[PATCH v13 20/35] x86/fred: Allow single-step trap and NMI when starting a new task
From: Xin Li <hidden>
Date: 2023-12-05 11:22:36
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the rest, x86 architecture (32-bit and 64-bit) · Maintainers:
Linus Torvalds, Thomas Gleixner, Ingo Molnar, Borislav Petkov, Dave Hansen
From: "H. Peter Anvin (Intel)" <hpa@zytor.com> Entering a new task is logically speaking a return from a system call (exec, fork, clone, etc.). As such, if ptrace enables single stepping a single step exception should be allowed to trigger immediately upon entering user space. This is not optional. NMI should *never* be disabled in user space. As such, this is an optional, opportunistic way to catch errors. Allow single-step trap and NMI when starting a new task, thus once the new task enters user space, single-step trap and NMI are both enabled immediately. Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin (Intel) <hpa@zytor.com> Tested-by: Shan Kang <redacted> Signed-off-by: Xin Li <redacted> --- Changes since v8: * Use high-order 48 bits above the lowest 16 bit SS only when FRED is enabled (Thomas Gleixner). --- arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c | 38 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
index 7f66c0b14de6..7062b84dd467 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ #include <asm/resctrl.h> #include <asm/unistd.h> #include <asm/fsgsbase.h> +#include <asm/fred.h> #ifdef CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION /* Not included via unistd.h */ #include <asm/unistd_32_ia32.h>
@@ -528,7 +529,7 @@ void x86_gsbase_write_task(struct task_struct *task, unsigned long gsbase) static void start_thread_common(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long new_ip, unsigned long new_sp, - unsigned int _cs, unsigned int _ss, unsigned int _ds) + u16 _cs, u16 _ss, u16 _ds) { WARN_ON_ONCE(regs != current_pt_regs());
@@ -545,11 +546,36 @@ start_thread_common(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long new_ip, loadsegment(ds, _ds); load_gs_index(0); - regs->ip = new_ip; - regs->sp = new_sp; - regs->cs = _cs; - regs->ss = _ss; - regs->flags = X86_EFLAGS_IF; + regs->ip = new_ip; + regs->sp = new_sp; + regs->csx = _cs; + regs->ssx = _ss; + /* + * Allow single-step trap and NMI when starting a new task, thus + * once the new task enters user space, single-step trap and NMI + * are both enabled immediately. + * + * Entering a new task is logically speaking a return from a + * system call (exec, fork, clone, etc.). As such, if ptrace + * enables single stepping a single step exception should be + * allowed to trigger immediately upon entering user space. + * This is not optional. + * + * NMI should *never* be disabled in user space. As such, this + * is an optional, opportunistic way to catch errors. + * + * Paranoia: High-order 48 bits above the lowest 16 bit SS are + * discarded by the legacy IRET instruction on all Intel, AMD, + * and Cyrix/Centaur/VIA CPUs, thus can be set unconditionally, + * even when FRED is not enabled. But we choose the safer side + * to use these bits only when FRED is enabled. + */ + if (cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_FRED)) { + regs->fred_ss.swevent = true; + regs->fred_ss.nmi = true; + } + + regs->flags = X86_EFLAGS_IF | X86_EFLAGS_FIXED; } void
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