[Xen-devel] [PATCH v2] xen/pv: Fix a boot up hang revealed by int3 self test

[Xen-devel] [PATCH v2] xen/pv: Fix a boot up hang revealed by int3 self test

[Zhenzhong Duan]

Commit 7457c0da024b ("x86/alternatives: Add int3_emulate_call()
selftest") is used to ensure there is a gap setup in exception stack
which could be used for inserting call return address.

This gap is missed in XEN PV int3 exception entry path, then below panic
triggered:

[    0.772876] general protection fault: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI
[    0.772886] CPU: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 5.2.0+ #11
[    0.772893] RIP: e030:int3_magic+0x0/0x7
[    0.772905] RSP: 3507:ffffffff82203e98 EFLAGS: 00000246
[    0.773334] Call Trace:
[    0.773334]  alternative_instructions+0x3d/0x12e
[    0.773334]  check_bugs+0x7c9/0x887
[    0.773334]  ? __get_locked_pte+0x178/0x1f0
[    0.773334]  start_kernel+0x4ff/0x535
[    0.773334]  ? set_init_arg+0x55/0x55
[    0.773334]  xen_start_kernel+0x571/0x57a

As xenint3 and int3 entry code are same except xenint3 doesn't generate
a gap, we can fix it by using int3 and drop useless xenint3.

Signed-off-by: Zhenzhong Duan <zhenzhong.duan@oracle.com>
Cc: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@oracle.com>
Cc: Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>
Cc: Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@kernel.org>
Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
---
 v2: fix up description.
---
 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S    | 1 -
 arch/x86/include/asm/traps.h | 2 +-
 arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c  | 2 +-
 arch/x86/xen/xen-asm_64.S    | 1 -
 4 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
index 0ea4831..35a66fc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
@@ -1176,7 +1176,6 @@ idtentry stack_segment		do_stack_segment	has_error_code=1
 #ifdef CONFIG_XEN_PV
 idtentry xennmi			do_nmi			has_error_code=0
 idtentry xendebug		do_debug		has_error_code=0
-idtentry xenint3		do_int3			has_error_code=0
 #endif
 
 idtentry general_protection	do_general_protection	has_error_code=1
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/traps.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/traps.h
index 7d6f3f3..f2bd284 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/traps.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/traps.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 asmlinkage void xen_divide_error(void);
 asmlinkage void xen_xennmi(void);
 asmlinkage void xen_xendebug(void);
-asmlinkage void xen_xenint3(void);
+asmlinkage void xen_int3(void);
 asmlinkage void xen_overflow(void);
 asmlinkage void xen_bounds(void);
 asmlinkage void xen_invalid_op(void);
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
index 4722ba2..2138d69 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ struct trap_array_entry {
 
 static struct trap_array_entry trap_array[] = {
 	{ debug,                       xen_xendebug,                    true },
-	{ int3,                        xen_xenint3,                     true },
+	{ int3,                        xen_int3,                        true },
 	{ double_fault,                xen_double_fault,                true },
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_MCE
 	{ machine_check,               xen_machine_check,               true },
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/xen-asm_64.S b/arch/x86/xen/xen-asm_64.S
index 1e9ef0b..ebf610b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/xen-asm_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/xen-asm_64.S
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ xen_pv_trap divide_error
 xen_pv_trap debug
 xen_pv_trap xendebug
 xen_pv_trap int3
-xen_pv_trap xenint3
 xen_pv_trap xennmi
 xen_pv_trap overflow
 xen_pv_trap bounds
-- 
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[PATCH v2] xen/pv: Fix a boot up hang revealed by int3 self test

[Zhenzhong Duan]

Commit 7457c0da024b ("x86/alternatives: Add int3_emulate_call()
selftest") is used to ensure there is a gap setup in exception stack
which could be used for inserting call return address.

This gap is missed in XEN PV int3 exception entry path, then below panic
triggered:

[    0.772876] general protection fault: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI
[    0.772886] CPU: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 5.2.0+ #11
[    0.772893] RIP: e030:int3_magic+0x0/0x7
[    0.772905] RSP: 3507:ffffffff82203e98 EFLAGS: 00000246
[    0.773334] Call Trace:
[    0.773334]  alternative_instructions+0x3d/0x12e
[    0.773334]  check_bugs+0x7c9/0x887
[    0.773334]  ? __get_locked_pte+0x178/0x1f0
[    0.773334]  start_kernel+0x4ff/0x535
[    0.773334]  ? set_init_arg+0x55/0x55
[    0.773334]  xen_start_kernel+0x571/0x57a

As xenint3 and int3 entry code are same except xenint3 doesn't generate
a gap, we can fix it by using int3 and drop useless xenint3.

