RE: [PATCH] x86/hyperv: Avoid erroneously sending IPI to 'self'

[Michael Kelley]

From: Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@xxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, October 6, 2021 5:50 AM
> 
> __send_ipi_mask_ex() uses an optimization: when the target CPU mask is
> equal to 'cpu_present_mask' it uses 'HV_GENERIC_SET_ALL' format to avoid
> converting the specified cpumask to VP_SET. This case was overlooked when
> 'exclude_self' parameter was added. As the result, a spurious IPI to
> 'self' can be send.
> 
> Reported-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Fixes: dfb5c1e12c28 ("x86/hyperv: remove on-stack cpumask from hv_send_ipi_mask_allbutself")
> Signed-off-by: Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  arch/x86/hyperv/hv_apic.c | 20 +++++++++++++++-----
>  1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/hyperv/hv_apic.c b/arch/x86/hyperv/hv_apic.c
> index 32a1ad356c18..db2d92fb44da 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/hyperv/hv_apic.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/hyperv/hv_apic.c
> @@ -122,17 +122,27 @@ static bool __send_ipi_mask_ex(const struct cpumask *mask, int vector,
>  	ipi_arg->reserved = 0;
>  	ipi_arg->vp_set.valid_bank_mask = 0;
> 
> -	if (!cpumask_equal(mask, cpu_present_mask)) {
> +	/*
> +	 * Use HV_GENERIC_SET_ALL and avoid converting cpumask to VP_SET
> +	 * when the IPI is sent to all currently present CPUs.
> +	 */
> +	if (!cpumask_equal(mask, cpu_present_mask) || exclude_self) {
>  		ipi_arg->vp_set.format = HV_GENERIC_SET_SPARSE_4K;
>  		if (exclude_self)
>  			nr_bank = cpumask_to_vpset_noself(&(ipi_arg->vp_set), mask);
>  		else
>  			nr_bank = cpumask_to_vpset(&(ipi_arg->vp_set), mask);
> -	}
> -	if (nr_bank < 0)
> -		goto ipi_mask_ex_done;
> -	if (!nr_bank)
> +
> +		/*
> +		 * 'nr_bank <= 0' means some CPUs in cpumask can't be
> +		 * represented in VP_SET. Return an error and fall back to
> +		 * native (architectural) method of sending IPIs.
> +		 */
> +		if (nr_bank <= 0)
> +			goto ipi_mask_ex_done;
> +	} else {
>  		ipi_arg->vp_set.format = HV_GENERIC_SET_ALL;
> +	}
> 
>  	status = hv_do_rep_hypercall(HVCALL_SEND_IPI_EX, 0, nr_bank,
>  			      ipi_arg, NULL);
> --
> 2.31.1

Reviewed-by: Michael Kelley <mikelley@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>