xen/sm{e, a}p: allow disabling sm{e, a}p for Xen itself

SMEP/SMAP is a security feature to prevent kernel executing/accessing
user address involuntarily, any such behavior will lead to a page fault.

SMEP/SMAP is open (in CR4) for both Xen and HVM guest in earlier code.
SMEP/SMAP bit set in Xen CR4 would enforce security checking for 32-bit
PV guest which will suffer unknown SMEP/SMAP page fault when guest
kernel attempt to access user address although SMEP/SMAP is close for
PV guests.

This patch introduces a new boot option value "hvm" for "sm{e,a}p", it
is going to diable SMEP/SMAP for Xen hypervisor while enable them for
HVM. In this way, 32-bit PV guest will not suffer SMEP/SMAP security
issue. Users can choose whether open SMEP/SMAP for Xen itself,
especially when they are going to run 32-bit PV guests.

Signed-off-by: He Chen <he.chen@linux.intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>
Release-acked-by: Wei Liu <wei.liu2@citrix.com>
[Fixed up command line docs]
Signed-off-by: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>
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He Chen authored and Andrew Cooper committed 2016-10-20 12:44:16 +01:00
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@@ -1433,19 +1433,21 @@ enabling more sockets and cores to go into deeper sleep states.
Set the serial transmit buffer size.
### smep
> `= <boolean>`
> Default: `true`
Flag to enable Supervisor Mode Execution Protection
### smap
> `= <boolean>`
> `= <boolean> | hvm`
> Default: `true`
Flag to enable Supervisor Mode Access Prevention
Use `smap=hvm` to allow SMAP use by HVM guests only.
### smep
> `= <boolean> | hvm`
> Default: `true`
Flag to enable Supervisor Mode Execution Protection
Use `smep=hvm` to allow SMEP use by HVM guests only.
### snb\_igd\_quirk
> `= <boolean> | cap | <integer>`
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@@ -61,14 +61,6 @@ boolean_param("nosmp", opt_nosmp);
static unsigned int __initdata max_cpus;
integer_param("maxcpus", max_cpus);
/* smep: Enable/disable Supervisor Mode Execution Protection (default on). */
static bool_t __initdata opt_smep = 1;
boolean_param("smep", opt_smep);
/* smap: Enable/disable Supervisor Mode Access Prevention (default on). */
static bool_t __initdata opt_smap = 1;
boolean_param("smap", opt_smap);
unsigned long __read_mostly cr4_pv32_mask;
/* Boot dom0 in pvh mode */
@@ -112,6 +104,58 @@ struct cpuinfo_x86 __read_mostly boot_cpu_data = { 0, 0, 0, 0, -1 };
unsigned long __read_mostly mmu_cr4_features = XEN_MINIMAL_CR4;
/* smep: Enable/disable Supervisor Mode Execution Protection (default on). */
#define SMEP_HVM_ONLY (-1)
static s8 __initdata opt_smep = 1;
static void __init parse_smep_param(char *s)
{
if ( !*s )
{
opt_smep = 1;
return;
}
switch ( parse_bool(s) )
{
case 0:
opt_smep = 0;
return;
case 1:
opt_smep = 1;
return;
}
if ( !strcmp(s, "hvm") )
opt_smep = SMEP_HVM_ONLY;
}
custom_param("smep", parse_smep_param);
/* smap: Enable/disable Supervisor Mode Access Prevention (default on). */
#define SMAP_HVM_ONLY (-1)
static s8 __initdata opt_smap = 1;
static void __init parse_smap_param(char *s)
{
if ( !*s )
{
opt_smap = 1;
return;
}
switch ( parse_bool(s) )
{
case 0:
opt_smap = 0;
return;
case 1:
opt_smap = 1;
return;
}
if ( !strcmp(s, "hvm") )
opt_smap = SMAP_HVM_ONLY;
}
custom_param("smap", parse_smap_param);
bool_t __read_mostly acpi_disabled;
bool_t __initdata acpi_force;
static char __initdata acpi_param[10] = "";
@@ -1404,12 +1448,16 @@ void __init noreturn __start_xen(unsigned long mbi_p)
if ( !opt_smep )
setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_SMEP);
if ( cpu_has_smep )
if ( cpu_has_smep && opt_smep != SMEP_HVM_ONLY )
