[RFC PATCH v4 08/18] arm64: Context-switch POR_EL1
From: Kevin Brodsky
Date: Fri Apr 11 2025 - 05:20:37 EST
POR_EL1 is about to be used by the kpkeys framework, modifying it
for (typically small) sections of code. If an exception occurs
during that window and scheduling occurs, we must ensure that
POR_EL1 is context-switched as needed (saving the old value and
restoring the new one). An ISB is needed to ensure the write takes
effect, so we skip it if the new value is the same as the old, like
for POR_EL0.
Signed-off-by: Kevin Brodsky <kevin.brodsky@xxxxxxx>
---
arch/arm64/include/asm/processor.h | 1 +
arch/arm64/kernel/process.c | 9 +++++++++
2 files changed, 10 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/arm64/include/asm/processor.h b/arch/arm64/include/asm/processor.h
index 1bf1a3b16e88..0afaf96ca699 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/include/asm/processor.h
+++ b/arch/arm64/include/asm/processor.h
@@ -185,6 +185,7 @@ struct thread_struct {
u64 svcr;
u64 tpidr2_el0;
u64 por_el0;
+ u64 por_el1;
#ifdef CONFIG_ARM64_GCS
unsigned int gcs_el0_mode;
unsigned int gcs_el0_locked;
diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c
index 45a55fe81788..1f38c29b0c95 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c
@@ -418,6 +418,9 @@ int copy_thread(struct task_struct *p, const struct kernel_clone_args *args)
ptrauth_thread_init_kernel(p);
+ if (system_supports_poe())
+ p->thread.por_el1 = read_sysreg_s(SYS_POR_EL1);
+
if (likely(!args->fn)) {
*childregs = *current_pt_regs();
childregs->regs[0] = 0;
@@ -639,6 +642,12 @@ static void permission_overlay_switch(struct task_struct *next)
if (current->thread.por_el0 != next->thread.por_el0) {
write_sysreg_s(next->thread.por_el0, SYS_POR_EL0);
}
+
+ current->thread.por_el1 = read_sysreg_s(SYS_POR_EL1);
+ if (current->thread.por_el1 != next->thread.por_el1) {
+ write_sysreg_s(next->thread.por_el1, SYS_POR_EL1);
+ isb();
+ }
}
/*
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