Signed-off-by: Zhenzhong Duan <zhenzhong.duan@oracle.com>
Cc: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@oracle.com>
Cc: Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>
Cc: Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@kernel.org>
Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>
Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>
Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
---
 v2: fix up description.
---
 arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S    | 1 -
 arch/x86/include/asm/traps.h | 2 +-
 arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c  | 2 +-
 arch/x86/xen/xen-asm_64.S    | 1 -
 4 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
index 0ea4831..35a66fc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
@@ -1176,7 +1176,6 @@ idtentry stack_segment		do_stack_segment	has_error_code=1
 #ifdef CONFIG_XEN_PV
 idtentry xennmi			do_nmi			has_error_code=0
 idtentry xendebug		do_debug		has_error_code=0
-idtentry xenint3		do_int3			has_error_code=0
 #endif
 
 idtentry general_protection	do_general_protection	has_error_code=1
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/traps.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/traps.h
index 7d6f3f3..f2bd284 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/traps.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/traps.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
 asmlinkage void xen_divide_error(void);
 asmlinkage void xen_xennmi(void);
 asmlinkage void xen_xendebug(void);
-asmlinkage void xen_xenint3(void);
+asmlinkage void xen_int3(void);
 asmlinkage void xen_overflow(void);
 asmlinkage void xen_bounds(void);
 asmlinkage void xen_invalid_op(void);
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
index 4722ba2..2138d69 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ struct trap_array_entry {
 
 static struct trap_array_entry trap_array[] = {
 	{ debug,                       xen_xendebug,                    true },
-	{ int3,                        xen_xenint3,                     true },
+	{ int3,                        xen_int3,                        true },
 	{ double_fault,                xen_double_fault,                true },
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_MCE
 	{ machine_check,               xen_machine_check,               true },
diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/xen-asm_64.S b/arch/x86/xen/xen-asm_64.S
index 1e9ef0b..ebf610b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/xen-asm_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/xen-asm_64.S
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@ xen_pv_trap divide_error
 xen_pv_trap debug
 xen_pv_trap xendebug
 xen_pv_trap int3
-xen_pv_trap xenint3
 xen_pv_trap xennmi
 xen_pv_trap overflow
 xen_pv_trap bounds
-- 
1.8.3.1

Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v2] xen/pv: Fix a boot up hang revealed by int3 self test

[Peter Zijlstra]

On Thu, Jul 11, 2019 at 04:15:21PM +0800, Zhenzhong Duan wrote:
> diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
> index 4722ba2..2138d69 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
> @@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ struct trap_array_entry {
>  
>  static struct trap_array_entry trap_array[] = {
>  	{ debug,                       xen_xendebug,                    true },
> -	{ int3,                        xen_xenint3,                     true },
> +	{ int3,                        xen_int3,                        true },
>  	{ double_fault,                xen_double_fault,                true },
>  #ifdef CONFIG_X86_MCE
>  	{ machine_check,               xen_machine_check,               true },

I'm confused on the purpose of trap_array[], could you elucidate me?

The sole user seems to be get_trap_addr() and that talks about ISTs, but
#BP isn't an IST anymore, so why does it have ist_okay=true?

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Re: [PATCH v2] xen/pv: Fix a boot up hang revealed by int3 self test

[Peter Zijlstra]

On Thu, Jul 11, 2019 at 04:15:21PM +0800, Zhenzhong Duan wrote:
> diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
> index 4722ba2..2138d69 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
> @@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ struct trap_array_entry {
>  
>  static struct trap_array_entry trap_array[] = {
>  	{ debug,                       xen_xendebug,                    true },
> -	{ int3,                        xen_xenint3,                     true },
> +	{ int3,                        xen_int3,                        true },
>  	{ double_fault,                xen_double_fault,                true },
>  #ifdef CONFIG_X86_MCE
>  	{ machine_check,               xen_machine_check,               true },

I'm confused on the purpose of trap_array[], could you elucidate me?

The sole user seems to be get_trap_addr() and that talks about ISTs, but
#BP isn't an IST anymore, so why does it have ist_okay=true?

Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v2] xen/pv: Fix a boot up hang revealed by int3 self test

[Zhenzhong Duan]

On 2019/7/12 20:06, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 11, 2019 at 04:15:21PM +0800, Zhenzhong Duan wrote:
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
>> index 4722ba2..2138d69 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
>> +++ b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
>> @@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ struct trap_array_entry {
>>   
>>   static struct trap_array_entry trap_array[] = {
>>   	{ debug,                       xen_xendebug,                    true },
>> -	{ int3,                        xen_xenint3,                     true },
>> +	{ int3,                        xen_int3,                        true },
>>   	{ double_fault,                xen_double_fault,                true },
>>   #ifdef CONFIG_X86_MCE
>>   	{ machine_check,               xen_machine_check,               true },
> I'm confused on the purpose of trap_array[], could you elucidate me?

Used to replace trap handler addresses by Xen specific ones and sanity check

if there's an unexpected IST-using fault handler.

>
> The sole user seems to be get_trap_addr() and that talks about ISTs, but
> #BP isn't an IST anymore, so why does it have ist_okay=true?

Oh, yes, I missed that boolean, thanks. I'll try ist_okey=false for int3 
and test it tomorrow.

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Re: [PATCH v2] xen/pv: Fix a boot up hang revealed by int3 self test

[Zhenzhong Duan]

On 2019/7/12 20:06, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Thu, Jul 11, 2019 at 04:15:21PM +0800, Zhenzhong Duan wrote:
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
>> index 4722ba2..2138d69 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
>> +++ b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
>> @@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ struct trap_array_entry {
>>   
>>   static struct trap_array_entry trap_array[] = {
>>   	{ debug,                       xen_xendebug,                    true },
>> -	{ int3,                        xen_xenint3,                     true },
>> +	{ int3,                        xen_int3,                        true },
>>   	{ double_fault,                xen_double_fault,                true },
>>   #ifdef CONFIG_X86_MCE
>>   	{ machine_check,               xen_machine_check,               true },
> I'm confused on the purpose of trap_array[], could you elucidate me?

