linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v9 15/29] x86/insn-eval: Add utility functions to get segment descriptor base address and limit

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Date:   Wed, 11 Oct 2017 17:15:18 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
To:     Ricardo Neri <ricardo.neri-calderon@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
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        Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 15/29] x86/insn-eval: Add utility functions to get
 segment descriptor base address and limit

On Tue, Oct 03, 2017 at 08:54:18PM -0700, Ricardo Neri wrote:
> With segmentation, the base address of the segment is needed to compute a
> linear address. This base address is obtained from the applicable segment
> descriptor. Such segment descriptor is referenced from a segment selector.

...

> +unsigned long insn_get_seg_base(struct pt_regs *regs, int seg_reg_idx)
> +{
> +	struct desc_struct *desc;
> +	short sel;
> +
> +	sel = get_segment_selector(regs, seg_reg_idx);
> +	if (sel < 0)
> +		return -1L;
> +
> +	if (v8086_mode(regs))
> +		/*
> +		 * Base is simply the segment selector shifted 4
> +		 * positions to the right.
> +		 */
> +		return (unsigned long)(sel << 4);
> +
> +	if (user_64bit_mode(regs)) {
> +		/*
> +		 * Only FS or GS will have a base address, the rest of
> +		 * the segments' bases are forced to 0.
> +		 */
> +		unsigned long base;
> +
> +		if (seg_reg_idx == INAT_SEG_REG_FS)
> +			rdmsrl(MSR_FS_BASE, base);
> +		else if (seg_reg_idx == INAT_SEG_REG_GS)
> +			/*
> +			 * swapgs was called at the kernel entry point. Thus,
> +			 * MSR_KERNEL_GS_BASE will have the user-space GS base.
> +			 */
> +			rdmsrl(MSR_KERNEL_GS_BASE, base);
> +		else if (seg_reg_idx != INAT_SEG_REG_IGNORE)
> +			/* We should ignore the rest of segment registers. */
> +			base = -1L;

When is that case ever possible in long mode? You either have GS/FS
bases or 0. What's the meaning of -1L in that case?

Otherwise just minor things:

---
diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/insn-eval.c b/arch/x86/lib/insn-eval.c
index 7ba5379a2923..e7e82b343bd0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/insn-eval.c
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/insn-eval.c
@@ -515,13 +515,13 @@ static struct desc_struct *get_desc(unsigned short sel)
  *
  * Obtain the base address of the segment as indicated by the segment descriptor
  * pointed by the segment selector. The segment selector is obtained from the
- * input segment register index seg_reg_idx.
+ * input segment register index @seg_reg_idx.
  *
  * Returns:
  *
  * In protected mode, base address of the segment. Zero in long mode,
  * except when FS or GS are used. In virtual-8086 mode, the segment
- * selector shifted 4 positions to the right.
+ * selector shifted 4 bits to the right.
  *
  * -1L in case of error.
  */
@@ -537,7 +537,7 @@ unsigned long insn_get_seg_base(struct pt_regs *regs, int seg_reg_idx)
 	if (v8086_mode(regs))
 		/*
 		 * Base is simply the segment selector shifted 4
-		 * positions to the right.
+		 * bits to the right.
 		 */
 		return (unsigned long)(sel << 4);
 
-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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