linux-kernel - [PATCH 58/62] x86/head/64: Don't call verify

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Date:   Tue, 11 Feb 2020 14:52:52 +0100
From:   Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>
To:     x86@...nel.org
Cc:     hpa@...or.com, Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Thomas Hellstrom <thellstrom@...are.com>,
        Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>,
        Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
        Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>, Joerg Roedel <jroedel@...e.de>
Subject: [PATCH 58/62] x86/head/64: Don't call verify_cpu() on starting APs

From: Joerg Roedel <jroedel@...e.de>

The APs are not ready to handle exceptions when verify_cpu() is called
in secondary_startup_64.

Signed-off-by: Joerg Roedel <jroedel@...e.de>
---
 arch/x86/include/asm/realmode.h | 1 +
 arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S       | 1 +
 arch/x86/realmode/init.c        | 6 ++++++
 3 files changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/realmode.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/realmode.h
index 6590394af309..5c97807c38a4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/realmode.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/realmode.h
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ extern unsigned char startup_32_smp[];
 extern unsigned char boot_gdt[];
 #else
 extern unsigned char secondary_startup_64[];
+extern unsigned char secondary_startup_64_no_verify[];
 #endif
 
 static inline size_t real_mode_size_needed(void)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
index 13ebf7d3af2c..9dd602bd6244 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
@@ -144,6 +144,7 @@ SYM_CODE_START(secondary_startup_64)
 	/* Sanitize CPU configuration */
 	call verify_cpu
 
+SYM_INNER_LABEL(secondary_startup_64_no_verify, SYM_L_GLOBAL)
 	/*
 	 * Retrieve the modifier (SME encryption mask if SME is active) to be
 	 * added to the initial pgdir entry that will be programmed into CR3.
diff --git a/arch/x86/realmode/init.c b/arch/x86/realmode/init.c
index 1c5cbfd102d5..030c38268069 100644
--- a/arch/x86/realmode/init.c
+++ b/arch/x86/realmode/init.c
@@ -109,6 +109,12 @@ static void __init setup_real_mode(void)
 		trampoline_header->flags |= TH_FLAGS_SME_ACTIVE;
 
 	if (sev_es_active()) {
+		/*
+		 * Skip the call to verify_cpu() in secondary_startup_64 as it
+		 * will cause #VC exceptions when the AP can't handle them yet.
+		 */
+		trampoline_header->start = (u64) secondary_startup_64_no_verify;
+
 		if (sev_es_setup_ap_jump_table(real_mode_header))
 			panic("Failed to update SEV-ES AP Jump Table");
 	}
-- 
2.17.1