Used to replace trap handler addresses by Xen specific ones and sanity check

if there's an unexpected IST-using fault handler.

>
> The sole user seems to be get_trap_addr() and that talks about ISTs, but
> #BP isn't an IST anymore, so why does it have ist_okay=true?

Oh, yes, I missed that boolean, thanks. I'll try ist_okey=false for int3 
and test it tomorrow.

Zhenzhong

Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v2] xen/pv: Fix a boot up hang revealed by int3 self test

[Peter Zijlstra]

On Fri, Jul 12, 2019 at 09:04:22PM +0800, Zhenzhong Duan wrote:
> 
> On 2019/7/12 20:06, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > On Thu, Jul 11, 2019 at 04:15:21PM +0800, Zhenzhong Duan wrote:
> > > diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
> > > index 4722ba2..2138d69 100644
> > > --- a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
> > > +++ b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
> > > @@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ struct trap_array_entry {
> > >   static struct trap_array_entry trap_array[] = {
> > >   	{ debug,                       xen_xendebug,                    true },
> > > -	{ int3,                        xen_xenint3,                     true },
> > > +	{ int3,                        xen_int3,                        true },
> > >   	{ double_fault,                xen_double_fault,                true },
> > >   #ifdef CONFIG_X86_MCE
> > >   	{ machine_check,               xen_machine_check,               true },
> > I'm confused on the purpose of trap_array[], could you elucidate me?
> 
> Used to replace trap handler addresses by Xen specific ones and sanity check
> 
> if there's an unexpected IST-using fault handler.

git grep xen_int3, failed me. Where does that symbol come from?

> > The sole user seems to be get_trap_addr() and that talks about ISTs, but
> > #BP isn't an IST anymore, so why does it have ist_okay=true?
> 
> Oh, yes, I missed that boolean, thanks. I'll try ist_okey=false for int3 and
> test it tomorrow.

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Re: [PATCH v2] xen/pv: Fix a boot up hang revealed by int3 self test

[Peter Zijlstra]

On Fri, Jul 12, 2019 at 09:04:22PM +0800, Zhenzhong Duan wrote:
> 
> On 2019/7/12 20:06, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > On Thu, Jul 11, 2019 at 04:15:21PM +0800, Zhenzhong Duan wrote:
> > > diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
> > > index 4722ba2..2138d69 100644
> > > --- a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
> > > +++ b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
> > > @@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ struct trap_array_entry {
> > >   static struct trap_array_entry trap_array[] = {
> > >   	{ debug,                       xen_xendebug,                    true },
> > > -	{ int3,                        xen_xenint3,                     true },
> > > +	{ int3,                        xen_int3,                        true },
> > >   	{ double_fault,                xen_double_fault,                true },
> > >   #ifdef CONFIG_X86_MCE
> > >   	{ machine_check,               xen_machine_check,               true },
> > I'm confused on the purpose of trap_array[], could you elucidate me?
> 
> Used to replace trap handler addresses by Xen specific ones and sanity check
> 
> if there's an unexpected IST-using fault handler.

git grep xen_int3, failed me. Where does that symbol come from?

> > The sole user seems to be get_trap_addr() and that talks about ISTs, but
> > #BP isn't an IST anymore, so why does it have ist_okay=true?
> 
> Oh, yes, I missed that boolean, thanks. I'll try ist_okey=false for int3 and
> test it tomorrow.

Thanks!

Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v2] xen/pv: Fix a boot up hang revealed by int3 self test

[Peter Zijlstra]

On Fri, Jul 12, 2019 at 03:09:16PM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 12, 2019 at 09:04:22PM +0800, Zhenzhong Duan wrote:
> > 
> > On 2019/7/12 20:06, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > > On Thu, Jul 11, 2019 at 04:15:21PM +0800, Zhenzhong Duan wrote:
> > > > diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
> > > > index 4722ba2..2138d69 100644
> > > > --- a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
> > > > +++ b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
> > > > @@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ struct trap_array_entry {
> > > >   static struct trap_array_entry trap_array[] = {
> > > >   	{ debug,                       xen_xendebug,                    true },
> > > > -	{ int3,                        xen_xenint3,                     true },
> > > > +	{ int3,                        xen_int3,                        true },
> > > >   	{ double_fault,                xen_double_fault,                true },
> > > >   #ifdef CONFIG_X86_MCE
> > > >   	{ machine_check,               xen_machine_check,               true },
> > > I'm confused on the purpose of trap_array[], could you elucidate me?
> > 
> > Used to replace trap handler addresses by Xen specific ones and sanity check
> > 
> > if there's an unexpected IST-using fault handler.
> 
> git grep xen_int3, failed me. Where does that symbol come from?

N/m I found it... must be blind today.

