# git rev-parse -q --verify d9da4b51c27d706592a967c45c8525ed4e19bc6a^{commit} d9da4b51c27d706592a967c45c8525ed4e19bc6a already have revision, skipping fetch # git checkout -q -f -B kisskb d9da4b51c27d706592a967c45c8525ed4e19bc6a # git clean -qxdf # < git log -1 # commit d9da4b51c27d706592a967c45c8525ed4e19bc6a # Author: Michael Ellerman # Date: Thu Feb 14 15:00:36 2019 +1100 # # powerpc/64s: Fix possible corruption on big endian due to pgd/pud_present() # # In v4.20 we changed our pgd/pud_present() to check for _PAGE_PRESENT # rather than just checking that the value is non-zero, e.g.: # # static inline int pgd_present(pgd_t pgd) # { # - return !pgd_none(pgd); # + return (pgd_raw(pgd) & cpu_to_be64(_PAGE_PRESENT)); # } # # Unfortunately this is broken on big endian, as the result of the # bitwise && is truncated to int, which is always zero because # _PAGE_PRESENT is 0x8000000000000000ul. This means pgd_present() and # pud_present() are always false at compile time, and the compiler # elides the subsequent code. # # Remarkably with that bug present we are still able to boot and run # with few noticeable effects. However under some work loads we are able # to trigger a warning in the ext4 code: # # WARNING: CPU: 11 PID: 29593 at fs/ext4/inode.c:3927 .ext4_set_page_dirty+0x70/0xb0 # CPU: 11 PID: 29593 Comm: debugedit Not tainted 4.20.0-rc1 #1 # ... # NIP .ext4_set_page_dirty+0x70/0xb0 # LR .set_page_dirty+0xa0/0x150 # Call Trace: # .set_page_dirty+0xa0/0x150 # .unmap_page_range+0xbf0/0xe10 # .unmap_vmas+0x84/0x130 # .unmap_region+0xe8/0x190 # .__do_munmap+0x2f0/0x510 # .__vm_munmap+0x80/0x110 # .__se_sys_munmap+0x14/0x30 # system_call+0x5c/0x70 # # The fix is simple, we need to convert the result of the bitwise && to # an int before returning it. # # Thanks to Erhard, Jan Kara and Aneesh for help with debugging. # # Fixes: da7ad366b497 ("powerpc/mm/book3s: Update pmd_present to look at _PAGE_PRESENT bit") # Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # v4.20+ # Reported-by: Erhard F. # Reviewed-by: Aneesh Kumar K.V # Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman # < /opt/cross/kisskb/gcc-4.6.3-nolibc/powerpc-linux/bin/powerpc-linux-gcc --version # < /opt/cross/kisskb/gcc-4.6.3-nolibc/powerpc-linux/bin/powerpc-linux-ld --version # < git log --format=%s --max-count=1 d9da4b51c27d706592a967c45c8525ed4e19bc6a # < make -s -j 80 ARCH=powerpc O=/kisskb/build/powerpc-fixes_ps3_defconfig_powerpc-gcc4.6 CROSS_COMPILE=/opt/cross/kisskb/gcc-4.6.3-nolibc/powerpc-linux/bin/powerpc-linux- ps3_defconfig # make -s -j 80 ARCH=powerpc O=/kisskb/build/powerpc-fixes_ps3_defconfig_powerpc-gcc4.6 CROSS_COMPILE=/opt/cross/kisskb/gcc-4.6.3-nolibc/powerpc-linux/bin/powerpc-linux- /kisskb/src/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c: In function 'init_srcu_struct_fields': /kisskb/src/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c:152:32: warning: 'levelspread[]' may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wuninitialized] /kisskb/src/kernel/rcu/srcutree.c:100:6: note: 'levelspread[]' was declared here /kisskb/src/kernel/printk/printk.c: In function 'devkmsg_sysctl_set_loglvl': /kisskb/src/kernel/printk/printk.c:186:16: warning: 'old' may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wuninitialized] /kisskb/src/ipc/shm.c: In function 'ksys_shmdt': /kisskb/src/ipc/shm.c:1686:59: warning: 'file' may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wuninitialized] /kisskb/src/net/bluetooth/hidp/core.c: In function 'hidp_connection_add': /kisskb/src/net/bluetooth/hidp/core.c:1381:18: warning: 'session' may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wuninitialized] /kisskb/src/net/core/gen_stats.c: In function '__gnet_stats_copy_basic': /kisskb/src/net/core/gen_stats.c:161:19: warning: 'seq' may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wuninitialized] /kisskb/src/fs/proc/inode.c: In function 'proc_reg_open': /kisskb/src/include/linux/list.h:65:12: warning: 'pdeo' may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wuninitialized] /kisskb/src/fs/proc/inode.c:339:21: note: 'pdeo' was declared here /kisskb/src/lib/mpi/mpicoder.c: In function 'mpi_read_raw_from_sgl': /kisskb/src/lib/mpi/mpicoder.c:352:8: warning: 'buff' may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wuninitialized] /kisskb/src/net/core/dev.c: In function 'validate_xmit_skb_list': /kisskb/src/net/core/dev.c:3405:15: warning: 'tail' may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wuninitialized] /kisskb/src/fs/udf/unicode.c: In function 'udf_name_conv_char': /kisskb/src/fs/udf/unicode.c:132:8: warning: 'c' may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wuninitialized] /kisskb/src/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c: In function '__ip6_append_data.isra.35': /kisskb/src/include/linux/skbuff.h:1338:6: warning: 'extra_uref' may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wuninitialized] /kisskb/src/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c:1270:14: note: 'extra_uref' was declared here /kisskb/src/net/ipv4/ip_output.c: In function '__ip_append_data.isra.41': /kisskb/src/include/linux/skbuff.h:1338:6: warning: 'extra_uref' may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wuninitialized] /kisskb/src/net/ipv4/ip_output.c:885:14: note: 'extra_uref' was declared here /kisskb/src/lib/rhashtable.c: In function 'rht_deferred_worker': /kisskb/src/lib/rhashtable.c:264:2: warning: 'next' may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wuninitialized] /kisskb/src/lib/rhashtable.c:229:28: note: 'next' was declared here /kisskb/src/net/mac80211/tx.c: In function 'ieee80211_build_hdr': /kisskb/src/net/mac80211/tx.c:2502:27: warning: 'chanctx_conf' may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wuninitialized] /kisskb/src/net/mac80211/mlme.c: In function 'ieee80211_rx_mgmt_beacon': /kisskb/src/net/mac80211/mlme.c:1522:3: warning: 'pwr_level_cisco' may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wuninitialized] /kisskb/src/net/mac80211/mlme.c:1479:6: note: 'pwr_level_cisco' was declared here Completed OK # rm -rf /kisskb/build/powerpc-fixes_ps3_defconfig_powerpc-gcc4.6 # Build took: 0:01:26.380962