[PATCH tip:x86/mm v3 1/3] x86/mm: Use IPIs to synchronize LAM enablement

From: Yosry Ahmed
Date: Wed Apr 17 2024 - 21:28:46 EST


LAM can only be enabled when a process is single-threaded. But _kernel_
threads can temporarily use a single-threaded process's mm.

If LAM is enabled by a userspace process while a kthread is using its
mm, the kthread will not observe LAM enablement (i.e. LAM will be
disabled in CR3). This could be fine for the kthread itself, as LAM only
affects userspace addresses. However, if the kthread context switches to
a thread in the same userspace process, CR3 may or may not be updated
because the mm_struct doesn't change (based on pending TLB flushes). If
CR3 is not updated, the userspace thread will run incorrectly with LAM
disabled, which may cause page faults when using tagged addresses.
Example scenario:

CPU 1 CPU 2
/* kthread */
kthread_use_mm()
/* user thread */
prctl_enable_tagged_addr()
/* LAM enabled on CPU 2 */
/* LAM disabled on CPU 1 */
context_switch() /* to CPU 1 */
/* Switching to user thread */
switch_mm_irqs_off()
/* CR3 not updated */
/* LAM is still disabled on CPU 1 */

Synchronize LAM enablement by sending an IPI from
prctl_enable_tagged_addr() to all CPUs running with the mm_struct to
enable LAM. This makes sure LAM is enabled on CPU 1 in the above
scenario before prctl_enable_tagged_addr() returns and userspace starts
using tagged addresses, and before it's possible to run the userspace
process on CPU 1.

In switch_mm_irqs_off(), move reading the LAM mask until after
mm_cpumask() is updated. This ensures that if an outdated LAM mask is
written to CR3, an IPI is received to update it right after IRQs are
re-enabled.

Fixes: 82721d8b25d7 ("x86/mm: Handle LAM on context switch")
Suggested-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Yosry Ahmed <yosryahmed@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

v2 -> v3:
- Rebased on top of the latest tip:x86/mm after v6.9-rc3.
- Collected R-b on patch 2 (thanks!).

---
arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c | 13 +++++++++++--
arch/x86/mm/tlb.c | 7 +++----
2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
index 7062b84dd467d..c27798f23ef82 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/process_64.c
@@ -798,6 +798,16 @@ static long prctl_map_vdso(const struct vdso_image *image, unsigned long addr)

#define LAM_U57_BITS 6

+static void enable_lam_func(void *__mm)
+{
+ struct mm_struct *mm = __mm;
+
+ if (this_cpu_read(cpu_tlbstate.loaded_mm) == mm) {
+ write_cr3(__read_cr3() | mm->context.lam_cr3_mask);
+ set_tlbstate_lam_mode(mm);
+ }
+}
+
static int prctl_enable_tagged_addr(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long nr_bits)
{
if (!cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_LAM))
@@ -830,8 +840,7 @@ static int prctl_enable_tagged_addr(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long nr_bits)
return -EINVAL;
}

- write_cr3(__read_cr3() | mm->context.lam_cr3_mask);
- set_tlbstate_lam_mode(mm);
+ on_each_cpu_mask(mm_cpumask(mm), enable_lam_func, mm, true);
set_bit(MM_CONTEXT_LOCK_LAM, &mm->context.flags);

mmap_write_unlock(mm);
diff --git a/arch/x86/mm/tlb.c b/arch/x86/mm/tlb.c
index 44ac64f3a047c..a041d2ecd8380 100644
--- a/arch/x86/mm/tlb.c
+++ b/arch/x86/mm/tlb.c
@@ -503,9 +503,9 @@ void switch_mm_irqs_off(struct mm_struct *unused, struct mm_struct *next,
{
struct mm_struct *prev = this_cpu_read(cpu_tlbstate.loaded_mm);
u16 prev_asid = this_cpu_read(cpu_tlbstate.loaded_mm_asid);
- unsigned long new_lam = mm_lam_cr3_mask(next);
bool was_lazy = this_cpu_read(cpu_tlbstate_shared.is_lazy);
unsigned cpu = smp_processor_id();
+ unsigned long new_lam;
u64 next_tlb_gen;
bool need_flush;
u16 new_asid;
@@ -619,9 +619,7 @@ void switch_mm_irqs_off(struct mm_struct *unused, struct mm_struct *next,
cpumask_clear_cpu(cpu, mm_cpumask(prev));
}

- /*
- * Start remote flushes and then read tlb_gen.
- */
+ /* Start receiving IPIs and then read tlb_gen (and LAM below) */
if (next != &init_mm)
cpumask_set_cpu(cpu, mm_cpumask(next));
next_tlb_gen = atomic64_read(&next->context.tlb_gen);
@@ -633,6 +631,7 @@ void switch_mm_irqs_off(struct mm_struct *unused, struct mm_struct *next,
barrier();
}

+ new_lam = mm_lam_cr3_mask(next);
set_tlbstate_lam_mode(next);
if (need_flush) {
this_cpu_write(cpu_tlbstate.ctxs[new_asid].ctx_id, next->context.ctx_id);
--
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