linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v2 3/6] KVM: x86: SVM: Pass through shadow stack MSRs

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Date:   Fri, 23 Jun 2023 17:05:18 -0700
From:   Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
To:     John Allen <john.allen@....com>
Cc:     kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        pbonzini@...hat.com, weijiang.yang@...el.com,
        rick.p.edgecombe@...el.com, x86@...nel.org,
        thomas.lendacky@....com, bp@...en8.de
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 3/6] KVM: x86: SVM: Pass through shadow stack MSRs

On Wed, May 24, 2023, John Allen wrote:
> If kvm supports shadow stack, pass through shadow stack MSRs to improve
> guest performance.
> 
> Signed-off-by: John Allen <john.allen@....com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c | 17 +++++++++++++++++
>  arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h |  2 +-
>  2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
> index 6df486bb1ac4..cdbce20989b8 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
> @@ -136,6 +136,13 @@ static const struct svm_direct_access_msrs {
>  	{ .index = X2APIC_MSR(APIC_TMICT),		.always = false },
>  	{ .index = X2APIC_MSR(APIC_TMCCT),		.always = false },
>  	{ .index = X2APIC_MSR(APIC_TDCR),		.always = false },
> +	{ .index = MSR_IA32_U_CET,                      .always = false },
> +	{ .index = MSR_IA32_S_CET,                      .always = false },
> +	{ .index = MSR_IA32_INT_SSP_TAB,                .always = false },
> +	{ .index = MSR_IA32_PL0_SSP,                    .always = false },
> +	{ .index = MSR_IA32_PL1_SSP,                    .always = false },
> +	{ .index = MSR_IA32_PL2_SSP,                    .always = false },
> +	{ .index = MSR_IA32_PL3_SSP,                    .always = false },
>  	{ .index = MSR_INVALID,				.always = false },
>  };
>  
> @@ -1181,6 +1188,16 @@ static inline void init_vmcb_after_set_cpuid(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>  		set_msr_interception(vcpu, svm->msrpm, MSR_IA32_SYSENTER_EIP, 1, 1);
>  		set_msr_interception(vcpu, svm->msrpm, MSR_IA32_SYSENTER_ESP, 1, 1);
>  	}
> +
> +	if (kvm_cet_user_supported() && guest_cpuid_has(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_SHSTK)) {
> +		set_msr_interception(vcpu, svm->msrpm, MSR_IA32_U_CET, 1, 1);
> +		set_msr_interception(vcpu, svm->msrpm, MSR_IA32_S_CET, 1, 1);
> +		set_msr_interception(vcpu, svm->msrpm, MSR_IA32_INT_SSP_TAB, 1, 1);
> +		set_msr_interception(vcpu, svm->msrpm, MSR_IA32_PL0_SSP, 1, 1);
> +		set_msr_interception(vcpu, svm->msrpm, MSR_IA32_PL1_SSP, 1, 1);
> +		set_msr_interception(vcpu, svm->msrpm, MSR_IA32_PL2_SSP, 1, 1);
> +		set_msr_interception(vcpu, svm->msrpm, MSR_IA32_PL3_SSP, 1, 1);
> +	}

This is wrong, KVM needs to set/clear interception based on SHSKT, i.e. it can't
be a one-way street.  Userspace *probably* won't toggle SHSTK in guest CPUID, but
weirder things have happened.