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1 files changed, 14 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c b/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c
index 906d43463366..00c68e7fb11e 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/lib/code-patching.c
@@ -43,9 +43,14 @@ int raw_patch_instruction(u32 *addr, ppc_inst_t instr)
#ifdef CONFIG_STRICT_KERNEL_RWX
static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct vm_struct *, text_poke_area);
+static int map_patch_area(void *addr, unsigned long text_poke_addr);
+static void unmap_patch_area(unsigned long addr);
+
static int text_area_cpu_up(unsigned int cpu)
{
struct vm_struct *area;
+ unsigned long addr;
+ int err;
area = get_vm_area(PAGE_SIZE, VM_ALLOC);
if (!area) {
@@ -53,6 +58,15 @@ static int text_area_cpu_up(unsigned int cpu)
cpu);
return -1;
}
+
+ // Map/unmap the area to ensure all page tables are pre-allocated
+ addr = (unsigned long)area->addr;
+ err = map_patch_area(empty_zero_page, addr);
+ if (err)
+ return err;
+
+ unmap_patch_area(addr);
+
this_cpu_write(text_poke_area, area);
return 0;