Re: [PATCH v2] x86: disable non-instrumented version of copy_mc when KMSAN is enabled

From: Dave Hansen
Date: Tue Mar 05 2024 - 10:21:47 EST


On 3/1/24 14:52, Tetsuo Handa wrote:
> unsigned long __must_check copy_mc_to_kernel(void *dst, const void *src, unsigned len)
> {
> - if (copy_mc_fragile_enabled)
> + if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KMSAN) && copy_mc_fragile_enabled)
> return copy_mc_fragile(dst, src, len);
> - if (static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_ERMS))
> + if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KMSAN) && static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_ERMS))
> return copy_mc_enhanced_fast_string(dst, src, len);
> memcpy(dst, src, len);
> return 0;
> @@ -74,14 +74,14 @@ unsigned long __must_check copy_mc_to_user(void __user *dst, const void *src, un
> {
> unsigned long ret;
>
> - if (copy_mc_fragile_enabled) {
> + if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KMSAN) && copy_mc_fragile_enabled) {
> __uaccess_begin();
> ret = copy_mc_fragile((__force void *)dst, src, len);
> __uaccess_end();
> return ret;
> }
>
> - if (static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_ERMS)) {
> + if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KMSAN) && static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_ERMS)) {
> __uaccess_begin();
> ret = copy_mc_enhanced_fast_string((__force void *)dst, src, len);
> __uaccess_end();

Where does the false positive _come_ from? Can we fix copy_mc_fragile()
and copy_mc_enhanced_fast_string() instead of just not using them?

The three enable_copy_mc_fragile() are presumably doing so for a reason.
What is this patch's impact on _those_?

Third, instead of sprinkling IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KMSAN) checks in random
spots, can we do this in a central spot?