This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled x86/nmi/64: Improve nested NMI comments to the 4.1-stable tree which can be found at: http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git;a=summary The filename of the patch is: x86-nmi-64-improve-nested-nmi-comments.patch and it can be found in the queue-4.1 subdirectory. If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to the stable tree, please let <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> know about it. >From 0b22930ebad563ae97ff3f8d7b9f12060b4c6e6b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 15 Jul 2015 10:29:36 -0700 Subject: x86/nmi/64: Improve nested NMI comments From: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx> commit 0b22930ebad563ae97ff3f8d7b9f12060b4c6e6b upstream. I found the nested NMI documentation to be difficult to follow. Improve the comments. Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx> Reviewed-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxx> Cc: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxxxxx> Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S | 160 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------- arch/x86/kernel/nmi.c | 4 - 2 files changed, 94 insertions(+), 70 deletions(-) --- a/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/entry_64.S @@ -1411,11 +1411,12 @@ ENTRY(nmi) * If the variable is not set and the stack is not the NMI * stack then: * o Set the special variable on the stack - * o Copy the interrupt frame into a "saved" location on the stack - * o Copy the interrupt frame into a "copy" location on the stack + * o Copy the interrupt frame into an "outermost" location on the + * stack + * o Copy the interrupt frame into an "iret" location on the stack * o Continue processing the NMI * If the variable is set or the previous stack is the NMI stack: - * o Modify the "copy" location to jump to the repeate_nmi + * o Modify the "iret" location to jump to the repeat_nmi * o return back to the first NMI * * Now on exit of the first NMI, we first clear the stack variable @@ -1491,18 +1492,60 @@ ENTRY(nmi) .Lnmi_from_kernel: /* - * Check the special variable on the stack to see if NMIs are - * executing. + * Here's what our stack frame will look like: + * +---------------------------------------------------------+ + * | original SS | + * | original Return RSP | + * | original RFLAGS | + * | original CS | + * | original RIP | + * +---------------------------------------------------------+ + * | temp storage for rdx | + * +---------------------------------------------------------+ + * | "NMI executing" variable | + * +---------------------------------------------------------+ + * | iret SS } Copied from "outermost" frame | + * | iret Return RSP } on each loop iteration; overwritten | + * | iret RFLAGS } by a nested NMI to force another | + * | iret CS } iteration if needed. | + * | iret RIP } | + * +---------------------------------------------------------+ + * | outermost SS } initialized in first_nmi; | + * | outermost Return RSP } will not be changed before | + * | outermost RFLAGS } NMI processing is done. | + * | outermost CS } Copied to "iret" frame on each | + * | outermost RIP } iteration. | + * +---------------------------------------------------------+ + * | pt_regs | + * +---------------------------------------------------------+ + * + * The "original" frame is used by hardware. Before re-enabling + * NMIs, we need to be done with it, and we need to leave enough + * space for the asm code here. + * + * We return by executing IRET while RSP points to the "iret" frame. + * That will either return for real or it will loop back into NMI + * processing. + * + * The "outermost" frame is copied to the "iret" frame on each + * iteration of the loop, so each iteration starts with the "iret" + * frame pointing to the final return target. + */ + + /* + * Determine whether we're a nested NMI. + * + * First check "NMI executing". If it's set, then we're nested. + * This will not detect if we interrupted an outer NMI just + * before IRET. */ cmpl $1, -8(%rsp) je nested_nmi /* - * Now test if the previous stack was an NMI stack. - * We need the double check. We check the NMI stack to satisfy the - * race when the first NMI clears the variable before returning. - * We check the variable because the first NMI could be in a - * breakpoint routine using a breakpoint stack. + * Now test if the previous stack was an NMI stack. This covers + * the case where we interrupt an outer NMI after it clears + * "NMI executing" but before IRET. */ lea 6*8(%rsp), %rdx /* Compare the NMI stack (rdx) with the stack we came from (4*8(%rsp)) */ @@ -1519,9 +1562,11 @@ ENTRY(nmi) nested_nmi: /* - * Do nothing if we interrupted the fixup in repeat_nmi. - * It's about to repeat the NMI handler, so we are fine - * with ignoring this one. + * If we interrupted an NMI that is between repeat_nmi and + * end_repeat_nmi, then we must not modify the "iret" frame + * because it's being written by the outer NMI. That's okay; + * the outer NMI handler is about to call do_nmi anyway, + * so we can just resume the outer NMI. */ movq $repeat_nmi, %rdx cmpq 8(%rsp), %rdx @@ -1531,7 +1576,10 @@ nested_nmi: ja nested_nmi_out 1: - /* Set up the interrupted NMIs stack to jump to repeat_nmi */ + /* + * Modify the "iret" frame to point to repeat_nmi, forcing