[RFC PATCH 06/16] x86/split_lock: Save #AC setting for split lock in firmware in boot time and restore the setting in reboot

From: Fenghua Yu
Date: Sun May 27 2018 - 11:46:34 EST


Firmware may contain split locked instructions. #AC handler in firmware may
treat split lock as fatal fault and stop execution. If kernel enables
#AC exception for split locked accesses and then kernel returns to
firmware during reboot, the firmware reboot code may hit #AC exception and
block the reboot. This issue happens in reality.

Instead of debugging the buggy firmware, setting of #AC for split lock is
restored to original firmware setting to hide the potential firmware issue
and allow kernel reboot succeed.

Signed-off-by: Fenghua Yu <fenghua.yu@xxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/include/asm/cpu.h | 2 ++
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/test_ctl.c | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 47 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpu.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpu.h
index 00f453fd44ac..45fec729c470 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/cpu.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/cpu.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ unsigned int x86_stepping(unsigned int sig);
void detect_split_lock_ac(void);
bool do_split_lock_exception(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code);
void setup_split_lock(void);
+void restore_split_lock_ac_firmware(void);
#else /* CONFIG_SPLIT_LOCK_AC */
static inline void detect_split_lock_ac(void) {}
static inline bool
@@ -53,5 +54,6 @@ do_split_lock_exception(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code)
}

static inline void setup_split_lock(void) {}
+static inline void restore_split_lock_ac_firmware(void) {}
#endif /* CONFIG_SPLIT_LOCK_AC */
#endif /* _ASM_X86_CPU_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/test_ctl.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/test_ctl.c
index c72c0517c6ab..9e47f8174a47 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/test_ctl.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/test_ctl.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
#include <linux/workqueue.h>
#include <linux/cpu.h>
#include <linux/mm.h>
+#include <linux/reboot.h>
#include <asm/msr.h>

#define DISABLE_SPLIT_LOCK_AC 0
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ static unsigned long disable_split_lock_jiffies;
static DEFINE_MUTEX(reexecute_split_lock_mutex);

static int split_lock_ac_kernel = DISABLE_SPLIT_LOCK_AC;
+static int split_lock_ac_firmware = DISABLE_SPLIT_LOCK_AC;

/* Detete feature of #AC for split lock by probing bit 29 in MSR_TEST_CTL. */
void detect_split_lock_ac(void)
@@ -62,6 +64,12 @@ void detect_split_lock_ac(void)
* before leaving.
*/
wrmsrl(MSR_TEST_CTL, orig_val);
+
+ /* Get previous firmware setting. */
+ if (orig_val & MSR_TEST_CTL_ENABLE_AC_SPLIT_LOCK)
+ split_lock_ac_firmware = ENABLE_SPLIT_LOCK_AC;
+ else
+ split_lock_ac_firmware = DISABLE_SPLIT_LOCK_AC;
}

static void _setup_split_lock(int split_lock_ac_val)
@@ -86,6 +94,41 @@ static void _setup_split_lock(int split_lock_ac_val)
wrmsrl(MSR_TEST_CTL, val);
}

+static void restore_split_lock_ac(int split_lock_ac_val)
+{
+ _setup_split_lock(split_lock_ac_val);
+}
+
+/* Restore firmware setting for #AC exception for split lock. */
+void restore_split_lock_ac_firmware(void)
+{
+ if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SPLIT_LOCK_AC))
+ return;
+
+ /* Don't restore the firmware setting if kernel didn't change it. */
+ if (split_lock_ac_kernel == split_lock_ac_firmware)
+ return;
+
+ restore_split_lock_ac(split_lock_ac_firmware);
+}
+
+static void split_lock_cpu_reboot(void *unused)
+{
+ restore_split_lock_ac_firmware();
+}
+
+static int split_lock_reboot_notify(struct notifier_block *nb,
+ unsigned long code, void *unused)
+{
+ on_each_cpu_mask(cpu_online_mask, split_lock_cpu_reboot, NULL, 1);
+
+ return NOTIFY_DONE;
+}
+
+static struct notifier_block split_lock_reboot_nb = {
+ .notifier_call = split_lock_reboot_notify,
+};
+
void setup_split_lock(void)
{
if (!boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SPLIT_LOCK_AC))
@@ -221,6 +264,8 @@ static int __init split_lock_init(void)
if (ret < 0)
return ret;

+ register_reboot_notifier(&split_lock_reboot_nb);
+
return 0;
}

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