From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
To: "Xu Yilun" <yilun.xu@linux.intel.com>
Cc: kvm@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 3/6] x86/virt/tdx: Add extra memory to TDX module for the extensions
Date: Mon, 05 Oct 2026 17:56:52 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261005175653.03C341F000FF@smtp.kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261006-tdx-module-ext-v3-3-db52cb05b918@linux.intel.com>
Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 1 potential issue(s) to consider:
- [High] x86/virt/tdx: kzalloc() breaks page alignment for hardware-facing struct under debug
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commit b27e647d007dabaa3a6b0eda05701af51bffc99e
Author: Xu Yilun <yilun.xu@linux.intel.com>
x86/virt/tdx: Add extra memory to TDX module for the extensions
This commit introduces a new SEAMCALL leaf TDH.EXT.MEM.ADD to allocate and
add execution environment memory to the TDX module for extensions. It allocates
a page-sized structure tdx_hpa_list to pass the physical addresses of the
allocated memory to the hardware.
> diff --git a/arch/x86/virt/vmx/tdx/tdx.c b/arch/x86/virt/vmx/tdx/tdx.c
> index f08278a47affc..c445359335516 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/virt/vmx/tdx/tdx.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/virt/vmx/tdx/tdx.c
[ ... ]
> +static __init u64 to_hpa_list_info(struct tdx_hpa_list *hpa_list,
> + unsigned int nr_pages)
> +{
> + return FIELD_PREP(HPA_LIST_INFO_FIRST_ENTRY, 0) |
> + FIELD_PREP(HPA_LIST_INFO_PFN, PFN_DOWN(__pa(hpa_list))) |
[Severity: High]
If the hpa_list pointer is unaligned due to slab redzones, does this
PFN_DOWN() truncation cause the TDX module to read the redzone metadata
instead of the actual array?
> + FIELD_PREP(HPA_LIST_INFO_LAST_ENTRY, nr_pages - 1);
> +}
[ ... ]
> +static __init int tdx_ext_mem_setup(void)
> +{
> + unsigned int required_pages, added_pages;
> + struct tdx_sys_info_ext sysinfo_ext;
> + struct tdx_hpa_list *hpa_list;
> + struct page *page;
> + int ret;
[ ... ]
> + /*
> + * Allocate the container page for the HPA_LIST. tdx_hpa_list is
> + * guaranteed to be page-sized by static_assert(), so kzalloc()
> + * guarantees the page alignment.
> + */
> + hpa_list = kzalloc_obj(*hpa_list);
[Severity: High]
Does kzalloc_obj() actually guarantee page alignment when CONFIG_KASAN or
CONFIG_SLUB_DEBUG are enabled?
Since slab redzones offset the object within the page, a PAGE_SIZE allocation
through the slab allocator might not return a page-aligned address under
these debug configurations.
Would it be safer to use the page allocator (e.g. alloc_page() or
get_zeroed_page()) instead of the slab allocator for a structure that requires
strict page alignment when passed to hardware?
> + if (!hpa_list)
> + return -ENOMEM;
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Sashiko AI review · https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20261006-tdx-module-ext-v3-0-db52cb05b918@linux.intel.com?part=3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-05 17:56 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 39+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-05 17:41 [PATCH v3 0/6] Enable TDX module extensions Xu Yilun
2026-10-05 17:41 ` [PATCH v3 1/6] x86/virt/tdx: Move TDH.SYS.CONFIG operations into a wrapper Xu Yilun
2026-10-06 23:27 ` Edgecombe, Rick P
2026-10-09 13:08 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-10-05 17:41 ` [PATCH v3 2/6] x86/virt/tdx: Configure add-on features on TDX module init Xu Yilun
2026-10-06 23:56 ` Edgecombe, Rick P
2026-10-08 4:18 ` Xu Yilun
2026-10-08 16:06 ` Edgecombe, Rick P
2026-10-09 13:14 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-10-05 17:41 ` [PATCH v3 3/6] x86/virt/tdx: Add extra memory to TDX module for the extensions Xu Yilun
2026-10-05 17:56 ` sashiko-bot [this message]
2026-10-10 2:36 ` Xu Yilun
2026-10-09 18:58 ` Edgecombe, Rick P
2026-10-10 3:20 ` Xu Yilun
2026-10-12 22:42 ` Edgecombe, Rick P
2026-10-05 17:41 ` [PATCH v3 4/6] x86/virt/tdx: Make TDX module initialize " Xu Yilun
2026-10-05 18:00 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-08 4:25 ` Xu Yilun
2026-10-09 13:32 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-10-09 19:03 ` Edgecombe, Rick P
2026-10-10 16:56 ` Xu Yilun
2026-10-12 16:10 ` Edgecombe, Rick P
2026-10-05 17:41 ` [PATCH v3 5/6] x86/virt/tdx: Re-initialize the extensions on runtime TDX module update Xu Yilun
2026-10-05 17:58 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-08 4:47 ` Xu Yilun
2026-10-06 4:32 ` Tony Lindgren
2026-10-09 13:34 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-10-09 19:20 ` Edgecombe, Rick P
2026-10-13 10:12 ` Xu Yilun
2026-10-05 17:41 ` [PATCH v3 6/6] x86/virt/tdx: Support DPAMT when adding memory for the extensions Xu Yilun
2026-10-05 17:57 ` sashiko-bot
2026-10-08 4:31 ` Xu Yilun
2026-10-08 18:19 ` Edgecombe, Rick P
2026-10-06 4:36 ` Tony Lindgren
2026-10-08 4:39 ` Xu Yilun
2026-10-08 5:37 ` Tony Lindgren
2026-10-09 13:28 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
2026-10-10 3:38 ` Xu Yilun
2026-10-12 10:15 ` Kiryl Shutsemau
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