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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2 01/10] kvm: Restrict non-existing slot state transitions
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On Tue, 2012-12-11 at 23:39 -0200, Marcelo Tosatti wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 11, 2012 at 11:29:09PM -0200, Marcelo Tosatti wrote:
> > On Mon, Dec 10, 2012 at 10:32:45AM -0700, Alex Williamson wrote:
> > > The API documentation states:
> > >
> > > When changing an existing slot, it may be moved in the guest
> > > physical memory space, or its flags may be modified.
> > >
> > > An "existing slot" requires a non-zero npages (memory_size). The only
> > > transition we should therefore allow for a non-existing slot should be
> > > to create the slot, which includes setting a non-zero memory_size. We
> > > currently allow calls to modify non-existing slots, which is pointless,
> > > confusing, and possibly wrong.
> > >
> > > With this we know that the invalidation path of __kvm_set_memory_region
> > > is always for a delete or move and never for adding a zero size slot.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@redhat.com>
> > > ---
> > > virt/kvm/kvm_main.c | 9 +++++++--
> > > 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
> > > index 6e8fa7e..e426704 100644
> > > --- a/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
> > > +++ b/virt/kvm/kvm_main.c
> > > @@ -753,10 +753,15 @@ int __kvm_set_memory_region(struct kvm *kvm,
> > > new.npages = npages;
> > > new.flags = mem->flags;
> > >
> > > - /* Disallow changing a memory slot's size. */
> > > + /*
> > > + * Disallow changing a memory slot's size or changing anything about
> > > + * zero sized slots that doesn't involve making them non-zero.
> > > + */
> > > r = -EINVAL;
> > > if (npages && old.npages && npages != old.npages)
> > > goto out_free;
> > > + if (!npages && !old.npages)
> > > + goto out_free;
> >
> > /* General sanity checks */
> > if (mem->memory_size & (PAGE_SIZE - 1))
> > goto out;
> > if (mem->guest_phys_addr & (PAGE_SIZE - 1))
> > goto out;
> >
> > if (mem->guest_phys_addr + mem->memory_size < mem->guest_phys_addr)
> > goto out;
> >
> > If mem->memory_size is zero, then check above fails.
>
> Err, no read a "<=" while writing that.

;) Thanks for the double check,

Alex

> > If mem->memory_size > 0, it must be at least PAGE_SIZE, in which case
> > npages == 1.
> >
> > Which means the code does not allow changes to non-existing slots.
> > Yes?
> >





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