enabled())
>> > + seq_printf(m, "ProtectionKey: %8u\n", vma_pkey(vma));
>> > +#endif
>>
>> Would it be worth it making vma_pkey a noop on architectures that don't
>> support protection keys so that we don't need the #ifdef here?
>
> You mean something like this?
> #define vma_pkey(vma)
> It will lead to compilation error.
>
>
> I can make it
> #define vma_pkey(vma) 0
>
> and that will work and get rid of the #ifdef

Yes the second is what I was thinking.

I don't know if it is worth it but #ifdefs can be problematic as the
result in code not being compile tested.

Eric