cleanup the bits corresponding to a key in the AMR, and IAMR register, when the key is newly allocated/activated or is freed. We dont want some residual bits cause the hardware enforce unintended behavior when the key is activated or freed. Signed-off-by: Ram Pai <linuxram@xxxxxxxxxx> --- arch/powerpc/include/asm/pkeys.h | 12 ++++++++++++ 1 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pkeys.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pkeys.h index 4327842..7f5c21d 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pkeys.h +++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/pkeys.h @@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ static inline bool mm_pkey_is_allocated(struct mm_struct *mm, int pkey) mm_set_pkey_is_allocated(mm, pkey)); } +extern void __arch_activate_pkey(int pkey); +extern void __arch_deactivate_pkey(int pkey); /* * Returns a positive, 5-bit key on success, or -1 on failure. */ @@ -70,6 +72,12 @@ static inline int mm_pkey_alloc(struct mm_struct *mm) ffz((u32)mm_pkey_allocation_map(mm)) - 1; mm_set_pkey_allocated(mm, ret); + + /* + * enable the key in the hardware + */ + if (ret > 0) + __arch_activate_pkey(ret); return ret; } @@ -81,6 +89,10 @@ static inline int mm_pkey_free(struct mm_struct *mm, int pkey) if (!mm_pkey_is_allocated(mm, pkey)) return -EINVAL; + /* + * Disable the key in the hardware + */ + __arch_deactivate_pkey(pkey); mm_set_pkey_free(mm, pkey); return 0; -- 1.7.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kselftest" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html