NetBSD Problem Report #60083
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From: imuwoto@gmail.com
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Subject: swap encryption break /dev/drum
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>Number: 60083
>Notify-List: riastradh@NetBSD.org
>Category: kern
>Synopsis: swap encryption break /dev/drum
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: kern-bug-people
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Sun Mar 15 03:35:00 +0000 2026
>Last-Modified: Sat Jun 27 15:00:11 +0000 2026
>Originator: YAMAMOTO Takashi
>Release: -current
>Organization:
>Environment:
amd64
>Description:
swap encryption is implemented in uvm_swap_io.
it seems conceptually wrong because /dev/drum users like libkvm
need to see unencrypted data.
>How-To-Repeat:
read /dev/drum to obtain swapped-out data as libkvm sometimes does.
>Fix:
implement it under /dev/drum.
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
From: Takashi YAMAMOTO <yamt9999@gmail.com>
To: gnats-bugs@netbsd.org
Cc: kern-bug-people@netbsd.org, gnats-admin@netbsd.org, netbsd-bugs@netbsd.org
Subject: Re: kern/60083: swap encryption break /dev/drum
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 05:57:57 +0900
i'm testing this:
https://github.com/yamt/netbsd-src/commit/960ea14b08e76fc0d032221a742aea61ea6ded5b
From: "YAMAMOTO Takashi" <yamt@netbsd.org>
To: gnats-bugs@gnats.NetBSD.org
Cc:
Subject: PR/60083 CVS commit: src/sys/uvm
Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:44:23 +0000
Module Name: src
Committed By: yamt
Date: Tue Mar 31 13:44:23 UTC 2026
Modified Files:
src/sys/uvm: uvm_swap.c
Log Message:
uvm_swap.c: fix /dev/drum regression caused by swap encryption
* decrypt data using a bounce buffer
* reject writes with ENOTSUP for now
https://gnats.netbsd.org/60083
PR/60083
To generate a diff of this commit:
cvs rdiff -u -r1.229 -r1.230 src/sys/uvm/uvm_swap.c
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copyright notices on the relevant files.
From: "Taylor R Campbell" <riastradh@netbsd.org>
To: gnats-bugs@gnats.NetBSD.org
Cc:
Subject: PR/60083 CVS commit: src/sys/uvm
Date: Sat, 27 Jun 2026 14:56:29 +0000
Module Name: src
Committed By: riastradh
Date: Sat Jun 27 14:56:29 UTC 2026
Modified Files:
src/sys/uvm: uvm_swap.c
Log Message:
uvm(9): Fix comments on swap encryption and tidy various whitespace.
No functional change intended: comments and whitespace only.
Cleanup after various fixes for:
PR kern/60082: swap encryption corrupt data
PR kern/60083: swap encryption break /dev/drum
PR kern/60084: swap encryption: per-page tracking seems overengineered
To generate a diff of this commit:
cvs rdiff -u -r1.233 -r1.234 src/sys/uvm/uvm_swap.c
Please note that diffs are not public domain; they are subject to the
copyright notices on the relevant files.
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