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SubjectRe: [PATCH v14 00/13] Introduce support for guest CET feature
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On 06/11/20 02:16, Yang Weijiang wrote:
> Control-flow Enforcement Technology (CET) provides protection against
> Return/Jump-Oriented Programming (ROP/JOP) attack. There're two CET
> sub-features: Shadow Stack (SHSTK) and Indirect Branch Tracking (IBT).
> SHSTK is to prevent ROP programming and IBT is to prevent JOP programming.
>
> Several parts in KVM have been updated to provide VM CET support, including:
> CPUID/XSAVES config, MSR pass-through, user space MSR access interface,
> vmentry/vmexit config, nested VM etc. These patches have dependency on CET
> kernel patches for xsaves support and CET definitions, e.g., MSR and related
> feature flags.
>
> CET kernel patches are here:
> SHSTK: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20201012153850.26996-1-yu-cheng.yu@intel.com/
> IBT: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20201012154530.28382-1-yu-cheng.yu@intel.com/
>
> CET QEMU patch:
> https://patchwork.ozlabs.org/project/qemu-devel/patch/20201013051935.6052-2-weijiang.yang@intel.com/
> KVM Unit test:
> https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/kvm/patch/20200506082110.25441-12-weijiang.yang@intel.com/
>
> v14:
> - Sean refactored v13 patchset then came out v14-rc1, this version is
> rebased on top of 5.10-rc1 and tested on TGL.
> - Fixed a few minor issues found during test, such as nested CET broken,
> call-trace and guest reboot failure etc.
> - Original v14-rc1 is here: https://github.com/sean-jc/linux/tree/vmx/cet.
>
> v13:
> - Added CET definitions as a separate patch to facilitate KVM test.
> - Disabled CET support in KVM if unrestricted_guest is turned off since
> in this case CET related instructions/infrastructure cannot be emulated
> well.
>
> v12:
> - Fixed a few issues per Sean and Paolo's review feeback.
> - Refactored patches to make them properly arranged.
> - Removed unnecessary hard-coded CET states for host/guest.
> - Added compile-time assertions for vmcs_field_to_offset_table to detect
> mismatch of the field type and field encoding number.
> - Added a custom MSR MSR_KVM_GUEST_SSP for guest active SSP save/restore.
> - Rebased patches to 5.7-rc3.
>
> v11:
> - Fixed a guest vmentry failure issue when guest reboots.
> - Used vm_xxx_control_{set, clear}bit() to avoid side effect, it'll
> clear cached data instead of pure VMCS field bits.
> - Added vcpu->arch.guest_supported_xss dedidated for guest runtime mask,
> this avoids supported_xss overwritten issue caused by an old qemu.
> - Separated vmentry/vmexit state setting with CR0/CR4 dependency check
> to make the patch more clear.
> - Added CET VMCS states in dump_vmcs() for debugging purpose.
> - Other refactor based on testing.
> - This patch serial is built on top of below branch and CET kernel patches
> for seeking xsaves support.
>
> v10:
> - Refactored code per Sean's review feedback.
> - Added CET support for nested VM.
> - Removed fix-patch for CPUID(0xd,N) enumeration as this part is done
> by Paolo and Sean.
> - This new patchset is based on Paolo's queued cpu_caps branch.
> - Modified patch per XSAVES related change.
> - Consolidated KVM unit-test patch with KVM patches.
>
> v9:
> - Refactored msr-check functions per Sean's feedback.
> - Fixed a few issues per Sean's suggestion.
> - Rebased patch to kernel-v5.4.
> - Moved CET CPUID feature bits and CR4.CET to last patch.
>
> v8:
> - Addressed Jim and Sean's feedback on: 1) CPUID(0xD,i) enumeration. 2)
> sanity check when configure guest CET. 3) function improvement.
> - Added more sanity check functions.
> - Set host vmexit default status so that guest won't leak CET status to
> host when vmexit.
> - Added CR0.WP vs. CR4.CET mutual constrains.
>
> v7:
> - Rebased patch to kernel v5.3
