linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 13/17] arm64: preserve x18 when CPU is suspended

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Message-ID: <CABCJKueN+Op8xm+L3aSFgCL9BLC8b-WHj3oBYhf1W=OcX2aqCg@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Mon, 4 Nov 2019 16:02:16 -0800
From:   Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com>
To:     Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>
Cc:     Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org>, Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>,
        Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@....com>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ard.biesheuvel@...aro.org>,
        Dave Martin <dave.martin@....com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Laura Abbott <labbott@...hat.com>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>,
        Miguel Ojeda <miguel.ojeda.sandonis@...il.com>,
        Masahiro Yamada <yamada.masahiro@...ionext.com>,
        clang-built-linux <clang-built-linux@...glegroups.com>,
        Kernel Hardening <kernel-hardening@...ts.openwall.com>,
        linux-arm-kernel <linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 13/17] arm64: preserve x18 when CPU is suspended

On Mon, Nov 4, 2019 at 1:59 PM Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com> wrote:
>
> On Mon, Nov 4, 2019 at 1:38 PM Sami Tolvanen <samitolvanen@...gle.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, Nov 4, 2019 at 5:20 AM Marc Zyngier <maz@...nel.org> wrote:
> > > >  ENTRY(cpu_do_suspend)
> > > >       mrs     x2, tpidr_el0
> > > > @@ -73,6 +75,9 @@ alternative_endif
> > > >       stp     x8, x9, [x0, #48]
> > > >       stp     x10, x11, [x0, #64]
> > > >       stp     x12, x13, [x0, #80]
> > > > +#ifdef CONFIG_SHADOW_CALL_STACK
> > > > +     str     x18, [x0, #96]
> > > > +#endif
> > >
> > > Do we need the #ifdefery here? We didn't add that to the KVM path,
> > > and I'd feel better having a single behaviour, specially when
> > > NR_CTX_REGS is unconditionally sized to hold 13 regs.
> >
> > I'm fine with dropping the ifdefs here in v5 unless someone objects to this.
>
> Oh, yeah I guess it would be good to be consistent.  Rather than drop
> the ifdefs, would you (Marc) be ok with conditionally setting
> NR_CTX_REGS based on CONFIG_SHADOW_CALL_STACK, and doing so in KVM?
> (So 3 ifdefs, rather than 0)?
>
> Without any conditionals or comments, it's not clear why x18 is being
> saved and restored (unless git blame survives, or a comment is added
> in place of the ifdefs in v6).

True. Clearing the sleep state buffer in cpu_do_resume is also
pointless without CONFIG_SHADOW_CALL_STACK, so if the ifdefs are
removed, some kind of an explanation is needed there.

Sami