sys_pkey_modify() is powerpc specific system call. It enables the ability to modify *any* attribute of a key. Since powerpc disallows modification of IAMR from user space an application is unable to change a key's execute-attribute. This system call helps accomplish the above. Signed-off-by: Ram Pai <linuxram@xxxxxxxxxx> --- arch/powerpc/include/asm/systbl.h | 1 + arch/powerpc/include/asm/unistd.h | 2 +- arch/powerpc/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h | 1 + arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S | 9 +++++++++ arch/powerpc/mm/pkeys.c | 17 +++++++++++++++++ 5 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/systbl.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/systbl.h index d61f9c9..533cdc5 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/systbl.h +++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/systbl.h @@ -392,3 +392,4 @@ SYSCALL(pkey_alloc) SYSCALL(pkey_free) SYSCALL(pkey_mprotect) +PPC64ONLY(pkey_modify) diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/unistd.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/unistd.h index daf1ba9..1e97086 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/unistd.h +++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/unistd.h @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ #include <uapi/asm/unistd.h> -#define NR_syscalls 387 +#define NR_syscalls 388 #define __NR__exit __NR_exit diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h b/arch/powerpc/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h index 389c36f..318cd79 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h +++ b/arch/powerpc/include/uapi/asm/unistd.h @@ -398,5 +398,6 @@ #define __NR_pkey_alloc 384 #define __NR_pkey_free 385 #define __NR_pkey_mprotect 386 +#define __NR_pkey_modify 387 #endif /* _UAPI_ASM_POWERPC_UNISTD_H_ */ diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S index 4a0fd4f..47c85f9 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S +++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/entry_64.S @@ -455,6 +455,15 @@ _GLOBAL(ppc_switch_endian) bl sys_switch_endian b .Lsyscall_exit +_GLOBAL(ppc_pkey_modify) + bl save_nvgprs +#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_MEM_KEYS + bl sys_pkey_modify +#else + bl sys_ni_syscall +#endif + b .Lsyscall_exit + _GLOBAL(ret_from_fork) bl schedule_tail REST_NVGPRS(r1) diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/pkeys.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/pkeys.c index 5047371..2612f61 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/mm/pkeys.c +++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/pkeys.c @@ -420,3 +420,20 @@ bool arch_vma_access_permitted(struct vm_area_struct *vma, bool write, return pkey_access_permitted(vma_pkey(vma), write, execute); } + +long sys_pkey_modify(int pkey, unsigned long new_val) +{ + bool ret; + /* Check for unsupported init values */ + if (new_val & ~PKEY_ACCESS_MASK) + return -EINVAL; + + down_write(¤t->mm->mmap_sem); + ret = mm_pkey_is_allocated(current->mm, pkey); + up_write(¤t->mm->mmap_sem); + + if (!ret) + return -EINVAL; + + return __arch_set_user_pkey_access(current, pkey, new_val); +} -- 1.7.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-doc" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html