Re: WARNING in x86_emulate_insn

From: Wanpeng Li
Date: Fri Dec 08 2017 - 04:27:18 EST


2017-12-08 16:28 GMT+08:00 Tianyu Lan <lantianyu1986@xxxxxxxxx>:
> Hi Jim&Wanpeng:
> Thanks for your help.
>
> 2017-12-08 5:25 GMT+08:00 Jim Mattson <jmattson@xxxxxxxxxx>:
>> Try disabling the module parameter, "unrestricted_guest." Make sure
>> that the module parameter, "emulate_invalid_guest_state" is enabled.
>> This combination allows userspace to feed invalid guest state into the
>> in-kernel emulator.
>
> Yes, you are right. I need to disable unrestricted_guest to reproduce the issue.

I can observe ctxt->exception.vector == 0xff which triggers Dmitry's
report. Do you figure out the reason?

Regards,
Wanpeng Li

>
> I find this is pop instruction emulation issue. According "SDM VOL2,
> chapter INSTRUCTION
> SET REFERENCE. POPâPop a Value from the Stack"
>
> Protected Mode Exceptions
> #GP(0) If attempt is made to load SS register with NULL segment selector.
>
> This test case hits it but current code doesn't check such case.
> The following patch can fix the issue.
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c b/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c
> index abe74f7..e2ac5cc 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c
> @@ -1844,6 +1844,9 @@ static int emulate_pop(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt,
> int rc;
> struct segmented_address addr;
>
> + if ( !get_segment_selector(ctxt, VCPU_SREG_SS))
> + return emulate_gp(ctxt, 0);
> +
> addr.ea = reg_read(ctxt, VCPU_REGS_RSP) & stack_mask(ctxt);
> addr.seg = VCPU_SREG_SS;
> rc = segmented_read(ctxt, addr, dest, len);