1 files changed, 40 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/mm/memory.c b/mm/memory.c
index 45442d9a4f52..e24c7d22b117 100644
--- a/mm/memory.c
+++ b/mm/memory.c
@@ -1664,6 +1664,9 @@ out_unlock:
  * vmf_insert_pfn_prot should only be used if using multiple VMAs is
  * impractical.
  *
+ * See vmf_insert_mixed_prot() for a discussion of the implication of using
+ * a value of @pgprot different from that of @vma->vm_page_prot.
+ *
  * Context: Process context.  May allocate using %GFP_KERNEL.
  * Return: vm_fault_t value.
  */
@@ -1737,9 +1740,9 @@ static bool vm_mixed_ok(struct vm_area_struct *vma, pfn_t pfn)
 }
 
 static vm_fault_t __vm_insert_mixed(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
-		unsigned long addr, pfn_t pfn, bool mkwrite)
+		unsigned long addr, pfn_t pfn, pgprot_t pgprot,
+		bool mkwrite)
 {
-	pgprot_t pgprot = vma->vm_page_prot;
 	int err;
 
 	BUG_ON(!vm_mixed_ok(vma, pfn));
@@ -1782,10 +1785,43 @@ static vm_fault_t __vm_insert_mixed(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 	return VM_FAULT_NOPAGE;
 }
 
+/**
+ * vmf_insert_mixed_prot - insert single pfn into user vma with specified pgprot
+ * @vma: user vma to map to
+ * @addr: target user address of this page
+ * @pfn: source kernel pfn
+ * @pgprot: pgprot flags for the inserted page
+ *
+ * This is exactly like vmf_insert_mixed(), except that it allows drivers to
+ * to override pgprot on a per-page basis.
+ *
+ * Typically this function should be used by drivers to set caching- and
+ * encryption bits different than those of @vma->vm_page_prot, because
+ * the caching- or encryption mode may not be known at mmap() time.
+ * This is ok as long as @vma->vm_page_prot is not used by the core vm
+ * to set caching and encryption bits for those vmas (except for COW pages).
+ * This is ensured by core vm only modifying these page table entries using
+ * functions that don't touch caching- or encryption bits, using pte_modify()
+ * if needed. (See for example mprotect()).
+ * Also when new page-table entries are created, this is only done using the
+ * fault() callback, and never using the value of vma->vm_page_prot,
+ * except for page-table entries that point to anonymous pages as the result
+ * of COW.
+ *
+ * Context: Process context.  May allocate using %GFP_KERNEL.
+ * Return: vm_fault_t value.
+ */
+vm_fault_t vmf_insert_mixed_prot(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
+				 pfn_t pfn, pgprot_t pgprot)
+{
+	return __vm_insert_mixed(vma, addr, pfn, pgprot, false);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(vmf_insert_mixed_prot);
+
 vm_fault_t vmf_insert_mixed(struct vm_area_struct *vma, unsigned long addr,
 		pfn_t pfn)
 {
-	return __vm_insert_mixed(vma, addr, pfn, false);
+	return __vm_insert_mixed(vma, addr, pfn, vma->vm_page_prot, false);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vmf_insert_mixed);
 
@@ -1797,7 +1833,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(vmf_insert_mixed);
 vm_fault_t vmf_insert_mixed_mkwrite(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
 		unsigned long addr, pfn_t pfn)
 {
-	return __vm_insert_mixed(vma, addr, pfn, true);
+	return __vm_insert_mixed(vma, addr, pfn, vma->vm_page_prot, true);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(vmf_insert_mixed_mkwrite);