[PATCH v9 03/17] x86/cpu: Add 'unsafe_fsgsbase' to enable CR4.FSGSBASE

From: Chang S. Bae
Date: Fri Oct 04 2019 - 14:17:53 EST


From: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx>

This is temporary. It will allow the next few patches to be tested
incrementally.

Setting unsafe_fsgsbase is a root hole. Don't do it.

Signed-off-by: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Chang S. Bae <chang.seok.bae@xxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Tony Luck <tony.luck@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Andy Lutomirski <luto@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Tony Luck <tony.luck@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

Changes from v8: none
Changes from v7: none
---
Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 3 +++
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 27 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index c7ac2f3..eb9a491 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -2899,6 +2899,9 @@
no5lvl [X86-64] Disable 5-level paging mode. Forces
kernel to use 4-level paging instead.

+ unsafe_fsgsbase [X86] Allow FSGSBASE instructions. This will be
+ replaced with a nofsgsbase flag.
+
no_console_suspend
[HW] Never suspend the console
Disable suspending of consoles during suspend and
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
index 9ae7d1b..9f57fb0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c
@@ -438,6 +438,22 @@ static void __init setup_cr_pinning(void)
}

/*
+ * Temporary hack: FSGSBASE is unsafe until a few kernel code paths are
+ * updated. This allows us to get the kernel ready incrementally.
+ *
+ * Once all the pieces are in place, these will go away and be replaced with
+ * a nofsgsbase chicken flag.
+ */
+static bool unsafe_fsgsbase;
+
+static __init int setup_unsafe_fsgsbase(char *arg)
+{
+ unsafe_fsgsbase = true;
+ return 1;
+}
+__setup("unsafe_fsgsbase", setup_unsafe_fsgsbase);
+
+/*
* Protection Keys are not available in 32-bit mode.
*/
static bool pku_disabled;
@@ -1455,6 +1471,14 @@ static void identify_cpu(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
setup_smap(c);
setup_umip(c);

+ /* Enable FSGSBASE instructions if available. */
+ if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_FSGSBASE)) {
+ if (unsafe_fsgsbase)
+ cr4_set_bits(X86_CR4_FSGSBASE);
+ else
+ clear_cpu_cap(c, X86_FEATURE_FSGSBASE);
+ }
+
/*
* The vendor-specific functions might have changed features.
* Now we do "generic changes."
--
2.7.4