linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 16/18] x86/sgx: Limit process EPC usage with misc cgroup controller

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 for Android: free password hash cracker in your pocket

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

Date:   Tue, 10 Oct 2023 00:12:13 +0000
From:   "Huang, Kai" <kai.huang@...el.com>
To:     "hpa@...or.com" <hpa@...or.com>,
        "linux-sgx@...r.kernel.org" <linux-sgx@...r.kernel.org>,
        "x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
        "dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com" <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        "cgroups@...r.kernel.org" <cgroups@...r.kernel.org>,
        "bp@...en8.de" <bp@...en8.de>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "jarkko@...nel.org" <jarkko@...nel.org>,
        "tglx@...utronix.de" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "haitao.huang@...ux.intel.com" <haitao.huang@...ux.intel.com>,
        "Mehta, Sohil" <sohil.mehta@...el.com>,
        "tj@...nel.org" <tj@...nel.org>,
        "mingo@...hat.com" <mingo@...hat.com>
CC:     "kristen@...ux.intel.com" <kristen@...ux.intel.com>,
        "yangjie@...rosoft.com" <yangjie@...rosoft.com>,
        "Li, Zhiquan1" <zhiquan1.li@...el.com>,
        "Christopherson,, Sean" <seanjc@...gle.com>,
        "mikko.ylinen@...ux.intel.com" <mikko.ylinen@...ux.intel.com>,
        "Zhang, Bo" <zhanb@...rosoft.com>,
        "anakrish@...rosoft.com" <anakrish@...rosoft.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 16/18] x86/sgx: Limit process EPC usage with misc
 cgroup controller


> +/**
> + * sgx_epc_cgroup_lru_empty() - check if a cgroup tree has no pages on its lrus
> + * @root:	root of the tree to check
> + *
> + * Return: %true if all cgroups under the specified root have empty LRU lists.
> + * Used to avoid livelocks due to a cgroup having a non-zero charge count but
> + * no pages on its LRUs, e.g. due to a dead enclave waiting to be released or
> + * because all pages in the cgroup are unreclaimable.
> + */
> +bool sgx_epc_cgroup_lru_empty(struct sgx_epc_cgroup *root)
> +{
> +	struct cgroup_subsys_state *css_root;
> +	struct cgroup_subsys_state *pos;
> +	struct sgx_epc_cgroup *epc_cg;
> +	bool ret = true;
> +
> +	/*
> +	 * Caller ensure css_root ref acquired
> +	 */
> +	css_root = root ? &root->cg->css : &(misc_cg_root()->css);
> +
> +	rcu_read_lock();
> +	css_for_each_descendant_pre(pos, css_root) {
> +		if (!css_tryget(pos))
> +			break;
> +
> +		rcu_read_unlock();
> +
> +		epc_cg = sgx_epc_cgroup_from_misc_cg(css_misc(pos));
> +
> +		spin_lock(&epc_cg->lru.lock);
> +		ret = list_empty(&epc_cg->lru.reclaimable);
> +		spin_unlock(&epc_cg->lru.lock);
> +
> +		rcu_read_lock();
> +		css_put(pos);
> +		if (!ret)
> +			break;
> +	}
> +
> +	rcu_read_unlock();
> +
> +	return ret;
> +}
> 

[...]

> 
>  static inline bool sgx_can_reclaim(void)
>  {
> +	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_CGROUP_SGX_EPC))
> +		return !sgx_epc_cgroup_lru_empty(NULL);
> +

Is it better to keep a root sgx_epc_cgroup and pass the root instead of NULL?

>  	return !list_empty(&sgx_global_lru.reclaimable);
>  }
>