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mm, x86, powerpc: Memory Protection Keys enhancement

Ram Pai linux-arch linux-mm linuxppc-dev lkml 1 version In review

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#Subject and filesSizeRepliesApplied
1/6mm: introduce an additional vma bit for powerpc pkeyfs/proc/task_mmu.c include/linux/mm.h+14 -81 reply
2/6mm, x86 : introduce arch_pkeys_enabled()arch/x86/include/asm/pkeys.h arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c include/linux/pkeys.h+11 -00 replies
3/6mm: display pkey in smaps if arch_pkeys_enabled() is truearch/x86/kernel/setup.c fs/proc/task_mmu.c+6 -132 replies
4/6mm/mprotect, powerpc/mm/pkeys, x86/mm/pkeys: Add sysfs interfacearch/powerpc/include/asm/pkeys.h arch/powerpc/mm/pkeys.c arch/x86/include/asm/mmu_context.h +4 more+126 -12 replies
5/6Documentation/x86: Move protecton key documentation to arch neutral directoryDocumentation/vm/protection-keys.txt Documentation/x86/protection-keys.txt+85 -850 replies
6/6Documentation/vm: PowerPC specific updates to memory protection keysDocumentation/vm/protection-keys.txt+100 -250 replies

Reviews trailers per patch

1 of 6 patches has a Reviewed-by or Acked-by.

PatchBalbir Singh
1/6A-b
2/6
3/6
4/6
5/6
6/6

Trailers given in replies are filled; those carried in the patches from earlier versions are outlined with dashes.

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Cover letter [PATCH 0/6] mm, x86, powerpc: Memory Protection Keys enhancement

The patch-series enhances memory protection keys feature.

The patch(1) introduces an additional vma bit to support 32 pkeys. PowerPC supports 32 pkeys.

The patch(2,3) introduces a new interface arch_pkeys_enabled(),
this interface can be used by arch-neutral code to display
protection key value in smap.

The patch(4) introduces a syfs interface, to display the static attributes of the protection key. Eg: max number of keys.

The last two patches, (5,6) update documentation.

A separate patch series that enhances selftest will follow. The entire patch series that enables pkeys on powerpc is at
https://github.com/rampai/memorykeys.git memkey.v9-rc1

Testing:
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This patches are tested on powerpc platform using a enhaced set of selftests.
Could not test on x86 since I do not have access to one with pkey support.

History:
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version v3:
(1) sysfs interface - thanks Thiago.
(2) Documentation update.

version v2:
(1) Documentation is updated to better
capture the semantics.
(2) introduced arch_pkeys_enabled() to find
if an arch enables pkeys. Correspond- ing change in logic that displays key value in smaps.
(3) code rearranged in many places based on
comments from Dave Hansen, Balbir,
Anshuman.
version v1: Initial version

Ram Pai (5):
mm: introduce an additional vma bit for powerpc pkey
mm, x86 : introduce arch_pkeys_enabled()
mm: display pkey in smaps if arch_pkeys_enabled() is true Documentation/x86: Move protecton key documentation to arch neutral
directory
Documentation/vm: PowerPC specific updates to memory protection keys

Thiago Jung Bauermann (1):
mm/mprotect, powerpc/mm/pkeys, x86/mm/pkeys: Add sysfs interface

 Documentation/vm/protection-keys.txt  |  160 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 Documentation/x86/protection-keys.txt |   85 -----------------
 arch/powerpc/include/asm/pkeys.h      |    2 +
 arch/powerpc/mm/pkeys.c               |   20 ++++
 arch/x86/include/asm/mmu_context.h    |    4 +-
 arch/x86/include/asm/pkeys.h          |    2 +
 arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c          |    5 +
 arch/x86/kernel/setup.c               |    8 --
 arch/x86/mm/pkeys.c                   |    8 ++
 fs/proc/task_mmu.c                    |   17 ++--
 include/linux/mm.h                    |   16 ++--
 include/linux/pkeys.h                 |    9 ++
 mm/mprotect.c                         |   88 ++++++++++++++++++
 13 files changed, 317 insertions(+), 107 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 Documentation/vm/protection-keys.txt
 delete mode 100644 Documentation/x86/protection-keys.txt