[RFC PATCH 04/46] x86/mm/ident_map: Add force_pte to support 4K PTE identity mappings

Pasha Tatashin pasha.tatashin at soleen.com
Sun Sep 20 12:36:08 PDT 2026


Extend kernel_ident_mapping_init() with ident_pte_init() and a force_pte
flag in struct x86_mapping_info so callers can request 4K PTE leaf
mappings instead of 2M PMD or 1G PUD leaves.

Signed-off-by: Pasha Tatashin <pasha.tatashin at soleen.com>
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/init.h |  3 +-
 arch/x86/mm/ident_map.c     | 72 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 2 files changed, 65 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/init.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/init.h
index 01ccdd168df0..d9caed494e7d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/init.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/init.h
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ struct x86_mapping_info {
 	void *(*alloc_pgt_page)(void *); /* allocate buf for page table */
 	void (*free_pgt_page)(void *, void *); /* free buf for page table */
 	void *context;			 /* context for alloc_pgt_page */
-	unsigned long page_flag;	 /* page flag for PMD or PUD entry */
+	unsigned long page_flag;	 /* page flag for PTE, PMD or PUD entry */
 	unsigned long offset;		 /* ident mapping offset */
 	bool direct_gbpages;		 /* PUD level 1GB page support */
 	unsigned long kernpg_flag;	 /* kernel pagetable flag override */
+	bool force_pte;			 /* force 4K PTE mappings */
 };
 
 int kernel_ident_mapping_init(struct x86_mapping_info *info, pgd_t *pgd_page,
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/ident_map.c b/arch/x86/mm/ident_map.c
index 5a15bffe6574..83013513ba94 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/ident_map.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/ident_map.c
@@ -77,24 +77,73 @@ void kernel_ident_mapping_free(struct x86_mapping_info *info, pgd_t *pgd)
 	info->free_pgt_page(pgd, info->context);
 }
 
-static void ident_pmd_init(struct x86_mapping_info *info, pmd_t *pmd_page,
-			   unsigned long addr, unsigned long end)
+static int ident_pte_init(struct x86_mapping_info *info, pte_t *pte_page,
+			  unsigned long addr, unsigned long end)
 {
-	addr &= PMD_MASK;
-	for (; addr < end; addr += PMD_SIZE) {
+	addr &= PAGE_MASK;
+	for (; addr < end; addr += PAGE_SIZE) {
+		pte_t *pte = pte_page + pte_index(addr);
+
+		if (pte_present(*pte))
+			continue;
+
+		set_pte(pte, __pte(((addr - info->offset) | info->page_flag) & ~_PAGE_PSE));
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int ident_pmd_init(struct x86_mapping_info *info, pmd_t *pmd_page,
+			  unsigned long addr, unsigned long end)
+{
+	unsigned long next;
+	int result;
+
+	for (; addr < end; addr = next) {
 		pmd_t *pmd = pmd_page + pmd_index(addr);
+		pte_t *pte;
 
-		if (pmd_present(*pmd))
+		next = pmd_addr_end(addr, end);
+
+		if (!info->force_pte) {
+			if (pmd_present(*pmd))
+				continue;
+
+			set_pmd(pmd, __pmd(((addr & PMD_MASK) - info->offset) | info->page_flag));
 			continue;
+		}
 
-		set_pmd(pmd, __pmd((addr - info->offset) | info->page_flag));
+		/* if this is already a 2MB page, this portion is already mapped */
+		if (pmd_leaf(*pmd))
+			continue;
+
+		if (pmd_present(*pmd)) {
+			pte = pte_offset_kernel(pmd, 0);
+			result = ident_pte_init(info, pte, addr, next);
+			if (result)
+				return result;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		pte = (pte_t *)info->alloc_pgt_page(info->context);
+		if (!pte)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+
+		result = ident_pte_init(info, pte, addr, next);
+		if (result)
+			return result;
+
+		set_pmd(pmd, __pmd(__pa(pte) | info->kernpg_flag));
 	}
+
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int ident_pud_init(struct x86_mapping_info *info, pud_t *pud_page,
 			  unsigned long addr, unsigned long end)
 {
 	unsigned long next;
+	int result;
 
 	for (; addr < end; addr = next) {
 		pud_t *pud = pud_page + pud_index(addr);
@@ -108,7 +157,7 @@ static int ident_pud_init(struct x86_mapping_info *info, pud_t *pud_page,
 			continue;
 
 		/* Is using a gbpage allowed? */
-		use_gbpage = info->direct_gbpages;
+		use_gbpage = info->direct_gbpages && !info->force_pte;
 
 		/* Don't use gbpage if it maps more than the requested region. */
 		/* at the beginning: */
@@ -129,13 +178,17 @@ static int ident_pud_init(struct x86_mapping_info *info, pud_t *pud_page,
 
 		if (pud_present(*pud)) {
 			pmd = pmd_offset(pud, 0);
-			ident_pmd_init(info, pmd, addr, next);
+			result = ident_pmd_init(info, pmd, addr, next);
+			if (result)
+				return result;
 			continue;
 		}
 		pmd = (pmd_t *)info->alloc_pgt_page(info->context);
 		if (!pmd)
 			return -ENOMEM;
-		ident_pmd_init(info, pmd, addr, next);
+		result = ident_pmd_init(info, pmd, addr, next);
+		if (result)
+			return result;
 		set_pud(pud, __pud(__pa(pmd) | info->kernpg_flag));
 	}
 
@@ -189,6 +242,7 @@ int kernel_ident_mapping_init(struct x86_mapping_info *info, pgd_t *pgd_page,
 
 	/* Filter out unsupported __PAGE_KERNEL_* bits: */
 	info->kernpg_flag &= __default_kernel_pte_mask;
+	info->page_flag &= __default_kernel_pte_mask;
 
 	for (; addr < end; addr = next) {
 		pgd_t *pgd = pgd_page + pgd_index(addr);
-- 
2.55.0.1082.g2b9226bbc0-goog




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