linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 05/11] KVM: x86: emulator: update the emulation mode after CR0 write

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Date:   Thu, 21 Jul 2022 17:57:02 +0300
From:   Maxim Levitsky <mlevitsk@...hat.com>
To:     Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
Cc:     kvm@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>, Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@...hat.com>,
        Wanpeng Li <wanpengli@...cent.com>,
        Jim Mattson <jmattson@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 05/11] KVM: x86: emulator: update the emulation mode
 after CR0 write

On Thu, 2022-07-21 at 14:11 +0000, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 21, 2022, Maxim Levitsky wrote:
> > On Wed, 2022-07-20 at 23:50 +0000, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> > > On Tue, Jun 21, 2022, Maxim Levitsky wrote:
> > > > CR0.PE toggles real/protected mode, thus its update
> > > > should update the emulation mode.
> > > > 
> > > > This is likely a benign bug because there is no writeback
> > > > of state, other than the RIP increment, and when toggling
> > > > CR0.PE, the CPU has to execute code from a very low memory address.
> > > > 
> > > > Signed-off-by: Maxim Levitsky <mlevitsk@...hat.com>
> > > > ---
> > > >  arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c | 13 ++++++++++++-
> > > >  1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > > 
> > > > diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c b/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c
> > > > index 6f4632babc4cd8..002687d17f9364 100644
> > > > --- a/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c
> > > > +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c
> > > > @@ -3659,11 +3659,22 @@ static int em_movbe(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt)
> > > >  
> > > >  static int em_cr_write(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt)
> > > >  {
> > > > -	if (ctxt->ops->set_cr(ctxt, ctxt->modrm_reg, ctxt->src.val))
> > > > +	int cr_num = ctxt->modrm_reg;
> > > > +	int r;
> > > > +
> > > > +	if (ctxt->ops->set_cr(ctxt, cr_num, ctxt->src.val))
> > > >  		return emulate_gp(ctxt, 0);
> > > >  
> > > >  	/* Disable writeback. */
> > > >  	ctxt->dst.type = OP_NONE;
> > > > +
> > > > +	if (cr_num == 0) {
> > > > +		/* CR0 write might have updated CR0.PE */
> > > 
> > > Or toggled CR0.PG.  
> > 
> > I thought about it but paging actually does not affect the CPU mode.
> 
> Toggling CR0.PG when EFER.LME=1 (and CR4.PAE=1) switches the CPU in and out of
> long mode.  That's why I mentioned the EFER.LMA thing below.  It's also notable
> in that the only reason we don't have to handle CR4 here is because clearing
> CR4.PAE while long is active causes a #GP.  

I had a distinct feeling that this is related to LMA/LME which I always learn and then forget
Now I do, and I wrote a short summary for myself to refresh my memory when I forget about this again :-)

I'll update the comment again in v3.

Thanks a lot,
	Best regards,
		Maxim Levitsky

>  
> > E.g if you are in protected mode, instructions execute the same regardless
> > if you have paging or not.
> > 
> > (There are probably some exceptions but you understand what I mean).
> > 
> > Best regards,
> > 	Maxim Levitsky
> > 
> > > It's probably also worth noting that ->set_cr() handles side
> > > effects to other registers, e.g. the lack of an EFER.LMA update makes this look
> > > suspicious at first glance.