From: Sohil Mehta <sohil.mehta@intel.com>
To: x86@kernel.org, Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>,
"H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>,
Andy Lutomirski <luto@kernel.org>,
Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@kernel.org>,
Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>,
Ard Biesheuvel <ardb@kernel.org>,
"Kirill A . Shutemov" <kas@kernel.org>,
Sohil Mehta <sohil.mehta@intel.com>, Xin Li <xin@zytor.com>,
David Woodhouse <dwmw@amazon.co.uk>,
Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>,
Rick Edgecombe <rick.p.edgecombe@intel.com>,
Vegard Nossum <vegard.nossum@oracle.com>,
Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>,
Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@infradead.org>,
Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>,
Kees Cook <kees@kernel.org>, Tony Luck <tony.luck@intel.com>,
Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com>,
linux-doc@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-efi@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v11 5/9] x86/efi: Disable LASS while mapping the EFI runtime services
Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2025 14:03:06 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251029210310.1155449-6-sohil.mehta@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251029210310.1155449-1-sohil.mehta@intel.com>
From: Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com>
While mapping EFI runtime services, set_virtual_address_map() is called
at its lower mapping, which LASS prohibits. Wrapping the EFI call with
lass_disable()/_enable() is not enough, because the AC flag only
controls data accesses, and not instruction fetches.
Use the big hammer and toggle the CR4.LASS bit to make this work.
Signed-off-by: Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Sohil Mehta <sohil.mehta@intel.com>
---
v11:
- No change.
v10:
- Reword code comments
---
arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c | 14 +++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c b/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c
index 463b784499a8..ad9f76f90581 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c
@@ -786,8 +786,8 @@ static void __init __efi_enter_virtual_mode(void)
{
int count = 0, pg_shift = 0;
void *new_memmap = NULL;
+ unsigned long pa, lass;
efi_status_t status;
- unsigned long pa;
if (efi_alloc_page_tables()) {
pr_err("Failed to allocate EFI page tables\n");
@@ -825,11 +825,23 @@ static void __init __efi_enter_virtual_mode(void)
efi_sync_low_kernel_mappings();
+ /*
+ * LASS complains because set_virtual_address_map() is located
+ * at a lower address. To pause enforcement, flipping RFLAGS.AC
+ * is not sufficient, as it only permits data access and not
+ * instruction fetch. Disable the entire LASS mechanism.
+ */
+ lass = cr4_read_shadow() & X86_CR4_LASS;
+ cr4_clear_bits(lass);
+
status = efi_set_virtual_address_map(efi.memmap.desc_size * count,
efi.memmap.desc_size,
efi.memmap.desc_version,
(efi_memory_desc_t *)pa,
efi_systab_phys);
+
+ cr4_set_bits(lass);
+
if (status != EFI_SUCCESS) {
pr_err("Unable to switch EFI into virtual mode (status=%lx)!\n",
status);
--
2.43.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-10-29 21:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 67+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-10-29 21:03 [PATCH v11 0/9] x86: Enable Linear Address Space Separation support Sohil Mehta
2025-10-29 21:03 ` [PATCH v11 1/9] x86/cpufeatures: Enumerate the LASS feature bits Sohil Mehta
2025-10-31 17:03 ` Dave Hansen
2025-10-29 21:03 ` [PATCH v11 2/9] x86/cpu: Add an LASS dependency on SMAP Sohil Mehta
2025-10-31 17:04 ` Dave Hansen
2025-10-29 21:03 ` [PATCH v11 3/9] x86/asm: Introduce inline memcpy and memset Sohil Mehta
2025-10-31 17:06 ` Dave Hansen
2025-10-29 21:03 ` [PATCH v11 4/9] x86/alternatives: Disable LASS when patching kernel code Sohil Mehta
2025-10-31 17:10 ` Dave Hansen
2025-11-10 18:15 ` Sohil Mehta
2025-11-10 19:09 ` H. Peter Anvin
2025-11-10 19:24 ` Borislav Petkov
2025-11-12 13:56 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2025-11-12 14:51 ` Dave Hansen
2025-11-12 14:57 ` H. Peter Anvin
2025-11-12 15:18 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2025-11-12 15:23 ` H. Peter Anvin
2025-11-12 15:28 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2025-11-12 15:47 ` H. Peter Anvin
2025-11-12 16:18 ` Sohil Mehta
2025-11-12 16:26 ` H. Peter Anvin
2025-11-12 16:29 ` H. Peter Anvin
2025-10-29 21:03 ` Sohil Mehta [this message]
2025-10-31 17:11 ` [PATCH v11 5/9] x86/efi: Disable LASS while mapping the EFI runtime services Dave Hansen
2025-10-31 17:38 ` Andy Lutomirski
2025-10-31 17:41 ` Dave Hansen
2025-10-31 18:03 ` Sohil Mehta
2025-10-31 18:12 ` Dave Hansen
2025-11-07 9:04 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-11-07 9:22 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2025-11-07 9:27 ` H. Peter Anvin
2025-11-07 9:35 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2025-11-07 9:40 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-11-07 10:09 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2025-11-07 10:27 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-11-08 0:48 ` Andy Lutomirski
2025-11-08 16:18 ` H. Peter Anvin
2025-11-08 22:50 ` H. Peter Anvin
2025-11-07 10:10 ` Peter Zijlstra
2025-11-07 10:17 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2025-10-31 19:04 ` Sohil Mehta
2025-11-07 7:36 ` Sohil Mehta
2025-10-31 18:32 ` Sohil Mehta
2025-10-29 21:03 ` [PATCH v11 6/9] x86/kexec: Disable LASS during relocate kernel Sohil Mehta
2025-10-31 17:14 ` Dave Hansen
2025-10-29 21:03 ` [PATCH v11 7/9] x86/traps: Communicate a LASS violation in #GP message Sohil Mehta
2025-10-31 17:16 ` Dave Hansen
2025-10-31 19:59 ` Sohil Mehta
2025-10-31 20:03 ` Andy Lutomirski
2025-10-31 20:56 ` Dave Hansen
2025-10-29 21:03 ` [PATCH v11 8/9] selftests/x86: Update the negative vsyscall tests to expect a #GP Sohil Mehta
2025-10-31 17:20 ` Dave Hansen
2025-10-29 21:03 ` [PATCH v11 9/9] x86/cpu: Enable LASS by default during CPU initialization Sohil Mehta
2025-10-30 8:40 ` H. Peter Anvin
2025-10-30 15:45 ` Andy Lutomirski
2025-10-30 16:44 ` Sohil Mehta
2025-10-30 16:53 ` Andy Lutomirski
2025-10-30 17:24 ` Sohil Mehta
2025-10-30 17:31 ` Andy Lutomirski
2025-10-30 21:13 ` David Laight
2025-10-31 6:41 ` H. Peter Anvin
2025-10-31 16:55 ` Dave Hansen
2025-10-30 16:27 ` Dave Hansen
2025-11-07 8:01 ` H. Peter Anvin
2025-11-07 20:08 ` Sohil Mehta
2025-10-31 17:21 ` Dave Hansen
2025-10-31 20:04 ` Sohil Mehta
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