arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable-invert.h

Source file repositories/reference/linux-study-clean/arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable-invert.h

File Facts

System
Linux kernel
Corpus path
arch/x86/include/asm/pgtable-invert.h
Extension
.h
Size
1093 bytes
Lines
42
Domain
Architecture Layer
Bucket
arch/x86
Inferred role
Architecture Layer: implementation source
Status
source implementation candidate

Why This File Exists

CPU and platform-specific kernel glue: boot entry, traps, syscall entry, interrupts, page tables, context switch, and low-level barriers.

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Annotated Snippet

#ifndef _ASM_PGTABLE_INVERT_H
#define _ASM_PGTABLE_INVERT_H 1

#ifndef __ASSEMBLER__

/*
 * A clear pte value is special, and doesn't get inverted.
 *
 * Note that even users that only pass a pgprot_t (rather
 * than a full pte) won't trigger the special zero case,
 * because even PAGE_NONE has _PAGE_PROTNONE | _PAGE_ACCESSED
 * set. So the all zero case really is limited to just the
 * cleared page table entry case.
 */
static inline bool __pte_needs_invert(u64 val)
{
	return val && !(val & _PAGE_PRESENT);
}

/* Get a mask to xor with the page table entry to get the correct pfn. */
static inline u64 protnone_mask(u64 val)
{
	return __pte_needs_invert(val) ?  ~0ull : 0;
}

static inline u64 flip_protnone_guard(u64 oldval, u64 val, u64 mask)
{
	/*
	 * When a PTE transitions from NONE to !NONE or vice-versa
	 * invert the PFN part to stop speculation.
	 * pte_pfn undoes this when needed.
	 */
	if (__pte_needs_invert(oldval) != __pte_needs_invert(val))
		val = (val & ~mask) | (~val & mask);
	return val;
}

#endif /* __ASSEMBLER__ */

#endif

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