[PATCH] arm64: mm: prevent context switching during idmap is mapped

From: Jeongin Yeo

Date: Mon Dec 01 2025 - 19:43:14 EST


cpu_install_idmap replaces ttbr0 to install idmap. replace_phys uses
idmap_cpu_replace_ttbr1 which is located in idmap,
thus it requires ttbr0 to point idmap.

However, if a kernel task has switched out right after
cpu_install_idmap, when kernel task is loaded, its ttbr0 is
mapped to reserved_pg_dir which doesn't contain any idmap
functions.
Therefore, the kernel task cannot find any functions to run,
causing memory fault.

As far as I can verify from the current arm64 tree,
no in-tree caller invokes this function from a preemptible context.

Nevertheless, future work might allow this function to be called in
preemptive state. Encapsulating the idmap sequence with
preempt_disable() and preempt_enable() prevents this possible problem.

Signed-off-by: Jeongin Yeo <leo.yeo@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c b/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
index 2ba01dc8ef82..c3da836ebe8d 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/mm/mmu.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
#include <linux/mm_inline.h>
#include <linux/pagewalk.h>
#include <linux/stop_machine.h>
+#include <linux/preempt.h>

#include <asm/barrier.h>
#include <asm/cputype.h>
@@ -2136,7 +2137,7 @@ void __cpu_replace_ttbr1(pgd_t *pgdp, bool cnp)
ttbr1 |= TTBR_CNP_BIT;

replace_phys = (void *)__pa_symbol(idmap_cpu_replace_ttbr1);
-
+ preempt_disable();
cpu_install_idmap();

/*
@@ -2148,6 +2149,7 @@ void __cpu_replace_ttbr1(pgd_t *pgdp, bool cnp)
local_daif_restore(daif);

cpu_uninstall_idmap();
+ preempt_enable();
}

#ifdef CONFIG_ARCH_HAS_PKEYS
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