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[Xen-devel] [PATCH v3] x86/stackframe/32: repair 32-bit Xen PV



Once again RPL checks have been introduced which don't account for a
32-bit kernel living in ring 1 when running in a PV Xen domain. The
case in FIXUP_FRAME has been preventing boot. Adjust BUG_IF_WRONG_CR3
as well to guard against future uses of the macro on a code path
reachable when running in PV mode under Xen; I have to admit that I
stopped at a certain point trying to figure out whether there are
present ones.

Fixes: 3c88c692c287 ("x86/stackframe/32: Provide consistent pt_regs")
Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
---
v3: Move USER_SEGMENT_RPL_MASK definition to segment.h. Further explain
    the BUG_IF_WRONG_CR3 adjustment.
v2: Avoid #ifdef and alter comment along the lines of Andy's suggestion.

--- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_32.S
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@
        ALTERNATIVE "jmp .Lend_\@", "", X86_FEATURE_PTI
        .if \no_user_check == 0
        /* coming from usermode? */
-       testl   $SEGMENT_RPL_MASK, PT_CS(%esp)
+       testl   $USER_SEGMENT_RPL_MASK, PT_CS(%esp)
        jz      .Lend_\@
        .endif
        /* On user-cr3? */
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@
        testl   $X86_EFLAGS_VM, 4*4(%esp)
        jnz     .Lfrom_usermode_no_fixup_\@
 #endif
-       testl   $SEGMENT_RPL_MASK, 3*4(%esp)
+       testl   $USER_SEGMENT_RPL_MASK, 3*4(%esp)
        jnz     .Lfrom_usermode_no_fixup_\@
 
        orl     $CS_FROM_KERNEL, 3*4(%esp)
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/segment.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/segment.h
@@ -31,6 +31,18 @@
  */
 #define SEGMENT_RPL_MASK       0x3
 
+/*
+ * When running on Xen PV, the actual privilege level of the kernel is 1,
+ * not 0. Testing the Requested Privilege Level in a segment selector to
+ * determine whether the context is user mode or kernel mode with
+ * SEGMENT_RPL_MASK is wrong because the PV kernel's privilege level
+ * matches the 0x3 mask.
+ *
+ * Testing with USER_SEGMENT_RPL_MASK is valid for both native and Xen PV
+ * kernels because privilege level 2 is never used.
+ */
+#define USER_SEGMENT_RPL_MASK  0x2
+
 /* User mode is privilege level 3: */
 #define USER_RPL               0x3
 

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