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Re: [PATCH v2] xen/pv: Fix a boot up hang revealed by int3 self test

[Peter Zijlstra]

On Fri, Jul 12, 2019 at 03:09:16PM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 12, 2019 at 09:04:22PM +0800, Zhenzhong Duan wrote:
> > 
> > On 2019/7/12 20:06, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> > > On Thu, Jul 11, 2019 at 04:15:21PM +0800, Zhenzhong Duan wrote:
> > > > diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
> > > > index 4722ba2..2138d69 100644
> > > > --- a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
> > > > +++ b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
> > > > @@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ struct trap_array_entry {
> > > >   static struct trap_array_entry trap_array[] = {
> > > >   	{ debug,                       xen_xendebug,                    true },
> > > > -	{ int3,                        xen_xenint3,                     true },
> > > > +	{ int3,                        xen_int3,                        true },
> > > >   	{ double_fault,                xen_double_fault,                true },
> > > >   #ifdef CONFIG_X86_MCE
> > > >   	{ machine_check,               xen_machine_check,               true },
> > > I'm confused on the purpose of trap_array[], could you elucidate me?
> > 
> > Used to replace trap handler addresses by Xen specific ones and sanity check
> > 
> > if there's an unexpected IST-using fault handler.
> 
> git grep xen_int3, failed me. Where does that symbol come from?

N/m I found it... must be blind today.

Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v2] xen/pv: Fix a boot up hang revealed by int3 self test

[Zhenzhong Duan]

On 2019/7/12 21:09, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 12, 2019 at 09:04:22PM +0800, Zhenzhong Duan wrote:
>> On 2019/7/12 20:06, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
>>> On Thu, Jul 11, 2019 at 04:15:21PM +0800, Zhenzhong Duan wrote:
>>>> diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
>>>> index 4722ba2..2138d69 100644
>>>> --- a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
>>>> +++ b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
>>>> @@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ struct trap_array_entry {
>>>>    static struct trap_array_entry trap_array[] = {
>>>>    	{ debug,                       xen_xendebug,                    true },
>>>> -	{ int3,                        xen_xenint3,                     true },
>>>> +	{ int3,                        xen_int3,                        true },
>>>>    	{ double_fault,                xen_double_fault,                true },
>>>>    #ifdef CONFIG_X86_MCE
>>>>    	{ machine_check,               xen_machine_check,               true },
>>> I'm confused on the purpose of trap_array[], could you elucidate me?
>> Used to replace trap handler addresses by Xen specific ones and sanity check
>>
>> if there's an unexpected IST-using fault handler.
> git grep xen_int3, failed me. Where does that symbol come from?

Generated by "xen_pv_trap int3" in arch/x86/xen/xen-asm_64.S

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Re: [PATCH v2] xen/pv: Fix a boot up hang revealed by int3 self test

[Zhenzhong Duan]

On 2019/7/12 21:09, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Fri, Jul 12, 2019 at 09:04:22PM +0800, Zhenzhong Duan wrote:
>> On 2019/7/12 20:06, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
>>> On Thu, Jul 11, 2019 at 04:15:21PM +0800, Zhenzhong Duan wrote:
>>>> diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
>>>> index 4722ba2..2138d69 100644
>>>> --- a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
>>>> +++ b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten_pv.c
>>>> @@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ struct trap_array_entry {
>>>>    static struct trap_array_entry trap_array[] = {
>>>>    	{ debug,                       xen_xendebug,                    true },
>>>> -	{ int3,                        xen_xenint3,                     true },
>>>> +	{ int3,                        xen_int3,                        true },
>>>>    	{ double_fault,                xen_double_fault,                true },
>>>>    #ifdef CONFIG_X86_MCE
>>>>    	{ machine_check,               xen_machine_check,               true },
>>> I'm confused on the purpose of trap_array[], could you elucidate me?
>> Used to replace trap handler addresses by Xen specific ones and sanity check
>>
>> if there's an unexpected IST-using fault handler.
> git grep xen_int3, failed me. Where does that symbol come from?

Generated by "xen_pv_trap int3" in arch/x86/xen/xen-asm_64.S

Zhenzhong

Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v2] xen/pv: Fix a boot up hang revealed by int3 self test

[Andrew Cooper]

On 11/07/2019 03:15, Zhenzhong Duan wrote:
> Commit 7457c0da024b ("x86/alternatives: Add int3_emulate_call()
> selftest") is used to ensure there is a gap setup in exception stack
> which could be used for inserting call return address.
>
> This gap is missed in XEN PV int3 exception entry path, then below panic
> triggered:
>
> [    0.772876] general protection fault: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI
> [    0.772886] CPU: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 5.2.0+ #11
> [    0.772893] RIP: e030:int3_magic+0x0/0x7
> [    0.772905] RSP: 3507:ffffffff82203e98 EFLAGS: 00000246
> [    0.773334] Call Trace:
> [    0.773334]  alternative_instructions+0x3d/0x12e
> [    0.773334]  check_bugs+0x7c9/0x887
> [    0.773334]  ? __get_locked_pte+0x178/0x1f0
> [    0.773334]  start_kernel+0x4ff/0x535
> [    0.773334]  ? set_init_arg+0x55/0x55
> [    0.773334]  xen_start_kernel+0x571/0x57a
>
> As xenint3 and int3 entry code are same except xenint3 doesn't generate
> a gap, we can fix it by using int3 and drop useless xenint3.

For 64bit PV guests, Xen's ABI enters the kernel with using SYSRET, with
%rcx/%r11 on the stack.

To convert back to "normal" looking exceptions, the xen thunks do `pop
%rcx; pop %r11; jmp do_*`...

> diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
> index 0ea4831..35a66fc 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
> +++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
> @@ -1176,7 +1176,6 @@ idtentry stack_segment		do_stack_segment	has_error_code=1
>  #ifdef CONFIG_XEN_PV
>  idtentry xennmi			do_nmi			has_error_code=0
>  idtentry xendebug		do_debug		has_error_code=0
> -idtentry xenint3		do_int3			has_error_code=0
>  #endif

What is confusing is why there are 3 extra magic versions here.  At a
guess, I'd say something to do with IST settings (given the vectors),
but I don't see why #DB/#BP would need to be different in the first
place.  (NMI sure, but that is more to do with the crazy hoops needing
to be jumped through to keep native functioning safely.)

