Re: [PATCH v3] xen: detect uninitialized xenbus in xenbus_init

From: Juergen Gross
Date: Tue Nov 23 2021 - 00:42:47 EST


On 22.11.21 23:16, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
From: Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@xxxxxxxxxx>

If the xenstore page hasn't been allocated properly, reading the value
of the related hvm_param (HVM_PARAM_STORE_PFN) won't actually return
error. Instead, it will succeed and return zero. Instead of attempting
to xen_remap a bad guest physical address, detect this condition and
return early.

Note that although a guest physical address of zero for
HVM_PARAM_STORE_PFN is theoretically possible, it is not a good choice
and zero has never been validly used in that capacity.

Also recognize the invalid value of INVALID_PFN which is ULLONG_MAX.

For 32-bit Linux, any pfn above ULONG_MAX would get truncated. Pfns
above ULONG_MAX should never be passed by the Xen tools to HVM guests
anyway, so check for this condition and return early.

Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v3:
- improve in-code comment
- improve check

Changes in v2:
- add check for ULLONG_MAX (unitialized)
- add check for ULONG_MAX #if BITS_PER_LONG == 32 (actual error)
- add pr_err error message
---
drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_probe.c | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 24 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_probe.c b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_probe.c
index 94405bb3829e..d3ca57d48a73 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_probe.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_probe.c
@@ -951,6 +951,30 @@ static int __init xenbus_init(void)
err = hvm_get_parameter(HVM_PARAM_STORE_PFN, &v);
if (err)
goto out_error;
+ /*
+ * Uninitialized hvm_params are zero and return no error.
+ * Although it is theoretically possible to have
+ * HVM_PARAM_STORE_PFN set to zero on purpose, in reality it is
+ * not zero when valid. If zero, it means that Xenstore hasn't
+ * been properly initialized. Instead of attempting to map a
+ * wrong guest physical address return error.
+ *
+ * Also recognize the invalid value of INVALID_PFN which is
+ * ULLONG_MAX.

Adjust the comment, e.g. s/ULLONG_MAX/all bits set/ (in the commit
message, too)?

+ */
+ if (!v || !(v + 1)) {

For me "if (!v || !~v)" would be more readable, but I don't really feel
strong here.


Juergen

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