kernel/linux.git/arch/arm/mm/fault.c, branch linux-4.16.y

ARM: probes: avoid adding kprobes to sensitive kernel-entry/exit code

2017-12-17T22:14:21+00:00

Avoid adding kprobes to any of the kernel entry/exit or startup assembly code, or code in the identity-mapped region. This code does not conform to the standard C conventions, which means that the expectations of the kprobes code is not forfilled. Placing kprobes at some of these locations results in the kernel trying to return to userspace addresses while retaining the CPU in kernel mode. Tested-by: Naresh Kamboju Signed-off-by: Russell King

ARM: 8692/1: mm: abort uaccess retries upon fatal signal

2017-08-29T12:09:14+00:00

When there's a fatal signal pending, arm's do_page_fault() implementation returns 0. The intent is that we'll return to the faulting userspace instruction, delivering the signal on the way. However, if we take a fatal signal during fixing up a uaccess, this results in a return to the faulting kernel instruction, which will be instantly retried, resulting in the same fault being taken forever. As the task never reaches userspace, the signal is not delivered, and the task is left unkillable. While the task is stuck in this state, it can inhibit the forward progress of the system. To avoid this, we must ensure that when a fatal signal is pending, we apply any necessary fixup for a faulting kernel instruction. Thus we will return to an error path, and it is up to that code to make forward progress towards delivering the fatal signal. Signed-off-by: Mark Rutland Reviewed-by: Steve Capper Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Russell King

sched/headers: Prepare for new header dependencies before moving code to

2017-03-02T07:42:34+00:00

We are going to split out of , which will have to be picked up from other headers and a couple of .c files. Create a trivial placeholder file that just maps to to make this patch obviously correct and bisectable. Include the new header in the files that are going to need it. Acked-by: Linus Torvalds Cc: Mike Galbraith Cc: Peter Zijlstra Cc: Thomas Gleixner Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar

sched/headers: Prepare for new header dependencies before moving code to

2017-03-02T07:42:29+00:00

Merge tag 'extable-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulg/linux

2017-02-21T22:28:55+00:00

Pull exception table module split from Paul Gortmaker: "Final extable.h related changes. This completes the separation of exception table content from the module.h header file. This is achieved with the final commit that removes the one line back compatible change that sourced extable.h into the module.h file. The commits are unchanged since January, with the exception of a couple Acks that came in for the last two commits a bit later. The changes have been in linux-next for quite some time[1] and have got widespread arch coverage via toolchains I have and also from additional ones the kbuild bot has. Maintaners of the various arch were Cc'd during the postings to lkml[2] and informed that the intention was to take the remaining arch specific changes and lump them together with the final two non-arch specific changes and submit for this merge window. The ia64 diffstat stands out and probably warrants a mention. In an earlier review, Al Viro made a valid comment that the original header separation of content left something to be desired, and that it get fixed as a part of this change, hence the larger diffstat" * tag 'extable-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/paulg/linux: (21 commits) module.h: remove extable.h include now users have migrated core: migrate exception table users off module.h and onto extable.h cris: migrate exception table users off module.h and onto extable.h hexagon: migrate exception table users off module.h and onto extable.h microblaze: migrate exception table users off module.h and onto extable.h unicore32: migrate exception table users off module.h and onto extable.h score: migrate exception table users off module.h and onto extable.h metag: migrate exception table users off module.h and onto extable.h arc: migrate exception table users off module.h and onto extable.h nios2: migrate exception table users off module.h and onto extable.h sparc: migrate exception table users onto extable.h openrisc: migrate exception table users off module.h and onto extable.h frv: migrate exception table users off module.h and onto extable.h sh: migrate exception table users off module.h and onto extable.h xtensa: migrate exception table users off module.h and onto extable.h mn10300: migrate exception table users off module.h and onto extable.h alpha: migrate exception table users off module.h and onto extable.h arm: migrate exception table users off module.h and onto extable.h m32r: migrate exception table users off module.h and onto extable.h ia64: ensure exception table search users include extable.h ...

ARM: 8642/1: LPAE: catch pending imprecise abort on unmask

2017-01-30T12:04:12+00:00

Asynchronous external abort is coded differently in DFSR with LPAE enabled. Fixes: 9254970c "ARM: 8447/1: catch pending imprecise abort on unmask". Signed-off-by: Alexander Sverdlin Cc: Russell King Cc: Andrew Morton Cc: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org Signed-off-by: Russell King

arm: migrate exception table users off module.h and onto extable.h

2017-01-24T17:41:46+00:00

These files were only including module.h for exception table related functions. We've now separated that content out into its own file "extable.h" so now move over to that and avoid all the extra header content in module.h that we don't really need to compile these files. Cc: Russell King Cc: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker

mm: do not pass mm_struct into handle_mm_fault

2016-07-26T23:19:19+00:00

We always have vma->vm_mm around. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/1466021202-61880-8-git-send-email-kirill.shutemov@linux.intel.com Signed-off-by: Kirill A. Shutemov Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

mm: remove VM_FAULT_MINOR

2016-03-17T22:09:34+00:00

The define has a comment from Nick Piggin from 2007: /* For backwards compat. Remove me quickly. */ I guess 9 years should not be too hurried sense of 'quickly' even for kernel measures. Signed-off-by: Jan Kara Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

ARM: 8447/1: catch pending imprecise abort on unmask

2015-10-19T16:08:33+00:00

Install a non-faulting handler just before unmasking imprecise aborts and switch back to the regular one after unmasking is done. This catches any pending imprecise abort that the firmware/bootloader may have left behind that would normally crash the kernel at that point. As there are apparently a lot of bootlaoders out there that do such a thing it makes sense to handle it in the common startup code. Signed-off-by: Lucas Stach Tested-by: Tyler Baker Signed-off-by: Russell King