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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v2] xen/pv: Fix a boot up hang revealed by int3 self test

[Andrew Cooper]

On 11/07/2019 03:15, Zhenzhong Duan wrote:
> Commit 7457c0da024b ("x86/alternatives: Add int3_emulate_call()
> selftest") is used to ensure there is a gap setup in exception stack
> which could be used for inserting call return address.
>
> This gap is missed in XEN PV int3 exception entry path, then below panic
> triggered:
>
> [    0.772876] general protection fault: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI
> [    0.772886] CPU: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 5.2.0+ #11
> [    0.772893] RIP: e030:int3_magic+0x0/0x7
> [    0.772905] RSP: 3507:ffffffff82203e98 EFLAGS: 00000246
> [    0.773334] Call Trace:
> [    0.773334]  alternative_instructions+0x3d/0x12e
> [    0.773334]  check_bugs+0x7c9/0x887
> [    0.773334]  ? __get_locked_pte+0x178/0x1f0
> [    0.773334]  start_kernel+0x4ff/0x535
> [    0.773334]  ? set_init_arg+0x55/0x55
> [    0.773334]  xen_start_kernel+0x571/0x57a
>
> As xenint3 and int3 entry code are same except xenint3 doesn't generate
> a gap, we can fix it by using int3 and drop useless xenint3.

For 64bit PV guests, Xen's ABI enters the kernel with using SYSRET, with
%rcx/%r11 on the stack.

To convert back to "normal" looking exceptions, the xen thunks do `pop
%rcx; pop %r11; jmp do_*`...

> diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
> index 0ea4831..35a66fc 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
> +++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
> @@ -1176,7 +1176,6 @@ idtentry stack_segment		do_stack_segment	has_error_code=1
>  #ifdef CONFIG_XEN_PV
>  idtentry xennmi			do_nmi			has_error_code=0
>  idtentry xendebug		do_debug		has_error_code=0
> -idtentry xenint3		do_int3			has_error_code=0
>  #endif

What is confusing is why there are 3 extra magic versions here.  At a
guess, I'd say something to do with IST settings (given the vectors),
but I don't see why #DB/#BP would need to be different in the first
place.  (NMI sure, but that is more to do with the crazy hoops needing
to be jumped through to keep native functioning safely.)

~Andrew

Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v2] xen/pv: Fix a boot up hang revealed by int3 self test

[Zhenzhong Duan]

On 2019/7/12 22:06, Andrew Cooper wrote:
> On 11/07/2019 03:15, Zhenzhong Duan wrote:
>> Commit 7457c0da024b ("x86/alternatives: Add int3_emulate_call()
>> selftest") is used to ensure there is a gap setup in exception stack
>> which could be used for inserting call return address.
>>
>> This gap is missed in XEN PV int3 exception entry path, then below panic
>> triggered:
>>
>> [    0.772876] general protection fault: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI
>> [    0.772886] CPU: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 5.2.0+ #11
>> [    0.772893] RIP: e030:int3_magic+0x0/0x7
>> [    0.772905] RSP: 3507:ffffffff82203e98 EFLAGS: 00000246
>> [    0.773334] Call Trace:
>> [    0.773334]  alternative_instructions+0x3d/0x12e
>> [    0.773334]  check_bugs+0x7c9/0x887
>> [    0.773334]  ? __get_locked_pte+0x178/0x1f0
>> [    0.773334]  start_kernel+0x4ff/0x535
>> [    0.773334]  ? set_init_arg+0x55/0x55
>> [    0.773334]  xen_start_kernel+0x571/0x57a
>>
>> As xenint3 and int3 entry code are same except xenint3 doesn't generate
>> a gap, we can fix it by using int3 and drop useless xenint3.
> For 64bit PV guests, Xen's ABI enters the kernel with using SYSRET, with
> %rcx/%r11 on the stack.
>
> To convert back to "normal" looking exceptions, the xen thunks do `pop
> %rcx; pop %r11; jmp do_*`...
I will add this to commit message.
>
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
>> index 0ea4831..35a66fc 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
>> +++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
>> @@ -1176,7 +1176,6 @@ idtentry stack_segment		do_stack_segment	has_error_code=1
>>   #ifdef CONFIG_XEN_PV
>>   idtentry xennmi			do_nmi			has_error_code=0
>>   idtentry xendebug		do_debug		has_error_code=0
>> -idtentry xenint3		do_int3			has_error_code=0
>>   #endif
> What is confusing is why there are 3 extra magic versions here.  At a
> guess, I'd say something to do with IST settings (given the vectors),
> but I don't see why #DB/#BP would need to be different in the first
> place.  (NMI sure, but that is more to do with the crazy hoops needing
> to be jumped through to keep native functioning safely.)

xenint3 will be removed in this patch safely as it don't use IST now.

But debug and nmi need paranoid_entry which will read MSR_GS_BASE to 
determine

if swapgs is needed. I guess PV guesting running in ring3 will #GP with 
swapgs?


