linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 13/14] x86: BHI stubs

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Message-ID: <20240930214647.eam77ffbyvkx5drk@treble>
Date: Mon, 30 Sep 2024 14:46:47 -0700
From: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...nel.org>
To: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc: x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, alyssa.milburn@...el.com,
	scott.d.constable@...el.com, joao@...rdrivepizza.com,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 13/14] x86: BHI stubs

On Mon, Sep 30, 2024 at 02:30:32PM -0700, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> On Fri, Sep 27, 2024 at 09:49:09PM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > +/*
> > + * At the function start, launder function arguments that are a pointer through
> > + * CMOVcc, this will create a write dependency in the speculation flow.
> > + *
> > + * Notably, the CFI preambles calling these will have ZF set and r10 zero.
> > + */
> > +
> > +.pushsection .noinstr.text, "ax"
> > +
> > +	.align 8
> > +SYM_CODE_START(__bhi_args_6c1)
> > +	ANNOTATE_NOENDBR
> > +	.align 8
> > +SYM_INNER_LABEL(__bhi_args_0, SYM_L_LOCAL)
> > +	UNWIND_HINT_FUNC
> > +	cmovne %r10, %rdi
> 
> IIUC, this works because if the "jz" in the CFI preamble mispredicts to
> the __bhi_args_* code, "cmovne" will zero out the speculative value of
> rdi.
> 
> Why use %r10 instead of a literal $0?  Also how do you know %r10 is 0?

BTW, this "speculative pointer clearing" feature is broader than just
BHI so I wouldn't call it that.  It's really just a logical extension of
FineIBT IMO.

-- 
Josh