Re: [PATCH PTI v3 10/10] x86/pti: Put the LDT in its own PGD if PTI is on

From: Thomas Gleixner
Date: Fri Dec 15 2017 - 19:39:54 EST


On Tue, 12 Dec 2017, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> +
> + return 0;
> +#else
> + return -EINVAL;

Errm. What's the point of that? Breaking non PTI?

> new_ldt = alloc_ldt_struct(old_mm->context.ldt->nr_entries);
> if (!new_ldt) {
> @@ -155,8 +266,17 @@ int init_new_context_ldt(struct task_struct *tsk, struct mm_struct *mm)
> memcpy(new_ldt->entries, old_mm->context.ldt->entries,
> new_ldt->nr_entries * LDT_ENTRY_SIZE);
> finalize_ldt_struct(new_ldt);
> + retval = map_ldt_struct(mm, new_ldt, 0);
> + if (retval)
> + goto out_free;
>
> mm->context.ldt = new_ldt;
> + goto out_unlock;
> +
> +out_free:
> + free_ldt_pgtables(mm);
> + free_ldt_struct(new_ldt);
> + return retval;

Leaks old_mm->context_lock;

Thanks,

tglx