linux-kernel - [PATCH V2] x86/sgx: Add poison handling to reclaimer

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Date:   Wed, 19 Jan 2022 14:23:50 -0800
From:   Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>
To:     tony.luck@...el.com, dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com,
        jarkko@...nel.org, tglx@...utronix.de, bp@...en8.de,
        luto@...nel.org, mingo@...hat.com, linux-sgx@...r.kernel.org,
        x86@...nel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH V2] x86/sgx: Add poison handling to reclaimer

The SGX reclaimer code lacks page poison handling in its main
free path. This can lead to avoidable machine checks if a
poisoned page is freed and reallocated instead of being
isolated.

A troublesome scenario is:
 1. Machine check (#MC) occurs (asynchronous, !MF_ACTION_REQUIRED)
 2. arch_memory_failure() is eventually called
 3. (SGX) page->poison set to 1
 4. Page is reclaimed
 5. Page added to normal free lists by sgx_reclaim_pages()
    ^ This is the bug (poison pages should be isolated on the
    sgx_poison_page_list instead)
 6. Page is reallocated by some innocent enclave, a second (synchronous)
    in-kernel #MC is induced, probably during EADD instruction.
    ^ This is the fallout from the bug

(6) is unfortunate and can be avoided by replacing the open coded
enclave page freeing code in the reclaimer with sgx_free_epc_page()
to obtain support for poison page handling that includes placing the
poisoned page on the correct list.

Fixes: d6d261bded8a ("x86/sgx: Add new sgx_epc_page flag bit to mark free pages")
Fixes: 992801ae9243 ("x86/sgx: Initial poison handling for dirty and free pages")
Signed-off-by: Reinette Chatre <reinette.chatre@...el.com>
---
Changes since V1:
- V1: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/ef74bd9548df61f77e802e7505affcfb5159c48c.1642545829.git.reinette.chatre@intel.com/
- Complete rewrite of commit message with significant guidance from Dave
  who provided the summary as well as troublesome scenario.

 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c | 8 +-------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c
index 4b41efc9e367..997a5d0bc488 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/sgx/main.c
@@ -418,13 +418,7 @@ static void sgx_reclaim_pages(void)
 		kref_put(&encl_page->encl->refcount, sgx_encl_release);
 		epc_page->flags &= ~SGX_EPC_PAGE_RECLAIMER_TRACKED;
 
-		section = &sgx_epc_sections[epc_page->section];
-		node = section->node;
-
-		spin_lock(&node->lock);
-		list_add_tail(&epc_page->list, &node->free_page_list);
-		spin_unlock(&node->lock);
-		atomic_long_inc(&sgx_nr_free_pages);
+		sgx_free_epc_page(epc_page);
 	}
 }
 
-- 
2.25.1