linux-kernel - [PATCH v8 02/23] x86/head_64: Store boot_params pointer in callee save register

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Date:   Wed,  2 Aug 2023 17:48:10 +0200
From:   Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>
To:     linux-efi@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>,
        Evgeniy Baskov <baskov@...ras.ru>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Alexey Khoroshilov <khoroshilov@...ras.ru>,
        Peter Jones <pjones@...hat.com>,
        Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@...hat.com>,
        Dave Young <dyoung@...hat.com>,
        Mario Limonciello <mario.limonciello@....com>,
        Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@....com>,
        "Kirill A . Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Joerg Roedel <jroedel@...e.de>
Subject: [PATCH v8 02/23] x86/head_64: Store boot_params pointer in callee save register

Instead of pushing/popping %RSI to/from the stack every time a function
is called from startup_64(), store it in a callee preserved register
and grab it from there when its value is actually needed.

Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S | 31 +++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
index c5b9289837dcbad2..18b07ab2e8a8ab08 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/head_64.S
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ SYM_CODE_START_NOALIGN(startup_64)
 	 * for us.  These identity mapped page tables map all of the
 	 * kernel pages and possibly all of memory.
 	 *
-	 * %rsi holds a physical pointer to real_mode_data.
+	 * %RSI holds the physical address of the boot_params structure
+	 * provided by the bootloader. Preserve it in %R15 so C function calls
+	 * will not clobber it.
 	 *
 	 * We come here either directly from a 64bit bootloader, or from
 	 * arch/x86/boot/compressed/head_64.S.
@@ -62,6 +64,7 @@ SYM_CODE_START_NOALIGN(startup_64)
 	 * compiled to run at we first fixup the physical addresses in our page
 	 * tables and then reload them.
 	 */
+	mov	%rsi, %r15
 
 	/* Set up the stack for verify_cpu() */
 	leaq	(__end_init_task - PTREGS_SIZE)(%rip), %rsp
@@ -75,9 +78,7 @@ SYM_CODE_START_NOALIGN(startup_64)
 	shrq	$32,  %rdx
 	wrmsr
 
-	pushq	%rsi
 	call	startup_64_setup_env
-	popq	%rsi
 
 	/* Now switch to __KERNEL_CS so IRET works reliably */
 	pushq	$__KERNEL_CS
@@ -93,12 +94,10 @@ SYM_CODE_START_NOALIGN(startup_64)
 	 * Activate SEV/SME memory encryption if supported/enabled. This needs to
 	 * be done now, since this also includes setup of the SEV-SNP CPUID table,
 	 * which needs to be done before any CPUID instructions are executed in
-	 * subsequent code.
+	 * subsequent code. Pass the boot_params pointer as the first argument.
 	 */
-	movq	%rsi, %rdi
-	pushq	%rsi
+	movq	%r15, %rdi
 	call	sme_enable
-	popq	%rsi
 #endif
 
 	/* Sanitize CPU configuration */
@@ -111,9 +110,7 @@ SYM_CODE_START_NOALIGN(startup_64)
 	 * programmed into CR3.
 	 */
 	leaq	_text(%rip), %rdi
-	pushq	%rsi
 	call	__startup_64
-	popq	%rsi
 
 	/* Form the CR3 value being sure to include the CR3 modifier */
 	addq	$(early_top_pgt - __START_KERNEL_map), %rax
@@ -127,8 +124,6 @@ SYM_CODE_START(secondary_startup_64)
 	 * At this point the CPU runs in 64bit mode CS.L = 1 CS.D = 0,
 	 * and someone has loaded a mapped page table.
 	 *
-	 * %rsi holds a physical pointer to real_mode_data.
-	 *
 	 * We come here either from startup_64 (using physical addresses)
 	 * or from trampoline.S (using virtual addresses).
 	 *
@@ -153,6 +148,9 @@ SYM_INNER_LABEL(secondary_startup_64_no_verify, SYM_L_GLOBAL)
 	UNWIND_HINT_END_OF_STACK
 	ANNOTATE_NOENDBR
 
+	/* Clear %R15 which holds the boot_params pointer on the boot CPU */
+	xorq	%r15, %r15
+
 	/*
 	 * Retrieve the modifier (SME encryption mask if SME is active) to be
 	 * added to the initial pgdir entry that will be programmed into CR3.
@@ -199,13 +197,9 @@ SYM_INNER_LABEL(secondary_startup_64_no_verify, SYM_L_GLOBAL)
 	 * hypervisor could lie about the C-bit position to perform a ROP
 	 * attack on the guest by writing to the unencrypted stack and wait for
 	 * the next RET instruction.
-	 * %rsi carries pointer to realmode data and is callee-clobbered. Save
-	 * and restore it.
 	 */
-	pushq	%rsi
 	movq	%rax, %rdi
 	call	sev_verify_cbit
-	popq	%rsi
 
 	/*
 	 * Switch to new page-table
@@ -365,9 +359,7 @@ SYM_INNER_LABEL(secondary_startup_64_no_verify, SYM_L_GLOBAL)
 	wrmsr
 
 	/* Setup and Load IDT */
-	pushq	%rsi
 	call	early_setup_idt
-	popq	%rsi
 
 	/* Check if nx is implemented */
 	movl	$0x80000001, %eax
@@ -403,9 +395,8 @@ SYM_INNER_LABEL(secondary_startup_64_no_verify, SYM_L_GLOBAL)
 	pushq $0
 	popfq
 
-	/* rsi is pointer to real mode structure with interesting info.
-	   pass it to C */
-	movq	%rsi, %rdi
+	/* Pass the boot_params pointer as first argument */
+	movq	%r15, %rdi
 
 .Ljump_to_C_code:
 	/*
-- 
2.39.2