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* [PATCH 1/2] x86/hvm: Correct the position of the %cs L/D checks
@ 2016-10-14 10:06 Andrew Cooper
  2016-10-14 10:06 ` [PATCH 2/2] x86/hvm: Clobber %cs.L when LME becomes set Andrew Cooper
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From: Andrew Cooper @ 2016-10-14 10:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Xen-devel; +Cc: Andrew Cooper, Jan Beulich

Contrary to the description in the software manuals, in Long Mode, attempts to
load %cs check that D is not set in combination with L before the present flag
is checked.

This can be observed because the L/D check fails with #GP before the presence
check failes with #NP

Signed-off-by: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>
---
CC: Jan Beulich <JBeulich@suse.com>
---
 xen/arch/x86/x86_emulate/x86_emulate.c | 13 ++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/x86_emulate/x86_emulate.c b/xen/arch/x86/x86_emulate/x86_emulate.c
index 793ce30..b23cd99 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/x86_emulate/x86_emulate.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/x86_emulate/x86_emulate.c
@@ -1405,6 +1405,14 @@ protmode_load_seg(
                /* Non-conforming segment: check RPL and DPL against CPL. */
                : rpl > cpl || dpl != cpl )
             goto raise_exn;
+        /*
+         * 64-bit code segments (L bit set) must have D bit clear.
+         * Experimentally in long mode, the L and D bits are checked before
+         * the Present bit.
+         */
+        if ( in_longmode(ctxt, ops) &&
+             (desc.b & (1 << 21)) && (desc.b & (1 << 22)) )
+            goto raise_exn;
         sel = (sel ^ rpl) | cpl;
         break;
     case x86_seg_ss:
@@ -1444,11 +1452,6 @@ protmode_load_seg(
         goto raise_exn;
     }
 
-    /* 64-bit code segments (L bit set) must have D bit clear. */
-    if ( seg == x86_seg_cs && in_longmode(ctxt, ops) &&
-         (desc.b & (1 << 21)) && (desc.b & (1 << 22)) )
-        goto raise_exn;
-
     /* Ensure Accessed flag is set. */
     if ( a_flag && !(desc.b & a_flag) )
     {
-- 
2.1.4


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2016-10-14 10:29   ` Jan Beulich
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