[PATCHv11 06/19] x86/kexec: Keep CR4.MCE set during kexec for TDX guest

From: Kirill A. Shutemov
Date: Tue May 28 2024 - 05:56:29 EST


TDX guests run with MCA enabled (CR4.MCE=1b) from the very start. If
that bit is cleared during CR4 register reprogramming during boot or
kexec flows, a #VE exception will be raised which the guest kernel
cannot handle it.

Therefore, make sure the CR4.MCE setting is preserved over kexec too and
avoid raising any #VEs.

The change doesn't affect non-TDX-guest environments.

Signed-off-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kernel/relocate_kernel_64.S | 16 ++++++++++------
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/relocate_kernel_64.S b/arch/x86/kernel/relocate_kernel_64.S
index 085eef5c3904..b668a6be4f6f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/relocate_kernel_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/relocate_kernel_64.S
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
*/

#include <linux/linkage.h>
+#include <linux/stringify.h>
+#include <asm/alternative.h>
#include <asm/page_types.h>
#include <asm/kexec.h>
#include <asm/processor-flags.h>
@@ -143,15 +145,17 @@ SYM_CODE_START_LOCAL_NOALIGN(identity_mapped)

/*
* Set cr4 to a known state:
- * - physical address extension enabled
* - 5-level paging, if it was enabled before
+ * - Machine check exception on TDX guest, if it was enabled before.
+ * Clearing MCE might not be allowed in TDX guests, depending on setup.
+ * - physical address extension enabled
*/
- movl $X86_CR4_PAE, %eax
- testq $X86_CR4_LA57, %r13
- jz .Lno_la57
- orl $X86_CR4_LA57, %eax
-.Lno_la57:
+ movl $X86_CR4_LA57, %eax
+ ALTERNATIVE "", __stringify(orl $X86_CR4_MCE, %eax), X86_FEATURE_TDX_GUEST

+ /* R13 contains the original CR4 value, read in relocate_kernel() */
+ andl %r13d, %eax
+ orl $X86_CR4_PAE, %eax
movq %rax, %cr4

jmp 1f
--
2.43.0