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[Xen-changelog] [xen stable-4.10] x86/hvm: Permit guests direct access to MSR_{SPEC_CTRL, PRED_CMD}



commit 92efbe865813d84873a0e7262b1fa414842306b6
Author:     Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>
AuthorDate: Thu Feb 8 11:49:32 2018 +0100
Commit:     Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
CommitDate: Thu Feb 8 11:49:32 2018 +0100

    x86/hvm: Permit guests direct access to MSR_{SPEC_CTRL,PRED_CMD}
    
    For performance reasons, HVM guests should have direct access to these MSRs
    when possible.
    
    Signed-off-by: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>
    Reviewed-by: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@xxxxxxxxxx>
    Reviewed-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
    Reviewed-by: Kevin Tian <kevin.tian@xxxxxxxxx>
    master commit: 5a2fe171144ebcc908ea1fca45058d6010f6a286
    master date: 2018-01-26 14:10:21 +0000
---
 xen/arch/x86/domctl.c      | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
 xen/arch/x86/hvm/svm/svm.c |  5 +++++
 xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmx/vmx.c | 17 +++++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 41 insertions(+)

diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/domctl.c b/xen/arch/x86/domctl.c
index c8446ac..2e3b627 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/domctl.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/domctl.c
@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ static int update_domain_cpuid_info(struct domain *d,
     struct cpuid_policy *p = d->arch.cpuid;
     const struct cpuid_leaf leaf = { ctl->eax, ctl->ebx, ctl->ecx, ctl->edx };
     int old_vendor = p->x86_vendor;
+    unsigned int old_7d0 = p->feat.raw[0].d, old_e8b = p->extd.raw[8].b;
     bool call_policy_changed = false; /* Avoid for_each_vcpu() unnecessarily */
 
     /*
@@ -218,6 +219,14 @@ static int update_domain_cpuid_info(struct domain *d,
 
             d->arch.pv_domain.cpuidmasks->_7ab0 = mask;
         }
+
+        /*
+         * If the IBRS/IBPB policy has changed, we need to recalculate the MSR
+         * interception bitmaps.
+         */
+        call_policy_changed = (is_hvm_domain(d) &&
+                               ((old_7d0 ^ p->feat.raw[0].d) &
+                                cpufeat_mask(X86_FEATURE_IBRSB)));
         break;
 
     case 0xa:
@@ -292,6 +301,16 @@ static int update_domain_cpuid_info(struct domain *d,
             d->arch.pv_domain.cpuidmasks->e1cd = mask;
         }
         break;
+
+    case 0x80000008:
+        /*
+         * If the IBPB policy has changed, we need to recalculate the MSR
+         * interception bitmaps.
+         */
+        call_policy_changed = (is_hvm_domain(d) &&
+                               ((old_e8b ^ p->extd.raw[8].b) &
+                                cpufeat_mask(X86_FEATURE_IBPB)));
+        break;
     }
 
     if ( call_policy_changed )
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/hvm/svm/svm.c b/xen/arch/x86/hvm/svm/svm.c
index 975a2d8..e978268 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/hvm/svm/svm.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/hvm/svm/svm.c
@@ -617,6 +617,7 @@ static void svm_cpuid_policy_changed(struct vcpu *v)
 {
     struct arch_svm_struct *arch_svm = &v->arch.hvm_svm;
     struct vmcb_struct *vmcb = arch_svm->vmcb;
+    const struct cpuid_policy *cp = v->domain->arch.cpuid;
     u32 bitmap = vmcb_get_exception_intercepts(vmcb);
 
     if ( opt_hvm_fep ||
@@ -626,6 +627,10 @@ static void svm_cpuid_policy_changed(struct vcpu *v)
         bitmap &= ~(1U << TRAP_invalid_op);
 
     vmcb_set_exception_intercepts(vmcb, bitmap);
+
+    /* Give access to MSR_PRED_CMD if the guest has been told about it. */
+    svm_intercept_msr(v, MSR_PRED_CMD,
+                      cp->extd.ibpb ? MSR_INTERCEPT_NONE : MSR_INTERCEPT_RW);
 }
 
 static void svm_sync_vmcb(struct vcpu *v)
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmx/vmx.c b/xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmx/vmx.c
index 4221fb8..9416ad5 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -656,6 +656,8 @@ void vmx_update_exception_bitmap(struct vcpu *v)
 
 static void vmx_cpuid_policy_changed(struct vcpu *v)
 {
+    const struct cpuid_policy *cp = v->domain->arch.cpuid;
+
     if ( opt_hvm_fep ||
          (v->domain->arch.cpuid->x86_vendor != boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor) )
         v->arch.hvm_vmx.exception_bitmap |= (1U << TRAP_invalid_op);
@@ -665,6 +667,21 @@ static void vmx_cpuid_policy_changed(struct vcpu *v)
     vmx_vmcs_enter(v);
     vmx_update_exception_bitmap(v);
     vmx_vmcs_exit(v);
+
+    /*
+     * We can safely pass MSR_SPEC_CTRL through to the guest, even if STIBP
+     * isn't enumerated in hardware, as SPEC_CTRL_STIBP is ignored.
+     */
+    if ( cp->feat.ibrsb )
+        vmx_clear_msr_intercept(v, MSR_SPEC_CTRL, VMX_MSR_RW);
+    else
+        vmx_set_msr_intercept(v, MSR_SPEC_CTRL, VMX_MSR_RW);
+
+    /* MSR_PRED_CMD is safe to pass through if the guest knows about it. */
+    if ( cp->feat.ibrsb || cp->extd.ibpb )
+        vmx_clear_msr_intercept(v, MSR_PRED_CMD,  VMX_MSR_RW);
+    else
+        vmx_set_msr_intercept(v, MSR_PRED_CMD,  VMX_MSR_RW);
 }
 
 int vmx_guest_x86_mode(struct vcpu *v)
--
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