Re: [RFC PATCH v4 2/4] x86/sgx: Implement support for MADV_WILLNEED

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> > > > 
> > 
> > Since sgx_mmap() can happen before enclave is created, calculating the  
> > vm_pgoff
> > from enclave_base is conceptually wrong.  Even if you really want to do  
> > it, it
> > should be:
> > 
> > 	if (enclave_has_initialized())
> > 		vma->vm_pgoff = ...;
> 
> I got your point now. I can add a condition to test the SGX_ENCL_CREATED  
> bit. However, we still have a hole if we must handle the sequence  
> mmap(..., enclave_fd) being called before ECREATE ioctl. We can't leave  
> vm_pgoff not set for those cases.
> 
> Since no one does that so far, can we explicitly return an error from  
> sgx_mmap when that happens?
> Other suggestions?

As I replied to patch 4/4, I believe userspace should pass the correct pgoff in
mmap().  It's wrong to always pass 0 or any random value.

If userspace follow the mmap() rule, you won't need to manually set vm_pgoff
here (which is hacky IMHO).  Everything works fine.





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