Re: [PATCH v5 5/8] KVM: VMX: Load Guest CET via VMCS when CET is enabled in Guest

From: Yang Weijiang
Date: Tue Jun 04 2019 - 21:54:40 EST


On Tue, Jun 04, 2019 at 01:03:36PM -0700, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> On Wed, May 22, 2019 at 03:00:58PM +0800, Yang Weijiang wrote:
> > "Load Guest CET state" bit controls whether Guest CET states
> > will be loaded at Guest entry. Before doing that, KVM needs
> > to check if CPU CET feature is available to Guest.
> >
> > Note: SHSTK and IBT features share one control MSR:
> > MSR_IA32_{U,S}_CET, which means it's difficult to hide
> > one feature from another in the case of SHSTK != IBT,
> > after discussed in community, it's agreed to allow Guest
> > control two features independently as it won't introduce
> > security hole.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Yang Weijiang <weijiang.yang@xxxxxxxxx>
> > Co-developed-by: Zhang Yi Z <yi.z.zhang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c | 12 ++++++++++++
> > 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+)
> >
> > diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
> > index 9321da538f65..1c0d487a4037 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
> > +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
> > @@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
> > #include <asm/spec-ctrl.h>
> > #include <asm/virtext.h>
> > #include <asm/vmx.h>
> > +#include <asm/cet.h>
>
> Is this include actually needed? I haven't attempted to compile, but a
> glance everything should be in cpufeatures.h or vmx.h.
>
Thanks Sean!
My original purpose is to re-use the macro cpu_x86_cet_enabled() to
check host CET status, for somehow, the check is not there, but to resolve
your below question, I need to use the macro to check it, so will keep
this include and add the check in next version.

> > #include "capabilities.h"
> > #include "cpuid.h"
> > @@ -2929,6 +2930,17 @@ int vmx_set_cr4(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long cr4)
> > if (!nested_vmx_allowed(vcpu) || is_smm(vcpu))
> > return 1;
> > }
> > + if (guest_cpuid_has(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_SHSTK) ||
> > + guest_cpuid_has(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_IBT)) {
> > + if (cr4 & X86_CR4_CET)
> > + vmcs_set_bits(VM_ENTRY_CONTROLS,
> > + VM_ENTRY_LOAD_GUEST_CET_STATE);
> > + else
> > + vmcs_clear_bits(VM_ENTRY_CONTROLS,
> > + VM_ENTRY_LOAD_GUEST_CET_STATE);
> > + } else if (cr4 & X86_CR4_CET) {
> > + return 1;
> > + }
>
> Don't we also need to check for host CET support prior to toggling
> VM_ENTRY_LOAD_GUEST_CET_STATE?

Yes, need add back the check. v3 patch changed the CET CPUID enumeration to
guest, and lost the check from then on.
>
> >
> > if (to_vmx(vcpu)->nested.vmxon && !nested_cr4_valid(vcpu, cr4))
> > return 1;
> > --
> > 2.17.2
> >