[PATCH] x86/efi: Load fixmap GDT in efi_call_phys_epilog() before setting %cr3

From: Guenter Roeck
Date: Tue Sep 11 2018 - 14:18:19 EST


Commit eeb89e2bb1ac ("x86/efi: Load fixmap GDT in efi_call_phys_epilog()")
moved loading the fixmap in efi_call_phys_epilog() after load_cr3()
since it was assumed to be more logical.

Turns out this is incorrect: In efi_call_phys_prolog(), we load the gdt
with its physical address, and when we reload the %cr3 in _epilog from
initial_page_table to swapper_pg_dir again the gdt is no longer mapped.
This results in a triple fault if an interrupt occurs after load_cr3()
and before load_fixmap_gdt(0). Calling load_fixmap_gdt(0) first restores
the execution order prior to commit eeb89e2bb1ac and fixes the problem.

Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Joerg Roedel <jroedel@xxxxxxx>
Fixes: eeb89e2bb1ac ("x86/efi: Load fixmap GDT in efi_call_phys_epilog()")
Signed-off-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/platform/efi/efi_32.c | 3 +--
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi_32.c b/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi_32.c
index 05ca14222463..9959657127f4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi_32.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi_32.c
@@ -85,10 +85,9 @@ pgd_t * __init efi_call_phys_prolog(void)

void __init efi_call_phys_epilog(pgd_t *save_pgd)
{
+ load_fixmap_gdt(0);
load_cr3(save_pgd);
__flush_tlb_all();
-
- load_fixmap_gdt(0);
}

void __init efi_runtime_update_mappings(void)
--
2.7.4