[PATCH 21/24] alpha: select ARCH_WANT_IRQS_OFF_ACTIVATE_MM

From: Matt Turner

Date: Tue Sep 01 2026 - 12:10:30 EST


activate_mm() on Alpha calls __load_new_mm_context() which assigns a
new ASID and invokes PALcode swpctx. On SMP, an interrupt arriving
between the ASID update and the page table switch could see
inconsistent state. Ensure activate_mm() is called with interrupts
disabled during exec.

Assisted-by: Claude:claude-opus-4-6
Signed-off-by: Matt Turner <mattst88@xxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/alpha/Kconfig | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)

diff --git ./arch/alpha/Kconfig ./arch/alpha/Kconfig
index 827b224f2f8a..bda8443a7323 100644
--- ./arch/alpha/Kconfig
+++ ./arch/alpha/Kconfig
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ config ALPHA
select GENERIC_PCI_IOMAP
select AUTO_IRQ_AFFINITY if SMP
select GENERIC_IRQ_SHOW
+ select ARCH_WANT_IRQS_OFF_ACTIVATE_MM
select ARCH_WANT_IPC_PARSE_VERSION
select ARCH_WANT_LD_ORPHAN_WARN
select ARCH_HAVE_NMI_SAFE_CMPXCHG
--
2.54.0