Several x86's architecture registers contain a linear base, and thus must
contain a canonical address.
This includes segment and segment like bases (FS/GS base, GDT,IDT,LDT,TR),
addresses used for SYSENTER and SYSCALL instructions and probably more.
As it turns out, when x86 architecture was updated to 5 level paging /
57 bit virtual addresses, these fields were allowed to contain a full
57 bit address regardless of the state of CR4.LA57.
The main reason behind this decision is that 5 level paging, and even
paging itself can be temporarily disabled (e.g by SMM entry) leaving non
canonical values in these fields.
Another reason is that OS might prepare these fields before it switches to
5 level paging.
Signed-off-by: Maxim Levitsky <mlevitsk@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++-------
1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
index 2392a7ef254d..3f18edff80ac 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
@@ -2969,6 +2969,22 @@ static int nested_vmx_check_address_space_size(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
return 0;
}
+static bool is_l1_noncanonical_address_static(u64 la, struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+{
+ u8 max_guest_address_bits = guest_can_use(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_LA57) ? 57 : 48;
+ /*
+ * Most x86 arch registers which contain linear addresses like
+ * segment bases, addresses that are used in instructions (e.g SYSENTER),
+ * have static canonicality checks,
+ * size of whose depends only on CPU's support for 5-level
+ * paging, rather than state of CR4.LA57.
+ *
+ * In other words the check only depends on the CPU model,
+ * rather than on runtime state.
+ */
+ return !__is_canonical_address(la, max_guest_address_bits);
+}
+
static int nested_vmx_check_host_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
struct vmcs12 *vmcs12)
{
@@ -2979,8 +2995,8 @@ static int nested_vmx_check_host_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
CC(!kvm_vcpu_is_legal_cr3(vcpu, vmcs12->host_cr3)))
return -EINVAL;
- if (CC(is_noncanonical_address(vmcs12->host_ia32_sysenter_esp, vcpu)) ||
- CC(is_noncanonical_address(vmcs12->host_ia32_sysenter_eip, vcpu)))
+ if (CC(is_l1_noncanonical_address_static(vmcs12->host_ia32_sysenter_esp, vcpu)) ||
+ CC(is_l1_noncanonical_address_static(vmcs12->host_ia32_sysenter_eip, vcpu)))
return -EINVAL;
if ((vmcs12->vm_exit_controls & VM_EXIT_LOAD_IA32_PAT) &&
@@ -3014,11 +3030,11 @@ static int nested_vmx_check_host_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
CC(vmcs12->host_ss_selector == 0 && !ia32e))
return -EINVAL;
- if (CC(is_noncanonical_address(vmcs12->host_fs_base, vcpu)) ||
- CC(is_noncanonical_address(vmcs12->host_gs_base, vcpu)) ||
- CC(is_noncanonical_address(vmcs12->host_gdtr_base, vcpu)) ||
- CC(is_noncanonical_address(vmcs12->host_idtr_base, vcpu)) ||
- CC(is_noncanonical_address(vmcs12->host_tr_base, vcpu)) ||
+ if (CC(is_l1_noncanonical_address_static(vmcs12->host_fs_base, vcpu)) ||
+ CC(is_l1_noncanonical_address_static(vmcs12->host_gs_base, vcpu)) ||
+ CC(is_l1_noncanonical_address_static(vmcs12->host_gdtr_base, vcpu)) ||
+ CC(is_l1_noncanonical_address_static(vmcs12->host_idtr_base, vcpu)) ||
+ CC(is_l1_noncanonical_address_static(vmcs12->host_tr_base, vcpu)) ||
CC(is_noncanonical_address(vmcs12->host_rip, vcpu)))
return -EINVAL;
--
2.40.1
