Re: [PATCH] KVM: SVM: Fix potential wrong physical id in avic_handle_ldr_update

From: Vitaly Kuznetsov
Date: Thu Oct 17 2019 - 05:48:54 EST


linmiaohe <linmiaohe@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>>> Guest physical APIC ID may not equal to vcpu->vcpu_id in some case.
>>> We may set the wrong physical id in avic_handle_ldr_update as we
>>> always use vcpu->vcpu_id.
>
> Hi, Vitaly, thanks for your reply.
> Do you think there may be a wrong physical id in
> avic_handle_ldr_update too ?

Honestly I'm not sure, however, as we need to put physical id to LDR
we'd rather get it from LAPIC then assume that it's == vcpu_id so I
think your patch makes sense even if it fixes a theoretical issue.

But I may be missing something important about AVIC.

>
>>>
>>> @@ -4591,6 +4591,8 @@ static int avic_handle_ldr_update(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>>> int ret = 0;
>>> struct vcpu_svm *svm = to_svm(vcpu);
>>> u32 ldr = kvm_lapic_get_reg(vcpu->arch.apic, APIC_LDR);
>>> + u32 apic_id_reg = kvm_lapic_get_reg(vcpu->arch.apic, APIC_ID);
>>> + u32 id = (apic_id_reg >> 24) & 0xff;
>>
>>If we reach here than we're guaranteed to be in xAPIC mode, right? Could you maybe export and use kvm_xapic_id() here then (and in
>>avic_handle_apic_id_update() too)?
>>
>
> I think we're guaranteed to be in xAPIC mode when we reach here. I would have a try to export
> and use use kvm_xapic_id here and in avic_handle_apic_id_update too.
> Thanks for your suggestion.
>
> Have a nice day.
> Best wishes.

--
Vitaly