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Date:   Thu, 22 Apr 2021 12:52:43 -0500
From:   Rob Herring <robh@...nel.org>
To:     "Liang, Kan" <kan.liang@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, mingo@...hat.com,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, ak@...ux.intel.com, acme@...nel.org,
        mark.rutland@....com, luto@...capital.net, eranian@...gle.com,
        namhyung@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V5] perf/x86: Reset the dirty counter to prevent the leak
 for an RDPMC task

On Wed, Apr 21, 2021 at 11:12:06AM -0400, Liang, Kan wrote:
> 
> 
> On 4/21/2021 4:11 AM, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > > @@ -2327,10 +2367,17 @@ static void x86_pmu_event_mapped(struct perf_event *event, struct mm_struct *mm)
> > >   static void x86_pmu_event_unmapped(struct perf_event *event, struct mm_struct *mm)
> > >   {
> > > +	unsigned long flags;
> > >   	if (!(event->hw.flags & PERF_X86_EVENT_RDPMC_ALLOWED))
> > >   		return;
> > > +	if (x86_pmu.sched_task && event->hw.target) {
> > > +		local_irq_save(flags);
> > > +		perf_sched_cb_dec(event->ctx->pmu);
> > > +		local_irq_restore(flags);
> > > +	}
> > > +
> > >   	if (atomic_dec_and_test(&mm->context.perf_rdpmc_allowed))
> > >   		on_each_cpu_mask(mm_cpumask(mm), cr4_update_pce, NULL, 1);
> > >   }
> > I don't understand how this can possibly be correct. Both
> > perf_sched_cb_{inc,dec} modify strict per-cpu state, but the mapped
> > functions happen on whatever random CPU of the moment whenever the task
> > memory map changes.
> > 
> > Suppose we mmap() on CPU0 and then exit on CPU1. Suppose the task does
> > mmap() on CPU0 but then creates threads and runs on CPU1-4 concurrently
> > before existing on CPU5.
> > 
> > Could be I'm not seeing it due to having a snot-brain, please explain.
> 
> You are right.
> I implemented a new test case which mmap() on CPU 3, run and exit on CPU 0.
> It can still read the counter values from other tasks on CPU 0.

Can you publish your tests? I'm working on arm64 user access support.

