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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 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@c-s.fr> Reviewed-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/36e43241c7f043a24b5069e78c6a7edd11043be5.1585898438.git.christophe.leroy@c-s.fr |
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README
Linux kernel
============
There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.