linux-kernel - Re: [RFC 06/16] KVM: Use GUP instead of copy_from/to

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Date:   Wed, 27 May 2020 00:56:22 +0300
From:   "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill@...temov.name>
To:     Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org>
Cc:     Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@...el.com>,
        Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@...hat.com>,
        Wanpeng Li <wanpengli@...cent.com>,
        Jim Mattson <jmattson@...gle.com>,
        Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>,
        David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
        Andrea Arcangeli <aarcange@...hat.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Will Drewry <wad@...omium.org>,
        "Edgecombe, Rick P" <rick.p.edgecombe@...el.com>,
        "Kleen, Andi" <andi.kleen@...el.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC 06/16] KVM: Use GUP instead of copy_from/to_user() to
 access guest memory

On Tue, May 26, 2020 at 09:14:59AM +0300, Mike Rapoport wrote:
> On Fri, May 22, 2020 at 03:52:04PM +0300, Kirill A. Shutemov wrote:
> > New helpers copy_from_guest()/copy_to_guest() to be used if KVM memory
> > protection feature is enabled.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>
> > ---
> >  include/linux/kvm_host.h |  4 +++
> >  virt/kvm/kvm_main.c      | 78 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
> >  2 files changed, 72 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
> > 
> >  static int __kvm_read_guest_page(struct kvm_memory_slot *slot, gfn_t gfn,
> > -				 void *data, int offset, int len)
> > +				 void *data, int offset, int len,
> > +				 bool protected)
> >  {
> >  	int r;
> >  	unsigned long addr;
> > @@ -2257,7 +2297,10 @@ static int __kvm_read_guest_page(struct kvm_memory_slot *slot, gfn_t gfn,
> >  	addr = gfn_to_hva_memslot_prot(slot, gfn, NULL);
> >  	if (kvm_is_error_hva(addr))
> >  		return -EFAULT;
> > -	r = __copy_from_user(data, (void __user *)addr + offset, len);
> > +	if (protected)
> > +		r = copy_from_guest(data, addr + offset, len);
> > +	else
> > +		r = __copy_from_user(data, (void __user *)addr + offset, len);
> 
> Maybe always use copy_{from,to}_guest() and move the 'if (protected)'
> there?
> If kvm is added to memory slot, it cab be the passed to copy_{to,from}_guest.

Right, Vitaly has pointed me to this already.

-- 
 Kirill A. Shutemov