linux-kernel - Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 3/4] xen/hvc: Check HVM_PARAM_CONSOLE

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Date:	Thu, 24 May 2012 14:24:03 -0400
From:	Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>
To:	Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@...citrix.com>
Cc:	"xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com" <xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 3/4] xen/hvc: Check
 HVM_PARAM_CONSOLE_[EVTCHN|PFN] for correctness.

> I think that we should add a comment stating that even though mfn = 0
> and evtchn = 0 are theoretically correct values, in practice they never
> are and they mean that a legacy toolstack hasn't initialized the pv
> console correctly.

Like this?

>From 5842f5768599094758931b74190cdf93641a8e35 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>
Date: Wed, 23 May 2012 12:56:59 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] xen/hvc: Check HVM_PARAM_CONSOLE_[EVTCHN|PFN] for
 correctness.

We need to make sure that those parameters are setup to be correct.
As such the value of 0 is deemed invalid and we find that we
bail out. The hypervisor sets by default all of them to be zero
and when the hypercall is done does a simple:

 a.value = d->arch.hvm_domain.params[a.index];

Which means that if the Xen toolstack forgot to setup the proper
HVM_PARAM_CONSOLE_EVTCHN (or the PFN one), we would get the
default value of 0 and use that.

CC: stable@...nel.org
Fixes-Oracle-Bug: 14091238
Signed-off-by: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>
---
 drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_xen.c |   11 ++++++++---
 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_xen.c b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_xen.c
index 3277f0e..944eaeb 100644
--- a/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_xen.c
+++ b/drivers/tty/hvc/hvc_xen.c
@@ -214,14 +214,19 @@ static int xen_hvm_console_init(void)
 	/* already configured */
 	if (info->intf != NULL)
 		return 0;
-
+	/*
+	 * If the toolstack (or the hypervisor) hasn't set these values, the
+	 * default value is 0. Even though mfn = 0 and evtchn = 0 are
+	 * theoretically correct values, in practice they never are and they
+	 * mean that a legacy toolstack hasn't initialized the pv console correctly.
+	 */
 	r = hvm_get_parameter(HVM_PARAM_CONSOLE_EVTCHN, &v);
-	if (r < 0)
+	if (r < 0 || v == 0)
 		goto err;
 	info->evtchn = v;
 	v = 0;
 	r = hvm_get_parameter(HVM_PARAM_CONSOLE_PFN, &v);
-	if (r < 0)
+	if (r < 0 || v == 0)
 		goto err;
 	mfn = v;
 	info->intf = ioremap(mfn << PAGE_SHIFT, PAGE_SIZE);
-- 
1.7.7.5

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