[PATCH v5] arm64: errata: Fix exec handling in erratum 1418040 workaround

D Scott Phillips scott at os.amperecomputing.com
Mon Dec 20 15:41:14 PST 2021


The erratum 1418040 workaround enables CNTVCT_EL1 access trapping in EL0
when executing compat threads. The workaround is applied when switching
between tasks, but the need for the workaround could also change at an
exec(), when a non-compat task execs a compat binary or vice versa. Apply
the workaround in arch_setup_new_exec().

This leaves a small window of time between SET_PERSONALITY and
arch_setup_new_exec where preemption could occur and confuse the old
workaround logic that compares TIF_32BIT between prev and next. Instead, we
can just read cntkctl to make sure it's in the state that the next task
needs. I measured cntkctl read time to be about the same as a mov from a
general-purpose register on N1. Update the workaround logic to examine the
current value of cntkctl instead of the previous task's compat state.

Fixes: d49f7d7376d0 ("arm64: Move handling of erratum 1418040 into C code")
Signed-off-by: D Scott Phillips <scott at os.amperecomputing.com>
Cc: <stable at vger.kernel.org> # 5.4.x
---

 v5: - Move preempt_enable/disable out of switch_to path (Marc)
     - commit message nits (Marc)

 v4: - Move exec() handling into arch_setup_new_exec(), drop prev32==next32
       comparison to fix possible confusion in the small window between
       SET_PERSONALITY() and arch_setup_new_exec(). (Catalin)

 v3: - Un-nest conditionals (Marc)

 v2: - Use sysreg_clear_set instead of open coding (Marc)
     - guard this_cpu_has_cap() check under IS_ENABLED() to avoid tons of
       WARN_ON(preemptible()) when built with !CONFIG_ARM64_ERRATUM_1418040

 arch/arm64/kernel/process.c | 39 +++++++++++++++----------------------
 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c
index aacf2f5559a8..271d4bbf468e 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c
+++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/process.c
@@ -439,34 +439,26 @@ static void entry_task_switch(struct task_struct *next)
 
 /*
  * ARM erratum 1418040 handling, affecting the 32bit view of CNTVCT.
- * Assuming the virtual counter is enabled at the beginning of times:
- *
- * - disable access when switching from a 64bit task to a 32bit task
- * - enable access when switching from a 32bit task to a 64bit task
+ * Ensure access is disabled when switching to a 32bit task, ensure
+ * access is enabled when switching to a 64bit task.
  */
-static void erratum_1418040_thread_switch(struct task_struct *prev,
-					  struct task_struct *next)
+static void erratum_1418040_thread_switch(struct task_struct *next)
 {
-	bool prev32, next32;
-	u64 val;
-
-	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM64_ERRATUM_1418040))
-		return;
-
-	prev32 = is_compat_thread(task_thread_info(prev));
-	next32 = is_compat_thread(task_thread_info(next));
-
-	if (prev32 == next32 || !this_cpu_has_cap(ARM64_WORKAROUND_1418040))
+	if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_ARM64_ERRATUM_1418040) ||
+	    !this_cpu_has_cap(ARM64_WORKAROUND_1418040))
 		return;
 
-	val = read_sysreg(cntkctl_el1);
-
-	if (!next32)
-		val |= ARCH_TIMER_USR_VCT_ACCESS_EN;
+	if (is_compat_thread(task_thread_info(next)))
+		sysreg_clear_set(cntkctl_el1, ARCH_TIMER_USR_VCT_ACCESS_EN, 0);
 	else
-		val &= ~ARCH_TIMER_USR_VCT_ACCESS_EN;
+		sysreg_clear_set(cntkctl_el1, 0, ARCH_TIMER_USR_VCT_ACCESS_EN);
+}
 
-	write_sysreg(val, cntkctl_el1);
+static void erratum_1418040_new_exec(void)
+{
+	preempt_disable();
+	erratum_1418040_thread_switch(current);
+	preempt_enable();
 }
 
 /*
@@ -501,7 +493,7 @@ __notrace_funcgraph struct task_struct *__switch_to(struct task_struct *prev,
 	contextidr_thread_switch(next);
 	entry_task_switch(next);
 	ssbs_thread_switch(next);
-	erratum_1418040_thread_switch(prev, next);
+	erratum_1418040_thread_switch(next);
 	ptrauth_thread_switch_user(next);
 
 	/*
@@ -611,6 +603,7 @@ void arch_setup_new_exec(void)
 	current->mm->context.flags = mmflags;
 	ptrauth_thread_init_user();
 	mte_thread_init_user();
+	erratum_1418040_new_exec();
 
 	if (task_spec_ssb_noexec(current)) {
 		arch_prctl_spec_ctrl_set(current, PR_SPEC_STORE_BYPASS,
-- 
2.31.1




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