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<title>Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/sparc-next</title>
<updated>2018-04-03T21:08:58+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Linus Torvalds</name>
<email>torvalds@linux-foundation.org</email>
</author>
<published>2018-04-03T21:08:58+00:00</published>
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Pull sparc updates from David Miller:

 1) Add support for ADI (Application Data Integrity) found in more
    recent sparc64 cpus. Essentially this is keyed based access to
    virtual memory, and if the key encoded in the virual address is
    wrong you get a trap.

    The mm changes were reviewed by Andrew Morton and others.

    Work by Khalid Aziz.

 2) Validate DAX completion index range properly, from Rob Gardner.

 3) Add proper Kconfig deps for DAX driver. From Guenter Roeck.

* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/sparc-next:
  sparc64: Make atomic_xchg() an inline function rather than a macro.
  sparc64: Properly range check DAX completion index
  sparc: Make auxiliary vectors for ADI available on 32-bit as well
  sparc64: Oracle DAX driver depends on SPARC64
  sparc64: Update signal delivery to use new helper functions
  sparc64: Add support for ADI (Application Data Integrity)
  mm: Allow arch code to override copy_highpage()
  mm: Clear arch specific VM flags on protection change
  mm: Add address parameter to arch_validate_prot()
  sparc64: Add auxiliary vectors to report platform ADI properties
  sparc64: Add handler for "Memory Corruption Detected" trap
  sparc64: Add HV fault type handlers for ADI related faults
  sparc64: Add support for ADI register fields, ASIs and traps
  mm, swap: Add infrastructure for saving page metadata on swap
  signals, sparc: Add signal codes for ADI violations
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Pull sparc updates from David Miller:

 1) Add support for ADI (Application Data Integrity) found in more
    recent sparc64 cpus. Essentially this is keyed based access to
    virtual memory, and if the key encoded in the virual address is
    wrong you get a trap.

    The mm changes were reviewed by Andrew Morton and others.

    Work by Khalid Aziz.

 2) Validate DAX completion index range properly, from Rob Gardner.

 3) Add proper Kconfig deps for DAX driver. From Guenter Roeck.

* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/sparc-next:
  sparc64: Make atomic_xchg() an inline function rather than a macro.
  sparc64: Properly range check DAX completion index
  sparc: Make auxiliary vectors for ADI available on 32-bit as well
  sparc64: Oracle DAX driver depends on SPARC64
  sparc64: Update signal delivery to use new helper functions
  sparc64: Add support for ADI (Application Data Integrity)
  mm: Allow arch code to override copy_highpage()
  mm: Clear arch specific VM flags on protection change
  mm: Add address parameter to arch_validate_prot()
  sparc64: Add auxiliary vectors to report platform ADI properties
  sparc64: Add handler for "Memory Corruption Detected" trap
  sparc64: Add HV fault type handlers for ADI related faults
  sparc64: Add support for ADI register fields, ASIs and traps
  mm, swap: Add infrastructure for saving page metadata on swap
  signals, sparc: Add signal codes for ADI violations
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<entry>
<title>mm: add ksys_mmap_pgoff() helper; remove in-kernel calls to sys_mmap_pgoff()</title>
<updated>2018-04-02T18:16:11+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Dominik Brodowski</name>
<email>linux@dominikbrodowski.net</email>
</author>
<published>2018-03-11T10:34:46+00:00</published>
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Using this helper allows us to avoid the in-kernel calls to the
sys_mmap_pgoff() syscall. The ksys_ prefix denotes that this function is
meant as a drop-in replacement for the syscall. In particular, it uses the
same calling convention as sys_mmap_pgoff().

This patch is part of a series which removes in-kernel calls to syscalls.
On this basis, the syscall entry path can be streamlined. For details, see
http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180325162527.GA17492@light.dominikbrodowski.net

Cc: Andrew Morton &lt;akpm@linux-foundation.org&gt;
Cc: linux-mm@kvack.org
Signed-off-by: Dominik Brodowski &lt;linux@dominikbrodowski.net&gt;
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Using this helper allows us to avoid the in-kernel calls to the
sys_mmap_pgoff() syscall. The ksys_ prefix denotes that this function is
meant as a drop-in replacement for the syscall. In particular, it uses the
same calling convention as sys_mmap_pgoff().

