linux/arch/mips
Linus Torvalds 643ad15d47 Merge branch 'mm-pkeys-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip
Pull x86 protection key support from Ingo Molnar:
 "This tree adds support for a new memory protection hardware feature
  that is available in upcoming Intel CPUs: 'protection keys' (pkeys).

  There's a background article at LWN.net:

      https://lwn.net/Articles/643797/

  The gist is that protection keys allow the encoding of
  user-controllable permission masks in the pte.  So instead of having a
  fixed protection mask in the pte (which needs a system call to change
  and works on a per page basis), the user can map a (handful of)
  protection mask variants and can change the masks runtime relatively
  cheaply, without having to change every single page in the affected
  virtual memory range.

  This allows the dynamic switching of the protection bits of large
  amounts of virtual memory, via user-space instructions.  It also
  allows more precise control of MMU permission bits: for example the
  executable bit is separate from the read bit (see more about that
  below).

  This tree adds the MM infrastructure and low level x86 glue needed for
  that, plus it adds a high level API to make use of protection keys -
  if a user-space application calls:

        mmap(..., PROT_EXEC);

  or

        mprotect(ptr, sz, PROT_EXEC);

  (note PROT_EXEC-only, without PROT_READ/WRITE), the kernel will notice
  this special case, and will set a special protection key on this
  memory range.  It also sets the appropriate bits in the Protection
  Keys User Rights (PKRU) register so that the memory becomes unreadable
  and unwritable.

  So using protection keys the kernel is able to implement 'true'
  PROT_EXEC on x86 CPUs: without protection keys PROT_EXEC implies
  PROT_READ as well.  Unreadable executable mappings have security
  advantages: they cannot be read via information leaks to figure out
  ASLR details, nor can they be scanned for ROP gadgets - and they
  cannot be used by exploits for data purposes either.

  We know about no user-space code that relies on pure PROT_EXEC
  mappings today, but binary loaders could start making use of this new
  feature to map binaries and libraries in a more secure fashion.

  There is other pending pkeys work that offers more high level system
  call APIs to manage protection keys - but those are not part of this
  pull request.

  Right now there's a Kconfig that controls this feature
  (CONFIG_X86_INTEL_MEMORY_PROTECTION_KEYS) that is default enabled
  (like most x86 CPU feature enablement code that has no runtime
  overhead), but it's not user-configurable at the moment.  If there's
  any serious problem with this then we can make it configurable and/or
  flip the default"

