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File 5f5b6951-x86-PV-64bit-segbase-consistency.patch of Package xen (Revision d4df08e2f3fe7a86db20018815932372)

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Subject: x86/pv: Fix consistency of 64bit segment bases
From: Andrew Cooper andrew.cooper3@citrix.com Fri Sep 11 14:10:57 2020 +0200
Date: Fri Sep 11 14:10:57 2020 +0200:
Git: 431d52afd9438a3a126dfd787bd2d69b76906cb5

The comments in save_segments(), _toggle_guest_pt() and write_cr() are false.
The %fs and %gs bases can be updated at any time by the guest.

As a consequence, Xen's fs_base/etc tracking state is always stale when the
vcpu is in context, and must not be used to complete MSR_{FS,GS}_BASE reads, etc.

In particular, a sequence such as:

wrmsr(MSR_FS_BASE, 0x1ull << 32);
  write_fs(__USER_DS);
  base = rdmsr(MSR_FS_BASE);

will return the stale base, not the new base.  This may cause guest a guest
kernel's context switching of userspace to malfunction.

Therefore:
 * Update save_segments(), _toggle_guest_pt() and read_msr() to always read
   the segment bases from hardware.
 * Update write_cr(), write_msr() and do_set_segment_base() to not not waste
   time caching data which is instantly going to become stale again.
 * Provide comments explaining when the tracking state is and isn't stale.

This bug has been present for 14 years, but several bugfixes since have built
on and extended the original flawed logic.

Fixes: ba9adb737ba ("Apply stricter checking to RDMSR/WRMSR emulations.")
Fixes: c42494acb2f ("x86: fix FS/GS base handling when using the fsgsbase feature")
Fixed: eccc170053e ("x86/pv: Don't have %cr4.fsgsbase active behind a guest kernels back")
Signed-off-by: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>
Reviewed-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>
master commit: a5eaac9245f4f382a3cd0e9710e9d1cba7db20e4
master date: 2020-09-07 11:32:34 +0100

diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/domain.c b/xen/arch/x86/domain.c
index fee6c3931a..8351391cdd 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/domain.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/domain.c
@@ -1562,6 +1562,16 @@ static void load_segments(struct vcpu *n)
     }
 }
 
+/*
+ * Record all guest segment state.  The guest can load segment selectors
+ * without trapping, which will also alter the 64bit FS/GS bases.  Arbitrary
+ * changes to bases can also be made with the WR{FS,GS}BASE instructions, when
+ * enabled.
+ *
+ * Guests however cannot use SWAPGS, so there is no mechanism to modify the
+ * inactive GS base behind Xen's back.  Therefore, Xen's copy of the inactive
+ * GS base is still accurate, and doesn't need reading back from hardware.
+ */
 static void save_segments(struct vcpu *v)
 {
     struct cpu_user_regs *regs = &v->arch.user_regs;
@@ -1572,14 +1582,15 @@ static void save_segments(struct vcpu *v)
     regs->fs = read_sreg(fs);
     regs->gs = read_sreg(gs);
 
-    /* %fs/%gs bases can only be stale if WR{FS,GS}BASE are usable. */
-    if ( (read_cr4() & X86_CR4_FSGSBASE) && !is_pv_32bit_vcpu(v) )
+    if ( !is_pv_32bit_vcpu(v) )
     {
-        v->arch.pv.fs_base = __rdfsbase();
+        unsigned long gs_base = rdgsbase();
+
+        v->arch.pv.fs_base = rdfsbase();
         if ( v->arch.flags & TF_kernel_mode )
-            v->arch.pv.gs_base_kernel = __rdgsbase();
+            v->arch.pv.gs_base_kernel = gs_base;
         else
-            v->arch.pv.gs_base_user = __rdgsbase();
+            v->arch.pv.gs_base_user = gs_base;
     }
 
     if ( regs->ds )
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/pv/domain.c b/xen/arch/x86/pv/domain.c
index ec5a7d2dca..44e4ea2582 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/pv/domain.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/pv/domain.c
@@ -444,17 +444,19 @@ static void _toggle_guest_pt(struct vcpu *v)
 void toggle_guest_mode(struct vcpu *v)
 {
     const struct domain *d = v->domain;
+    unsigned long gs_base;
 
     ASSERT(!is_pv_32bit_vcpu(v));
 
-    /* %fs/%gs bases can only be stale if WR{FS,GS}BASE are usable. */
-    if ( read_cr4() & X86_CR4_FSGSBASE )
-    {
-        if ( v->arch.flags & TF_kernel_mode )
-            v->arch.pv.gs_base_kernel = __rdgsbase();
-        else
-            v->arch.pv.gs_base_user = __rdgsbase();
-    }
+    /*
+     * Update the cached value of the GS base about to become inactive, as a
+     * subsequent context switch won't bother re-reading it.
+     */
+    gs_base = rdgsbase();
+    if ( v->arch.flags & TF_kernel_mode )
+        v->arch.pv.gs_base_kernel = gs_base;
+    else
+        v->arch.pv.gs_base_user = gs_base;
     asm volatile ( "swapgs" );
 