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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v2] xen/pv: Fix a boot up hang revealed by int3 self test

[Zhenzhong Duan]

On 2019/7/12 22:06, Andrew Cooper wrote:
> On 11/07/2019 03:15, Zhenzhong Duan wrote:
>> Commit 7457c0da024b ("x86/alternatives: Add int3_emulate_call()
>> selftest") is used to ensure there is a gap setup in exception stack
>> which could be used for inserting call return address.
>>
>> This gap is missed in XEN PV int3 exception entry path, then below panic
>> triggered:
>>
>> [    0.772876] general protection fault: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI
>> [    0.772886] CPU: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 5.2.0+ #11
>> [    0.772893] RIP: e030:int3_magic+0x0/0x7
>> [    0.772905] RSP: 3507:ffffffff82203e98 EFLAGS: 00000246
>> [    0.773334] Call Trace:
>> [    0.773334]  alternative_instructions+0x3d/0x12e
>> [    0.773334]  check_bugs+0x7c9/0x887
>> [    0.773334]  ? __get_locked_pte+0x178/0x1f0
>> [    0.773334]  start_kernel+0x4ff/0x535
>> [    0.773334]  ? set_init_arg+0x55/0x55
>> [    0.773334]  xen_start_kernel+0x571/0x57a
>>
>> As xenint3 and int3 entry code are same except xenint3 doesn't generate
>> a gap, we can fix it by using int3 and drop useless xenint3.
> For 64bit PV guests, Xen's ABI enters the kernel with using SYSRET, with
> %rcx/%r11 on the stack.
>
> To convert back to "normal" looking exceptions, the xen thunks do `pop
> %rcx; pop %r11; jmp do_*`...
I will add this to commit message.
>
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
>> index 0ea4831..35a66fc 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
>> +++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
>> @@ -1176,7 +1176,6 @@ idtentry stack_segment		do_stack_segment	has_error_code=1
>>   #ifdef CONFIG_XEN_PV
>>   idtentry xennmi			do_nmi			has_error_code=0
>>   idtentry xendebug		do_debug		has_error_code=0
>> -idtentry xenint3		do_int3			has_error_code=0
>>   #endif
> What is confusing is why there are 3 extra magic versions here.  At a
> guess, I'd say something to do with IST settings (given the vectors),
> but I don't see why #DB/#BP would need to be different in the first
> place.  (NMI sure, but that is more to do with the crazy hoops needing
> to be jumped through to keep native functioning safely.)

xenint3 will be removed in this patch safely as it don't use IST now.

But debug and nmi need paranoid_entry which will read MSR_GS_BASE to 
determine

if swapgs is needed. I guess PV guesting running in ring3 will #GP with 
swapgs?


Zhenzhong

Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v2] xen/pv: Fix a boot up hang revealed by int3 self test

[Jan Beulich]

On 15.07.2019 07:05, Zhenzhong Duan wrote:
> 
> On 2019/7/12 22:06, Andrew Cooper wrote:
>> On 11/07/2019 03:15, Zhenzhong Duan wrote:
>>> Commit 7457c0da024b ("x86/alternatives: Add int3_emulate_call()
>>> selftest") is used to ensure there is a gap setup in exception stack
>>> which could be used for inserting call return address.
>>>
>>> This gap is missed in XEN PV int3 exception entry path, then below panic
>>> triggered:
>>>
>>> [    0.772876] general protection fault: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI
>>> [    0.772886] CPU: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 5.2.0+ #11
>>> [    0.772893] RIP: e030:int3_magic+0x0/0x7
>>> [    0.772905] RSP: 3507:ffffffff82203e98 EFLAGS: 00000246
>>> [    0.773334] Call Trace:
>>> [    0.773334]  alternative_instructions+0x3d/0x12e
>>> [    0.773334]  check_bugs+0x7c9/0x887
>>> [    0.773334]  ? __get_locked_pte+0x178/0x1f0
>>> [    0.773334]  start_kernel+0x4ff/0x535
>>> [    0.773334]  ? set_init_arg+0x55/0x55
>>> [    0.773334]  xen_start_kernel+0x571/0x57a
>>>
>>> As xenint3 and int3 entry code are same except xenint3 doesn't generate
>>> a gap, we can fix it by using int3 and drop useless xenint3.
>> For 64bit PV guests, Xen's ABI enters the kernel with using SYSRET, with
>> %rcx/%r11 on the stack.
>>
>> To convert back to "normal" looking exceptions, the xen thunks do `pop
>> %rcx; pop %r11; jmp do_*`...
> I will add this to commit message.
>>
>>> diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
>>> index 0ea4831..35a66fc 100644
>>> --- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
>>> +++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
>>> @@ -1176,7 +1176,6 @@ idtentry stack_segment        do_stack_segment    has_error_code=1
>>>   #ifdef CONFIG_XEN_PV
>>>   idtentry xennmi            do_nmi            has_error_code=0
>>>   idtentry xendebug        do_debug        has_error_code=0
>>> -idtentry xenint3        do_int3            has_error_code=0
>>>   #endif
>> What is confusing is why there are 3 extra magic versions here.  At a
>> guess, I'd say something to do with IST settings (given the vectors),
>> but I don't see why #DB/#BP would need to be different in the first
>> place.  (NMI sure, but that is more to do with the crazy hoops needing
>> to be jumped through to keep native functioning safely.)
> 
> xenint3 will be removed in this patch safely as it don't use IST now.
> 
> But debug and nmi need paranoid_entry which will read MSR_GS_BASE to determine
> 
> if swapgs is needed. I guess PV guesting running in ring3 will #GP with swapgs?

