Re: [PATCH v7 2/6] arm64: ptdump: Expose the attribute parsing functionality

From: Sebastian Ene
Date: Fri Jul 19 2024 - 07:44:56 EST


On Fri, Jul 05, 2024 at 12:07:48PM +0100, Will Deacon wrote:
> On Fri, Jun 21, 2024 at 12:32:26PM +0000, Sebastian Ene wrote:
> > Reuse the descriptor parsing functionality to keep the same output format
> > as the original ptdump code. In order for this to happen, move the state
> > tracking objects into a common header.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Sebastian Ene <sebastianene@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > arch/arm64/include/asm/ptdump.h | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> > arch/arm64/mm/ptdump.c | 37 ++---------------------------
> > 2 files changed, 42 insertions(+), 36 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/ptdump.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/ptdump.h
> > index 5b1701c76d1c..c550b2afcab7 100644
> > --- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/ptdump.h
> > +++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/ptdump.h
> > @@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
> >
> > #include <linux/mm_types.h>
> > #include <linux/seq_file.h>
> > +#include <linux/ptdump.h>
> >
> > struct addr_marker {
> > unsigned long start_address;
> > @@ -21,14 +22,52 @@ struct ptdump_info {
> > unsigned long base_addr;
> > };
> >
> > +struct prot_bits {
> > + u64 mask;
> > + u64 val;
> > + const char *set;
> > + const char *clear;
> > +};
> > +
> > +struct pg_level {
> > + const struct prot_bits *bits;
> > + char name[4];
> > + int num;
> > + u64 mask;
> > +};
> > +
> > +/*
> > + * The page dumper groups page table entries of the same type into a single
> > + * description. It uses pg_state to track the range information while
> > + * iterating over the pte entries. When the continuity is broken it then
> > + * dumps out a description of the range.
> > + */
> > +struct pg_state {
> > + struct ptdump_state ptdump;
> > + struct seq_file *seq;
> > + const struct addr_marker *marker;
> > + const struct mm_struct *mm;
> > + unsigned long start_address;
> > + int level;
> > + u64 current_prot;
> > + bool check_wx;
> > + unsigned long wx_pages;
> > + unsigned long uxn_pages;
> > +};

Hello Will,

>
> Minor nit, but if we're moving these structure definitions into the
> header then I'd be inclined to give them some more specific names (e.g.
> prefix them with 'ptdump_'). Granted, this header isn't used widely, but
> it's included by arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c and claiming 'struct prot_bits' is
> a bit over-reaching imo!
>
> Will

Thanks for having a look. I applied the prefix.

Cheers,
Seb