Re: system locks up with CONFIG_SLS=Y; 5.17.0-rc

From: Peter Zijlstra
Date: Wed Mar 16 2022 - 18:02:23 EST


On Wed, Mar 16, 2022 at 10:23:37PM +0100, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c b/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c
> index f667bd8df533..e88ce4171c4a 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c
> @@ -430,8 +430,11 @@ static int fastop(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt, fastop_t fop);
> FOP_END
>
> /* Special case for SETcc - 1 instruction per cc */
> +
> +#define SETCC_ALIGN 8

I'd suggest writing that like:

#define SETCC_ALIGN (4 * (1 + IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SLS)))

That way people can enjoy smaller text when they don't do the whole SLS
thing.... Also, it appears to me I added an ENDBR to this in
tip/x86/core, well, that needs fixing too. Tomorrow tho.

> +
> #define FOP_SETCC(op) \
> - ".align 4 \n\t" \
> + ".align " __stringify(SETCC_ALIGN) " \n\t" \
> ".type " #op ", @function \n\t" \
> #op ": \n\t" \
> ASM_ENDBR \
> @@ -1049,7 +1052,7 @@ static int em_bsr_c(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt)
> static __always_inline u8 test_cc(unsigned int condition, unsigned long flags)
> {
> u8 rc;
> - void (*fop)(void) = (void *)em_setcc + 4 * (condition & 0xf);
> + void (*fop)(void) = (void *)em_setcc + SETCC_ALIGN * (condition & 0xf);
>
> flags = (flags & EFLAGS_MASK) | X86_EFLAGS_IF;
> asm("push %[flags]; popf; " CALL_NOSPEC
> --
> 2.29.2
>
> --
> Regards/Gruss,
> Boris.
>
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