Re: [PATCH] kvm: x86/mmu: Fix is_tdp_mmu_check when using PAE

[Jamie Heilman]

Ben Gardon wrote:
> When PAE is in use, the root_hpa will not have a shadow page assoicated
> with it. In this case the kernel will crash with a NULL pointer
> dereference. Add checks to ensure is_tdp_mmu_root works as intended even
> when using PAE.

This seems to work in my amd64 case as well.
(https://marc.info/?l=linux-kernel&m=160494962201032&w=2)

> Tested: compiles
> 
> Fixes: 02c00b3a2f7e ("kvm: x86/mmu: Allocate and free TDP MMU roots")
> Reported-by: Zdenek Kaspar <zkaspar82@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Ben Gardon <bgardon@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c | 10 ++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 10 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c
> index 27e381c9da6c..13013f4d98ad 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/mmu/tdp_mmu.c
> @@ -49,8 +49,18 @@ bool is_tdp_mmu_root(struct kvm *kvm, hpa_t hpa)
>  {
>  	struct kvm_mmu_page *sp;
>  
> +	if (WARN_ON(!VALID_PAGE(hpa)))
> +		return false;
> +
>  	sp = to_shadow_page(hpa);
>  
> +	/*
> +	 * If this VM is being run with PAE, the TDP MMU will not be enabled
> +	 * and the root HPA will not have a shadow page associated with it.
> +	 */
> +	if (!sp)
> +		return false;
> +
>  	return sp->tdp_mmu_page && sp->root_count;
>  }
>  
> -- 
> 2.29.2.222.g5d2a92d10f8-goog
> 

-- 
Jamie Heilman                     http://audible.transient.net/~jamie/