Re: [RFC PATCH 3/4] mmu: don't set the present bit unconditionally

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On 21/06/2016 05:12, Bandan Das wrote:
> To support execute only mappings on behalf of L1 hypervisors,
> we teach set_spte to honor L1's valid XWR bits. This is only
> if host supports EPT execute only. Use ACC_USER_MASK to signify
> if the L1 hypervisor has the present bit set.

has the "R" bit set.

> Signed-off-by: Bandan Das <bsd@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c         | 11 ++++++++---
>  arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h |  2 +-
>  2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
> index 57d8696..3ca1a99 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu.c
> @@ -2528,7 +2528,8 @@ static int set_spte(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 *sptep,
>  	if (set_mmio_spte(vcpu, sptep, gfn, pfn, pte_access))
>  		return 0;
>  
> -	spte = PT_PRESENT_MASK;
> +	if (!shadow_xonly_valid)
> +		spte = PT_PRESENT_MASK;
>  	if (!speculative)
>  		spte |= shadow_accessed_mask;
>  
> @@ -2537,8 +2538,12 @@ static int set_spte(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 *sptep,
>  	else
>  		spte |= shadow_nx_mask;
>  
> -	if (pte_access & ACC_USER_MASK)
> -		spte |= shadow_user_mask;
> +	if (pte_access & ACC_USER_MASK) {
> +		if (shadow_xonly_valid)
> +			spte |= PT_PRESENT_MASK;
> +		else
> +			spte |= shadow_user_mask;
> +	}

Can you instead pass VMX_READABLE_MASK to kvm_mmu_set_mask_ptes in vmx.c?
>  
>  	if (level > PT_PAGE_TABLE_LEVEL)
>  		spte |= PT_PAGE_SIZE_MASK;
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h b/arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h
> index 9f5bd06..5366a55 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/paging_tmpl.h
> @@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ static inline unsigned FNAME(gpte_access)(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 gpte)
>  #if PTTYPE == PTTYPE_EPT
>  	access = ((gpte & VMX_EPT_WRITABLE_MASK) ? ACC_WRITE_MASK : 0) |
>  		((gpte & VMX_EPT_EXECUTABLE_MASK) ? ACC_EXEC_MASK : 0) |
> -		ACC_USER_MASK;
> +		((gpte & VMX_EPT_READABLE_MASK) ? ACC_USER_MASK : 0);

This part is fine.

Paolo

>  #else
>  	BUILD_BUG_ON(ACC_EXEC_MASK != PT_PRESENT_MASK);
>  	BUILD_BUG_ON(ACC_EXEC_MASK != 1);
> 
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