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1 files changed, 38 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
index 2ad725ef4368..9f3e2c932dcc 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/process.c
@@ -511,6 +511,10 @@ void restore_math(struct pt_regs *regs)
{
unsigned long msr;
+ /*
+ * Syscall exit makes a similar initial check before branching
+ * to restore_math. Keep them in synch.
+ */
if (!msr_tm_active(regs->msr) &&
!current->thread.load_fp && !loadvec(current->thread))
return;
@@ -1133,6 +1137,11 @@ static inline void restore_sprs(struct thread_struct *old_thread,
#endif
}
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_64
+#define CP_SIZE 128
+static const u8 dummy_copy_buffer[CP_SIZE] __attribute__((aligned(CP_SIZE)));
+#endif
+
struct task_struct *__switch_to(struct task_struct *prev,
struct task_struct *new)
{
@@ -1195,12 +1204,14 @@ struct task_struct *__switch_to(struct task_struct *prev,
__switch_to_tm(prev, new);
- /*
- * We can't take a PMU exception inside _switch() since there is a
- * window where the kernel stack SLB and the kernel stack are out
- * of sync. Hard disable here.
- */
- hard_irq_disable();
+ if (!radix_enabled()) {
+ /*
+ * We can't take a PMU exception inside _switch() since there
+ * is a window where the kernel stack SLB and the kernel stack
+ * are out of sync. Hard disable here.
+ */
+ hard_irq_disable();
+ }
/*
* Call restore_sprs() before calling _switch(). If we move it after
@@ -1220,8 +1231,28 @@ struct task_struct *__switch_to(struct task_struct *prev,
batch->active = 1;
}
- if (current_thread_info()->task->thread.regs)
+ if (current_thread_info()->task->thread.regs) {
restore_math(current_thread_info()->task->thread.regs);
+
+ /*
+ * The copy-paste buffer can only store into foreign real
+ * addresses, so unprivileged processes can not see the
+ * data or use it in any way unless they have foreign real
+ * mappings. We don't have a VAS driver that allocates those
+ * yet, so no cpabort is required.
+ */
+ if (cpu_has_feature(CPU_FTR_POWER9_DD1)) {
+ /*
+ * DD1 allows paste into normal system memory, so we
+ * do an unpaired copy here to clear the buffer and
+ * prevent a covert channel being set up.
+ *
+ * cpabort is not used because it is quite expensive.
+ */
+ asm volatile(PPC_COPY(%0, %1)
+ : : "r"(dummy_copy_buffer), "r"(0));
+ }
+ }
#endif /* CONFIG_PPC_STD_MMU_64 */
return last;