linux-kernel - [PATCH 5.10 101/104] x86/Xen: swap NX determination and GDT setup on BSP

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Date:   Mon, 24 May 2021 17:26:36 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        stable@...r.kernel.org, Olaf Hering <olaf@...fle.de>,
        Jan Beulich <jbeulich@...e.com>,
        Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
Subject: [PATCH 5.10 101/104] x86/Xen: swap NX determination and GDT setup on BSP

From: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@...e.com>

commit ae897fda4f507e4b239f0bdfd578b3688ca96fb4 upstream.

xen_setup_gdt(), via xen_load_gdt_boot(), wants to adjust page tables.
For this to work when NX is not available, x86_configure_nx() needs to
be called first.

[jgross] Note that this is a revert of 36104cb9012a82e73 ("x86/xen:
Delay get_cpu_cap until stack canary is established"), which is possible
now that we no longer support running as PV guest in 32-bit mode.

Cc: <stable.vger.kernel.org> # 5.9
Fixes: 36104cb9012a82e73 ("x86/xen: Delay get_cpu_cap until stack canary is established")
Reported-by: Olaf Hering <olaf@...fle.de>
Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@...e.com>
Reviewed-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>

Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/12a866b0-9e89-59f7-ebeb-a2a6cec0987a@suse.com
Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
---
 arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c |    8 ++++----
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

--- a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
@@ -1262,16 +1262,16 @@ asmlinkage __visible void __init xen_sta
 	/* Get mfn list */
 	xen_build_dynamic_phys_to_machine();
 
+	/* Work out if we support NX */
+	get_cpu_cap(&boot_cpu_data);
+	x86_configure_nx();
+
 	/*
 	 * Set up kernel GDT and segment registers, mainly so that
 	 * -fstack-protector code can be executed.
 	 */
 	xen_setup_gdt(0);
 
-	/* Work out if we support NX */
-	get_cpu_cap(&boot_cpu_data);
-	x86_configure_nx();
-
 	/* Determine virtual and physical address sizes */
 	get_cpu_address_sizes(&boot_cpu_data);