Not only that (Xen could trap and emulate swapgs if that was needed) - 64-bit
PV kernel mode always gets entered with kernel GS base already set. Hence
finding out whether to switch the GS base is specifically not something that
any exception entry point would need to do (and it should actively try to
avoid it, for performance reasons).

Jan
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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v2] xen/pv: Fix a boot up hang revealed by int3 self test

[Jan Beulich]

On 15.07.2019 07:05, Zhenzhong Duan wrote:
> 
> On 2019/7/12 22:06, Andrew Cooper wrote:
>> On 11/07/2019 03:15, Zhenzhong Duan wrote:
>>> Commit 7457c0da024b ("x86/alternatives: Add int3_emulate_call()
>>> selftest") is used to ensure there is a gap setup in exception stack
>>> which could be used for inserting call return address.
>>>
>>> This gap is missed in XEN PV int3 exception entry path, then below panic
>>> triggered:
>>>
>>> [    0.772876] general protection fault: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI
>>> [    0.772886] CPU: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 5.2.0+ #11
>>> [    0.772893] RIP: e030:int3_magic+0x0/0x7
>>> [    0.772905] RSP: 3507:ffffffff82203e98 EFLAGS: 00000246
>>> [    0.773334] Call Trace:
>>> [    0.773334]  alternative_instructions+0x3d/0x12e
>>> [    0.773334]  check_bugs+0x7c9/0x887
>>> [    0.773334]  ? __get_locked_pte+0x178/0x1f0
>>> [    0.773334]  start_kernel+0x4ff/0x535
>>> [    0.773334]  ? set_init_arg+0x55/0x55
>>> [    0.773334]  xen_start_kernel+0x571/0x57a
>>>
>>> As xenint3 and int3 entry code are same except xenint3 doesn't generate
>>> a gap, we can fix it by using int3 and drop useless xenint3.
>> For 64bit PV guests, Xen's ABI enters the kernel with using SYSRET, with
>> %rcx/%r11 on the stack.
>>
>> To convert back to "normal" looking exceptions, the xen thunks do `pop
>> %rcx; pop %r11; jmp do_*`...
> I will add this to commit message.
>>
>>> diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
>>> index 0ea4831..35a66fc 100644
>>> --- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
>>> +++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
>>> @@ -1176,7 +1176,6 @@ idtentry stack_segment        do_stack_segment    has_error_code=1
>>>   #ifdef CONFIG_XEN_PV
>>>   idtentry xennmi            do_nmi            has_error_code=0
>>>   idtentry xendebug        do_debug        has_error_code=0
>>> -idtentry xenint3        do_int3            has_error_code=0
>>>   #endif
>> What is confusing is why there are 3 extra magic versions here.  At a
>> guess, I'd say something to do with IST settings (given the vectors),
>> but I don't see why #DB/#BP would need to be different in the first
>> place.  (NMI sure, but that is more to do with the crazy hoops needing
>> to be jumped through to keep native functioning safely.)
> 
> xenint3 will be removed in this patch safely as it don't use IST now.
> 
> But debug and nmi need paranoid_entry which will read MSR_GS_BASE to determine
> 
> if swapgs is needed. I guess PV guesting running in ring3 will #GP with swapgs?

Not only that (Xen could trap and emulate swapgs if that was needed) - 64-bit
PV kernel mode always gets entered with kernel GS base already set. Hence
finding out whether to switch the GS base is specifically not something that
any exception entry point would need to do (and it should actively try to
avoid it, for performance reasons).

Jan

Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v2] xen/pv: Fix a boot up hang revealed by int3 self test

[Andrew Cooper]

On 15/07/2019 07:54, Jan Beulich wrote:
> On 15.07.2019 07:05, Zhenzhong Duan wrote:
>> On 2019/7/12 22:06, Andrew Cooper wrote:
>>> On 11/07/2019 03:15, Zhenzhong Duan wrote:
>>>> Commit 7457c0da024b ("x86/alternatives: Add int3_emulate_call()
>>>> selftest") is used to ensure there is a gap setup in exception stack
>>>> which could be used for inserting call return address.
>>>>
>>>> This gap is missed in XEN PV int3 exception entry path, then below panic
>>>> triggered:
>>>>
>>>> [    0.772876] general protection fault: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI
>>>> [    0.772886] CPU: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 5.2.0+ #11
>>>> [    0.772893] RIP: e030:int3_magic+0x0/0x7
>>>> [    0.772905] RSP: 3507:ffffffff82203e98 EFLAGS: 00000246
>>>> [    0.773334] Call Trace:
>>>> [    0.773334]  alternative_instructions+0x3d/0x12e
>>>> [    0.773334]  check_bugs+0x7c9/0x887
>>>> [    0.773334]  ? __get_locked_pte+0x178/0x1f0
>>>> [    0.773334]  start_kernel+0x4ff/0x535
>>>> [    0.773334]  ? set_init_arg+0x55/0x55
>>>> [    0.773334]  xen_start_kernel+0x571/0x57a
>>>>
>>>> As xenint3 and int3 entry code are same except xenint3 doesn't generate
>>>> a gap, we can fix it by using int3 and drop useless xenint3.
>>> For 64bit PV guests, Xen's ABI enters the kernel with using SYSRET, with
>>> %rcx/%r11 on the stack.
>>>
>>> To convert back to "normal" looking exceptions, the xen thunks do `pop
>>> %rcx; pop %r11; jmp do_*`...
>> I will add this to commit message.
>>>> diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
>>>> index 0ea4831..35a66fc 100644
>>>> --- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
>>>> +++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
>>>> @@ -1176,7 +1176,6 @@ idtentry stack_segment        do_stack_segment    has_error_code=1
>>>>   #ifdef CONFIG_XEN_PV
>>>>   idtentry xennmi            do_nmi            has_error_code=0
>>>>   idtentry xendebug        do_debug        has_error_code=0
>>>> -idtentry xenint3        do_int3            has_error_code=0
>>>>   #endif
>>> What is confusing is why there are 3 extra magic versions here.  At a
>>> guess, I'd say something to do with IST settings (given the vectors),
>>> but I don't see why #DB/#BP would need to be different in the first
>>> place.  (NMI sure, but that is more to do with the crazy hoops needing
>>> to be jumped through to keep native functioning safely.)
>> xenint3 will be removed in this patch safely as it don't use IST now.
>>
>> But debug and nmi need paranoid_entry which will read MSR_GS_BASE to determine
>>
>> if swapgs is needed. I guess PV guesting running in ring3 will #GP with swapgs?
> Not only that (Xen could trap and emulate swapgs if that was needed) - 64-bit
> PV kernel mode always gets entered with kernel GS base already set. Hence
> finding out whether to switch the GS base is specifically not something that
> any exception entry point would need to do (and it should actively try to
> avoid it, for performance reasons).