* 'mm-pkeys-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip: (38 commits)
  x86/mm/pkeys: Fix mismerge of protection keys CPUID bits
  mm/pkeys: Fix siginfo ABI breakage caused by new u64 field
  x86/mm/pkeys: Fix access_error() denial of writes to write-only VMA
  mm/core, x86/mm/pkeys: Add execute-only protection keys support
  x86/mm/pkeys: Create an x86 arch_calc_vm_prot_bits() for VMA flags
  x86/mm/pkeys: Allow kernel to modify user pkey rights register
  x86/fpu: Allow setting of XSAVE state
  x86/mm: Factor out LDT init from context init
  mm/core, x86/mm/pkeys: Add arch_validate_pkey()
  mm/core, arch, powerpc: Pass a protection key in to calc_vm_flag_bits()
  x86/mm/pkeys: Actually enable Memory Protection Keys in the CPU
  x86/mm/pkeys: Add Kconfig prompt to existing config option
  x86/mm/pkeys: Dump pkey from VMA in /proc/pid/smaps
  x86/mm/pkeys: Dump PKRU with other kernel registers
  mm/core, x86/mm/pkeys: Differentiate instruction fetches
  x86/mm/pkeys: Optimize fault handling in access_error()
  mm/core: Do not enforce PKEY permissions on remote mm access
  um, pkeys: Add UML arch_*_access_permitted() methods
  mm/gup, x86/mm/pkeys: Check VMAs and PTEs for protection keys
  x86/mm/gup: Simplify get_user_pages() PTE bit handling
  ...
2016-03-20 19:08:56 -07:00
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alchemy MIPS: alchemy: switch to gpiochip_add_data() 2016-02-19 09:51:43 +01:00
ar7 MIPS: ar7: use gpiochip data pointer 2016-02-19 09:51:43 +01:00
ath25 genirq: Remove irq argument from irq flow handlers 2015-09-16 15:47:51 +02:00
ath79 irqchip/ath79-cpu: Move the CPU IRQ driver from arch/mips/ath79/ 2016-02-17 13:47:19 +00:00
bcm47xx Merge branch 'upstream' of git://git.linux-mips.org/pub/scm/ralf/upstream-linus 2016-01-24 12:50:56 -08:00
bcm63xx Merge branch 'ib-mfd-regulator-gpio-4.6' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/lee/mfd into devel 2016-03-09 17:40:37 +07:00
bmips irqchips/bmips: Add bcm6345-l1 interrupt controller 2016-02-08 15:03:42 +01:00
boot regmap: Updates for v4.6 2016-03-15 21:22:26 -07:00
cavium-octeon Merge branch 'upstream' of git://git.linux-mips.org/pub/scm/ralf/upstream-linus 2015-11-15 09:10:53 -08:00
cobalt MIPS: Cobalt Don't use module_init in non-modular MTD registration. 2015-06-21 22:14:30 +02:00
configs KEYS: CONFIG_KEYS_DEBUG_PROC_KEYS is no longer an option 2016-02-10 10:13:27 +00:00
dec MIPS: DEC: Do not set up the FPU interrupt if no FPU 2015-04-08 01:10:46 +02:00
emma
fw MIPS: ARC: Use __noreturn / unreachable in ARC termination functions. 2015-01-13 16:04:27 +01:00
include Merge branch 'mm-pkeys-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2016-03-20 19:08:56 -07:00
jazz MIPS: Jazz: Migrate to new 'set-state' interface 2015-09-03 12:07:50 +02:00
jz4740 MIPS: jz4740: Fix surviving instance of irq_to_gpio() 2016-02-29 11:23:49 +01:00
kernel This is the bulk of GPIO changes for kernel v4.6: 2016-03-17 21:05:32 -07:00
kvm Merge branch 'sched-core-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2016-03-14 19:14:06 -07:00
lantiq MIPS: Make MIPS_CMDLINE_DTB default 2015-11-11 08:38:37 +01:00
lasat [mips] switch pvc_proc_cleanup() to remove_proc_subtree() 2015-12-23 10:41:38 -05:00
lib MIPS: Cleanup the unused __arch_local_irq_restore() function 2016-01-22 01:58:49 +01:00
loongson32 MIPS: loongsoon32: Migrate to new 'set-state' interface 2015-09-03 12:07:53 +02:00
loongson64 MIPS: hpet: Choose a safe value for the ETIME check 2016-01-22 02:00:49 +01:00
math-emu MIPS: math-emu: dsemul: Reduce `get_isa16_mode' clutter 2016-01-24 01:37:09 +01:00
mm Merge branch 'mm-pkeys-for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip 2016-03-20 19:08:56 -07:00
mti-malta MIPS: Fix early CM probing 2016-02-09 17:18:31 +01:00
mti-sead3 LED/MIPS: Move SEAD3 LED driver to where it belongs. 2015-11-03 08:59:20 +01:00
net net: filter: make JITs zero A for SKF_AD_ALU_XOR_X 2016-01-06 00:43:52 -05:00
netlogic MIPS: Make MIPS_CMDLINE_DTB default 2015-11-11 08:38:37 +01:00
oprofile MIPS: Add cases for CPU_I6400 2015-08-26 15:23:03 +02:00
paravirt MIPS: SMP: Don't increment irq_count multiple times for call function IPIs 2015-08-03 09:25:12 +02:00
pci PCI changes for the v4.6 merge window: 2016-03-16 14:45:55 -07:00
pic32 MIPS: dts: Add initial DTS for the PIC32MZDA Starter Kit 2016-01-24 02:54:00 +01:00
pistachio Merge branch 'upstream' of git://git.linux-mips.org/pub/scm/ralf/upstream-linus 2015-11-15 09:10:53 -08:00
pmcs-msp71xx serial: Fix ASYNC_* => UPF_* flags misuse 2016-01-28 14:17:42 -08:00
pnx833x mips: nand: make use of mtd_to_nand() where appropriate 2015-12-08 13:03:07 -08:00
power MIPS: Hibernate: flush TLB entries earlier 2015-04-10 15:41:52 +02:00
ralink MIPS: pci: Add MT7620a PCIE driver 2016-01-20 00:39:20 +01:00
rb532 MIPS: rb532: use gpiochip data pointer 2016-02-19 09:51:44 +01:00
sgi-ip22 MIPS: ip22-gio: Remove legacy suspend/resume support 2015-02-20 13:30:55 +01:00
sgi-ip27 MIPS: IP27: Migrate to new 'set-state' interface 2015-09-03 12:07:54 +02:00
sgi-ip32 MIPS: IP32: Fix build errors in reset code in DS1685 platform hook. 2015-05-13 00:01:41 +02:00
sibyte MIPS: Sibyte: Move bus watcher from deprecated __initcall to device_initcall 2015-09-03 12:07:49 +02:00
sni MIPS: Fix build error due to unused variables. 2015-12-22 15:21:18 +01:00
txx9 Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next 2016-03-19 10:05:34 -07:00
vdso Fix ld-version.sh to handle large 3rd version part 2016-01-04 10:22:52 +01:00
vr41xx MIPS/IRQCHIP: Move irq_chip from arch/mips to drivers/irqchip. 2015-06-21 21:52:50 +02:00
xilfpga Merge branch 'upstream' of git://git.linux-mips.org/pub/scm/ralf/upstream-linus 2015-11-15 09:10:53 -08:00
Kbuild MIPS: Initial implementation of a VDSO 2015-11-11 08:36:36 +01:00
Kbuild.platforms MIPS: Add support for PIC32MZDA platform 2016-01-24 02:53:28 +01:00
Kconfig PCI changes for the v4.6 merge window: 2016-03-16 14:45:55 -07:00
Kconfig.debug MIPS: CPS: Early debug using an ns16550-compatible UART 2015-11-11 08:34:25 +01:00
Makefile MIPS: Loongson-3: Improve -march option and move it to Platform 2016-01-22 01:59:18 +01:00