This patch is part of a series which removes in-kernel calls to syscalls.
On this basis, the syscall entry path can be streamlined. For details, see
http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180325162527.GA17492@light.dominikbrodowski.net

Cc: Andrew Morton &lt;akpm@linux-foundation.org&gt;
Cc: linux-mm@kvack.org
Signed-off-by: Dominik Brodowski &lt;linux@dominikbrodowski.net&gt;
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<entry>
<title>mm: add ksys_fadvise64_64() helper; remove in-kernel call to sys_fadvise64_64()</title>
<updated>2018-04-02T18:16:10+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Dominik Brodowski</name>
<email>linux@dominikbrodowski.net</email>
</author>
<published>2018-03-11T10:34:45+00:00</published>
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Using the ksys_fadvise64_64() helper allows us to avoid the in-kernel
calls to the sys_fadvise64_64() syscall. The ksys_ prefix denotes that
this function is meant as a drop-in replacement for the syscall. In
particular, it uses the same calling convention as ksys_fadvise64_64().

Some compat stubs called sys_fadvise64(), which then just passed through
the arguments to sys_fadvise64_64(). Get rid of this indirection, and call
ksys_fadvise64_64() directly.

This patch is part of a series which removes in-kernel calls to syscalls.
On this basis, the syscall entry path can be streamlined. For details, see
http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180325162527.GA17492@light.dominikbrodowski.net

Cc: Andrew Morton &lt;akpm@linux-foundation.org&gt;
Cc: linux-mm@kvack.org
Signed-off-by: Dominik Brodowski &lt;linux@dominikbrodowski.net&gt;
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Using the ksys_fadvise64_64() helper allows us to avoid the in-kernel
calls to the sys_fadvise64_64() syscall. The ksys_ prefix denotes that
this function is meant as a drop-in replacement for the syscall. In
particular, it uses the same calling convention as ksys_fadvise64_64().

Some compat stubs called sys_fadvise64(), which then just passed through
the arguments to sys_fadvise64_64(). Get rid of this indirection, and call
ksys_fadvise64_64() directly.

This patch is part of a series which removes in-kernel calls to syscalls.
On this basis, the syscall entry path can be streamlined. For details, see
http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180325162527.GA17492@light.dominikbrodowski.net

Cc: Andrew Morton &lt;akpm@linux-foundation.org&gt;
Cc: linux-mm@kvack.org
Signed-off-by: Dominik Brodowski &lt;linux@dominikbrodowski.net&gt;
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<entry>
<title>mm: Add address parameter to arch_validate_prot()</title>
<updated>2018-03-18T14:38:47+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Khalid Aziz</name>
<email>khalid.aziz@oracle.com</email>
</author>
<published>2018-02-21T17:15:49+00:00</published>
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A protection flag may not be valid across entire address space and
hence arch_validate_prot() might need the address a protection bit is
being set on to ensure it is a valid protection flag. For example, sparc
processors support memory corruption detection (as part of ADI feature)
flag on memory addresses mapped on to physical RAM but not on PFN mapped
pages or addresses mapped on to devices. This patch adds address to the
parameters being passed to arch_validate_prot() so protection bits can
be validated in the relevant context.

Signed-off-by: Khalid Aziz &lt;khalid.aziz@oracle.com&gt;
Cc: Khalid Aziz &lt;khalid@gonehiking.org&gt;
Reviewed-by: Anthony Yznaga &lt;anthony.yznaga@oracle.com&gt;
Acked-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt; (powerpc)
Acked-by: Andrew Morton &lt;akpm@linux-foundation.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller &lt;davem@davemloft.net&gt;
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A protection flag may not be valid across entire address space and
hence arch_validate_prot() might need the address a protection bit is
being set on to ensure it is a valid protection flag. For example, sparc
processors support memory corruption detection (as part of ADI feature)
flag on memory addresses mapped on to physical RAM but not on PFN mapped
pages or addresses mapped on to devices. This patch adds address to the
parameters being passed to arch_validate_prot() so protection bits can
be validated in the relevant context.

Signed-off-by: Khalid Aziz &lt;khalid.aziz@oracle.com&gt;
Cc: Khalid Aziz &lt;khalid@gonehiking.org&gt;
Reviewed-by: Anthony Yznaga &lt;anthony.yznaga@oracle.com&gt;
Acked-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt; (powerpc)
Acked-by: Andrew Morton &lt;akpm@linux-foundation.org&gt;
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller &lt;davem@davemloft.net&gt;
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<entry>
<title>powerpc/tracing: Allow tracing of mmap syscalls</title>
<updated>2017-04-12T12:32:43+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Balbir Singh</name>
<email>bsingharora@gmail.com</email>
</author>
<published>2017-04-12T06:35:19+00:00</published>
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Currently sys_mmap() and sys_mmap2() (32-bit only), are not visible to the
syscall tracing machinery. This means users are not able to see the execution of
mmap() syscalls using the syscall tracer.

