linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] x86/tdx: Handle MWAIT, MONITOR and WBINVD

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Date:   Fri, 26 Mar 2021 20:40:54 -0700
From:   "Kuppuswamy, Sathyanarayanan" 
        <sathyanarayanan.kuppuswamy@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
Cc:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>,
        Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
        Kirill Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>,
        Kuppuswamy Sathyanarayanan <knsathya@...nel.org>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        Raj Ashok <ashok.raj@...el.com>,
        Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 1/1] x86/tdx: Handle MWAIT, MONITOR and WBINVD



On 3/26/21 7:40 PM, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> 
> 
>> On Mar 26, 2021, at 5:18 PM, Kuppuswamy Sathyanarayanan <sathyanarayanan.kuppuswamy@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
>>
>> In non-root TDX guest mode, MWAIT, MONITOR and WBINVD instructions
>> are not supported. So handle #VE due to these instructions as no ops.
> 
> These should at least be WARN.
I will change it to WARN.
> 
> Does TDX send #UD if these instructions have the wrong CPL?  
No, TDX does not trigger #UD for these instructions.
If the #VE came from user mode, we should send an appropriate signal instead.
It will be mapped into #GP(0) fault. This should be enough notification right?
> 
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Kuppuswamy Sathyanarayanan <sathyanarayanan.kuppuswamy@...ux.intel.com>
>> Reviewed-by: Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
>> ---
>>
>> Changes since previous series:
>> * Suppressed MWAIT feature as per Andi's comment.
>> * Added warning debug log for MWAIT #VE exception.
>>
>> arch/x86/kernel/tdx.c | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
>> 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/tdx.c b/arch/x86/kernel/tdx.c
>> index e936b2f88bf6..fb7d22b846fc 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/tdx.c
>> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/tdx.c
>> @@ -308,6 +308,9 @@ void __init tdx_early_init(void)
>>
>>     setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_TDX_GUEST);
>>
>> +    /* MWAIT is not supported in TDX platform, so suppress it */
>> +    setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_MWAIT);
>> +
>>     tdg_get_info();
>>
>>     pv_ops.irq.safe_halt = tdg_safe_halt;
>> @@ -362,6 +365,26 @@ int tdg_handle_virtualization_exception(struct pt_regs *regs,
>>     case EXIT_REASON_EPT_VIOLATION:
>>         ve->instr_len = tdg_handle_mmio(regs, ve);
>>         break;
>> +    /*
>> +     * Per Guest-Host-Communication Interface (GHCI) for Intel Trust
>> +     * Domain Extensions (Intel TDX) specification, sec 2.4,
>> +     * some instructions that unconditionally cause #VE (such as WBINVD,
>> +     * MONITOR, MWAIT) do not have corresponding TDCALL
>> +     * [TDG.VP.VMCALL <Instruction>] leaves, since the TD has been designed
>> +     * with no deterministic way to confirm the result of those operations
>> +     * performed by the host VMM.  In those cases, the goal is for the TD
>> +     * #VE handler to increment the RIP appropriately based on the VE
>> +     * information provided via TDCALL.
>> +     */
>> +    case EXIT_REASON_WBINVD:
>> +        pr_warn_once("WBINVD #VE Exception\n");
>> +    case EXIT_REASON_MONITOR_INSTRUCTION:
>> +        /* Handle as nops. */
>> +        break;
>> +    case EXIT_REASON_MWAIT_INSTRUCTION:
>> +        /* MWAIT is supressed, not supposed to reach here. */
>> +        pr_warn("MWAIT unexpected #VE Exception\n");
>> +        return -EFAULT;
>>     default:
>>         pr_warn("Unexpected #VE: %d\n", ve->exit_reason);
>>         return -EFAULT;
>> -- 
>> 2.25.1
>>

-- 
Sathyanarayanan Kuppuswamy
Linux Kernel Developer