Re: [PATCH] ARM: KVM: Complain on read from WO and write to RO CP15 regs

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Christoffer Dall <c.dall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 3:11 AM, Rusty Russell <rusty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> As the comment at the bottom says, if your function fails, you should
>> complain yourself (as you have more information).  Create helpers to do
>> this, and use them.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty.russell@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/arm/kvm/coproc.c b/arch/arm/kvm/coproc.c
>> index e36826c..824e5a3 100644
>> --- a/arch/arm/kvm/coproc.c
>> +++ b/arch/arm/kvm/coproc.c
>> @@ -120,6 +120,24 @@ static bool read_zero(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, const struct coproc_params *p)
>>         return true;
>>  }
>>
>> +static bool write_to_read_only(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
>> +                              const struct coproc_params *params)
>> +{
>> +       kvm_err("CP15 write to read-only register at: %08x\n",
>> +               vcpu->arch.regs.pc);
>> +       print_cp_instr(params);
>> +       return false;
>
> do we really want a guest to be able to flood the host kernel log?

Good point.  We should ratelimit this one too:

		kvm_err("Unsupported guest CP15 access at: %08x\n",
			vcpu->arch.regs.pc);

Cheers,
Rusty.
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