Some architectures like powerpc64 have the capability to separate read access and write access protection. For get_user() and copy_from_user(), powerpc64 only open read access. For put_user() and copy_to_user(), powerpc64 only open write access. But when using unsafe_get_user() or unsafe_put_user(), user_access_begin open both read and write. Other architectures like powerpc book3s 32 bits only allow write access protection. And on this architecture protection is an heavy operation as it requires locking/unlocking per segment of 256Mbytes. On those architecture it is therefore desirable to do the unlocking only for write access. (Note that book3s/32 ranges from very old powermac from the 90's with powerpc 601 processor, till modern ADSL boxes with PowerQuicc II modern processors for instance so it is still worth considering) In order to avoid any risk based of hacking some variable parameters passed to user_access_begin/end that would allow hacking and leaving user access open or opening too much, it is preferable to use dedicated static functions that can't be overridden. Add a user_read_access_begin and user_read_access_end to only open read access. Add a user_write_access_begin and user_write_access_end to only open write access. By default, when undefined, those new access helpers default on the existing user_access_begin and user_access_end. Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@xxxxxx> Link: https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/1227926/ --- Resending this series as I mistakenly only sent it to powerpc list begining of February (https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/1233172/) This series is based on the discussion we had in January, see https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/1227926/ . I tried to take into account all remarks, especially @hpa 's remark to use a fixed API on not base the relocking on a magic id returned at unlocking. This series is awaited for implementing selective lkdtm test to test powerpc64 independant read and write protection, see https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/1231765/ include/linux/uaccess.h | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/include/linux/uaccess.h b/include/linux/uaccess.h index 67f016010aad..9861c89f93be 100644 --- a/include/linux/uaccess.h +++ b/include/linux/uaccess.h @@ -378,6 +378,14 @@ extern long strnlen_unsafe_user(const void __user *unsafe_addr, long count); static inline unsigned long user_access_save(void) { return 0UL; } static inline void user_access_restore(unsigned long flags) { } #endif +#ifndef user_write_access_begin +#define user_write_access_begin user_access_begin +#define user_write_access_end user_access_end +#endif +#ifndef user_read_access_begin +#define user_read_access_begin user_access_begin +#define user_read_access_end user_access_end +#endif #ifdef CONFIG_HARDENED_USERCOPY void usercopy_warn(const char *name, const char *detail, bool to_user, -- 2.25.0
