linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] kvm: fix potentially corrupt mmio cache

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Message-ID: <CALzav=ejmOZX_hkkTBfJ5hcg6sTMCr-jq_zP66dX7qdXrounsw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 2 Sep 2014 10:17:37 -0700
From:	David Matlack <dmatlack@...gle.com>
To:	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
	stable@...r.kernel.org,
	Xiao Guangrong <xiaoguangrong@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] kvm: fix potentially corrupt mmio cache

On Tue, Sep 2, 2014 at 9:49 AM, Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com> wrote:
> Il 02/09/2014 18:44, David Matlack ha scritto:
>> >
>> > -#define MMIO_GEN_SHIFT                 19
>> > -#define MMIO_GEN_LOW_SHIFT             9
>> > -#define MMIO_GEN_LOW_MASK              ((1 << MMIO_GEN_LOW_SHIFT) - 1)
>> > +#define MMIO_GEN_SHIFT                 20
>> > +#define MMIO_GEN_LOW_SHIFT             10
>> > +#define MMIO_GEN_LOW_MASK              ((1 << MMIO_GEN_LOW_SHIFT) - 2)
>> >  #define MMIO_GEN_MASK                  ((1 << MMIO_GEN_SHIFT) - 1)
>> >  #define MMIO_MAX_GEN                   ((1 << MMIO_GEN_SHIFT) - 1)
>> >
>> > @@ -4428,7 +4432,7 @@ void kvm_mmu_invalidate_mmio_sptes(struct kvm *kvm)
>> >          * The very rare case: if the generation-number is round,
>> >          * zap all shadow pages.
>> >          */
>> > -       if (unlikely(kvm_current_mmio_generation(kvm) >= MMIO_MAX_GEN)) {
>> > +       if (unlikely(kvm_current_mmio_generation(kvm) == 0)) {
>>
>> This should be in patch 1/3.
>
> I don't think so.  This change is not due to the removal of biasing in
> x86.c, but rather due to removing bit 0 from MMIO_GEN_LOW_MASK.
>
> I placed it here, because the previous test works just fine until bit 0
> is removed from MMIO_GEN_LOW_MASK.

Ah ok, you're right.

>
> Paolo
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