__set_bit(X86_FEATURE_XEN_SMEP, boot_cpu_data.x86_capability);
if ( boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_XEN_SMEP) )
set_in_cr4(X86_CR4_SMEP);
if ( !opt_smap )
setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_SMAP);
if ( cpu_has_smap )
if ( cpu_has_smap && opt_smap != SMAP_HVM_ONLY )
__set_bit(X86_FEATURE_XEN_SMAP, boot_cpu_data.x86_capability);
if ( boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_XEN_SMAP) )
set_in_cr4(X86_CR4_SMAP);
cr4_pv32_mask = mmu_cr4_features & XEN_CR4_PV32_BITS;
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@@ -137,10 +137,10 @@ ENTRY(compat_restore_all_guest)
.section .altinstructions, "a"
altinstruction_entry .Lcr4_orig, .Lcr4_orig, X86_FEATURE_ALWAYS, \
(.Lcr4_orig_end - .Lcr4_orig), 0
altinstruction_entry .Lcr4_orig, .Lcr4_alt, X86_FEATURE_SMEP, \
altinstruction_entry .Lcr4_orig, .Lcr4_alt, X86_FEATURE_XEN_SMEP, \
(.Lcr4_orig_end - .Lcr4_orig), \
(.Lcr4_alt_end - .Lcr4_alt)
altinstruction_entry .Lcr4_orig, .Lcr4_alt, X86_FEATURE_SMAP, \
altinstruction_entry .Lcr4_orig, .Lcr4_alt, X86_FEATURE_XEN_SMAP, \
(.Lcr4_orig_end - .Lcr4_orig), \
(.Lcr4_alt_end - .Lcr4_alt)
.popsection
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@@ -417,11 +417,11 @@ handle_exception_saved:
.Lcr4_pv32_alt_end:
.section .altinstructions, "a"
altinstruction_entry .Lcr4_pv32_orig, .Lcr4_pv32_alt, \
X86_FEATURE_SMEP, \
X86_FEATURE_XEN_SMEP, \
(.Lcr4_pv32_alt_end - .Lcr4_pv32_alt), \
(.Lcr4_pv32_alt_end - .Lcr4_pv32_alt)
altinstruction_entry .Lcr4_pv32_orig, .Lcr4_pv32_alt, \
X86_FEATURE_SMAP, \
X86_FEATURE_XEN_SMAP, \
(.Lcr4_pv32_alt_end - .Lcr4_pv32_alt), \
(.Lcr4_pv32_alt_end - .Lcr4_pv32_alt)
.popsection
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@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ void ret_from_intr(void);
.popsection; \
.pushsection .altinstructions, "a"; \
altinstruction_entry 661b, 661b, X86_FEATURE_ALWAYS, 3, 0; \
altinstruction_entry 661b, 662b, X86_FEATURE_SMAP, 3, 3; \
altinstruction_entry 661b, 662b, X86_FEATURE_XEN_SMAP, 3, 3; \
.popsection
#define ASM_STAC ASM_AC(STAC)
@@ -217,21 +217,21 @@ void ret_from_intr(void);
668: call cr4_pv32_restore; \
.section .altinstructions, "a"; \
altinstruction_entry 667b, 667b, X86_FEATURE_ALWAYS, 5, 0; \
altinstruction_entry 667b, 668b, X86_FEATURE_SMEP, 5, 5; \
altinstruction_entry 667b, 668b, X86_FEATURE_SMAP, 5, 5; \
altinstruction_entry 667b, 668b, X86_FEATURE_XEN_SMEP, 5, 5; \
altinstruction_entry 667b, 668b, X86_FEATURE_XEN_SMAP, 5, 5; \
.popsection
#else
static always_inline void clac(void)
{
/* Note: a barrier is implicit in alternative() */
alternative(ASM_NOP3, __stringify(__ASM_CLAC), X86_FEATURE_SMAP);
alternative(ASM_NOP3, __stringify(__ASM_CLAC), X86_FEATURE_XEN_SMAP);
}
static always_inline void stac(void)
{
/* Note: a barrier is implicit in alternative() */
alternative(ASM_NOP3, __stringify(__ASM_STAC), X86_FEATURE_SMAP);
alternative(ASM_NOP3, __stringify(__ASM_STAC), X86_FEATURE_XEN_SMAP);
}
#endif
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@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ XEN_CPUFEATURE(CPUID_FAULTING, (FSCAPINTS+0)*32+ 6) /* cpuid faulting */
XEN_CPUFEATURE(CLFLUSH_MONITOR, (FSCAPINTS+0)*32+ 7) /* clflush reqd with monitor */
XEN_CPUFEATURE(APERFMPERF, (FSCAPINTS+0)*32+ 8) /* APERFMPERF */
XEN_CPUFEATURE(MFENCE_RDTSC, (FSCAPINTS+0)*32+ 9) /* MFENCE synchronizes RDTSC */
XEN_CPUFEATURE(XEN_SMEP, (FSCAPINTS+0)*32+ 10) /* SMEP gets used by Xen itself */
XEN_CPUFEATURE(XEN_SMAP, (FSCAPINTS+0)*32+ 11) /* SMAP gets used by Xen itself */
#define NCAPINTS (FSCAPINTS + 1) /* N 32-bit words worth of info */
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