Fix that by using SYSCALL_DEFINE6 for sys_mmap() and sys_mmap2() so that the
meta-data associated with these syscalls is visible to the syscall tracer.

A side-effect of this change is that the return type has changed from unsigned
long to long. However this should have no effect, the only code in the kernel
which uses the result of these syscalls is in the syscall return path, which is
written in asm and treats the result as unsigned regardless.

Example output:
  cat-3399  [001] ....   196.542410: sys_mmap(addr: 7fff922a0000, len: 20000, prot: 3, flags: 812, fd: 3, offset: 1b0000)
  cat-3399  [001] ....   196.542443: sys_mmap -&gt; 0x7fff922a0000
  cat-3399  [001] ....   196.542668: sys_munmap(addr: 7fff922c0000, len: 6d2c)
  cat-3399  [001] ....   196.542677: sys_munmap -&gt; 0x0

Signed-off-by: Balbir Singh &lt;bsingharora@gmail.com&gt;
[mpe: Massage change log, add detail on return type change]
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
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Currently sys_mmap() and sys_mmap2() (32-bit only), are not visible to the
syscall tracing machinery. This means users are not able to see the execution of
mmap() syscalls using the syscall tracer.

Fix that by using SYSCALL_DEFINE6 for sys_mmap() and sys_mmap2() so that the
meta-data associated with these syscalls is visible to the syscall tracer.

A side-effect of this change is that the return type has changed from unsigned
long to long. However this should have no effect, the only code in the kernel
which uses the result of these syscalls is in the syscall return path, which is
written in asm and treats the result as unsigned regardless.

Example output:
  cat-3399  [001] ....   196.542410: sys_mmap(addr: 7fff922a0000, len: 20000, prot: 3, flags: 812, fd: 3, offset: 1b0000)
  cat-3399  [001] ....   196.542443: sys_mmap -&gt; 0x7fff922a0000
  cat-3399  [001] ....   196.542668: sys_munmap(addr: 7fff922c0000, len: 6d2c)
  cat-3399  [001] ....   196.542677: sys_munmap -&gt; 0x0

Signed-off-by: Balbir Singh &lt;bsingharora@gmail.com&gt;
[mpe: Massage change log, add detail on return type change]
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
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<entry>
<title>Replace &lt;asm/uaccess.h&gt; with &lt;linux/uaccess.h&gt; globally</title>
<updated>2016-12-24T19:46:01+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Linus Torvalds</name>
<email>torvalds@linux-foundation.org</email>
</author>
<published>2016-12-24T19:46:01+00:00</published>
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This was entirely automated, using the script by Al:

  PATT='^[[:blank:]]*#[[:blank:]]*include[[:blank:]]*&lt;asm/uaccess.h&gt;'
  sed -i -e "s!$PATT!#include &lt;linux/uaccess.h&gt;!" \
        $(git grep -l "$PATT"|grep -v ^include/linux/uaccess.h)

to do the replacement at the end of the merge window.

Requested-by: Al Viro &lt;viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk&gt;
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds &lt;torvalds@linux-foundation.org&gt;
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This was entirely automated, using the script by Al:

  PATT='^[[:blank:]]*#[[:blank:]]*include[[:blank:]]*&lt;asm/uaccess.h&gt;'
  sed -i -e "s!$PATT!#include &lt;linux/uaccess.h&gt;!" \
        $(git grep -l "$PATT"|grep -v ^include/linux/uaccess.h)

to do the replacement at the end of the merge window.

Requested-by: Al Viro &lt;viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk&gt;
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds &lt;torvalds@linux-foundation.org&gt;
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>powerpc/sparse: Add more assembler prototypes</title>
<updated>2016-09-13T07:36:58+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Daniel Axtens</name>
<email>dja@axtens.net</email>
</author>
<published>2016-09-06T05:32:43+00:00</published>
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Another set of things that are only called from assembler and so need
prototypes to keep sparse happy.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Axtens &lt;dja@axtens.net&gt;
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
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Another set of things that are only called from assembler and so need
prototypes to keep sparse happy.

