linux-kernel - [PATCH v2] release kvmclock page on reset

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:	Tue,  1 Feb 2011 14:16:40 -0500
From:	Glauber Costa <glommer@...hat.com>
To:	kvm@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, aliguori@...ibm.com,
	Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@...mens.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2] release kvmclock page on reset

When a vcpu is reset, kvmclock page keeps being writen to this days.
This is wrong and inconsistent: a cpu reset should take it to its
initial state.

Signed-off-by: Glauber Costa <glommer@...hat.com>
CC: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@...mens.com>
---
 arch/x86/kvm/x86.c |   20 ++++++++++++--------
 1 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index bcc0efc..c39ab4a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -1453,6 +1453,14 @@ static int kvm_pv_enable_async_pf(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 data)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void kvmclock_reset(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+	if (vcpu->arch.time_page) {
+		kvm_release_page_dirty(vcpu->arch.time_page);
+		vcpu->arch.time_page = NULL;
+	}
+}
+
 int kvm_set_msr_common(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr, u64 data)
 {
 	switch (msr) {
@@ -1510,10 +1518,7 @@ int kvm_set_msr_common(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr, u64 data)
 		break;
 	case MSR_KVM_SYSTEM_TIME_NEW:
 	case MSR_KVM_SYSTEM_TIME: {
-		if (vcpu->arch.time_page) {
-			kvm_release_page_dirty(vcpu->arch.time_page);
-			vcpu->arch.time_page = NULL;
-		}
+		kvmclock_reset(vcpu);
 
 		vcpu->arch.time = data;
 		kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_CLOCK_UPDATE, vcpu);
@@ -5814,10 +5819,7 @@ void kvm_put_guest_fpu(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 
 void kvm_arch_vcpu_free(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 {
-	if (vcpu->arch.time_page) {
-		kvm_release_page_dirty(vcpu->arch.time_page);
-		vcpu->arch.time_page = NULL;
-	}
+	kvmclock_reset(vcpu);
 
 	free_cpumask_var(vcpu->arch.wbinvd_dirty_mask);
 	fx_free(vcpu);
@@ -5878,6 +5880,8 @@ int kvm_arch_vcpu_reset(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_EVENT, vcpu);
 	vcpu->arch.apf.msr_val = 0;
 
+	kvmclock_reset(vcpu);
+
 	kvm_clear_async_pf_completion_queue(vcpu);
 	kvm_async_pf_hash_reset(vcpu);
 	vcpu->arch.apf.halted = false;
-- 
1.7.2.3

--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/