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Date:   Tue, 08 Aug 2023 08:44:00 -0000
From:   "tip-bot2 for Ard Biesheuvel" <tip-bot2@...utronix.de>
To:     linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>,
        "Borislav Petkov (AMD)" <bp@...en8.de>, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [tip: x86/boot] x86/efistub: Prefer EFI memory attributes protocol
 over DXE services

The following commit has been merged into the x86/boot branch of tip:

Commit-ID:     11078876b7a6a1b7226344fecab968945c806832
Gitweb:        https://git.kernel.org/tip/11078876b7a6a1b7226344fecab968945c806832
Author:        Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>
AuthorDate:    Mon, 07 Aug 2023 18:27:14 +02:00
Committer:     Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@...en8.de>
CommitterDate: Mon, 07 Aug 2023 20:54:15 +02:00

x86/efistub: Prefer EFI memory attributes protocol over DXE services

Currently, the EFI stub relies on DXE services in some cases to clear
non-execute restrictions from page allocations that need to be
executable. This is dodgy, because DXE services are not specified by
UEFI but by PI, and they are not intended for consumption by OS loaders.
However, no alternative existed at the time.

Now, there is a new UEFI protocol that should be used instead, so if it
exists, prefer it over the DXE services calls.

Signed-off-by: Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@...nel.org>
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@...en8.de>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20230807162720.545787-18-ardb@kernel.org
---
 drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/x86-stub.c | 29 +++++++++++++++++-------
 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/x86-stub.c b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/x86-stub.c
index af5f506..acb1c65 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/x86-stub.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/efi/libstub/x86-stub.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ const efi_system_table_t *efi_system_table;
 const efi_dxe_services_table_t *efi_dxe_table;
 u32 image_offset __section(".data");
 static efi_loaded_image_t *image = NULL;
+static efi_memory_attribute_protocol_t *memattr;
 
 typedef union sev_memory_acceptance_protocol sev_memory_acceptance_protocol_t;
 union sev_memory_acceptance_protocol {
@@ -233,12 +234,18 @@ void efi_adjust_memory_range_protection(unsigned long start,
 	unsigned long rounded_start, rounded_end;
 	unsigned long unprotect_start, unprotect_size;
 
-	if (efi_dxe_table == NULL)
-		return;
-
 	rounded_start = rounddown(start, EFI_PAGE_SIZE);
 	rounded_end = roundup(start + size, EFI_PAGE_SIZE);
 
+	if (memattr != NULL) {
+		efi_call_proto(memattr, clear_memory_attributes, rounded_start,
+			       rounded_end - rounded_start, EFI_MEMORY_XP);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (efi_dxe_table == NULL)
+		return;
+
 	/*
 	 * Don't modify memory region attributes, they are
 	 * already suitable, to lower the possibility to
@@ -801,6 +808,7 @@ void __noreturn efi_stub_entry(efi_handle_t handle,
 			       efi_system_table_t *sys_table_arg,
 			       struct boot_params *boot_params)
 {
+	efi_guid_t guid = EFI_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTE_PROTOCOL_GUID;
 	unsigned long bzimage_addr = (unsigned long)startup_32;
 	unsigned long buffer_start, buffer_end;
 	struct setup_header *hdr = &boot_params->hdr;
@@ -812,13 +820,18 @@ void __noreturn efi_stub_entry(efi_handle_t handle,
 	if (efi_system_table->hdr.signature != EFI_SYSTEM_TABLE_SIGNATURE)
 		efi_exit(handle, EFI_INVALID_PARAMETER);
 
-	efi_dxe_table = get_efi_config_table(EFI_DXE_SERVICES_TABLE_GUID);
-	if (efi_dxe_table &&
-	    efi_dxe_table->hdr.signature != EFI_DXE_SERVICES_TABLE_SIGNATURE) {
-		efi_warn("Ignoring DXE services table: invalid signature\n");
-		efi_dxe_table = NULL;
+	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_EFI_DXE_MEM_ATTRIBUTES)) {
+		efi_dxe_table = get_efi_config_table(EFI_DXE_SERVICES_TABLE_GUID);
+		if (efi_dxe_table &&
+		    efi_dxe_table->hdr.signature != EFI_DXE_SERVICES_TABLE_SIGNATURE) {
+			efi_warn("Ignoring DXE services table: invalid signature\n");
+			efi_dxe_table = NULL;
+		}
 	}
 
+	/* grab the memory attributes protocol if it exists */
+	efi_bs_call(locate_protocol, &guid, NULL, (void **)&memattr);
+
 	status = efi_setup_5level_paging();
 	if (status != EFI_SUCCESS) {
 		efi_err("efi_setup_5level_paging() failed!\n");