[PATCH] D62741: [PowerPC] Set PROT_READ flag for MF_EXEC to prevent segfaults on PPC machines

Nemanja Ivanovic via Phabricator via llvm-commits llvm-commits at lists.llvm.org
Mon Jun 3 09:18:44 PDT 2019


This revision was not accepted when it landed; it landed in state "Needs Review".
This revision was automatically updated to reflect the committed changes.
Closed by commit rL362412: [PowerPC] Set PROT_READ flag for MF_EXEC to prevent segfaults on PPC machines (authored by nemanjai, committed by ).

Changed prior to commit:
  https://reviews.llvm.org/D62741?vs=202454&id=202735#toc

Repository:
  rL LLVM

CHANGES SINCE LAST ACTION
  https://reviews.llvm.org/D62741/new/

https://reviews.llvm.org/D62741

Files:
  llvm/trunk/lib/Support/Unix/Memory.inc


Index: llvm/trunk/lib/Support/Unix/Memory.inc
===================================================================
--- llvm/trunk/lib/Support/Unix/Memory.inc
+++ llvm/trunk/lib/Support/Unix/Memory.inc
@@ -58,14 +58,13 @@
       llvm::sys::Memory::MF_EXEC:
     return PROT_READ | PROT_WRITE | PROT_EXEC;
   case llvm::sys::Memory::MF_EXEC:
-#if defined(__FreeBSD__)
+#if (defined(__FreeBSD__) || defined(__POWERPC__) || defined (__ppc__) || \
+     defined(_POWER) || defined(_ARCH_PPC))
     // On PowerPC, having an executable page that has no read permission
     // can have unintended consequences.  The function InvalidateInstruction-
     // Cache uses instructions dcbf and icbi, both of which are treated by
     // the processor as loads.  If the page has no read permissions,
     // executing these instructions will result in a segmentation fault.
-    // Somehow, this problem is not present on Linux, but it does happen
-    // on FreeBSD.
     return PROT_READ | PROT_EXEC;
 #else
     return PROT_EXEC;


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