From: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> The exec-only pkey is allocated inside the kernel and userspace is not told what it is. So, allow PK faults to occur that have an unknown key. Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Ram Pai <linuxram@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxx> Cc: Michael Ellermen <mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Shuah Khan <shuah@xxxxxxxxxx> --- b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/protection_keys.c | 10 +++++++++- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff -puN tools/testing/selftests/x86/protection_keys.c~pkeys-selftests-unknown-exec-only-key tools/testing/selftests/x86/protection_keys.c --- a/tools/testing/selftests/x86/protection_keys.c~pkeys-selftests-unknown-exec-only-key 2018-05-09 09:20:20.253698403 -0700 +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/x86/protection_keys.c 2018-05-09 09:20:20.257698403 -0700 @@ -906,13 +906,21 @@ void *malloc_pkey(long size, int prot, u } int last_pkru_faults; +#define UNKNOWN_PKEY -2 void expected_pk_fault(int pkey) { dprintf2("%s(): last_pkru_faults: %d pkru_faults: %d\n", __func__, last_pkru_faults, pkru_faults); dprintf2("%s(%d): last_si_pkey: %d\n", __func__, pkey, last_si_pkey); pkey_assert(last_pkru_faults + 1 == pkru_faults); - pkey_assert(last_si_pkey == pkey); + + /* + * For exec-only memory, we do not know the pkey in + * advance, so skip this check. + */ + if (pkey != UNKNOWN_PKEY) + pkey_assert(last_si_pkey == pkey); + /* * The signal handler shold have cleared out PKRU to let the * test program continue. We now have to restore it. _