Re: [PATCH v2] x86/kexec: Add EFI config table identity mapping for kexec kernel

Tao Liu
2023-06-08T07:15:37Z

Hello maintainers,

Sorry to interrupt. Currently I'm holding a machine which can be used
to reproduce the original issue and test the patch. However I may need
to return the machine in a short time. So if any updating and testing
needed for patch v3, please let me know. Thanks in advance!

Thanks,
Tao Liu

On Thu, Jun 1, 2023 at 4:25 PM Tao Liu <ltao@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> Hi Baoquan,
>
> On Thu, Jun 1, 2023 at 4:13 PM Baoquan He <bhe@redhat.com> wrote:
> >
> > On 06/01/23 at 03:20pm, Tao Liu wrote:
> > > A kexec kernel bootup hang is observed on Intel Atom cpu due to unmapped
> > > EFI config table.
> > >
> > > Currently EFI system table is identity-mapped for the kexec kernel, but EFI
> > > config table is not mapped explicitly:
> > >
> > > commit 6bbeb276b71f ("x86/kexec: Add the EFI system tables and ACPI
> > > tables to the ident map")
> > >
> > > Later in the following 2 commits, EFI config table will be accessed when
> > > enabling sev at kernel startup. This may result in a page fault due to EFI
> > > config table's unmapped address. Since the page fault occurs at an early
> > > stage, it is unrecoverable and kernel hangs.
> > >
> > > commit ec1c66af3a30 ("x86/compressed/64: Detect/setup SEV/SME features
> > > earlier during boot")
> > > commit c01fce9cef84 ("x86/compressed: Add SEV-SNP feature
> > > detection/setup")
> > >
> > > In addition, the issue doesn't appear on all systems, because the kexec
> > > kernel uses Page Size Extension (PSE) for identity mapping. In most cases,
> > > EFI config table can end up to be mapped into due to 1 GB page size.
> > > However if nogbpages is set, or cpu doesn't support pdpe1gb feature
> > > (e.g Intel Atom x6425RE cpu), EFI config table may not be mapped into
> > > due to 2 MB page size, thus a page fault hang is more likely to happen.
> > >
> > > This patch will make sure the EFI config table is always mapped.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Tao Liu <ltao@redhat.com>
> > > ---
> > > Changes in v2:
> > > - Rephrase the change log based on Baoquan's suggestion.
> > > - Rename map_efi_sys_cfg_tab() to map_efi_tables().
> > > - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/kexec/20230525094914.23420-1-ltao@redhat.com/
> > > ---
> > > arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
> > > 1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c
> > > index 1a3e2c05a8a5..664aefa6e896 100644
> > > --- a/arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c
> > > +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/machine_kexec_64.c
> > > @@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
> > > #include <asm/setup.h>
> > > #include <asm/set_memory.h>
> > > #include <asm/cpu.h>
> > > +#include <asm/efi.h>
> > >
> > > #ifdef CONFIG_ACPI
> > > /*
> > > @@ -86,10 +87,12 @@ const struct kexec_file_ops * const kexec_file_loaders[] = {
> > > #endif
> > >
> > > static int
> > > -map_efi_systab(struct x86_mapping_info *info, pgd_t *level4p)
> > > +map_efi_tables(struct x86_mapping_info *info, pgd_t *level4p)
> > > {
> > > #ifdef CONFIG_EFI
> > > unsigned long mstart, mend;
> > > + void *kaddr;
> > > + int ret;
> > >
> > > if (!efi_enabled(EFI_BOOT))
> > > return 0;
> > > @@ -105,6 +108,30 @@ map_efi_systab(struct x86_mapping_info *info, pgd_t *level4p)
> > > if (!mstart)
> > > return 0;
> > >
> > > + ret = kernel_ident_mapping_init(info, level4p, mstart, mend);
> > > + if (ret)
> > > + return ret;
> > > +
> > > + kaddr = memremap(mstart, mend - mstart, MEMREMAP_WB);
> > > + if (!kaddr) {
> > > + pr_err("Could not map UEFI system table\n");
> > > + return -ENOMEM;
> > > + }
> > > +
> > > + mstart = efi_config_table;
> > > +
> > > + if (efi_enabled(EFI_64BIT)) {
> > > + efi_system_table_64_t *stbl = (efi_system_table_64_t *)kaddr;
> > > +
> > > + mend = mstart + sizeof(efi_config_table_64_t) * stbl->nr_tables;
> > > + } else {
> > > + efi_system_table_32_t *stbl = (efi_system_table_32_t *)kaddr;
> > > +
> > > + mend = mstart + sizeof(efi_config_table_32_t) * stbl->nr_tables;
> > > + }
> > > +
> > > + memunmap(kaddr);
> > > +
> > > return kernel_ident_mapping_init(info, level4p, mstart, mend);
> > > #endif
> > > return 0;
> > > @@ -244,10 +271,10 @@ static int init_pgtable(struct kimage *image, unsigned long start_pgtable)
> > > }
> > >
> > > /*
> > > - * Prepare EFI systab and ACPI tables for kexec kernel since they are
> > > - * not covered by pfn_mapped.
> > > + * Prepare EFI systab, config table and ACPI tables for kexec kernel
> >
> > The code comment need be updated too?
> >
> > * Prepare EFI tables and ACPI tables for kexec kernel since they are
> > * not covered by pfn_mapped.
> >
> > Other than this nit, this patch looks good to me, thanks.
> >
>
> Thanks for the patch review! I'm OK with the comment update, but I
> prefer to leave it as it is. Since the comment provides more details:
> there are systab and config tables mapped instead of all efi tables.
>
> Thanks,
> Tao Liu
>
> > Acked-by: Baoquan He <bhe@redhat.com>
> >
> >
> > > + * since they are not covered by pfn_mapped.
> > > */
> > > - result = map_efi_systab(&info, level4p);
> > > + result = map_efi_tables(&info, level4p);
> > > if (result)
> > > return result;
> > >
> > > --
> > > 2.33.1
> > >
> >