linux/arch
Rick Edgecombe 2f0584f3f4 mm: Rename arch pte_mkwrite()'s to pte_mkwrite_novma()
The x86 Shadow stack feature includes a new type of memory called shadow
stack. This shadow stack memory has some unusual properties, which requires
some core mm changes to function properly.

One of these unusual properties is that shadow stack memory is writable,
but only in limited ways. These limits are applied via a specific PTE
bit combination. Nevertheless, the memory is writable, and core mm code
will need to apply the writable permissions in the typical paths that
call pte_mkwrite(). The goal is to make pte_mkwrite() take a VMA, so
that the x86 implementation of it can know whether to create regular
writable or shadow stack mappings.

But there are a couple of challenges to this. Modifying the signatures of
each arch pte_mkwrite() implementation would be error prone because some
are generated with macros and would need to be re-implemented. Also, some
pte_mkwrite() callers operate on kernel memory without a VMA.

So this can be done in a three step process. First pte_mkwrite() can be
renamed to pte_mkwrite_novma() in each arch, with a generic pte_mkwrite()
added that just calls pte_mkwrite_novma(). Next callers without a VMA can
be moved to pte_mkwrite_novma(). And lastly, pte_mkwrite() and all callers
can be changed to take/pass a VMA.

Start the process by renaming pte_mkwrite() to pte_mkwrite_novma() and
adding the pte_mkwrite() wrapper in linux/pgtable.h. Apply the same
pattern for pmd_mkwrite(). Since not all archs have a pmd_mkwrite_novma(),
create a new arch config HAS_HUGE_PAGE that can be used to tell if
pmd_mkwrite() should be defined. Otherwise in the !HAS_HUGE_PAGE cases the
compiler would not be able to find pmd_mkwrite_novma().

No functional change.

Suggested-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linuxfoundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Rick Edgecombe <rick.p.edgecombe@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Mike Rapoport (IBM) <rppt@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
Acked-by: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAHk-=wiZjSu7c9sFYZb3q04108stgHff2wfbokGCCgW7riz+8Q@mail.gmail.com/
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230613001108.3040476-2-rick.p.edgecombe%40intel.com
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alpha mm: Rename arch pte_mkwrite()'s to pte_mkwrite_novma() 2023-07-11 14:10:56 -07:00
arc mm: Rename arch pte_mkwrite()'s to pte_mkwrite_novma() 2023-07-11 14:10:56 -07:00
arm mm: Rename arch pte_mkwrite()'s to pte_mkwrite_novma() 2023-07-11 14:10:56 -07:00
arm64 mm: Rename arch pte_mkwrite()'s to pte_mkwrite_novma() 2023-07-11 14:10:56 -07:00
csky mm: Rename arch pte_mkwrite()'s to pte_mkwrite_novma() 2023-07-11 14:10:56 -07:00
hexagon mm: Rename arch pte_mkwrite()'s to pte_mkwrite_novma() 2023-07-11 14:10:56 -07:00
ia64 mm: Rename arch pte_mkwrite()'s to pte_mkwrite_novma() 2023-07-11 14:10:56 -07:00
loongarch mm: Rename arch pte_mkwrite()'s to pte_mkwrite_novma() 2023-07-11 14:10:56 -07:00
m68k mm: Rename arch pte_mkwrite()'s to pte_mkwrite_novma() 2023-07-11 14:10:56 -07:00
microblaze mm: Rename arch pte_mkwrite()'s to pte_mkwrite_novma() 2023-07-11 14:10:56 -07:00
mips mm: Rename arch pte_mkwrite()'s to pte_mkwrite_novma() 2023-07-11 14:10:56 -07:00
nios2 mm: Rename arch pte_mkwrite()'s to pte_mkwrite_novma() 2023-07-11 14:10:56 -07:00
openrisc mm: Rename arch pte_mkwrite()'s to pte_mkwrite_novma() 2023-07-11 14:10:56 -07:00
parisc mm: Rename arch pte_mkwrite()'s to pte_mkwrite_novma() 2023-07-11 14:10:56 -07:00
powerpc mm: Rename arch pte_mkwrite()'s to pte_mkwrite_novma() 2023-07-11 14:10:56 -07:00
riscv mm: Rename arch pte_mkwrite()'s to pte_mkwrite_novma() 2023-07-11 14:10:56 -07:00
s390 mm: Rename arch pte_mkwrite()'s to pte_mkwrite_novma() 2023-07-11 14:10:56 -07:00
sh mm: Rename arch pte_mkwrite()'s to pte_mkwrite_novma() 2023-07-11 14:10:56 -07:00
sparc mm: Rename arch pte_mkwrite()'s to pte_mkwrite_novma() 2023-07-11 14:10:56 -07:00
um mm: Rename arch pte_mkwrite()'s to pte_mkwrite_novma() 2023-07-11 14:10:56 -07:00
x86 mm: Rename arch pte_mkwrite()'s to pte_mkwrite_novma() 2023-07-11 14:10:56 -07:00
xtensa mm: Rename arch pte_mkwrite()'s to pte_mkwrite_novma() 2023-07-11 14:10:56 -07:00
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Kconfig mm: Rename arch pte_mkwrite()'s to pte_mkwrite_novma() 2023-07-11 14:10:56 -07:00