| From: |
| Dave Hansen <dave.hansen-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w-AT-public.gmane.org> |
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| [PATCH 0/5] [RFCv5] add manpages for Memory Protection Keys |
| Date: |
| Tue, 13 Sep 2016 12:44:06 -0700 |
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| <20160913194406.20CBFD0C@ray> |
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| 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.
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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>
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