From: Janosch Frank <frankja@linux.ibm.com>
To: Claudio Imbrenda <imbrenda@linux.ibm.com>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: kvm@vger.kernel.org, linux-s390@vger.kernel.org,
borntraeger@de.ibm.com, david@kernel.org, seiden@linux.ibm.com,
nrb@linux.ibm.com, schlameuss@linux.ibm.com, gra@linux.ibm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 05/13] KVM: s390: ucontrol: Fix sca_clear_ext_call()
Date: Mon, 3 Aug 2026 16:50:30 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <8209fdba-9947-42e2-b124-81adf3419f15@linux.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260803124040.126471-6-imbrenda@linux.ibm.com>
On 8/3/26 14:40, Claudio Imbrenda wrote:
> When cleaning up a UCONTROL VM, sca_clear_ext_call() will touch memory
> outside of the allocated ESCA block, and UCONTROL VMs don't even use
> ESCA.
>
> Fix by not touching ESCA for UCONTROL VMs, and fence the
> KVM_S390_INTERRUPT ioctl altogether. Add extra checks in
> sca_ext_call_pending() and sca_inject_ext_call() to make sure UCONTROL
> VMs won't touch ESCA.
>
> Fencing does not cause regressions with userspace, since UCONTROL VMs
> never used KVM_S390_INTERRUPT ioctls.
>
> Signed-off-by: Claudio Imbrenda <imbrenda@linux.ibm.com>
> Fixes: 7d43bafcff17 ("KVM: s390: Make provisions for ESCA utilization")
> ---
> arch/s390/kvm/interrupt.c | 19 ++++++++++++++-----
> arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c | 5 +++++
> 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/interrupt.c b/arch/s390/kvm/interrupt.c
> index 2acdff130fa6..6b3f97a7513b 100644
> --- a/arch/s390/kvm/interrupt.c
> +++ b/arch/s390/kvm/interrupt.c
> @@ -45,13 +45,16 @@ static struct kvm_s390_gib *gib;
> static int sca_ext_call_pending(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int *src_id)
> {
> struct esca_block *sca = vcpu->kvm->arch.sca;
> - union esca_sigp_ctrl sigp_ctrl = sca->cpu[vcpu->vcpu_id].sigp_ctrl;
> + union esca_sigp_ctrl sigp_ctrl;
>
> if (!kvm_s390_test_cpuflags(vcpu, CPUSTAT_ECALL_PEND))
> return 0;
> + if (kvm_is_ucontrol(vcpu->kvm))
> + return 0;
>
> BUG_ON(!kvm_s390_use_sca_entries());
>
> + sigp_ctrl = sca->cpu[vcpu->vcpu_id].sigp_ctrl;
> if (src_id)
> *src_id = sigp_ctrl.scn;
>
> @@ -60,13 +63,16 @@ static int sca_ext_call_pending(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int *src_id)
>
> static int sca_inject_ext_call(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int src_id)
> {
> - struct esca_block *sca = vcpu->kvm->arch.sca;
> - union esca_sigp_ctrl *sigp_ctrl = &sca->cpu[vcpu->vcpu_id].sigp_ctrl;
> union esca_sigp_ctrl old_val, new_val = {.scn = src_id, .c = 1};
> + struct esca_block *sca = vcpu->kvm->arch.sca;
> + union esca_sigp_ctrl *sigp_ctrl;
> int expect, rc;
>
> BUG_ON(!kvm_s390_use_sca_entries());
> + if (kvm_is_ucontrol(vcpu->kvm))
> + return -EINVAL;
>
> + sigp_ctrl = &sca->cpu[vcpu->vcpu_id].sigp_ctrl;
> old_val = READ_ONCE(*sigp_ctrl);
> old_val.c = 0;
>
> @@ -84,10 +90,13 @@ static int sca_inject_ext_call(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int src_id)
> static void sca_clear_ext_call(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> {
> struct esca_block *sca = vcpu->kvm->arch.sca;
> - union esca_sigp_ctrl *sigp_ctrl = &sca->cpu[vcpu->vcpu_id].sigp_ctrl;
> + union esca_sigp_ctrl *sigp_ctrl;
>
> - if (!kvm_s390_use_sca_entries() || !vcpu->arch.initialized)
> + if (!kvm_s390_use_sca_entries() || !vcpu->arch.initialized || kvm_is_ucontrol(vcpu->kvm))
> return;
> +
> + /* Initialize after the above check, to prevent going out of bounds */
> + sigp_ctrl = &sca->cpu[vcpu->vcpu_id].sigp_ctrl;
Not sure why you only add this here and not at the other two occurences.
