linux-kernel - [PATCH] KVM: x86: Fix CR3 and LDT sel should not be saved in TSS

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Date:	Mon,  7 Apr 2014 18:37:47 +0300
From:	Nadav Amit <namit@...technion.ac.il>
To:	gleb@...nel.org, pbonzini@...hat.com
Cc:	tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com, hpa@...or.com,
	x86@...nel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Nadav Amit <namit@...technion.ac.il>
Subject: [PATCH] KVM: x86: Fix CR3 and LDT sel should not be saved in TSS

According to Intel specifications, only general purpose registers and segment
selectors should are saved in the old TSS during 32-bit task-switch.

Signed-off-by: Nadav Amit <namit@...technion.ac.il>
---
 arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c |   10 ++++++----
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c b/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c
index 205b17e..0dec502 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c
@@ -2496,7 +2496,7 @@ static int task_switch_16(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt,
 static void save_state_to_tss32(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt,
 				struct tss_segment_32 *tss)
 {
-	tss->cr3 = ctxt->ops->get_cr(ctxt, 3);
+	/* CR3 and ldt selector are not saved intentionally */
 	tss->eip = ctxt->_eip;
 	tss->eflags = ctxt->eflags;
 	tss->eax = reg_read(ctxt, VCPU_REGS_RAX);
@@ -2514,7 +2514,6 @@ static void save_state_to_tss32(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt,
 	tss->ds = get_segment_selector(ctxt, VCPU_SREG_DS);
 	tss->fs = get_segment_selector(ctxt, VCPU_SREG_FS);
 	tss->gs = get_segment_selector(ctxt, VCPU_SREG_GS);
-	tss->ldt_selector = get_segment_selector(ctxt, VCPU_SREG_LDTR);
 }
 
 static int load_state_from_tss32(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt,
@@ -2604,6 +2603,8 @@ static int task_switch_32(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt,
 	struct tss_segment_32 tss_seg;
 	int ret;
 	u32 new_tss_base = get_desc_base(new_desc);
+	u32 eip_offset = offsetof(struct tss_segment_32, eip);
+	u32 ldt_sel_offset = offsetof(struct tss_segment_32, ldt_selector);
 
 	ret = ops->read_std(ctxt, old_tss_base, &tss_seg, sizeof tss_seg,
 			    &ctxt->exception);
@@ -2613,8 +2614,9 @@ static int task_switch_32(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt,
 
 	save_state_to_tss32(ctxt, &tss_seg);
 
-	ret = ops->write_std(ctxt, old_tss_base, &tss_seg, sizeof tss_seg,
-			     &ctxt->exception);
+	/* Only GP registers and segment selectors are saved */
+	ret = ops->write_std(ctxt, old_tss_base + eip_offset, &tss_seg.eip,
+			     ldt_sel_offset - eip_offset, &ctxt->exception);
 	if (ret != X86EMUL_CONTINUE)
 		/* FIXME: need to provide precise fault address */
 		return ret;
-- 
1.7.10.4

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