linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v9 1/4] iommu: Move def_domain type check for untrusted device into core

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Mon, 23 Nov 2020 14:03:28 +0000
From:   Will Deacon <will@...nel.org>
To:     Lu Baolu <baolu.lu@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>, Ashok Raj <ashok.raj@...el.com>,
        Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>,
        Sohil Mehta <sohil.mehta@...el.com>,
        Robin Murphy <robin.murphy@....com>,
        Jacob Pan <jacob.jun.pan@...ux.intel.com>,
        iommu@...ts.linux-foundation.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Shameerali Kolothum Thodi 
        <shameerali.kolothum.thodi@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 1/4] iommu: Move def_domain type check for untrusted
 device into core

On Mon, Nov 23, 2020 at 09:54:49PM +0800, Lu Baolu wrote:
> Hi Will,
> 
> On 2020/11/23 21:03, Will Deacon wrote:
> > Hi Baolu,
> > 
> > On Mon, Nov 23, 2020 at 08:55:17PM +0800, Lu Baolu wrote:
> > > On 2020/11/23 20:04, Will Deacon wrote:
> > > > On Sat, Nov 21, 2020 at 09:56:17PM +0800, Lu Baolu wrote:
> > > > > @@ -1645,13 +1655,10 @@ struct __group_domain_type {
> > > > >    static int probe_get_default_domain_type(struct device *dev, void *data)
> > > > >    {
> > > > > -	const struct iommu_ops *ops = dev->bus->iommu_ops;
> > > > >    	struct __group_domain_type *gtype = data;
> > > > >    	unsigned int type = 0;
> > > > > -	if (ops->def_domain_type)
> > > > > -		type = ops->def_domain_type(dev);
> > > > > -
> > > > > +	type = iommu_get_mandatory_def_domain_type(dev);
> > > > 
> > > > afaict, this code is only called from probe_alloc_default_domain(), which
> > > > has:
> > > > 
> > > >           /* Ask for default domain requirements of all devices in the group */
> > > >           __iommu_group_for_each_dev(group, &gtype,
> > > >                                      probe_get_default_domain_type);
> > > > 
> > > >           if (!gtype.type)
> > > >                   gtype.type = iommu_def_domain_type;
> > > > 
> > > > so is there actually a need to introduce the new
> > > > iommu_get_mandatory_def_domain_type() function, given that a type of 0
> > > > always ends up resolving to the default domain type?
> > > 
> > > Another consumer of this helper is in the next patch:
> > > 
> > > +	dev_def_dom = iommu_get_mandatory_def_domain_type(dev);
> > > +
> > > +	/* Check if user requested domain is supported by the device or not */
> > > +	if (!type) {
> > > +		/*
> > > +		 * If the user hasn't requested any specific type of domain and
> > > +		 * if the device supports both the domains, then default to the
> > > +		 * domain the device was booted with
> > > +		 */
> > > +		type = iommu_get_def_domain_type(dev);
> > > +	} else if (dev_def_dom && type != dev_def_dom) {
> > > +		dev_err_ratelimited(prev_dev, "Device cannot be in %s domain\n",
> > > +				    iommu_domain_type_str(type));
> > > +		ret = -EINVAL;
> > > +		goto out;
> > > +	}
> > > 
> > > I also added the untrusted device check in
> > > iommu_get_mandatory_def_domain_type(), so that we don't need to care
> > > about this in multiple places.
> > 
> > I see, but isn't this also setting the default domain type in the case that
> > it gets back a type of 0? I think it would be nice to avoid having both
> > iommu_get_mandatory_def_domain_type() and iommu_get_def_domain_type() of we
> > can, as it's really not clear which one to use when and what is meant by
> > "mandatory" imo.
> 
> Yes, agreed. I will remove iommu_get_mandatory_def_domain_type() and
> keep iommu_get_def_domain_type() as the only helper in the next version.

Great, thanks!

Will