Re: [PATCH v25 19/30] mm: Update can_follow_write_pte() for shadow stack

From: Kirill A. Shutemov
Date: Fri Apr 23 2021 - 06:25:33 EST


On Thu, Apr 15, 2021 at 03:14:08PM -0700, Yu-cheng Yu wrote:
> Can_follow_write_pte() ensures a read-only page is COWed by checking the
> FOLL_COW flag, and uses pte_dirty() to validate the flag is still valid.
>
> Like a writable data page, a shadow stack page is writable, and becomes
> read-only during copy-on-write, but it is always dirty. Thus, in the
> can_follow_write_pte() check, it belongs to the writable page case and
> should be excluded from the read-only page pte_dirty() check. Apply
> the same changes to can_follow_write_pmd().
>
> While at it, also split the long line into smaller ones.
>
> Signed-off-by: Yu-cheng Yu <yu-cheng.yu@xxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> v25:
> - Split long line into smaller ones.
> v24:
> - Change arch_shadow_stack_mapping() to is_shadow_stack_mapping().
>
> mm/gup.c | 16 ++++++++++++----
> mm/huge_memory.c | 16 ++++++++++++----
> 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/mm/gup.c b/mm/gup.c
> index ef7d2da9f03f..f2813cf4d07b 100644
> --- a/mm/gup.c
> +++ b/mm/gup.c
> @@ -356,10 +356,18 @@ static int follow_pfn_pte(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long address,
> * FOLL_FORCE can write to even unwritable pte's, but only
> * after we've gone through a COW cycle and they are dirty.
> */
> -static inline bool can_follow_write_pte(pte_t pte, unsigned int flags)
> +static inline bool can_follow_write_pte(pte_t pte, unsigned int flags,
> + vm_flags_t vm_flags)
> {

It might be cleaner to pass down vma pointer and dereference it within the
function: can_follow_write_pte(vma, pte, gup_flags).

Otherwise looks good to me:

Reviewed-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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Kirill A. Shutemov