linux-kernel - [PATCH 5.5 063/257] x86/boot: Use unsigned comparison for addresses

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Date:   Thu, 16 Apr 2020 15:21:54 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        stable@...r.kernel.org, Arvind Sankar <nivedita@...m.mit.edu>,
        Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 5.5 063/257] x86/boot: Use unsigned comparison for addresses

From: Arvind Sankar <nivedita@...m.mit.edu>

[ Upstream commit 81a34892c2c7c809f9c4e22c5ac936ae673fb9a2 ]

The load address is compared with LOAD_PHYSICAL_ADDR using a signed
comparison currently (using jge instruction).

When loading a 64-bit kernel using the new efi32_pe_entry() point added by:

  97aa276579b2 ("efi/x86: Add true mixed mode entry point into .compat section")

using Qemu with -m 3072, the firmware actually loads us above 2Gb,
resulting in a very early crash.

Use the JAE instruction to perform a unsigned comparison instead, as physical
addresses should be considered unsigned.

Signed-off-by: Arvind Sankar <nivedita@...m.mit.edu>
Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200301230436.2246909-6-nivedita@alum.mit.edu
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200308080859.21568-14-ardb@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@...nel.org>
---
 arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_32.S | 2 +-
 arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S | 4 ++--
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_32.S b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_32.S
index f2dfd6d083ef2..777cf7d659cea 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_32.S
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_32.S
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(startup_32)
 	notl	%eax
 	andl    %eax, %ebx
 	cmpl	$LOAD_PHYSICAL_ADDR, %ebx
-	jge	1f
+	jae	1f
 #endif
 	movl	$LOAD_PHYSICAL_ADDR, %ebx
 1:
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
index ee60b81944a77..f5ee513f0195c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(startup_32)
 	notl	%eax
 	andl	%eax, %ebx
 	cmpl	$LOAD_PHYSICAL_ADDR, %ebx
-	jge	1f
+	jae	1f
 #endif
 	movl	$LOAD_PHYSICAL_ADDR, %ebx
 1:
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ SYM_CODE_START(startup_64)
 	notq	%rax
 	andq	%rax, %rbp
 	cmpq	$LOAD_PHYSICAL_ADDR, %rbp
-	jge	1f
+	jae	1f
 #endif
 	movq	$LOAD_PHYSICAL_ADDR, %rbp
 1:
-- 
2.20.1