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[xen master] x86/vmx: Perform VERW flushing later in the VMExit path
commit 475fa20b7384464210f42bad7195f87bd6f1c63f
Author: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>
AuthorDate: Fri Jun 23 11:32:00 2023 +0100
Commit: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>
CommitDate: Tue Mar 12 15:50:04 2024 +0000

x86/vmx: Perform VERW flushing later in the VMExit path

Broken out of the following patch because this change is subtle enough on its
own. See it for the rational of why we're moving VERW.

As for how, extend the trick already used to hold one condition in
flags (RESUME vs LAUNCH) through the POPing of GPRs.

Move the MOV CR earlier. Intel specify flags to be undefined across it.

Encode the two conditions we want using SF and PF. See the code comment for
exactly how.

Leave a comment to explain the lack of any content around
SPEC_CTRL_EXIT_TO_VMX, but leave the block in place. Sods law says if we
delete it, we'll need to reintroduce it.

This is part of XSA-452 / CVE-2023-28746.

Signed-off-by: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>
Reviewed-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>
---
xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmx/entry.S | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
xen/arch/x86/include/asm/spec_ctrl_asm.h | 7 +++++++
xen/arch/x86/x86_64/asm-offsets.c | 1 +
3 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmx/entry.S b/xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmx/entry.S
index e3f60d5a82..1bead826ca 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmx/entry.S
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmx/entry.S
@@ -87,17 +87,39 @@ UNLIKELY_END(realmode)

/* WARNING! `ret`, `call *`, `jmp *` not safe beyond this point. */
/* SPEC_CTRL_EXIT_TO_VMX Req: %rsp=regs/cpuinfo Clob: */
- DO_SPEC_CTRL_COND_VERW
+ /*
+ * All speculation safety work happens to be elsewhere. VERW is after
+ * popping the GPRs, while restoring the guest MSR_SPEC_CTRL is left
+ * to the MSR load list.
+ */

mov VCPU_hvm_guest_cr2(%rbx),%rax
+ mov %rax, %cr2
+
+ /*
+ * We need to perform two conditional actions (VERW, and Resume vs
+ * Launch) after popping GPRs. With some cunning, we can encode both
+ * of these in eflags together.
+ *
+ * Parity is only calculated over the bottom byte of the answer, while
+ * Sign is simply the top bit.
+ *
+ * Therefore, the final OR instruction ends up producing:
+ * SF = VCPU_vmx_launched
+ * PF = !SCF_verw
+ */
+ BUILD_BUG_ON(SCF_verw & ~0xff)
+ movzbl VCPU_vmx_launched(%rbx), %ecx
+ shl $31, %ecx
+ movzbl CPUINFO_spec_ctrl_flags(%rsp), %eax
+ and $SCF_verw, %eax
+ or %eax, %ecx

pop %r15
pop %r14
pop %r13
pop %r12
pop %rbp
- mov %rax,%cr2
- cmpb $0,VCPU_vmx_launched(%rbx)
pop %rbx
pop %r11
pop %r10
@@ -108,7 +130,13 @@ UNLIKELY_END(realmode)
pop %rdx
pop %rsi
pop %rdi
- je .Lvmx_launch
+
+ jpe .L_skip_verw
+ /* VERW clobbers ZF, but preserves all others, including SF. */
+ verw STK_REL(CPUINFO_verw_sel, CPUINFO_error_code)(%rsp)
+.L_skip_verw:
+
+ jns .Lvmx_launch

/*.Lvmx_resume:*/
VMRESUME
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/include/asm/spec_ctrl_asm.h b/xen/arch/x86/include/asm/spec_ctrl_asm.h
index aecb91d848..ba8e0ae28b 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/include/asm/spec_ctrl_asm.h
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/include/asm/spec_ctrl_asm.h
@@ -152,6 +152,13 @@
#endif
.endm

+/*
+ * Helper to improve the readibility of stack dispacements with %rsp in
+ * unusual positions. Both @field and @top_of_stack should be constants from
+ * the same object. @top_of_stack should be where %rsp is currently pointing.
+ */
+#define STK_REL(field, top_of_stk) ((field) - (top_of_stk))
+
.macro DO_SPEC_CTRL_COND_VERW
/*
* Requires %rsp=cpuinfo
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/x86_64/asm-offsets.c b/xen/arch/x86/x86_64/asm-offsets.c
index 02242a9b73..8697404cd0 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/x86_64/asm-offsets.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/x86_64/asm-offsets.c
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ void __dummy__(void)
#endif

OFFSET(CPUINFO_guest_cpu_user_regs, struct cpu_info, guest_cpu_user_regs);
+ OFFSET(CPUINFO_error_code, struct cpu_info, guest_cpu_user_regs.error_code);
OFFSET(CPUINFO_processor_id, struct cpu_info, processor_id);
OFFSET(CPUINFO_verw_sel, struct cpu_info, verw_sel);
OFFSET(CPUINFO_current_vcpu, struct cpu_info, current_vcpu);
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