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In the old days, _PAGE_EXEC didn't exist on 6xx aka book3s/32. Therefore, allthough __mapin_ram_chunk() was already mapping kernel text with PAGE_KERNEL_TEXT and the rest with PAGE_KERNEL, the entire memory was executable. Part of the memory (first 512kbytes) was mapped with BATs instead of page table, but it was also entirely mapped as executable. In commit385e89d5b2("powerpc/mm: add exec protection on powerpc 603"), we started adding exec protection to some 6xx, namely the 603, for pages mapped via pagetables. Then, in commit63b2bc6195("powerpc/mm/32s: Use BATs for STRICT_KERNEL_RWX"), the exec protection was extended to BAT mapped memory, so that really only the kernel text could be executed. The problem here is that kexec is based on copying some code into upper part of memory then executing it from there in order to install a fresh new kernel at its definitive location. However, the code is position independant and first part of it is just there to deactivate the MMU and jump to the second part. So it is possible to run this first part inplace instead of running the copy. Once the MMU is off, there is no protection anymore and the second part of the code will just run as before. Reported-by: Aaro Koskinen <aaro.koskinen@iki.fi> Fixes:63b2bc6195("powerpc/mm/32s: Use BATs for STRICT_KERNEL_RWX") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # v5.1+ Signed-off-by: Christophe Leroy <christophe.leroy@c-s.fr> Tested-by: Aaro Koskinen <aaro.koskinen@iki.fi> Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <mpe@ellerman.id.au>
Linux kernel
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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.