[PATCH v2] arch/cacheflush: Introduce flush_all_caches()
Ira Weiny
ira.weiny at intel.com
Fri Aug 19 17:20:36 PDT 2022
On Fri, Aug 19, 2022 at 10:10:24AM -0700, Davidlohr Bueso wrote:
> With CXL security features, global CPU cache flushing nvdimm requirements
> are no longer specific to that subsystem, even beyond the scope of
> security_ops. CXL will need such semantics for features not necessarily
> limited to persistent memory.
>
> The functionality this is enabling is to be able to instantaneously
> secure erase potentially terabytes of memory at once and the kernel
> needs to be sure that none of the data from before the secure is still
> present in the cache. It is also used when unlocking a memory device
> where speculative reads and firmware accesses could have cached poison
> from before the device was unlocked.
>
> This capability is typically only used once per-boot (for unlock), or
> once per bare metal provisioning event (secure erase), like when handing
> off the system to another tenant or decomissioning a device. That small
> scope plus the fact that none of this is available to a VM limits the
> potential damage.
>
> While the scope of this is for physical address space, add a new
> flush_all_caches() in cacheflush headers such that each architecture
> can define it, when capable. For x86 just use the wbinvd hammer and
> prevent any other arch from being capable.
>
> Signed-off-by: Davidlohr Bueso <dave at stgolabs.net>
> ---
>
> Changes from v1 (https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220815160706.tqd42dv24tgb7x7y@offworld/):
> - Added comments and improved changelog to reflect this is
> routine should be avoided and not considered a general API (Peter, Dan).
>
> arch/x86/include/asm/cacheflush.h | 4 +++
> drivers/acpi/nfit/intel.c | 41 ++++++++++++++-----------------
> include/asm-generic/cacheflush.h | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++
> 3 files changed, 53 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cacheflush.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cacheflush.h
> index b192d917a6d0..ac4d4fd4e508 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cacheflush.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cacheflush.h
> @@ -10,4 +10,8 @@
>
> void clflush_cache_range(void *addr, unsigned int size);
>
> +/* see comments in the stub version */
> +#define flush_all_caches() \
> + do { wbinvd_on_all_cpus(); } while(0)
> +
> #endif /* _ASM_X86_CACHEFLUSH_H */
> diff --git a/drivers/acpi/nfit/intel.c b/drivers/acpi/nfit/intel.c
> index 8dd792a55730..f2f6c31e6ab7 100644
> --- a/drivers/acpi/nfit/intel.c
> +++ b/drivers/acpi/nfit/intel.c
> @@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
> #include <linux/ndctl.h>
> #include <linux/acpi.h>
> #include <asm/smp.h>
> +#include <linux/cacheflush.h>
> #include "intel.h"
> #include "nfit.h"
>
> @@ -190,8 +191,6 @@ static int intel_security_change_key(struct nvdimm *nvdimm,
> }
> }
>
> -static void nvdimm_invalidate_cache(void);
> -
> static int __maybe_unused intel_security_unlock(struct nvdimm *nvdimm,
> const struct nvdimm_key_data *key_data)
> {
> @@ -210,6 +209,9 @@ static int __maybe_unused intel_security_unlock(struct nvdimm *nvdimm,
> };
> int rc;
>
> + if (!flush_all_caches_capable())
> + return -EINVAL;
> +
> if (!test_bit(NVDIMM_INTEL_UNLOCK_UNIT, &nfit_mem->dsm_mask))
> return -ENOTTY;
>
> @@ -228,7 +230,7 @@ static int __maybe_unused intel_security_unlock(struct nvdimm *nvdimm,
> }
>
> /* DIMM unlocked, invalidate all CPU caches before we read it */
> - nvdimm_invalidate_cache();
> + flush_all_caches();
>
> return 0;
> }
> @@ -294,11 +296,14 @@ static int __maybe_unused intel_security_erase(struct nvdimm *nvdimm,
> },
> };
>
> + if (!flush_all_caches_capable())
> + return -EINVAL;
> +
> if (!test_bit(cmd, &nfit_mem->dsm_mask))
