[RFCv5] add manpages for Memory Protection Keys
From: | Dave Hansen <dave.hansen-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w-AT-public.gmane.org> | |
To: | mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w-AT-public.gmane.org | |
Subject: | [PATCH 0/5] [RFCv5] add manpages for Memory Protection Keys | |
Date: | Tue, 13 Sep 2016 12:44:06 -0700 | |
Message-ID: | <20160913194406.20CBFD0C@ray> | |
Cc: | linux-man-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA-AT-public.gmane.org, linux-api-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA-AT-public.gmane.org, x86-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A-AT-public.gmane.org, Dave Hansen <dave.hansen-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w-AT-public.gmane.org> |
From: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen-VuQAYsv1563Yd54FQh9/CA@public.gmane.org> Changes from v4: * Remove references to pkey_get/pkey_set since those were removed from the code that got merged * Updated example code to stop using pkey_get/set Changes from v3: * Split patches up, one per manpage. * Started new sentences on new lines. * Added description of default key to pkey.7 * reindented and fixed up sys_ in example code, s/err/status/, also removed assert()s. * Various other fixes in response to Michael's review Changes from v2: * clarified that calling pkey_free() on a pkey in use by a mapping is bad. -- Memory Protection Keys for User pages is an Intel CPU feature which will first appear on Skylake Servers, but will also be supported on future non-server parts (there is also a QEMU implementation). It provides a mechanism for enforcing page-based protections, but without requiring modification of the page tables when an application wishes to change permissions. I have propsed adding three new system calls to support this feature. The three calls are distributed across two man-pages (one existing and one new), plus a new pkey(7) page which serves as a general overview of the feature with example code. The system calls for this feature are in the -tip tree currently and are expected to be merged for 4.9. I will submit the final versions of these man-pages once the 4.9 kernel has been released. The latest version of the code can be found here, in addition to in the -tip tree and -next. http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/daveh/x86-pke... Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen-VuQAYsv1563Yd54FQh9/CA@public.gmane.org> Cc: mtk.manpages-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org Cc: linux-man-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org Cc: linux-api-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org Cc: x86-DgEjT+Ai2ygdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-man" in the body of a message to majordomo-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html