Re: [PATCH] x86/tdx: Do not corrupt frame-pointer in __tdx_hypercall()

From: Kirill A. Shutemov
Date: Tue Jan 31 2023 - 03:39:15 EST


On Tue, Jan 31, 2023 at 09:34:12AM +0100, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 30, 2023 at 04:53:54PM +0300, Kirill A. Shutemov wrote:
> > If compiled with CONFIG_FRAME_POINTER=y, objtool in not happy that
> > __tdx_hypercall() messes up RBP.
> >
> > objtool: __tdx_hypercall+0x7f: return with modified stack frame
> >
> > Rework the function to store TDX_HCALL_ flags on stack instead of RBP.
>
> Also, on IRC you mentioned that per TDX spec, BP is a valid argument
> register too and you were going to raise this and get it fixed, TDX
> hypercalls must not use BP to pass data.

I've raised the question yesterday. No progress so far. It will take time
to get it into the public spec.

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Kiryl Shutsemau / Kirill A. Shutemov