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Diffstat (limited to 'arch/x86')
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/include/asm/fixmap.h | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c | 18 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/kernel/traps.c | 9 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/xen/mmu.c | 4 |
4 files changed, 12 insertions, 23 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/fixmap.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/fixmap.h index a09c285..51b9e32 100644 --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/fixmap.h +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/fixmap.h @@ -104,9 +104,7 @@ enum fixed_addresses { FIX_LI_PCIA, /* Lithium PCI Bridge A */ FIX_LI_PCIB, /* Lithium PCI Bridge B */ #endif -#ifdef CONFIG_X86_F00F_BUG - FIX_F00F_IDT, /* Virtual mapping for IDT */ -#endif + FIX_RO_IDT, /* Virtual mapping for read-only IDT */ #ifdef CONFIG_X86_CYCLONE_TIMER FIX_CYCLONE_TIMER, /*cyclone timer register*/ #endif diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c index 1905ce9..7170024 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c @@ -164,20 +164,6 @@ int __cpuinit ppro_with_ram_bug(void) return 0; } -#ifdef CONFIG_X86_F00F_BUG -static void __cpuinit trap_init_f00f_bug(void) -{ - __set_fixmap(FIX_F00F_IDT, __pa_symbol(idt_table), PAGE_KERNEL_RO); - - /* - * Update the IDT descriptor and reload the IDT so that - * it uses the read-only mapped virtual address. - */ - idt_descr.address = fix_to_virt(FIX_F00F_IDT); - load_idt(&idt_descr); -} -#endif - static void __cpuinit intel_smp_check(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c) { /* calling is from identify_secondary_cpu() ? */ @@ -206,8 +192,7 @@ static void __cpuinit intel_workarounds(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c) /* * All current models of Pentium and Pentium with MMX technology CPUs * have the F0 0F bug, which lets nonprivileged users lock up the - * system. - * Note that the workaround only should be initialized once... + * system. Announce that the fault handler will be checking for it. */ c->f00f_bug = 0; if (!paravirt_enabled() && c->x86 == 5) { @@ -215,7 +200,6 @@ static void __cpuinit intel_workarounds(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c) c->f00f_bug = 1; if (!f00f_workaround_enabled) { - trap_init_f00f_bug(); printk(KERN_NOTICE "Intel Pentium with F0 0F bug - workaround enabled.\n"); f00f_workaround_enabled = 1; } diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c index 68bda7a..10e2446 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ #include <asm/fpu-internal.h> #include <asm/mce.h> #include <asm/context_tracking.h> +#include <asm/fixmap.h> #include <asm/mach_traps.h> @@ -753,6 +754,14 @@ void __init trap_init(void) #endif /* + * Set the IDT descriptor to a fixed read-only location, so that the + * "sidt" instruction will not leak the location of the kernel, and + * to defend the IDT against arbitrary memory write vulnerabilities. + * It will be reloaded in cpu_init() */ + __set_fixmap(FIX_RO_IDT, __pa_symbol(idt_table), PAGE_KERNEL_RO); + idt_descr.address = fix_to_virt(FIX_RO_IDT); + + /* * Should be a barrier for any external CPU state: */ cpu_init(); diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c b/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c index 6afbb2c..8bc4dec 100644 --- a/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c +++ b/arch/x86/xen/mmu.c @@ -2039,9 +2039,7 @@ static void xen_set_fixmap(unsigned idx, phys_addr_t phys, pgprot_t prot) switch (idx) { case FIX_BTMAP_END ... FIX_BTMAP_BEGIN: -#ifdef CONFIG_X86_F00F_BUG - case FIX_F00F_IDT: -#endif + case FIX_RO_IDT: #ifdef CONFIG_X86_32 case FIX_WP_TEST: case FIX_VDSO: |
