Re: [PATCH 1/2] KVM: arm64: vgic: check redist region is not above the VM IPA size

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Hi Ricardo,

On 9/10/21 9:32 PM, Ricardo Koller wrote:
> Hi Alexandru and Eric,
>
> On Fri, Sep 10, 2021 at 10:42:23AM +0200, Eric Auger wrote:
>> Hi Alexandru,
>>
>> On 9/10/21 10:28 AM, Alexandru Elisei wrote:
>>> Hi Ricardo,
>>>
>>> On 9/9/21 5:47 PM, Ricardo Koller wrote:
>>>> On Thu, Sep 09, 2021 at 11:20:15AM +0100, Alexandru Elisei wrote:
>>>>> Hi Ricardo,
>>>>>
>>>>> On 9/8/21 10:03 PM, Ricardo Koller wrote:
>>>>>> Extend vgic_v3_check_base() to verify that the redistributor regions
>>>>>> don't go above the VM-specified IPA size (phys_size). This can happen
>>>>>> when using the legacy KVM_VGIC_V3_ADDR_TYPE_REDIST attribute with:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>   base + size > phys_size AND base < phys_size
>>>>>>
>>>>>> vgic_v3_check_base() is used to check the redist regions bases when
>>>>>> setting them (with the vcpus added so far) and when attempting the first
>>>>>> vcpu-run.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Signed-off-by: Ricardo Koller <ricarkol@xxxxxxxxxx>
>>>>>> ---
>>>>>>  arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-v3.c | 4 ++++
>>>>>>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-v3.c b/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-v3.c
>>>>>> index 66004f61cd83..5afd9f6f68f6 100644
>>>>>> --- a/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-v3.c
>>>>>> +++ b/arch/arm64/kvm/vgic/vgic-v3.c
>>>>>> @@ -512,6 +512,10 @@ bool vgic_v3_check_base(struct kvm *kvm)
>>>>>>  		if (rdreg->base + vgic_v3_rd_region_size(kvm, rdreg) <
>>>>>>  			rdreg->base)
>>>>>>  			return false;
>>>>>> +
>>>>>> +		if (rdreg->base + vgic_v3_rd_region_size(kvm, rdreg) >
>>>>>> +			kvm_phys_size(kvm))
>>>>>> +			return false;
>>>>> Looks to me like this same check (and the overflow one before it) is done when
>>>>> adding a new Redistributor region in kvm_vgic_addr() -> vgic_v3_set_redist_base()
>>>>> -> vgic_v3_alloc_redist_region() -> vgic_check_ioaddr(). As far as I can tell,
>>>>> kvm_vgic_addr() handles both ways of setting the Redistributor address.
>>>>>
>>>>> Without this patch, did you manage to set a base address such that base + size >
>>>>> kvm_phys_size()?
>>>>>
>>>> Yes, with the KVM_VGIC_V3_ADDR_TYPE_REDIST legacy API. The easiest way
>>>> to get to this situation is with the selftest in patch 2.  I then tried
>>>> an extra experiment: map the first redistributor, run the first vcpu,
>>>> and access the redist from inside the guest. KVM didn't complain in any
>>>> of these steps.
>>> Yes, Eric pointed out that I was mistaken and there is no check being done for
>>> base + size > kvm_phys_size().
>>>
>>> What I was trying to say is that this check is better done when the user creates a
>>> Redistributor region, not when a VCPU is first run. We have everything we need to
>>> make the check when a region is created, why wait until the VCPU is run?
>>>
>>> For example, vgic_v3_insert_redist_region() is called each time the adds a new
>>> Redistributor region (via either of the two APIs), and already has a check for the
>>> upper limit overflowing (identical to the check in vgic_v3_check_base()). I would
>>> add the check against the maximum IPA size there.
>> you seem to refer to an old kernel as vgic_v3_insert_redist_region was
>> renamed into  vgic_v3_alloc_redist_region in
>> e5a35635464b kvm: arm64: vgic-v3: Introduce vgic_v3_free_redist_region()
>>
>> I think in case you use the old rdist API you do not know yet the size
>> of the redist region at this point (count=0), hence Ricardo's choice to
>> do the check latter.
> Just wanted to add one more detail. vgic_v3_check_base() is also called
> when creating the redistributor region (via vgic_v3_set_redist_base ->
> vgic_register_redist_iodev). This patch reuses that check for the old
> redist API to also check for "base + size > kvm_phys_size()" with a size
> calculated using the vcpus added so far.
>
>>> Also, because vgic_v3_insert_redist_region() already checks for overflow, I
>>> believe the overflow check in vgic_v3_check_base() is redundant.
>>>
> It's redundant for the new redist API, but still needed for the old
> redist API.
>
>>> As far as I can tell, vgic_v3_check_base() is there to make sure that the
>>> Distributor doesn't overlap with any of the Redistributors, and because the
>>> Redistributors and the Distributor can be created in any order, we defer the check
>>> until the first VCPU is run. I might be wrong about this, someone please correct
>>> me if I'm wrong.
>>>
>>> Also, did you verify that KVM is also doing this check for GICv2? KVM does
>>> something similar and calls vgic_v2_check_base() when mapping the GIC resources,
>>> and I don't see a check for the maximum IPA size in that function either.
>> I think vgic_check_ioaddr() called in kvm_vgic_addr() does the job (it
>> checks the base @)
>>
> It seems that GICv2 suffers from the same problem. The cpu interface
> base is checked but the end can extend above IPA size. Note that the cpu
> interface is 8KBs and vgic_check_ioaddr() is only checking that its base
I missed this 8kB thingy.
> is 4KB aligned and below IPA size. The distributor region is 4KB so
> vgic_check_ioaddr() is enough in that case.
>
> What about the following?
>
> I can work on the next version of this patch (v2 has the GICv2 issue)
> which adds vgic_check_range(), which is like vgic_check_ioaddr() but
> with a size arg.  kvm_vgic_addr() can then call vgic_check_range() and
> do all the checks for GICv2 and GICv3. Note that for GICv2, there's no
> need to wait until first vcpu run to do the check. Also note that I will
> have to keep the change in vgic_v3_check_base() to check for the old v3
> redist API at first vcpu run.
Looking forward to reviewing it.

Thanks

Eric
>
> Thanks,
> Ricardo
>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Eric
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Alex
>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Ricardo
>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Alex
>>>>>
>>>>>>  	}
>>>>>>  
>>>>>>  	if (IS_VGIC_ADDR_UNDEF(d->vgic_dist_base))




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