Re: [PATCH v11 4/9] KVM: VMX: Check CET dependencies on CR settings

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On Thu, Mar 26, 2020 at 04:18:41PM +0800, Yang Weijiang wrote:
> CR4.CET is master control bit for CET function.
> There're mutual constrains between CR0.WP and CR4.CET, so need
> to check the dependent bit while changing the control registers.
> 
> Note:
> 1)The processor does not allow CR4.CET to be set if CR0.WP = 0,
>   similarly, it does not allow CR0.WP to be cleared while
>   CR4.CET = 1. In either case, KVM would inject #GP to guest.

Nit: the CET vs. WP dependency and #GP belongs in the "main" part of the
changelog, as it's the crux of the patch.  Item (2) below is more along
the lines of "note" material.

> 
> 2)SHSTK and IBT features share one control MSR:
>   MSR_IA32_{U,S}_CET, which means it's difficult to hide
>   one feature from another in the case of SHSTK != IBT,
>   after discussed in community, it's agreed to allow guest
>   control two features independently as it won't introduce
>   security hole.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Yang Weijiang <weijiang.yang@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c | 4 ++++
>  arch/x86/kvm/x86.c     | 3 +++
>  2 files changed, 7 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
> index bd7cd175fd81..87f101750746 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
> @@ -3089,6 +3089,10 @@ int vmx_set_cr4(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long cr4)
>  			return 1;
>  	}
>  
> +	if ((cr4 & X86_CR4_CET) && (!is_cet_supported(vcpu) ||
> +	    !(kvm_read_cr0(vcpu) & X86_CR0_WP)))
> +		return 1;
> +
>  	if (vmx->nested.vmxon && !nested_cr4_valid(vcpu, cr4))
>  		return 1;
>  
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> index 830afe5038d1..90acdbbb8a5a 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> @@ -804,6 +804,9 @@ int kvm_set_cr0(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long cr0)
>  	if (!(cr0 & X86_CR0_PG) && kvm_read_cr4_bits(vcpu, X86_CR4_PCIDE))
>  		return 1;
>  
> +	if (!(cr0 & X86_CR0_WP) && kvm_read_cr4_bits(vcpu, X86_CR4_CET))
> +		return 1;
> +
>  	kvm_x86_ops->set_cr0(vcpu, cr0);
>  
>  	if ((cr0 ^ old_cr0) & X86_CR0_PG) {
> -- 
> 2.17.2
> 



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