Signed-off-by: Daniel Axtens &lt;dja@axtens.net&gt;
Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
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<entry>
<title>powerpc: Add a proper syscall for switching endianness</title>
<updated>2015-03-28T11:03:40+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Michael Ellerman</name>
<email>mpe@ellerman.id.au</email>
</author>
<published>2015-03-28T10:35:16+00:00</published>
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We currently have a "special" syscall for switching endianness. This is
syscall number 0x1ebe, which is handled explicitly in the 64-bit syscall
exception entry.

That has a few problems, firstly the syscall number is outside of the
usual range, which confuses various tools. For example strace doesn't
recognise the syscall at all.

Secondly it's handled explicitly as a special case in the syscall
exception entry, which is complicated enough without it.

As a first step toward removing the special syscall, we need to add a
regular syscall that implements the same functionality.

The logic is simple, it simply toggles the MSR_LE bit in the userspace
MSR. This is the same as the special syscall, with the caveat that the
special syscall clobbers fewer registers.

This version clobbers r9-r12, XER, CTR, and CR0-1,5-7.

Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
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We currently have a "special" syscall for switching endianness. This is
syscall number 0x1ebe, which is handled explicitly in the 64-bit syscall
exception entry.

That has a few problems, firstly the syscall number is outside of the
usual range, which confuses various tools. For example strace doesn't
recognise the syscall at all.

Secondly it's handled explicitly as a special case in the syscall
exception entry, which is complicated enough without it.

As a first step toward removing the special syscall, we need to add a
regular syscall that implements the same functionality.

The logic is simple, it simply toggles the MSR_LE bit in the userspace
MSR. This is the same as the special syscall, with the caveat that the
special syscall clobbers fewer registers.

This version clobbers r9-r12, XER, CTR, and CR0-1,5-7.

Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
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</entry>
<entry>
<title>powerpc: Remove old compile time disabled syscall tracing code</title>
<updated>2015-02-02T03:51:32+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Michael Ellerman</name>
<email>mpe@ellerman.id.au</email>
</author>
<published>2015-01-14T03:47:56+00:00</published>
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We have code to do syscall tracing which is disabled at compile time by
default. It's not been touched since the dawn of time (ie. v2.6.12).

There are now better ways to do syscall tracing, ie. using the
raw_syscall, or syscall tracepoints.

For the specific case of tracing syscalls at boot on a system that
doesn't get to userspace, you can boot with:

  trace_event=syscalls tp_printk=on

Which will trace syscalls from boot, and echo all output to the console.

Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
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We have code to do syscall tracing which is disabled at compile time by
default. It's not been touched since the dawn of time (ie. v2.6.12).

There are now better ways to do syscall tracing, ie. using the
raw_syscall, or syscall tracepoints.

For the specific case of tracing syscalls at boot on a system that
doesn't get to userspace, you can boot with:

  trace_event=syscalls tp_printk=on

Which will trace syscalls from boot, and echo all output to the console.

Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman &lt;mpe@ellerman.id.au&gt;
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</content>
</entry>
<entry>
<title>powerpc: Delete non-required instances of include &lt;linux/init.h&gt;</title>
<updated>2014-01-15T02:46:44+00:00</updated>
<author>
<name>Paul Gortmaker</name>
<email>paul.gortmaker@windriver.com</email>
</author>
<published>2014-01-09T05:44:29+00:00</published>
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None of these files are actually using any __init type directives
and hence don't need to include &lt;linux/init.h&gt;.  Most are just a
left over from __devinit and __cpuinit removal, or simply due to
code getting copied from one driver to the next.

The one instance where we add an include for init.h covers off
a case where that file was implicitly getting it from another
header which itself didn't need it.

Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker &lt;paul.gortmaker@windriver.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Benjamin Herrenschmidt &lt;benh@kernel.crashing.org&gt;
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None of these files are actually using any __init type directives
and hence don't need to include &lt;linux/init.h&gt;.  Most are just a
left over from __devinit and __cpuinit removal, or simply due to
code getting copied from one driver to the next.

The one instance where we add an include for init.h covers off
a case where that file was implicitly getting it from another
header which itself didn't need it.

Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker &lt;paul.gortmaker@windriver.com&gt;
Signed-off-by: Benjamin Herrenschmidt &lt;benh@kernel.crashing.org&gt;
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