Re: [PATCH] x86/sev: Add ENCODE_FRAME_POINTER after stack changed for #VC

From: Josh Poimboeuf
Date: Fri Mar 18 2022 - 13:03:23 EST


On Fri, Mar 18, 2022 at 09:14:09AM +0800, Lai Jiangshan wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 18, 2022 at 6:19 AM Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, Mar 16, 2022 at 12:16:12PM +0800, Lai Jiangshan wrote:
> > > From: Lai Jiangshan <jiangshan.ljs@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > In idtentry_vc(), the real frame is changed after it switches to new
> > > stack, ENCODE_FRAME_POINTER should be called in case for unwinder.
> > >
> > > Cc: Joerg Roedel <jroedel@xxxxxxx>
> > > Cc: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Signed-off-by: Lai Jiangshan <jiangshan.ljs@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > > arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S | 1 +
> > > 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
> > > index e20eabaa56b8..f99f2881ed83 100644
> > > --- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
> > > +++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
> > > @@ -540,6 +540,7 @@ SYM_CODE_START(\asmsym)
> > > call vc_switch_off_ist
> > > movq %rax, %rsp /* Switch to new stack */
> > >
> > > + ENCODE_FRAME_POINTER
> > > UNWIND_HINT_REGS
> > >
> > > /* Update pt_regs */
> >
> > Looks right to me. Any chance you have the ability to test this
> > scenario by unwinding from #VC with CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER?
> >
>
> I don't have the hardware to test it. Actually, it was you to
> inspire me to find this in the conversation of my patchset when
> I tried to search all the code of switching of %rsp to see how
> ENCODE_FRAME_POINTER and UNWIND_HINT_REGS are used once more.

Ok, maybe Joerg can test it. It looks obviously right to me though.
Since it fixes a real frame pointer unwinding bug, it probably needs:

Fixes: a13644f3a53d ("x86/entry/64: Add entry code for #VC handler")

Acked-by: Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@xxxxxxxxxx>

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Josh