> Actually, I don't think we need perf_sched_cb_{inc,dec} and sched_task().
> 
> The mm->context.perf_rdpmc_allowed will tell us if it's a RDPMC task.
> I think a clean way should be to add a new check_leakage() method. When perf
> schedules in a RDPMC task, we invoke the method and clear the dirty
> counters.
> (I use a generic name check_leakage for the method so it can be reused by
> other ARCHs if possible.)
> 
> The patch is as below. The new and old test cases are all passed. I will do
> more tests.
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/events/core.c b/arch/x86/events/core.c
> index c7fcc8d..229dd48 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/events/core.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/events/core.c
> @@ -1624,6 +1624,8 @@ static void x86_pmu_del(struct perf_event *event, int
> flags)
>  	if (cpuc->txn_flags & PERF_PMU_TXN_ADD)
>  		goto do_del;
> 
> +	__set_bit(event->hw.idx, cpuc->dirty);
> +
>  	/*
>  	 * Not a TXN, therefore cleanup properly.
>  	 */
> @@ -2631,6 +2633,37 @@ static int x86_pmu_check_period(struct perf_event
> *event, u64 value)
>  	return 0;
>  }
> 
> +static void x86_pmu_clear_dirty_counters(void)
> +{
> +	struct cpu_hw_events *cpuc = this_cpu_ptr(&cpu_hw_events);
> +	int i;
> +
> +	 /* Don't need to clear the assigned counter. */
> +	for (i = 0; i < cpuc->n_events; i++)
> +		__clear_bit(cpuc->assign[i], cpuc->dirty);
> +
> +	if (bitmap_empty(cpuc->dirty, X86_PMC_IDX_MAX))
> +		return;
> +
> +	for_each_set_bit(i, cpuc->dirty, X86_PMC_IDX_MAX) {
> +		/* Metrics and fake events don't have corresponding HW counters. */
> +		if (is_metric_idx(i) || (i == INTEL_PMC_IDX_FIXED_VLBR))
> +			continue;
> +		else if (i >= INTEL_PMC_IDX_FIXED)
> +			wrmsrl(MSR_ARCH_PERFMON_FIXED_CTR0 + (i - INTEL_PMC_IDX_FIXED), 0);
> +		else
> +			wrmsrl(x86_pmu_event_addr(i), 0);
> +	}
> +
> +	bitmap_zero(cpuc->dirty, X86_PMC_IDX_MAX);
> +}
> +
> +static void x86_pmu_check_leakage(void)
> +{
> +	if (READ_ONCE(x86_pmu.attr_rdpmc))
> +		x86_pmu_clear_dirty_counters();
> +}
> +
>  static int x86_pmu_aux_output_match(struct perf_event *event)
>  {
>  	if (!(pmu.capabilities & PERF_PMU_CAP_AUX_OUTPUT))
> @@ -2675,6 +2708,7 @@ static struct pmu pmu = {
>  	.sched_task		= x86_pmu_sched_task,
>  	.swap_task_ctx		= x86_pmu_swap_task_ctx,
>  	.check_period		= x86_pmu_check_period,
> +	.check_leakage		= x86_pmu_check_leakage,
> 
>  	.aux_output_match	= x86_pmu_aux_output_match,
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h b/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
> index 27fa85e..d6003e0 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/events/perf_event.h
> @@ -229,6 +229,7 @@ struct cpu_hw_events {
>  	 */
>  	struct perf_event	*events[X86_PMC_IDX_MAX]; /* in counter order */
>  	unsigned long		active_mask[BITS_TO_LONGS(X86_PMC_IDX_MAX)];
> +	unsigned long		dirty[BITS_TO_LONGS(X86_PMC_IDX_MAX)];
>  	int			enabled;
> 
>  	int			n_events; /* the # of events in the below arrays */
> diff --git a/include/linux/perf_event.h b/include/linux/perf_event.h
> index a763928..bcf3964 100644
> --- a/include/linux/perf_event.h
> +++ b/include/linux/perf_event.h
> @@ -514,6 +514,11 @@ struct pmu {
>  	 * Check period value for PERF_EVENT_IOC_PERIOD ioctl.
>  	 */
>  	int (*check_period)		(struct perf_event *event, u64 value); /* optional */
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Check and clear dirty counters to prevent potential leakage
> +	 */
> +	void (*check_leakage)		(void); /* optional */
>  };
> 
>  enum perf_addr_filter_action_t {
> diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
> index 928b166..b496113 100644
> --- a/kernel/events/core.c
> +++ b/kernel/events/core.c
> @@ -3822,6 +3822,12 @@ static void cpu_ctx_sched_in(struct perf_cpu_context
> *cpuctx,
>  	ctx_sched_in(ctx, cpuctx, event_type, task);
>  }
> 
> +static bool has_check_leakage(struct pmu *pmu)
> +{
> +	return pmu->check_leakage && current->mm &&
> +	       atomic_read(&current->mm->context.perf_rdpmc_allowed);

context.perf_rdpmc_allowed is arch specific.

> +}
> +
>  static void perf_event_context_sched_in(struct perf_event_context *ctx,
>  					struct task_struct *task)
>  {
> @@ -3832,6 +3838,8 @@ static void perf_event_context_sched_in(struct
> perf_event_context *ctx,
>  	if (cpuctx->task_ctx == ctx) {
>  		if (cpuctx->sched_cb_usage)
>  			__perf_pmu_sched_task(cpuctx, true);
> +		if (has_check_leakage(pmu))
> +			pmu->check_leakage();
>  		return;
>  	}
> 
> @@ -3858,6 +3866,8 @@ static void perf_event_context_sched_in(struct
> perf_event_context *ctx,
> 
>  	if (cpuctx->sched_cb_usage && pmu->sched_task)
>  		pmu->sched_task(cpuctx->task_ctx, true);
> +	if (has_check_leakage(pmu))
> +		pmu->check_leakage();
> 
>  	perf_pmu_enable(pmu);
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> Kan

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