linux-kernel - [RFC PATCH 2/2] x86/xen: Make the secondary CPU idle tasks reliable

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Date:   Thu, 12 Mar 2020 15:20:07 +0100
From:   Miroslav Benes <mbenes@...e.cz>
To:     boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com, jgross@...e.com,
        sstabellini@...nel.org, tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com,
        bp@...en8.de, hpa@...or.com, jpoimboe@...hat.com
Cc:     x86@...nel.org, xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, live-patching@...r.kernel.org,
        jslaby@...e.cz, Miroslav Benes <mbenes@...e.cz>
Subject: [RFC PATCH 2/2] x86/xen: Make the secondary CPU idle tasks reliable

The unwinder reports the secondary CPU idle tasks' stack on XEN PV as
unreliable, which affects at least live patching.
cpu_initialize_context() sets up the context of the CPU through
VCPUOP_initialise hypercall. After it is woken up, the idle task starts
in cpu_bringup_and_idle() function and its stack starts at the offset
right below pt_regs. The unwinder correctly detects the end of stack
there but it is confused by NULL return address in the last frame.

RFC: I haven't found the way to teach the unwinder about the state of
the stack there. Thus the ugly hack using assembly. Similar to what
startup_xen() has got for boot CPU.

It introduces objtool "unreachable instruction" warning just right after
the jump to cpu_bringup_and_idle(). It should show the idea what needs
to be done though, I think. Ideas welcome.

Signed-off-by: Miroslav Benes <mbenes@...e.cz>
---
 arch/x86/xen/smp_pv.c   |  3 ++-
 arch/x86/xen/xen-head.S | 10 ++++++++++
 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/smp_pv.c b/arch/x86/xen/smp_pv.c
index 802ee5bba66c..6b88cdcbef8f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/smp_pv.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/smp_pv.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct xen_common_irq, xen_irq_work) = { .irq = -1 };
 static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct xen_common_irq, xen_pmu_irq) = { .irq = -1 };
 
 static irqreturn_t xen_irq_work_interrupt(int irq, void *dev_id);
+extern unsigned char asm_cpu_bringup_and_idle[];
 
 static void cpu_bringup(void)
 {
@@ -309,7 +310,7 @@ cpu_initialize_context(unsigned int cpu, struct task_struct *idle)
 	 * pointing just below where pt_regs would be if it were a normal
 	 * kernel entry.
 	 */
-	ctxt->user_regs.eip = (unsigned long)cpu_bringup_and_idle;
+	ctxt->user_regs.eip = (unsigned long)asm_cpu_bringup_and_idle;
 	ctxt->flags = VGCF_IN_KERNEL;
 	ctxt->user_regs.eflags = 0x1000; /* IOPL_RING1 */
 	ctxt->user_regs.ds = __USER_DS;
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/xen-head.S b/arch/x86/xen/xen-head.S
index 642f346bfe02..c9a9c0bb79ed 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/xen-head.S
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/xen-head.S
@@ -56,6 +56,16 @@ SYM_CODE_START(startup_xen)
 1:
 SYM_CODE_END(startup_xen)
 	__FINIT
+
+.pushsection .text
+SYM_CODE_START(asm_cpu_bringup_and_idle)
+	UNWIND_HINT_EMPTY
+
+	push $1f
+	jmp cpu_bringup_and_idle
+1:
+SYM_CODE_END(asm_cpu_bringup_and_idle)
+.popsection
 #endif
 
 .pushsection .text
-- 
2.25.1