RE: [PATCH 2/2] x86/hyper-v: check for VP_INVAL in hyperv_flush_tlb_others()

From: Michael Kelley (EOSG)
Date: Tue Jul 10 2018 - 15:41:24 EST


From: Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@xxxxxxxxxx> Monday, July 9, 2018 10:40 AM
> Commit 1268ed0c474a ("x86/hyper-v: Fix the circular dependency in IPI
> enlightenment") pre-filled hv_vp_index with VP_INVAL so it is now
> (theoretically) possible to observe hv_cpu_number_to_vp_number()
> returning VP_INVAL. We need to check for that in hyperv_flush_tlb_others().
>
> Not checking for VP_INVAL on the first call site where we do
>
> if (hv_cpu_number_to_vp_number(cpumask_last(cpus)) >= 64)
> goto do_ex_hypercall;
>
> is OK, in case we're eligible for non-ex hypercall we'll catch the
> issue later in for_each_cpu() cycle and in case we'll be doing ex-
> hypercall cpumask_to_vpset() will fail.
>
> It would be nice to change hv_cpu_number_to_vp_number() return
> value's type to 'u32' but this will likely be a bigger change as
> all call sites need to be checked first.
>
> Fixes: 1268ed0c474a ("x86/hyper-v: Fix the circular dependency in IPI enlightenment")
> Signed-off-by: Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/x86/hyperv/mmu.c | 5 +++++
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

Reviewed-by: Michael Kelley <mikelley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>