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Diffstat (limited to 'arch/powerpc')
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/powerpc/mm/pageattr.c | 23 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/pageattr.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/pageattr.c index 0876216ceee6..edea388e9d3f 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/mm/pageattr.c +++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/pageattr.c @@ -18,16 +18,12 @@ /* * Updates the attributes of a page in three steps: * - * 1. invalidate the page table entry - * 2. flush the TLB - * 3. install the new entry with the updated attributes - * - * Invalidating the pte means there are situations where this will not work - * when in theory it should. - * For example: - * - removing write from page whilst it is being executed - * - setting a page read-only whilst it is being read by another CPU + * 1. take the page_table_lock + * 2. install the new entry with the updated attributes + * 3. flush the TLB * + * This sequence is safe against concurrent updates, and also allows updating the + * attributes of a page currently being executed or accessed. */ static int change_page_attr(pte_t *ptep, unsigned long addr, void *data) { @@ -36,9 +32,7 @@ static int change_page_attr(pte_t *ptep, unsigned long addr, void *data) spin_lock(&init_mm.page_table_lock); - /* invalidate the PTE so it's safe to modify */ - pte = ptep_get_and_clear(&init_mm, addr, ptep); - flush_tlb_kernel_range(addr, addr + PAGE_SIZE); + pte = ptep_get(ptep); /* modify the PTE bits as desired, then apply */ switch (action) { @@ -59,11 +53,14 @@ static int change_page_attr(pte_t *ptep, unsigned long addr, void *data) break; } - set_pte_at(&init_mm, addr, ptep, pte); + pte_update(&init_mm, addr, ptep, ~0UL, pte_val(pte), 0); /* See ptesync comment in radix__set_pte_at() */ if (radix_enabled()) asm volatile("ptesync": : :"memory"); + + flush_tlb_kernel_range(addr, addr + PAGE_SIZE); + spin_unlock(&init_mm.page_table_lock); return 0; |