linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v18 08/18] s390/vfio-ap: allow assignment of unavailable AP queues to mdev device

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Date:   Tue, 8 Mar 2022 10:39:09 -0500
From:   "Jason J. Herne" <jjherne@...ux.ibm.com>
To:     Tony Krowiak <akrowiak@...ux.ibm.com>, linux-s390@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     freude@...ux.ibm.com, borntraeger@...ibm.com, cohuck@...hat.com,
        mjrosato@...ux.ibm.com, pasic@...ux.ibm.com,
        alex.williamson@...hat.com, kwankhede@...dia.com,
        fiuczy@...ux.ibm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v18 08/18] s390/vfio-ap: allow assignment of unavailable
 AP queues to mdev device

On 3/7/22 07:31, Tony Krowiak wrote:
>>> +         * If the input apm and aqm belong to the matrix_mdev's matrix,
>>> +         * then move on to the next.
>>> +         */
>>> +        if (mdev_apm == matrix_mdev->matrix.apm &&
>>> +            mdev_aqm == matrix_mdev->matrix.aqm)
>>>               continue;
>>
>> We may have a problem here. This check seems like it exists to stop you from
>> comparing an mdev's apm/aqm with itself. Obviously comparing an mdev's newly
>> updated apm/aqm with itself would cause a false positive sharing check, right?
>> If this is the case, I think the comment should be changed to reflect that.
> 
> You are correct, this check is performed to prevent comparing an mdev to
> itself, I'll improve the comment.
> 
>>
>> Aside from the comment, what stops this particular series of if statements from
>> allowing us to configure a second mdev with the exact same apm/aqm values as an
>> existing mdev? If we do, then this check's continue will short circuit the rest
>> of the function thereby allowing that 2nd mdev even though it should be a
>> sharing violation.
> 
> I don't see how this is possible.

You are correct. I missed the fact that you are comparing pointers here, and not
values. Apologies. Now that I understand the code, I agree that this is fine as is.


-- 
-- Jason J. Herne (jjherne@...ux.ibm.com)