Re: [PATCH v4 12/20] KVM:VMX: Introduce CET VMCS fields and control bits

From: Chao Gao
Date: Thu Jul 27 2023 - 01:27:18 EST


On Thu, Jul 20, 2023 at 11:03:44PM -0400, Yang Weijiang wrote:
>Two XSAVES state bits are introduced for CET:
> IA32_XSS:[bit 11]: Control saving/restoring user mode CET states
> IA32_XSS:[bit 12]: Control saving/restoring supervisor mode CET states.
>
>Six VMCS fields are introduced for CET:
> {HOST,GUEST}_S_CET: Stores CET settings for kernel mode.
> {HOST,GUEST}_SSP: Stores shadow stack pointer of current active task/thread.
> {HOST,GUEST}_INTR_SSP_TABLE: Stores current active MSR_IA32_INT_SSP_TAB.
>
>On Intel platforms, two additional bits are defined in VM_EXIT and VM_ENTRY
>control fields:
>If VM_EXIT_LOAD_HOST_CET_STATE = 1, the host CET states are restored from

Nit: s/VM_EXIT_LOAD_HOST_CET_STATE/VM_EXIT_LOAD_CET_STATE

to align with the name you are actually using.

>the following VMCS fields at VM-Exit:
> HOST_S_CET
> HOST_SSP
> HOST_INTR_SSP_TABLE
>
>If VM_ENTRY_LOAD_GUEST_CET_STATE = 1, the guest CET states are loaded from

Nit: s/VM_ENTRY_LOAD_GUEST_CET_STATE/VM_ENTRY_LOAD_CET_STATE

>the following VMCS fields at VM-Entry:
> GUEST_S_CET
> GUEST_SSP
> GUEST_INTR_SSP_TABLE
>
>Co-developed-by: Zhang Yi Z <yi.z.zhang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Signed-off-by: Zhang Yi Z <yi.z.zhang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>Signed-off-by: Yang Weijiang <weijiang.yang@xxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Chao Gao <chao.gao@xxxxxxxxx>

>---
> arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h | 8 ++++++++
> 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)
>
>diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h
>index 0d02c4aafa6f..db7f93307349 100644
>--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h
>+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h
>@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@
> #define VM_EXIT_CLEAR_BNDCFGS 0x00800000
> #define VM_EXIT_PT_CONCEAL_PIP 0x01000000
> #define VM_EXIT_CLEAR_IA32_RTIT_CTL 0x02000000
>+#define VM_EXIT_LOAD_CET_STATE 0x10000000
>
> #define VM_EXIT_ALWAYSON_WITHOUT_TRUE_MSR 0x00036dff
>
>@@ -117,6 +118,7 @@
> #define VM_ENTRY_LOAD_BNDCFGS 0x00010000
> #define VM_ENTRY_PT_CONCEAL_PIP 0x00020000
> #define VM_ENTRY_LOAD_IA32_RTIT_CTL 0x00040000
>+#define VM_ENTRY_LOAD_CET_STATE 0x00100000
>
> #define VM_ENTRY_ALWAYSON_WITHOUT_TRUE_MSR 0x000011ff
>
>@@ -345,6 +347,9 @@ enum vmcs_field {
> GUEST_PENDING_DBG_EXCEPTIONS = 0x00006822,
> GUEST_SYSENTER_ESP = 0x00006824,
> GUEST_SYSENTER_EIP = 0x00006826,
>+ GUEST_S_CET = 0x00006828,
>+ GUEST_SSP = 0x0000682a,
>+ GUEST_INTR_SSP_TABLE = 0x0000682c,
> HOST_CR0 = 0x00006c00,
> HOST_CR3 = 0x00006c02,
> HOST_CR4 = 0x00006c04,
>@@ -357,6 +362,9 @@ enum vmcs_field {
> HOST_IA32_SYSENTER_EIP = 0x00006c12,
> HOST_RSP = 0x00006c14,
> HOST_RIP = 0x00006c16,
>+ HOST_S_CET = 0x00006c18,
>+ HOST_SSP = 0x00006c1a,
>+ HOST_INTR_SSP_TABLE = 0x00006c1c
> };
>
> /*
>--
>2.27.0
>