Re: [PATCH v6 1/3] x86/mm: Change default value for suppress #VE in set_mem_access()

[Tamas K Lengyel <tamas@tklengyel.com>]

On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 1:50 AM Adrian Pop <apop@bitdefender.com> wrote:
>
> From: Vlad Ioan Topan <itopan@bitdefender.com>
>
> The default value for the "suppress #VE" bit set by set_mem_access()
> currently depends on whether the call is made from the same domain (the
> bit is set when called from another domain and cleared if called from
> the same domain). This patch changes that behavior to inherit the old
> suppress #VE bit value if it is already set and to set it to 1
> otherwise, which is safer and more reliable.
>
> Signed-off-by: Vlad Ioan Topan <itopan@bitdefender.com>
> Signed-off-by: Adrian Pop <apop@bitdefender.com>

Acked-by: Tamas K Lengyel <tamas@tklengyel.com>

> ---
> Changes in v6:
> - add a comment in the code to explain the meaning of the -1 magic value
> ---
>  xen/arch/x86/mm/mem_access.c | 7 +++++--
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/mm/mem_access.c b/xen/arch/x86/mm/mem_access.c
> index a8b3e99ec4..c980f1744d 100644
> --- a/xen/arch/x86/mm/mem_access.c
> +++ b/xen/arch/x86/mm/mem_access.c
> @@ -285,8 +285,11 @@ int p2m_set_altp2m_mem_access(struct domain *d, struct p2m_domain *hp2m,
>          }
>      }
>
> -    return ap2m->set_entry(ap2m, gfn, mfn, PAGE_ORDER_4K, t, a,
> -                           current->domain != d);
> +    /*
> +     * Inherit the old suppress #VE bit value if it is already set, or set it
> +     * to 1 otherwise
> +     */
> +    return ap2m->set_entry(ap2m, gfn, mfn, PAGE_ORDER_4K, t, a, -1);
>  }
>
>  static int set_mem_access(struct domain *d, struct p2m_domain *p2m,
> --
> 2.18.0

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