[PATCH v4] x86/fpu: Keep xfd_state always in sync with MSR_IA32_XFD

From: Chang S. Bae
Date: Fri Mar 22 2024 - 19:20:36 EST


From: Adamos Ttofari <attofari@xxxxxxxxx>

Commit 672365477ae8 ("x86/fpu: Update XFD state where required") and
commit 8bf26758ca96 ("x86/fpu: Add XFD state to fpstate") introduced a
per CPU variable xfd_state to keep the MSR_IA32_XFD value cached. In
order to avoid unnecessary writes to the MSR.

On CPU hotplug MSR_IA32_XFD is reset to the init_fpstate.xfd, which
wipes out any stale state. But the per CPU cached xfd value is not
reset, which brings them out of sync.

As a consequence a subsequent xfd_update_state() might fail to update
the MSR which in turn can result in XRSTOR raising a #NM in kernel
space, which crashes the kernel.

To address the issue mentioned, initialize xfd_state together with
MSR_IA32_XFD.

Fixes: 672365477ae8 ("x86/fpu: Update XFD state where required")
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20230511152818.13839-1-attofari@xxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Adamos Ttofari <attofari@xxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Chang S. Bae <chang.seok.bae@xxxxxxxxx>
---
V4 <- V3: No code changes, just a minor tweak in the changelog:
* Adjust the patch subject prefix to align with the preferred format for
'tip' [1], 'x86: fpu:' -> 'x86/fpu:'
* Add a few more commit tags.

It appears that the issue is predominantly exposed during the execution
of synthetic test cases, such as concurrent AMX operations with CPU
hotplug tests (e.g., 'stress-ng --cpu-online' [2]). While this might be
seen as a corner case, it has been a recurring failure during hardware
validation, leading to confusion regarding the source of the problem.

I considered updating the AMX test like this [3]. But, the change
introduced side effects, adding about 2 more seconds to run the test.
Also, running AMX concurrently with aggressively on-/off-lining of CPUs
doesn't seem to align well typical usage scenarios that warrant testing.
Nonetheless, I'm open to add this test if it's deemed necessary.

[1]: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/next/process/maintainer-tip.html#patch-subject
[2]: https://github.com/ColinIanKing/stress-ng/blob/master/stress-cpu-online.c#L27
[3]: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20230603152455.12444-1-chang.seok.bae@xxxxxxxxx/
---
arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c | 5 +++--
arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.h | 14 ++++++++++----
2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c
index 117e74c44e75..33a214b1a4ce 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.c
@@ -178,10 +178,11 @@ void fpu__init_cpu_xstate(void)
* Must happen after CR4 setup and before xsetbv() to allow KVM
* lazy passthrough. Write independent of the dynamic state static
* key as that does not work on the boot CPU. This also ensures
- * that any stale state is wiped out from XFD.
+ * that any stale state is wiped out from XFD. Reset the per CPU
+ * xfd cache too.
*/
if (cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_XFD))
- wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_XFD, init_fpstate.xfd);
+ xfd_set_state(init_fpstate.xfd);

/*
* XCR_XFEATURE_ENABLED_MASK (aka. XCR0) sets user features
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.h b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.h
index 3518fb26d06b..19ca623ffa2a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/xstate.h
@@ -148,20 +148,26 @@ static inline void xfd_validate_state(struct fpstate *fpstate, u64 mask, bool rs
#endif

#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+static inline void xfd_set_state(u64 xfd)
+{
+ wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_XFD, xfd);
+ __this_cpu_write(xfd_state, xfd);
+}
+
static inline void xfd_update_state(struct fpstate *fpstate)
{
if (fpu_state_size_dynamic()) {
u64 xfd = fpstate->xfd;

- if (__this_cpu_read(xfd_state) != xfd) {
- wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_XFD, xfd);
- __this_cpu_write(xfd_state, xfd);
- }
+ if (__this_cpu_read(xfd_state) != xfd)
+ xfd_set_state(xfd);
}
}

extern int __xfd_enable_feature(u64 which, struct fpu_guest *guest_fpu);
#else
+static inline void xfd_set_state(u64 xfd) { }
+
static inline void xfd_update_state(struct fpstate *fpstate) { }

static inline int __xfd_enable_feature(u64 which, struct fpu_guest *guest_fpu) {
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