     _toggle_guest_pt(v);
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/pv/emul-priv-op.c b/xen/arch/x86/pv/emul-priv-op.c
index 254da2b849..7c21076dd0 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/pv/emul-priv-op.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/pv/emul-priv-op.c
@@ -801,17 +801,6 @@ static int write_cr(unsigned int reg, unsigned long val,
     }
 
     case 4: /* Write CR4 */
-        /*
-         * If this write will disable FSGSBASE, refresh Xen's idea of the
-         * guest bases now that they can no longer change.
-         */
-        if ( (curr->arch.pv.ctrlreg[4] & X86_CR4_FSGSBASE) &&
-             !(val & X86_CR4_FSGSBASE) )
-        {
-            curr->arch.pv.fs_base = __rdfsbase();
-            curr->arch.pv.gs_base_kernel = __rdgsbase();
-        }
-
         curr->arch.pv.ctrlreg[4] = pv_fixup_guest_cr4(curr, val);
         write_cr4(pv_make_cr4(curr));
         ctxt_switch_levelling(curr);
@@ -860,15 +849,13 @@ static int read_msr(unsigned int reg, uint64_t *val,
     case MSR_FS_BASE:
         if ( is_pv_32bit_domain(currd) )
             break;
-        *val = (read_cr4() & X86_CR4_FSGSBASE) ? __rdfsbase()
-                                               : curr->arch.pv.fs_base;
+        *val = rdfsbase();
         return X86EMUL_OKAY;
 
     case MSR_GS_BASE:
         if ( is_pv_32bit_domain(currd) )
             break;
-        *val = (read_cr4() & X86_CR4_FSGSBASE) ? __rdgsbase()
-                                               : curr->arch.pv.gs_base_kernel;
+        *val = rdgsbase();
         return X86EMUL_OKAY;
 
     case MSR_SHADOW_GS_BASE:
@@ -997,14 +984,12 @@ static int write_msr(unsigned int reg, uint64_t val,
         if ( is_pv_32bit_domain(currd) || !is_canonical_address(val) )
             break;
         wrfsbase(val);
-        curr->arch.pv.fs_base = val;
         return X86EMUL_OKAY;
 
     case MSR_GS_BASE:
         if ( is_pv_32bit_domain(currd) || !is_canonical_address(val) )
             break;
         wrgsbase(val);
-        curr->arch.pv.gs_base_kernel = val;
         return X86EMUL_OKAY;
 
     case MSR_SHADOW_GS_BASE:
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/x86_64/mm.c b/xen/arch/x86/x86_64/mm.c
index 3b726f7c00..48fd60a876 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/x86_64/mm.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/x86_64/mm.c
@@ -1002,10 +1002,7 @@ long do_set_segment_base(unsigned int which, unsigned long base)
     {
     case SEGBASE_FS:
         if ( is_canonical_address(base) )
-        {
             wrfsbase(base);
-            v->arch.pv.fs_base = base;
-        }
         else
             ret = -EINVAL;
         break;
@@ -1022,10 +1019,7 @@ long do_set_segment_base(unsigned int which, unsigned long base)
 
     case SEGBASE_GS_KERNEL:
         if ( is_canonical_address(base) )
-        {
             wrgsbase(base);
-            v->arch.pv.gs_base_kernel = base;
-        }
         else
             ret = -EINVAL;
         break;
diff --git a/xen/include/asm-x86/domain.h b/xen/include/asm-x86/domain.h
index 6fd94c2e14..40385f5eaa 100644
--- a/xen/include/asm-x86/domain.h
+++ b/xen/include/asm-x86/domain.h
@@ -516,7 +516,24 @@ struct pv_vcpu
     bool_t syscall32_disables_events;
     bool_t sysenter_disables_events;
 
-    /* Segment base addresses. */
+    /*
+     * 64bit segment bases.
+     *
+     * FS and the active GS are always stale when the vCPU is in context, as
+     * the guest can change them behind Xen's back with MOV SREG, or
+     * WR{FS,GS}BASE on capable hardware.
+     *
+     * The inactive GS base is never stale, as guests can't use SWAPGS to
+     * access it - all modification is performed by Xen either directly
+     * (hypercall, #GP emulation), or indirectly (toggle_guest_mode()).
+     *
+     * The vCPU context switch path is optimised based on this fact, so any
+     * path updating or swapping the inactive base must update the cached
+     * value as well.
+     *
+     * Which GS base is active and inactive depends on whether the vCPU is in
+     * user or kernel context.
+     */
     unsigned long fs_base;
     unsigned long gs_base_kernel;
     unsigned long gs_base_user;

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