Re: [RESEND PATCH 2/6] x86/traps: add a system interrupt table for system interrupt dispatch

From: Peter Zijlstra
Date: Sat Nov 12 2022 - 04:48:42 EST


On Fri, Nov 11, 2022 at 02:07:05PM -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> On November 10, 2022 11:55:22 AM PST, "Li, Xin3" <xin3.li@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> > Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin (Intel) <hpa@xxxxxxxxx>
> >> > Signed-off-by: Xin Li <xin3.li@xxxxxxxxx>
> >>
> >> This is not a valid SOB, it would suggest hpa is the author, but he's not in in
> >> From.
> >
> >HPA wrote the initial dispatch code for FRED, and I worked with him to
> >refactor it for KVM/VMX NMI/IRQ dispatch. So use SOB from both. No?
> >
> >> > diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c index
> >> > 178015a820f0..95dd917ef9ad 100644
> >> > --- a/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
> >> > +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/traps.c
> >> > @@ -1444,6 +1444,61 @@ DEFINE_IDTENTRY_SW(iret_error) } #endif
> >> >
> >> > +#define SYSV(x,y) [(x) - FIRST_SYSTEM_VECTOR] =
> >> > +(system_interrupt_handler)y
> >> > +
> >> > +#pragma GCC diagnostic push
> >> > +#pragma GCC diagnostic ignored "-Wcast-function-type"
> >>
> >> How does this not break CFI ?
> >
> >I wasn't aware of it, will check.
> >
>
> It doesn't break CFI because the arguments passed is always a strict
> superset of the ones expected and they are free enough that they are
> always passed in registers.

It does break CFI because the signature hash doesn't match and you'll
trigger an explicit UD2.