[PATCH 4/4] x86/xen: Enumerate NX from CPUID directly

From: Dave Hansen
Date: Wed Apr 03 2024 - 11:35:58 EST



From: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

xen_start_kernel() is some of the first C code run "Xen PV" systems.
It precedes things like setup_arch() or processor initialization code
that would be thought of as "very early".

That means that 'boot_cpu_data' is garbage. It has not even
established the utter basics like if the CPU supports the CPUID
instruction. Unfortunately get_cpu_cap() requires this exact
information.

Nevertheless, xen_start_kernel() calls get_cpu_cap(). But it
works out in practice because it's looking for the NX bit which
comes from an extended CPUID leaf that doesn't depend on
c->cpuid_level being set.

Stop calling get_cpu_cap(). Use CPUID directly. Add a little
helper to avoid cluttering up the xen_start_kernel() flow.

This removes the risky, barely-working call to get_cpu_cap().

Note: The '& 31' strips the "capability" word off of an
X86_FEATURE_* value. It's a magic number, but there are
a few of them sparsely scattered around and it's way
shorter than any helper.

Signed-off-by: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Juergen Gross <jgross@xxxxxxxx>
---

b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c | 19 ++++++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff -puN arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c~xen-explain1 arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
--- a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c~xen-explain1 2024-04-02 15:23:00.046913557 -0700
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c 2024-04-02 15:23:00.050913562 -0700
@@ -1306,6 +1306,21 @@ static void __init xen_domu_set_legacy_f

extern void early_xen_iret_patch(void);

+/*
+ * It is too early for boot_cpu_has() and friends to work.
+ * Use CPUID to directly enumerate NX support.
+ */
+static inline void xen_configure_nx(void)
+{
+ bool nx_supported;
+ u32 eax = 0;
+
+ get_cpuid_region_leaf(0x80000001, CPUID_EDX, &eax);
+
+ nx_supported = eax & (X86_FEATURE_NX & 31);
+ x86_configure_nx(nx_supported);
+}
+
/* First C function to be called on Xen boot */
asmlinkage __visible void __init xen_start_kernel(struct start_info *si)
{
@@ -1369,9 +1384,7 @@ asmlinkage __visible void __init xen_sta
/* Get mfn list */
xen_build_dynamic_phys_to_machine();

- /* Work out if we support NX */
- get_cpu_cap(&boot_cpu_data);
- x86_configure_nx(boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_NX));
+ xen_configure_nx();

/*
* Set up kernel GDT and segment registers, mainly so that
_