> - Sean suggested to change CPUID(0xd, n) enumeration code as alined with
> existing one, and I think it's better to make the fix as an independent patch
> since XSS MSR are being used widely on X86 platforms.
> - Check more host and guest status before configure guest CET
> per Sean's feedback.
> - Add error-check before guest accesses CET MSRs per Sean's feedback.
> - Other minor fixes suggested by Sean.
>
> v6:
> - Rebase patch to kernel v5.2.
> - Move CPUID(0xD, n>=1) helper to a seperate patch.
> - Merge xsave size fix with other patch.
> - Other minor fixes per community feedback.
>
> v5:
> - Rebase patch to kernel v5.1.
> - Wrap CPUID(0xD, n>=1) code to a helper function.
> - Pass through MSR_IA32_PL1_SSP and MSR_IA32_PL2_SSP to Guest.
> - Add Co-developed-by expression in patch description.
> - Refine patch description.
>
> v4:
> - Add Sean's patch for loading Guest fpu state before access XSAVES
> managed CET MSRs.
> - Melt down CET bits setting into CPUID configuration patch.
> - Add VMX interface to query Host XSS.
> - Check Host and Guest XSS support bits before set Guest XSS.
> - Make Guest SHSTK and IBT feature enabling independent.
> - Do not report CET support to Guest when Host CET feature is Disabled.
>
> v3:
> - Modified patches to make Guest CET independent to Host enabling.
> - Added patch 8 to add user space access for Guest CET MSR access.
> - Modified code comments and patch description to reflect changes.
>
> v2:
> - Re-ordered patch sequence, combined one patch.
> - Added more description for CET related VMCS fields.
> - Added Host CET capability check while enabling Guest CET loading bit.
> - Added Host CET capability check while reporting Guest CPUID(EAX=7, EXC=0).
> - Modified code in reporting Guest CPUID(EAX=D,ECX>=1), make it clearer.
> - Added Host and Guest XSS mask check while setting bits for Guest XSS.
>
>
> Sean Christopherson (2):
> KVM: x86: Report XSS as an MSR to be saved if there are supported features
> KVM: x86: Load guest fpu state when accessing MSRs managed by XSAVES
>
> Yang Weijiang (11):
> KVM: x86: Refresh CPUID on writes to MSR_IA32_XSS
> KVM: x86: Add #CP support in guest exception dispatch
> KVM: VMX: Introduce CET VMCS fields and flags
> KVM: x86: Add fault checks for CR4.CET
> KVM: VMX: Emulate reads and writes to CET MSRs
> KVM: VMX: Add a synthetic MSR to allow userspace VMM to access GUEST_SSP
> KVM: x86: Report CET MSRs as to-be-saved if CET is supported
> KVM: x86: Enable CET virtualization for VMX and advertise CET to userspace
> KVM: VMX: Pass through CET MSRs to the guest when supported
> KVM: nVMX: Add helper to check the vmcs01 MSR bitmap for MSR pass-through
> KVM: nVMX: Enable CET support for nested VMX
>
> arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 4 +-
> arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h | 8 ++
> arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h | 1 +
> arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/kvm_para.h | 1 +
> arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c | 26 +++-
> arch/x86/kvm/vmx/capabilities.h | 5 +
> arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c | 57 ++++++--
> arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmcs12.c | 6 +
> arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmcs12.h | 14 +-
> arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c | 207 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> arch/x86/kvm/x86.c | 56 +++++++-
> arch/x86/kvm/x86.h | 10 +-
> 12 files changed, 370 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)
>

I reviewed the patch and it is mostly okay. However, if I understand it
correctly, it will not do anything until host support materializes,
because otherwise XSS will be 0.

If this is the case, I plan to apply locally v15 and hold on it until
the host code is committed.

Paolo

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