another + * iteration of NMI handling. + */ leaq -1*8(%rsp), %rdx movq %rdx, %rsp CFI_ADJUST_CFA_OFFSET 1*8 @@ -1550,60 +1598,23 @@ nested_nmi_out: popq_cfi %rdx CFI_RESTORE rdx - /* No need to check faults here */ + /* We are returning to kernel mode, so this cannot result in a fault. */ INTERRUPT_RETURN CFI_RESTORE_STATE first_nmi: - /* - * Because nested NMIs will use the pushed location that we - * stored in rdx, we must keep that space available. - * Here's what our stack frame will look like: - * +-------------------------+ - * | original SS | - * | original Return RSP | - * | original RFLAGS | - * | original CS | - * | original RIP | - * +-------------------------+ - * | temp storage for rdx | - * +-------------------------+ - * | NMI executing variable | - * +-------------------------+ - * | copied SS | - * | copied Return RSP | - * | copied RFLAGS | - * | copied CS | - * | copied RIP | - * +-------------------------+ - * | Saved SS | - * | Saved Return RSP | - * | Saved RFLAGS | - * | Saved CS | - * | Saved RIP | - * +-------------------------+ - * | pt_regs | - * +-------------------------+ - * - * The saved stack frame is used to fix up the copied stack frame - * that a nested NMI may change to make the interrupted NMI iret jump - * to the repeat_nmi. The original stack frame and the temp storage - * is also used by nested NMIs and can not be trusted on exit. - */ - /* Do not pop rdx, nested NMIs will corrupt that part of the stack */ + /* Restore rdx. */ movq (%rsp), %rdx CFI_RESTORE rdx - /* Set the NMI executing variable on the stack. */ + /* Set "NMI executing" on the stack. */ pushq_cfi $1 - /* - * Leave room for the "copied" frame - */ + /* Leave room for the "iret" frame */ subq $(5*8), %rsp CFI_ADJUST_CFA_OFFSET 5*8 - /* Copy the stack frame to the Saved frame */ + /* Copy the "original" frame to the "outermost" frame */ .rept 5 pushq_cfi 11*8(%rsp) .endr @@ -1611,6 +1622,7 @@ first_nmi: /* Everything up to here is safe from nested NMIs */ +repeat_nmi: /* * If there was a nested NMI, the first NMI's iret will return * here. But NMIs are still enabled and we can take another @@ -1619,16 +1631,21 @@ first_nmi: * it will just return, as we are about to repeat an NMI anyway. * This makes it safe to copy to the stack frame that a nested * NMI will update. - */ -repeat_nmi: - /* - * Update the stack variable to say we are still in NMI (the update - * is benign for the non-repeat case, where 1 was pushed just above - * to this very stack slot). + * + * RSP is pointing to "outermost RIP". gsbase is unknown, but, if + * we're repeating an NMI, gsbase has the same value that it had on + * the first iteration. paranoid_entry will load the kernel + * gsbase if needed before we call do_nmi. + * + * Set "NMI executing" in case we came back here via IRET. */ movq $1, 10*8(%rsp) - /* Make another copy, this one may be modified by nested NMIs */ + /* + * Copy the "outermost" frame to the "iret" frame. NMIs that nest + * here must not modify the "iret" frame while we're writing to + * it or it will end up containing garbage. + */ addq $(10*8), %rsp CFI_ADJUST_CFA_OFFSET -10*8 .rept 5 @@ -1639,9 +1656,9 @@ repeat_nmi: end_repeat_nmi: /* - * Everything below this point can be preempted by a nested - * NMI if the first NMI took an exception and reset our iret stack - * so that we repeat another NMI. + * Everything below this point can be preempted by a nested NMI. + * If this happens, then the inner NMI will change the "iret" + * frame to point back to repeat_nmi. */ pushq_cfi $-1 /* ORIG_RAX: no syscall to restart */ ALLOC_PT_GPREGS_ON_STACK @@ -1668,11 +1685,18 @@ nmi_swapgs: nmi_restore: RESTORE_EXTRA_REGS RESTORE_C_REGS - /* Pop the extra iret frame at once */ + + /* Point RSP at the "iret" frame. */ REMOVE_PT_GPREGS_FROM_STACK 6*8 - /* Clear the NMI executing stack variable */ + /* Clear "NMI executing". */ movq $0, 5*8(%rsp) + + /* + * INTERRUPT_RETURN reads the "iret" frame and exits the NMI + * stack in a single instruction. We are returning to kernel + * mode, so this cannot result in a fault. + */ INTERRUPT_RETURN CFI_ENDPROC END(nmi) --- a/arch/x86/kernel/nmi.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/nmi.c @@ -408,8 +408,8 @@ static void default_do_nmi(struct pt_reg NOKPROBE_SYMBOL(default_do_nmi); /* - * NMIs can hit breakpoints which will cause it to lose its NMI context - * with the CPU when the breakpoint or page fault does an IRET. + * NMIs can page fault or hit breakpoints which will cause it to lose + * its NMI context with the CPU when the breakpoint or page fault does an IRET. * * As a result, NMIs can nest if NMIs get unmasked due an IRET during * NMI processing. On x86_64, the asm glue protects us from nested NMIs Patches currently in stable-queue which might be from luto@xxxxxxxxxx are queue-4.1/x86-nmi-enable-nested-do_nmi-handling-for-64-bit-kernels.patch queue-4.1/x86-nmi-64-switch-stacks-on-userspace-nmi-entry.patch queue-4.1/x86-nmi-64-remove-asm-code-that-saves-cr2.patch queue-4.1/x86-nmi-64-use-df-to-avoid-userspace-rsp-confusing-nested-nmi-detection.patch queue-4.1/x86-asm-entry-64-remove-pointless-jump-to-irq_return.patch queue-4.1/x86-nmi-64-reorder-nested-nmi-checks.patch queue-4.1/x86-nmi-64-improve-nested-nmi-comments.patch -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe stable" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html