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SubjectRe: [PATCH V6 6/8] x86/entry: Convert SWAPGS to swapgs and remove the definition of SWAPGS
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On 29.04.22 11:56, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Thu, Apr 21, 2022 at 10:10:53PM +0800, Lai Jiangshan wrote:
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64_compat.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64_compat.S
>> index 4fdb007cddbd..c5aeb0819707 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64_compat.S
>> +++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64_compat.S
>> @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ SYM_CODE_START(entry_SYSENTER_compat)
>> UNWIND_HINT_EMPTY
>> ENDBR
>> /* Interrupts are off on entry. */
>> - SWAPGS
>> + swapgs
>>
>> pushq %rax
>> SWITCH_TO_KERNEL_CR3 scratch_reg=%rax
>
> I'm not sure about this: why can't XENPV do a 32-bit syscall through the vdso?

The syscall will land in the hypervisor, which then will activate
the related registered callback (xen_sysenter_target).

> Also, looking at this, Jürgen, it looks kinda spaghetti to me:
>
> entry_SYSENTER_compat
>
> ...
>
> /* XEN PV guests always use IRET path */
> ALTERNATIVE "testl %eax, %eax; jz swapgs_restore_regs_and_return_to_usermode", \
> "jmp swapgs_restore_regs_and_return_to_usermode", X86_FEATURE_XENPV
>
>
> then at that swapgs_restore_regs_and_return_to_usermode label:
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_XEN_PV
> ALTERNATIVE "", "jmp xenpv_restore_regs_and_return_to_usermode", X86_FEATURE_XENPV
> #endif
>
>
> Can we simply jump directly to xenpv_restore_regs_and_return_to_usermode
> from entry_SYSENTER_compat or is that CONFIG_DEBUG_ENTRY chunk there
> needed?

I wouldn't insist on the CONFIG_DEBUG_ENTRY chunk.


Juergen
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