Re: [PATCH 6/8] kvm: svm: pass MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL and MSR_IA32_PRED_CMD down to guest

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----- liran.alon@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> ----- pbonzini@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> 
> > Direct access to MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL and MSR_IA32_PRED_CMD is
> > important
> > for performance.  Allow load/store of MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, restore
> > guest
> > IBRS on VM entry and set it to 0 on VM exit (because Linux does not
> > use
> > it yet).
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> >  arch/x86/kvm/svm.c | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> >  1 file changed, 42 insertions(+)
> > 
> > diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
> > index 31ace8d7774a..934a21e02e03 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
> > +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm.c
> > @@ -183,6 +183,8 @@ struct vcpu_svm {
> >  		u64 gs_base;
> >  	} host;
> >  
> > +	u64 spec_ctrl;
> > +
> >  	u32 *msrpm;
> >  
> >  	ulong nmi_iret_rip;
> > @@ -248,6 +250,8 @@ struct amd_svm_iommu_ir {
> >  	{ .index = MSR_CSTAR,				.always = true  },
> >  	{ .index = MSR_SYSCALL_MASK,			.always = true  },
> >  #endif
> > +	{ .index = MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL,			.always = true  },
> > +	{ .index = MSR_IA32_PRED_CMD,			.always = true  },
> >  	{ .index = MSR_IA32_LASTBRANCHFROMIP,		.always = false },
> >  	{ .index = MSR_IA32_LASTBRANCHTOIP,		.always = false },
> >  	{ .index = MSR_IA32_LASTINTFROMIP,		.always = false },
> > @@ -283,6 +287,8 @@ struct amd_svm_iommu_ir {
> >  /* enable/disable Virtual GIF */
> >  static int vgif = true;
> >  module_param(vgif, int, 0444);
> > + 
> > +static bool __read_mostly have_spec_ctrl;
> >  
> >  static void svm_set_cr0(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long cr0);
> >  static void svm_flush_tlb(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool
> > invalidate_gpa);
> > @@ -1135,6 +1141,17 @@ static __init int svm_hardware_setup(void)
> >  			pr_info("Virtual GIF supported\n");
> >  	}
> >  
> > +	/*
> > +	 * FIXME: this is only needed until SPEC_CTRL is supported
> > +	 * by upstream Linux in cpufeatures, then it can be replaced
> > +	 * with static_cpu_has.
> > +	 */
> > +	have_spec_ctrl = cpu_has_spec_ctrl();
> > +	if (have_spec_ctrl)
> > +		pr_info("kvm: SPEC_CTRL available\n");
> > +	else
> > +		pr_info("kvm: SPEC_CTRL not available\n");
> > +
> >  	return 0;
> >  
> >  err:
> > @@ -3599,6 +3616,9 @@ static int svm_get_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
> > struct msr_data *msr_info)
> >  	case MSR_VM_CR:
> >  		msr_info->data = svm->nested.vm_cr_msr;
> >  		break;
> > +	case MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL:
> > +		msr_info->data = svm->spec_ctrl;
> > +		break;
> >  	case MSR_IA32_UCODE_REV:
> >  		msr_info->data = 0x01000065;
> >  		break;
> > @@ -3754,6 +3774,9 @@ static int svm_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
> > struct msr_data *msr)
> >  	case MSR_VM_IGNNE:
> >  		vcpu_unimpl(vcpu, "unimplemented wrmsr: 0x%x data 0x%llx\n",
> ecx,
> > data);
> >  		break;
> > +	case MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL:
> > +		svm->spec_ctrl = data;
> > +		break;
> >  	case MSR_IA32_APICBASE:
> >  		if (kvm_vcpu_apicv_active(vcpu))
> >  			avic_update_vapic_bar(to_svm(vcpu), data);
> > @@ -4942,6 +4965,13 @@ static void svm_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu
> > *vcpu)
> >  
> >  	local_irq_enable();
> >  
> > +	/*
> > +	 * MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL is restored after the last indirect branch
> > +	 * before vmentry.
> > +	 */
> > +	if (have_spec_ctrl && svm->spec_ctrl != 0)
> > +		wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, svm->spec_ctrl);
> > +
> >  	asm volatile (
> >  		"push %%" _ASM_BP "; \n\t"
> >  		"mov %c[rbx](%[svm]), %%" _ASM_BX " \n\t"
> > @@ -5015,6 +5045,18 @@ static void svm_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu
> > *vcpu)
> >  #endif
> >  		);
> >  
> > +	if (have_spec_ctrl) {
> > +		rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, svm->spec_ctrl);
> > +		if (svm->spec_ctrl != 0)

In second thought, I think this condition is a bug.
Intel explicitly specified that after a #VMExit: Set IBRS bit even if it was already set.
Therefore, you should remove the "if (svm->spec_ctrl != 0)" condition here.
Otherwise, guest BTB/BHB could be used by host.

> > +			wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, 0);
> > +	}
> > +	/*
> > +	 * Speculative execution past the above wrmsrl might encounter
> > +	 * an indirect branch and use guest-controlled contents of the
> > +	 * indirect branch predictor; block it.
> > +	 */
> > +	asm("lfence");
> > +
> >  #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
> >  	wrmsrl(MSR_GS_BASE, svm->host.gs_base);
> >  #else
> > -- 
> > 1.8.3.1
> 
> Reviewed-by: Liran Alon <liran.alon@xxxxxxxxxx>




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