> return -ENOTTY;
>
> /* flush all cache before we erase DIMM */
> - nvdimm_invalidate_cache();
> + flush_all_caches();
> memcpy(nd_cmd.cmd.passphrase, key->data,
> sizeof(nd_cmd.cmd.passphrase));
> rc = nvdimm_ctl(nvdimm, ND_CMD_CALL, &nd_cmd, sizeof(nd_cmd), NULL);
> @@ -318,7 +323,7 @@ static int __maybe_unused intel_security_erase(struct nvdimm *nvdimm,
> }
>
> /* DIMM erased, invalidate all CPU caches before we read it */
> - nvdimm_invalidate_cache();
> + flush_all_caches();
> return 0;
> }
>
> @@ -338,6 +343,9 @@ static int __maybe_unused intel_security_query_overwrite(struct nvdimm *nvdimm)
> },
> };
>
> + if (!flush_all_caches_capable())
> + return -EINVAL;
> +
> if (!test_bit(NVDIMM_INTEL_QUERY_OVERWRITE, &nfit_mem->dsm_mask))
> return -ENOTTY;
>
> @@ -355,7 +363,7 @@ static int __maybe_unused intel_security_query_overwrite(struct nvdimm *nvdimm)
> }
>
> /* flush all cache before we make the nvdimms available */
> - nvdimm_invalidate_cache();
> + flush_all_caches();
> return 0;
> }
>
> @@ -377,11 +385,14 @@ static int __maybe_unused intel_security_overwrite(struct nvdimm *nvdimm,
> },
> };
>
> + if (!flush_all_caches_capable())
> + return -EINVAL;
> +
> if (!test_bit(NVDIMM_INTEL_OVERWRITE, &nfit_mem->dsm_mask))
> return -ENOTTY;
>
> /* flush all cache before we erase DIMM */
> - nvdimm_invalidate_cache();
> + flush_all_caches();
> memcpy(nd_cmd.cmd.passphrase, nkey->data,
> sizeof(nd_cmd.cmd.passphrase));
> rc = nvdimm_ctl(nvdimm, ND_CMD_CALL, &nd_cmd, sizeof(nd_cmd), NULL);
> @@ -401,22 +412,6 @@ static int __maybe_unused intel_security_overwrite(struct nvdimm *nvdimm,
> }
> }
>
> -/*
> - * TODO: define a cross arch wbinvd equivalent when/if
> - * NVDIMM_FAMILY_INTEL command support arrives on another arch.
> - */
> -#ifdef CONFIG_X86
> -static void nvdimm_invalidate_cache(void)
> -{
> - wbinvd_on_all_cpus();
> -}
> -#else
> -static void nvdimm_invalidate_cache(void)
> -{
> - WARN_ON_ONCE("cache invalidation required after unlock\n");
> -}
> -#endif
> -
> static const struct nvdimm_security_ops __intel_security_ops = {
> .get_flags = intel_security_flags,
> .freeze = intel_security_freeze,
> diff --git a/include/asm-generic/cacheflush.h b/include/asm-generic/cacheflush.h
> index 4f07afacbc23..89f310f92498 100644
> --- a/include/asm-generic/cacheflush.h
> +++ b/include/asm-generic/cacheflush.h
> @@ -115,4 +115,35 @@ static inline void flush_cache_vunmap(unsigned long start, unsigned long end)
> memcpy(dst, src, len)
> #endif
>
> +/*
> + * Flush the entire caches across all CPUs, however:
> + *
> + * YOU DO NOT WANT TO USE THIS FUNCTION.
> + *
> + * It is considered a big hammer and can affect overall
> + * system performance and increase latency/response times.
> + * As such it is not for general usage, but for specific use
> + * cases involving instantaneously invalidating wide swaths
> + * of memory on bare metal.
> +
> + * Unlike the APIs above, this function can be defined on
> + * architectures which have VIPT or PIPT caches, and thus is
> + * beyond the scope of virtual to physical mappings/page
> + * tables changing.
> + *
> + * The limitation here is that the architectures that make
> + * use of it must can actually comply with the semantics,
"must can"?
Did you mean "must"?
> + * such as those which caches are in a consistent state. The
> + * caller can verify the situation early on.
> + */
> +#ifndef flush_all_caches
> +# define flush_all_caches_capable() false
> +static inline void flush_all_caches(void)
> +{
> + WARN_ON_ONCE("cache invalidation required\n");
> +}
With the addition of flush_all_caches_capable() will flush_all_caches() ever be
called?
Ira
> +#else
> +# define flush_all_caches_capable() true
> +#endif
> +
> #endif /* _ASM_GENERIC_CACHEFLUSH_H */
> --
> 2.37.2
>
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