Indeed.  The SWAPGS PVOP is implemented as a nop for x86 PV, to simply
the entry assembly (rather than doubling up all entry vectors).

~Andrew

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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v2] xen/pv: Fix a boot up hang revealed by int3 self test

[Andrew Cooper]

On 15/07/2019 07:54, Jan Beulich wrote:
> On 15.07.2019 07:05, Zhenzhong Duan wrote:
>> On 2019/7/12 22:06, Andrew Cooper wrote:
>>> On 11/07/2019 03:15, Zhenzhong Duan wrote:
>>>> Commit 7457c0da024b ("x86/alternatives: Add int3_emulate_call()
>>>> selftest") is used to ensure there is a gap setup in exception stack
>>>> which could be used for inserting call return address.
>>>>
>>>> This gap is missed in XEN PV int3 exception entry path, then below panic
>>>> triggered:
>>>>
>>>> [    0.772876] general protection fault: 0000 [#1] SMP NOPTI
>>>> [    0.772886] CPU: 0 PID: 0 Comm: swapper/0 Not tainted 5.2.0+ #11
>>>> [    0.772893] RIP: e030:int3_magic+0x0/0x7
>>>> [    0.772905] RSP: 3507:ffffffff82203e98 EFLAGS: 00000246
>>>> [    0.773334] Call Trace:
>>>> [    0.773334]  alternative_instructions+0x3d/0x12e
>>>> [    0.773334]  check_bugs+0x7c9/0x887
>>>> [    0.773334]  ? __get_locked_pte+0x178/0x1f0
>>>> [    0.773334]  start_kernel+0x4ff/0x535
>>>> [    0.773334]  ? set_init_arg+0x55/0x55
>>>> [    0.773334]  xen_start_kernel+0x571/0x57a
>>>>
>>>> As xenint3 and int3 entry code are same except xenint3 doesn't generate
>>>> a gap, we can fix it by using int3 and drop useless xenint3.
>>> For 64bit PV guests, Xen's ABI enters the kernel with using SYSRET, with
>>> %rcx/%r11 on the stack.
>>>
>>> To convert back to "normal" looking exceptions, the xen thunks do `pop
>>> %rcx; pop %r11; jmp do_*`...
>> I will add this to commit message.
>>>> diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
>>>> index 0ea4831..35a66fc 100644
>>>> --- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
>>>> +++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S
>>>> @@ -1176,7 +1176,6 @@ idtentry stack_segment        do_stack_segment    has_error_code=1
>>>>   #ifdef CONFIG_XEN_PV
>>>>   idtentry xennmi            do_nmi            has_error_code=0
>>>>   idtentry xendebug        do_debug        has_error_code=0
>>>> -idtentry xenint3        do_int3            has_error_code=0
>>>>   #endif
>>> What is confusing is why there are 3 extra magic versions here.  At a
>>> guess, I'd say something to do with IST settings (given the vectors),
>>> but I don't see why #DB/#BP would need to be different in the first
>>> place.  (NMI sure, but that is more to do with the crazy hoops needing
>>> to be jumped through to keep native functioning safely.)
>> xenint3 will be removed in this patch safely as it don't use IST now.
>>
>> But debug and nmi need paranoid_entry which will read MSR_GS_BASE to determine
>>
>> if swapgs is needed. I guess PV guesting running in ring3 will #GP with swapgs?
> Not only that (Xen could trap and emulate swapgs if that was needed) - 64-bit
> PV kernel mode always gets entered with kernel GS base already set. Hence
> finding out whether to switch the GS base is specifically not something that
> any exception entry point would need to do (and it should actively try to
> avoid it, for performance reasons).

Indeed.  The SWAPGS PVOP is implemented as a nop for x86 PV, to simply
the entry assembly (rather than doubling up all entry vectors).

~Andrew