linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 18/39] x86/ibt: Add IBT feature, MSR and #CP handling

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Message-ID: <20220301210245.GM11184@worktop.programming.kicks-ass.net>
Date:   Tue, 1 Mar 2022 22:02:45 +0100
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     "Edgecombe, Rick P" <rick.p.edgecombe@...el.com>
Cc:     "Poimboe, Josh" <jpoimboe@...hat.com>,
        "hjl.tools@...il.com" <hjl.tools@...il.com>,
        "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
        "joao@...rdrivepizza.com" <joao@...rdrivepizza.com>,
        "Cooper, Andrew" <andrew.cooper3@...rix.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "keescook@...omium.org" <keescook@...omium.org>,
        "rostedt@...dmis.org" <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        "samitolvanen@...gle.com" <samitolvanen@...gle.com>,
        "mark.rutland@....com" <mark.rutland@....com>,
        "alexei.starovoitov@...il.com" <alexei.starovoitov@...il.com>,
        "Milburn, Alyssa" <alyssa.milburn@...el.com>,
        "mhiramat@...nel.org" <mhiramat@...nel.org>,
        "mbenes@...e.cz" <mbenes@...e.cz>,
        "ndesaulniers@...gle.com" <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 18/39] x86/ibt: Add IBT feature, MSR and #CP handling

On Tue, Mar 01, 2022 at 04:14:42PM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:

> Something like so?
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/relocate_kernel_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/relocate_kernel_64.S
> index 399f075ccdc4..5b65f6ec5ee6 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/relocate_kernel_64.S
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/relocate_kernel_64.S
> @@ -114,6 +114,14 @@ SYM_CODE_START_LOCAL_NOALIGN(identity_mapped)
>  	/* store the start address on the stack */
>  	pushq   %rdx
>  
> +	/*
> +	 * Clear X86_CR4_CET (if it was set) such that we can clear CR0_WP
> +	 * below.
> +	 */
> +	movq	%cr4, %rax
> +	andq	$~(X86_CR4_CET), %rax
> +	movq	%rax, %cr4
> +
>  	/*
>  	 * Set cr0 to a known state:
>  	 *  - Paging enabled

I *think* it worked, I 'apt install kexec-tools' and copied the magic
commands Josh gave over IRC and the machine went and came back real
quick.

Lacking useful console I can't say much more.

I pushed out a version with these things on.