# git rev-parse -q --verify f41c880e164dc3c9fc3eff6ed27e97583af41986^{commit} f41c880e164dc3c9fc3eff6ed27e97583af41986 already have revision, skipping fetch # git checkout -q -f -B kisskb f41c880e164dc3c9fc3eff6ed27e97583af41986 # git clean -qxdf # < git log -1 # commit f41c880e164dc3c9fc3eff6ed27e97583af41986 # Author: Nicholas Piggin # Date: Mon Jun 3 16:05:31 2019 +1000 # # powerpc/64s: Fix THP PMD collapse serialisation # # Commit 1b2443a547f9 ("powerpc/book3s64: Avoid multiple endian # conversion in pte helpers") changed the actual bitwise tests in # pte_access_permitted by using pte_write() and pte_present() helpers # rather than raw bitwise testing _PAGE_WRITE and _PAGE_PRESENT bits. # # The pte_present change now returns true for ptes which are # !_PAGE_PRESENT and _PAGE_INVALID, which is the combination used by # pmdp_invalidate to synchronize access from lock-free lookups. # pte_access_permitted is used by pmd_access_permitted, so allowing GUP # lock free access to proceed with such PTEs breaks this # synchronisation. # # This bug has been observed on HPT host, with random crashes and # corruption in guests, usually together with bad PMD messages in the # host. # # Fix this by adding an explicit check in pmd_access_permitted, and # documenting the condition explicitly. # # The pte_write() change should be okay, and would prevent GUP from # falling back to the slow path when encountering savedwrite ptes, which # matches what x86 (that does not implement savedwrite) does. # # Fixes: 1b2443a547f9 ("powerpc/book3s64: Avoid multiple endian conversion in pte helpers") # Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # v4.20+ # Signed-off-by: Nicholas Piggin # Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman # < /opt/cross/kisskb/korg/gcc-5.5.0-nolibc/powerpc64-linux/bin/powerpc64-linux-gcc --version # < /opt/cross/kisskb/korg/gcc-5.5.0-nolibc/powerpc64-linux/bin/powerpc64-linux-ld --version # < git log --format=%s --max-count=1 f41c880e164dc3c9fc3eff6ed27e97583af41986 # < make -s -j 48 ARCH=powerpc O=/kisskb/build/powerpc-fixes_chrp32_defconfig_powerpc-gcc5 CROSS_COMPILE=/opt/cross/kisskb/korg/gcc-5.5.0-nolibc/powerpc64-linux/bin/powerpc64-linux- chrp32_defconfig # make -s -j 48 ARCH=powerpc O=/kisskb/build/powerpc-fixes_chrp32_defconfig_powerpc-gcc5 CROSS_COMPILE=/opt/cross/kisskb/korg/gcc-5.5.0-nolibc/powerpc64-linux/bin/powerpc64-linux- /kisskb/src/kernel/futex.c: In function 'do_futex': /kisskb/src/kernel/futex.c:1658:17: warning: 'oldval' may be used uninitialized in this function [-Wmaybe-uninitialized] return oldval == cmparg; ^ /kisskb/src/kernel/futex.c:1633:6: note: 'oldval' was declared here int oldval, ret; ^ warning: same basename if the following are built as modules: arch/powerpc/platforms/chrp/nvram.ko drivers/char/nvram.ko Completed OK # rm -rf /kisskb/build/powerpc-fixes_chrp32_defconfig_powerpc-gcc5 # Build took: 0:00:44.221773