Public bug reported:
[Impact]
Commit 5047ef5725ed ("x86/mm: Don't free P4D table when it is folded at
runtime") should not be backported to v4.15 because:
1. It adds pgtable_l5_enabled which does not exist in v4.15,
2. It is marked as v4.17+
3. It is marked as fixing commit which does not exist in v4.15 and was not
backported there.
allyesconfig in x86_64 fails to build:
---
In file included from ../arch/x86/include/asm/mmu_context.h:12,
from ../include/linux/mmu_context.h:5,
from ../arch/x86/kvm/../../../virt/kvm/async_pf.c:26:
../arch/x86/include/asm/pgalloc.h: In function ‘p4d_free’:
../arch/x86/include/asm/pgalloc.h:185:7: error: ‘pgtable_l5_enabled’ undeclared
(first use in this function); did you mean ‘movable_node_enabled’?
185 | if (!pgtable_l5_enabled)
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| movable_node_enabled
---
[Test Plan]
Compile the x86_64 KVM code.
[Where problems could occur]
If backport commit is actually needed, e.g. when we backport 5-level
page tables and commit 98219dda2ab5 ("x86/mm: Fold p4d page table layer
at runtime"), this could cause double-free and memory corruption.
When backporting x86_64 5-level pages, we need to bring this commit as
well.
** Affects: linux (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Incomplete
** Affects: linux (Ubuntu Bionic)
Importance: Undecided
Status: Incomplete
** Tags: bionic
** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu Bionic)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Description changed:
+ [Impact]
+
Commit 5047ef5725ed ("x86/mm: Don't free P4D table when it is folded at
runtime") should not be backported to v4.15 because:
1. It adds pgtable_l5_enabled which does not exist in v4.15,
2. It is marked as v4.17+
3. It is marked as fixing commit which does not exist in v4.15 and was not
backported there.
allyesconfig in x86_64 fails to build:
---
In file included from ../arch/x86/include/asm/mmu_context.h:12,
- from ../include/linux/mmu_context.h:5,
- from ../arch/x86/kvm/../../../virt/kvm/async_pf.c:26:
+ from ../include/linux/mmu_context.h:5,
+ from ../arch/x86/kvm/../../../virt/kvm/async_pf.c:26:
../arch/x86/include/asm/pgalloc.h: In function ‘p4d_free’:
../arch/x86/include/asm/pgalloc.h:185:7: error: ‘pgtable_l5_enabled’
undeclared (first use in this function); did you mean ‘movable_node_enabled’?
- 185 | if (!pgtable_l5_enabled)
- | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
- | movable_node_enabled
+ 185 | if (!pgtable_l5_enabled)
+ | ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ | movable_node_enabled
---
+
+ [Test Plan]
+
+ Compile the x86_64 KVM code.
+
+ [Where problems could occur]
+
+ If backport commit is actually needed, e.g. when we backport 5-level
+ page tables and commit 98219dda2ab5 ("x86/mm: Fold p4d page table layer
+ at runtime"), this could cause double-free and memory corruption.
+
+ When backporting x86_64 5-level pages, we need to bring this commit as
+ well.
** Tags added: bionic
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https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1946464
Title:
Invalid backport to v4.15: missing pgtable_l5_enabled
Status in linux package in Ubuntu:
Incomplete
Status in linux source package in Bionic:
Incomplete
Bug description:
[Impact]
Commit 5047ef5725ed ("x86/mm: Don't free P4D table when it is folded at
runtime") should not be backported to v4.15 because:
1. It adds pgtable_l5_enabled which does not exist in v4.15,
2. It is marked as v4.17+
3. It is marked as fixing commit which does not exist in v4.15 and was not
backported there.
allyesconfig in x86_64 fails to build:
---
In file included from ../arch/x86/include/asm/mmu_context.h:12,
from ../include/linux/mmu_context.h:5,
from ../arch/x86/kvm/../../../virt/kvm/async_pf.c:26:
../arch/x86/include/asm/pgalloc.h: In function ‘p4d_free’:
../arch/x86/include/asm/pgalloc.h:185:7: error: ‘pgtable_l5_enabled’
undeclared (first use in this function); did you mean ‘movable_node_enabled’?
185 | if (!pgtable_l5_enabled)
| ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| movable_node_enabled
---
[Test Plan]
Compile the x86_64 KVM code.
[Where problems could occur]
If backport commit is actually needed, e.g. when we backport 5-level
page tables and commit 98219dda2ab5 ("x86/mm: Fold p4d page table
layer at runtime"), this could cause double-free and memory
corruption.
When backporting x86_64 5-level pages, we need to bring this commit as
well.
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