Re: [PATCH] x86/entry/64: Fix CR3 restore order in paranoid_exit()

From: Dave Hansen
Date: Tue Feb 13 2018 - 23:20:00 EST


On 02/13/2018 06:27 PM, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> --- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
> +++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
> @@ -1167,10 +1167,10 @@ ENTRY(paranoid_exit)
> UNWIND_HINT_REGS
> DISABLE_INTERRUPTS(CLBR_ANY)
> TRACE_IRQS_OFF_DEBUG
> + RESTORE_CR3 scratch_reg=%r15 save_reg=%r14
> testl %ebx, %ebx /* swapgs needed? */
> jnz .Lparanoid_exit_no_swapgs
> TRACE_IRQS_IRETQ
> - RESTORE_CR3 scratch_reg=%rbx save_reg=%r14
> SWAPGS_UNSAFE_STACK
> jmp .Lparanoid_exit_restore
> .Lparanoid_exit_no_swapgs:

TRACE_IRQS_* call non-entry functions that are not mapped by the user
CR3. How can this possibly work? What am I missing?