[PATCHv6 06/16] efi: Disable LASS around set_virtual_address_map() EFI call

Kirill A. Shutemov
2025-06-20T13:53:44Z

From: Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com>

Of all the EFI runtime services, set_virtual_address_map() is the only
one that is called at its lower mapping, which LASS prohibits regardless
of EFLAGS.AC setting. The only way to allow this to happen is to disable
LASS in the CR4 register.

Disable LASS around this low address EFI call.

Signed-off-by: Alexander Shishkin <alexander.shishkin@linux.intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@linux.intel.com>
---
arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c | 13 +++++++++++++
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c b/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c
index 463b784499a8..94c335229697 100644
--- a/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c
+++ b/arch/x86/platform/efi/efi.c
@@ -825,11 +825,24 @@ static void __init __efi_enter_virtual_mode(void)

efi_sync_low_kernel_mappings();

+ /*
+ * set_virtual_address_map is the only service located at lower
+ * addresses, so we have to temporarily disable LASS around it.
+ * Note that clearing EFLAGS.AC is not enough for this, the whole
+ * LASS needs to be disabled.
+ */
+ if (cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_LASS))
+ cr4_clear_bits(X86_CR4_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);
+
+ if (cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_LASS))
+ cr4_set_bits(X86_CR4_LASS);
+
if (status != EFI_SUCCESS) {
pr_err("Unable to switch EFI into virtual mode (status=%lx)!\n",
status);
--
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