But I don't think we need these comments at all.
Dereferencing things before a check is not a great idea in most cases.
Especially if the check validates if the memory has been set up at all :)
> kvm_s390_clear_cpuflags(vcpu, CPUSTAT_ECALL_PEND);
>
> WRITE_ONCE(sigp_ctrl->value, 0);
> diff --git a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
> index 5b2727d7dfd1..21574f57be72 100644
> --- a/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
> +++ b/arch/s390/kvm/kvm-s390.c
> @@ -2934,6 +2934,9 @@ int kvm_arch_vm_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int ioctl, unsigned long arg)
> case KVM_S390_INTERRUPT: {
> struct kvm_s390_interrupt s390int;
>
> + r = -EINVAL;
> + if (kvm_is_ucontrol(kvm))
> + break;
> r = -EFAULT;
> if (copy_from_user(&s390int, argp, sizeof(s390int)))
> break;
> @@ -5456,6 +5459,8 @@ long kvm_arch_vcpu_unlocked_ioctl(struct file *filp, unsigned int ioctl,
> struct kvm_s390_interrupt s390int;
> struct kvm_s390_irq s390irq = {};
>
> + if (kvm_is_ucontrol(vcpu->kvm))
> + return -EINVAL;
> if (copy_from_user(&s390int, argp, sizeof(s390int)))
> return -EFAULT;
> if (s390int_to_s390irq(&s390int, &s390irq))
Do we need changes to the api documentation for this rc?
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-03 14:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 34+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-03 12:40 [PATCH v8 00/13] KVM: s390: Misc fixes Claudio Imbrenda
2026-08-03 12:40 ` [PATCH v8 01/13] KVM: s390: Fix unlikely NULL gmap dereference Claudio Imbrenda
2026-08-03 12:55 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-03 12:40 ` [PATCH v8 02/13] KVM: s390: Do not free SCA if it was not allocated Claudio Imbrenda
2026-08-03 12:55 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-03 14:08 ` Christian Borntraeger
2026-08-03 14:13 ` Janosch Frank
2026-08-03 12:40 ` [PATCH v8 03/13] KVM: s390: Fix kvm_s390_vcpu_unsetup_cmma() Claudio Imbrenda
2026-08-03 13:19 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-03 14:30 ` Janosch Frank
2026-08-03 14:54 ` Claudio Imbrenda
2026-08-03 12:40 ` [PATCH v8 04/13] KVM: s390: Fix overclearing ESCA in case of error Claudio Imbrenda
2026-08-03 13:05 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-03 12:40 ` [PATCH v8 05/13] KVM: s390: ucontrol: Fix sca_clear_ext_call() Claudio Imbrenda
2026-08-03 13:21 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-03 14:50 ` Janosch Frank [this message]
2026-08-03 15:03 ` Claudio Imbrenda
2026-08-03 12:40 ` [PATCH v8 06/13] KVM: s390: Fix leaking of PGM_ADDRESSING to userspace Claudio Imbrenda
2026-08-03 13:01 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-03 12:40 ` [PATCH v8 07/13] KVM: s390: Fix race in __do_essa() Claudio Imbrenda
2026-08-03 12:56 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-03 12:40 ` [PATCH v8 08/13] KVM: s390: cmma: Fix dirty tracking when removing memslot Claudio Imbrenda
2026-08-03 13:08 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-03 12:40 ` [PATCH v8 09/13] KVM: s390: ucontrol: Add missing locking around gmap_remove_child() Claudio Imbrenda
2026-08-03 12:59 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-03 12:40 ` [PATCH v8 10/13] KVM: s390: Free the mmu cache when kvm_arch_vcpu_create() fails Claudio Imbrenda
2026-08-03 12:51 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-03 12:40 ` [PATCH v8 11/13] KVM: s390: Return -EINTR if a signal is pending while faulting-in Claudio Imbrenda
2026-08-03 13:19 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-03 12:40 ` [PATCH v8 12/13] KVM: s390: Fix ordering when adding to SCA Claudio Imbrenda
2026-08-03 13:03 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-03 12:40 ` [PATCH v8 13/13] KVM: s390: Fix cleanup in kvm_s390_pv_create_cpu() Claudio Imbrenda
2026-08-03 13:05 ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-03 15:06 ` Janosch Frank
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