Re: [PATCH v8 17/40] mm: Move VM_UFFD_MINOR_BIT from 37 to 38

[David Hildenbrand]

On 19.03.23 01:15, Rick Edgecombe wrote:
> From: Yu-cheng Yu <yu-cheng.yu@xxxxxxxxx>
>
> The x86 Control-flow Enforcement Technology (CET) feature includes a new
> type of memory called shadow stack. This shadow stack memory has some
> unusual properties, which requires some core mm changes to function
> properly.
>
> Future patches will introduce a new VM flag VM_SHADOW_STACK that will be
> VM_HIGH_ARCH_BIT_5. VM_HIGH_ARCH_BIT_1 through VM_HIGH_ARCH_BIT_4 are
> bits 32-36, and bit 37 is the unrelated VM_UFFD_MINOR_BIT. For the sake
> of order, make all VM_HIGH_ARCH_BITs stay together by moving
> VM_UFFD_MINOR_BIT from 37 to 38. This will allow VM_SHADOW_STACK to be
> introduced as 37.
>
> Co-developed-by: Rick Edgecombe <rick.p.edgecombe@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Yu-cheng Yu <yu-cheng.yu@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Rick Edgecombe <rick.p.edgecombe@xxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Reviewed-by: Axel Rasmussen <axelrasmussen@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Mike Rapoport (IBM) <rppt@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Acked-by: Peter Xu <peterx@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Tested-by: Pengfei Xu <pengfei.xu@xxxxxxxxx>
> Tested-by: John Allen <john.allen@xxxxxxx>
> Tested-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---


Reviewed-by: David Hildenbrand <david@xxxxxxxxxx>

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Thanks,

David / dhildenb