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authorDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2024-06-19 21:00:51 +0000
committerDaniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>2024-06-19 21:00:51 +0000
commit6d03a247468059b0e59c821ef39e6762d4d6fc30 (patch)
tree17b9c00de2c62e68c965c742cdbc206f77a375da /arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
parentReleasing progress-linux version 6.8.12-1~progress7.99u1. (diff)
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Merging upstream version 6.9.2.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
Diffstat (limited to 'arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c')
-rw-r--r--arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c74
1 files changed, 61 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
index 4989095ab..6d3d20e3e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
#include <asm/resctrl.h>
#include <asm/unistd.h>
#include <asm/fsgsbase.h>
+#include <asm/fred.h>
#ifdef CONFIG_IA32_EMULATION
/* Not included via unistd.h */
#include <asm/unistd_32_ia32.h>
@@ -117,7 +118,7 @@ void __show_regs(struct pt_regs *regs, enum show_regs_mode mode,
printk("%sFS: %016lx(%04x) GS:%016lx(%04x) knlGS:%016lx\n",
log_lvl, fs, fsindex, gs, gsindex, shadowgs);
- printk("%sCS: %04lx DS: %04x ES: %04x CR0: %016lx\n",
+ printk("%sCS: %04x DS: %04x ES: %04x CR0: %016lx\n",
log_lvl, regs->cs, ds, es, cr0);
printk("%sCR2: %016lx CR3: %016lx CR4: %016lx\n",
log_lvl, cr2, cr3, cr4);
@@ -166,7 +167,29 @@ static noinstr unsigned long __rdgsbase_inactive(void)
lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled();
- if (!cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_XENPV)) {
+ /*
+ * SWAPGS is no longer needed thus NOT allowed with FRED because
+ * FRED transitions ensure that an operating system can _always_
+ * operate with its own GS base address:
+ * - For events that occur in ring 3, FRED event delivery swaps
+ * the GS base address with the IA32_KERNEL_GS_BASE MSR.
+ * - ERETU (the FRED transition that returns to ring 3) also swaps
+ * the GS base address with the IA32_KERNEL_GS_BASE MSR.
+ *
+ * And the operating system can still setup the GS segment for a
+ * user thread without the need of loading a user thread GS with:
+ * - Using LKGS, available with FRED, to modify other attributes
+ * of the GS segment without compromising its ability always to
+ * operate with its own GS base address.
+ * - Accessing the GS segment base address for a user thread as
+ * before using RDMSR or WRMSR on the IA32_KERNEL_GS_BASE MSR.
+ *
+ * Note, LKGS loads the GS base address into the IA32_KERNEL_GS_BASE
+ * MSR instead of the GS segment’s descriptor cache. As such, the
+ * operating system never changes its runtime GS base address.
+ */
+ if (!cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_FRED) &&
+ !cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_XENPV)) {
native_swapgs();
gsbase = rdgsbase();
native_swapgs();
@@ -191,7 +214,8 @@ static noinstr void __wrgsbase_inactive(unsigned long gsbase)
{
lockdep_assert_irqs_disabled();
- if (!cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_XENPV)) {
+ if (!cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_FRED) &&
+ !cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_XENPV)) {
native_swapgs();
wrgsbase(gsbase);
native_swapgs();
@@ -505,7 +529,7 @@ void x86_gsbase_write_task(struct task_struct *task, unsigned long gsbase)
static void
start_thread_common(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long new_ip,
unsigned long new_sp,
- unsigned int _cs, unsigned int _ss, unsigned int _ds)
+ u16 _cs, u16 _ss, u16 _ds)
{
WARN_ON_ONCE(regs != current_pt_regs());
@@ -522,11 +546,36 @@ start_thread_common(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long new_ip,
loadsegment(ds, _ds);
load_gs_index(0);
- regs->ip = new_ip;
- regs->sp = new_sp;
- regs->cs = _cs;
- regs->ss = _ss;
- regs->flags = X86_EFLAGS_IF;
+ regs->ip = new_ip;
+ regs->sp = new_sp;
+ regs->csx = _cs;
+ regs->ssx = _ss;
+ /*
+ * Allow single-step trap and NMI when starting a new task, thus
+ * once the new task enters user space, single-step trap and NMI
+ * are both enabled immediately.
+ *
+ * Entering a new task is logically speaking a return from a
+ * system call (exec, fork, clone, etc.). As such, if ptrace
+ * enables single stepping a single step exception should be
+ * allowed to trigger immediately upon entering user space.
+ * This is not optional.
+ *
+ * NMI should *never* be disabled in user space. As such, this
+ * is an optional, opportunistic way to catch errors.
+ *
+ * Paranoia: High-order 48 bits above the lowest 16 bit SS are
+ * discarded by the legacy IRET instruction on all Intel, AMD,
+ * and Cyrix/Centaur/VIA CPUs, thus can be set unconditionally,
+ * even when FRED is not enabled. But we choose the safer side
+ * to use these bits only when FRED is enabled.
+ */
+ if (cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_FRED)) {
+ regs->fred_ss.swevent = true;
+ regs->fred_ss.nmi = true;
+ }
+
+ regs->flags = X86_EFLAGS_IF | X86_EFLAGS_FIXED;
}
void
@@ -562,14 +611,13 @@ __switch_to(struct task_struct *prev_p, struct task_struct *next_p)
{
struct thread_struct *prev = &prev_p->thread;
struct thread_struct *next = &next_p->thread;
- struct fpu *prev_fpu = &prev->fpu;
int cpu = smp_processor_id();
WARN_ON_ONCE(IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DEBUG_ENTRY) &&
this_cpu_read(pcpu_hot.hardirq_stack_inuse));
- if (!test_thread_flag(TIF_NEED_FPU_LOAD))
- switch_fpu_prepare(prev_fpu, cpu);
+ if (!test_tsk_thread_flag(prev_p, TIF_NEED_FPU_LOAD))
+ switch_fpu_prepare(prev_p, cpu);
/* We must save %fs and %gs before load_TLS() because
* %fs and %gs may be cleared by load_TLS().
@@ -623,7 +671,7 @@ __switch_to(struct task_struct *prev_p, struct task_struct *next_p)
raw_cpu_write(pcpu_hot.current_task, next_p);
raw_cpu_write(pcpu_hot.top_of_stack, task_top_of_stack(next_p));
- switch_fpu_finish();
+ switch_fpu_finish(next_p);
/* Reload sp0. */
update_task_stack(next_p);