linux-kernel - [PATCH 6/6] x86/sev-es: Leave NMI-mode before sending signals

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Date:   Wed, 12 May 2021 09:54:45 +0200
From:   Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>
To:     x86@...nel.org, Hyunwook Baek <baekhw@...gle.com>
Cc:     Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>, Joerg Roedel <jroedel@...e.de>,
        hpa@...or.com, Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>,
        Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>,
        Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
        Cfir Cohen <cfir@...gle.com>,
        Erdem Aktas <erdemaktas@...gle.com>,
        Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>,
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Subject: [PATCH 6/6] x86/sev-es: Leave NMI-mode before sending signals

From: Joerg Roedel <jroedel@...e.de>

The error path in the runtime #VC handler sends a signal to kill the
current task if the exception was raised from user-space. Some parts of
the #VC handler run in NMI mode, because it is critical that it is not
interrupted (except from an NMI) while the GHCB is in use.

But sending signals in NMI-mode is actually broken and triggers lockdep
warnings. On the other side, when the signal is sent, there is no reason
for the handler to still be in NMI-mode, as the GHCB is not used
anymore.

Leave NMI-mode before entering the error path to get rid of the lockdep
warnings.

Fixes: 62441a1fb532 ("x86/sev-es: Correctly track IRQ states in runtime #VC handler")
Signed-off-by: Joerg Roedel <jroedel@...e.de>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/sev.c | 17 +++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/sev.c b/arch/x86/kernel/sev.c
index 77155c4f07f5..79cbed2f28de 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/sev.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/sev.c
@@ -1300,9 +1300,10 @@ DEFINE_IDTENTRY_VC_SAFE_STACK(exc_vmm_communication)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	instrumentation_begin();
+
 	irq_state = irqentry_nmi_enter(regs);
 	lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled();
-	instrumentation_begin();
 
 	/*
 	 * This is invoked through an interrupt gate, so IRQs are disabled. The
@@ -1352,13 +1353,19 @@ DEFINE_IDTENTRY_VC_SAFE_STACK(exc_vmm_communication)
 		BUG();
 	}
 
-out:
-	instrumentation_end();
 	irqentry_nmi_exit(regs, irq_state);
+	instrumentation_end();
 
 	return;
 
 fail:
+	/*
+	 * Leave NMI mode - the GHCB is not busy anymore and depending on where
+	 * the #VC came from this code is about to either kill the task (when in
+	 * task context) or kill the machine.
+	 */
+	irqentry_nmi_exit(regs, irq_state);
+
 	if (user_mode(regs)) {
 		/*
 		 * Do not kill the machine if user-space triggered the
@@ -1380,7 +1387,9 @@ DEFINE_IDTENTRY_VC_SAFE_STACK(exc_vmm_communication)
 		panic("Returned from Terminate-Request to Hypervisor\n");
 	}
 
-	goto out;
+	instrumentation_end();
+
+	return;
 }
 
 /* This handler runs on the #VC fall-back stack. It can cause further #VC exceptions */
-- 
2.31.1