[PATCH v11 0/9] Introduce support for guest CET feature

From: Yang Weijiang
Date: Thu Mar 26 2020 - 04:16:01 EST


Control-flow Enforcement Technology (CET) provides protection against
Return/Jump-Oriented Programming (ROP/JOP) attack. It includes two
sub-features: Shadow Stack (SHSTK) and Indirect Branch Tracking (IBT).

KVM needs to update to enable guest CET feature.
This patchset implements CET related CPUID/XSAVES enumeration, MSRs
and vmentry/vmexit configuration etc.so that guest kernel can setup CET
runtime infrastructure based on them. Some CET MSRs and related feature
flags used reference the definitions in kernel patchset.

CET kernel patches are here:
https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/2/5/593
https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/2/5/604

v10 -> v11
- Fixed a guest vmentry failure issue when guest reboots.
- Used vm_xxx_control_{set, clear}bit() to avoid side effect, it'll
clear cached data instead of pure VMCS field bits.
- Added vcpu->arch.guest_supported_xss dedidated for guest runtime mask,
this avoids supported_xss overwritten issue caused by an old qemu.
- Separated vmentry/vmexit state setting with CR0/CR4 dependency check
to make the patch more clear.
- Added CET VMCS states in dump_vmcs() for debugging purpose.
- Other refactor based on testing.
- This patch serial is built on top of below branch and CET kernel patches
for seeking xsaves support:
https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm.git/log/?h=cpu-caps

v9 -> v10
- Refactored code per Sean's review feedback.
- Added CET support for nested VM.
- Removed fix-patch for CPUID(0xd,N) enumeration as this part is done
by Paolo and Sean.
- This new patchset is based on Paolo's queued cpu_caps branch.
- Modified patch per XSAVES related change.
- Consolidated KVM unit-test patch with KVM patches.

v8 -> v9:
- Refactored msr-check functions per Sean's feedback.
- Fixed a few issues per Sean's suggestion.
- Rebased patch to kernel-v5.4.
- Moved CET CPUID feature bits and CR4.CET to last patch.

v7 -> v8:
- Addressed Jim and Sean's feedback on: 1) CPUID(0xD,i) enumeration. 2)
sanity check when configure guest CET. 3) function improvement.
- Added more sanity check functions.
- Set host vmexit default status so that guest won't leak CET status to
host when vmexit.
- Added CR0.WP vs. CR4.CET mutual constrains.

v6 -> v7:
- Rebased patch to kernel v5.3
- Sean suggested to change CPUID(0xd, n) enumeration code as alined with
existing one, and I think it's better to make the fix as an independent patch
since XSS MSR are being used widely on X86 platforms.
- Check more host and guest status before configure guest CET
per Sean's feedback.
- Add error-check before guest accesses CET MSRs per Sean's feedback.
- Other minor fixes suggested by Sean.

v5 -> v6:
- Rebase patch to kernel v5.2.
- Move CPUID(0xD, n>=1) helper to a seperate patch.
- Merge xsave size fix with other patch.
- Other minor fixes per community feedback.

v4 -> v5:
- Rebase patch to kernel v5.1.
- Wrap CPUID(0xD, n>=1) code to a helper function.
- Pass through MSR_IA32_PL1_SSP and MSR_IA32_PL2_SSP to Guest.
- Add Co-developed-by expression in patch description.
- Refine patch description.

v3 -> v4:
- Add Sean's patch for loading Guest fpu state before access XSAVES
managed CET MSRs.
- Melt down CET bits setting into CPUID configuration patch.
- Add VMX interface to query Host XSS.
- Check Host and Guest XSS support bits before set Guest XSS.
- Make Guest SHSTK and IBT feature enabling independent.
- Do not report CET support to Guest when Host CET feature is Disabled.

v2 -> v3:
- Modified patches to make Guest CET independent to Host enabling.
- Added patch 8 to add user space access for Guest CET MSR access.
- Modified code comments and patch description to reflect changes.

v1 -> v2:
- Re-ordered patch sequence, combined one patch.
- Added more description for CET related VMCS fields.
- Added Host CET capability check while enabling Guest CET loading bit.
- Added Host CET capability check while reporting Guest CPUID(EAX=7, EXC=0).
- Modified code in reporting Guest CPUID(EAX=D,ECX>=1), make it clearer.
- Added Host and Guest XSS mask check while setting bits for Guest XSS.



Sean Christopherson (1):
KVM: X86: Load guest fpu state when access MSRs managed by XSAVES

Yang Weijiang (8):
KVM: VMX: Introduce CET VMX fields and flags
KVM: VMX: Set guest CET MSRs per KVM and host configuration
KVM: VMX: Set host/guest CET states for vmexit/vmentry
KVM: VMX: Check CET dependencies on CR settings
KVM: X86: Refresh CPUID once guest XSS MSR changes
KVM: X86: Add userspace access interface for CET MSRs
KVM: VMX: Enable CET support for nested VM
KVM: X86: Set CET feature bits for CPUID enumeration

arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 4 +-
arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h | 8 ++
arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h | 1 +
arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c | 25 +++-
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/capabilities.h | 10 ++
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c | 41 +++++-
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmcs12.c | 6 +
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmcs12.h | 14 +-
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c | 232 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
arch/x86/kvm/x86.c | 46 ++++++-
arch/x86/kvm/x86.h | 2 +-
11 files changed, 376 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)

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