Re: [PATCH 6/9] virtio_pci: harden MSI-X interrupts

["Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>]

On Mon, Sep 13, 2021 at 02:08:02PM +0800, Jason Wang wrote:
> On Mon, Sep 13, 2021 at 2:04 PM Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, Sep 13, 2021 at 01:53:50PM +0800, Jason Wang wrote:
> > > We used to synchronize pending MSI-X irq handlers via
> > > synchronize_irq(), this may not work for the untrusted device which
> > > may keep sending interrupts after reset which may lead unexpected
> > > results. Similarly, we should not enable MSI-X interrupt until the
> > > device is ready. So this patch fixes those two issues by:
> > >
> > > 1) switching to use disable_irq() to prevent the virtio interrupt
> > >    handlers to be called after the device is reset.
> > > 2) using IRQF_NO_AUTOEN and enable the MSI-X irq during .ready()
> > >
> > > This can make sure the virtio interrupt handler won't be called before
> > > virtio_device_ready() and after reset.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>
> >
> > I don't get the threat model here. Isn't disabling irqs done by the
> > hypervisor anyway? Is there a reason to trust disable_irq but not
> > device reset?
> 
> My understanding is that e.g in the case of SEV/TDX we don't trust the
> hypervisor. So the hypervisor can keep sending interrupts even if the
> device is reset. The guest can only trust its own software interrupt
> management logic to avoid call virtio callback in this case.
> 
> Thanks

Hmm but I don't see how do these patches do this.
They call disable_irq but can't the hypervisor keep
sending interrupts after disable_irq, too?



> >
> > Cc a bunch more people ...
> >
> >
> > > ---
> > >  drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.c | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++------
> > >  drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.h |  6 ++++--
> > >  drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_legacy.c |  5 +++--
> > >  drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_modern.c |  6 ++++--
> > >  4 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.c
> > > index b35bb2d57f62..0b9523e6dd39 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.c
> > > @@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ MODULE_PARM_DESC(force_legacy,
> > >                "Force legacy mode for transitional virtio 1 devices");
> > >  #endif
> > >
> > > -/* wait for pending irq handlers */
> > > -void vp_synchronize_vectors(struct virtio_device *vdev)
> > > +/* disable irq handlers */
> > > +void vp_disable_vectors(struct virtio_device *vdev)
> > >  {
> > >       struct virtio_pci_device *vp_dev = to_vp_device(vdev);
> > >       int i;
> > > @@ -34,7 +34,20 @@ void vp_synchronize_vectors(struct virtio_device *vdev)
> > >               synchronize_irq(vp_dev->pci_dev->irq);
> > >
> > >       for (i = 0; i < vp_dev->msix_vectors; ++i)
> > > -             synchronize_irq(pci_irq_vector(vp_dev->pci_dev, i));
> > > +             disable_irq(pci_irq_vector(vp_dev->pci_dev, i));
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > +/* enable irq handlers */
> > > +void vp_enable_vectors(struct virtio_device *vdev)
> > > +{
> > > +     struct virtio_pci_device *vp_dev = to_vp_device(vdev);
> > > +     int i;
> > > +
> > > +     if (vp_dev->intx_enabled)
> > > +             return;
> > > +
> > > +     for (i = 0; i < vp_dev->msix_vectors; ++i)
> > > +             enable_irq(pci_irq_vector(vp_dev->pci_dev, i));
> > >  }
> > >
> > >  /* the notify function used when creating a virt queue */
> > > @@ -141,7 +154,8 @@ static int vp_request_msix_vectors(struct virtio_device *vdev, int nvectors,
> > >       snprintf(vp_dev->msix_names[v], sizeof *vp_dev->msix_names,
> > >                "%s-config", name);
> > >       err = request_irq(pci_irq_vector(vp_dev->pci_dev, v),
> > > -                       vp_config_changed, 0, vp_dev->msix_names[v],
> > > +                       vp_config_changed, IRQF_NO_AUTOEN,
> > > +                       vp_dev->msix_names[v],
> > >                         vp_dev);
> > >       if (err)
> > >               goto error;
> > > @@ -160,7 +174,8 @@ static int vp_request_msix_vectors(struct virtio_device *vdev, int nvectors,
> > >               snprintf(vp_dev->msix_names[v], sizeof *vp_dev->msix_names,
> > >                        "%s-virtqueues", name);
> > >               err = request_irq(pci_irq_vector(vp_dev->pci_dev, v),
> > > -                               vp_vring_interrupt, 0, vp_dev->msix_names[v],
> > > +                               vp_vring_interrupt, IRQF_NO_AUTOEN,
> > > +                               vp_dev->msix_names[v],
> > >                                 vp_dev);
> > >               if (err)
> > >                       goto error;
> > > @@ -337,7 +352,7 @@ static int vp_find_vqs_msix(struct virtio_device *vdev, unsigned nvqs,
> > >                        "%s-%s",
> > >                        dev_name(&vp_dev->vdev.dev), names[i]);
> > >               err = request_irq(pci_irq_vector(vp_dev->pci_dev, msix_vec),
> > > -                               vring_interrupt, 0,
> > > +                               vring_interrupt, IRQF_NO_AUTOEN,
> > >                                 vp_dev->msix_names[msix_vec],
> > >                                 vqs[i]);
> > >               if (err)
> > > diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.h b/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.h
> > > index beec047a8f8d..a235ce9ff6a5 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.h
> > > +++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_common.h
> > > @@ -102,8 +102,10 @@ static struct virtio_pci_device *to_vp_device(struct virtio_device *vdev)
> > >       return container_of(vdev, struct virtio_pci_device, vdev);
> > >  }
> > >
> > > -/* wait for pending irq handlers */
> > > -void vp_synchronize_vectors(struct virtio_device *vdev);
> > > +/* disable irq handlers */
> > > +void vp_disable_vectors(struct virtio_device *vdev);
> > > +/* enable irq handlers */
> > > +void vp_enable_vectors(struct virtio_device *vdev);
> > >  /* the notify function used when creating a virt queue */
> > >  bool vp_notify(struct virtqueue *vq);
> > >  /* the config->del_vqs() implementation */
> > > diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_legacy.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_legacy.c
> > > index d62e9835aeec..bdf6bc667ab5 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_legacy.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_legacy.c
> > > @@ -97,8 +97,8 @@ static void vp_reset(struct virtio_device *vdev)
> > >       /* Flush out the status write, and flush in device writes,
> > >        * including MSi-X interrupts, if any. */
> > >       ioread8(vp_dev->ioaddr + VIRTIO_PCI_STATUS);
> > > -     /* Flush pending VQ/configuration callbacks. */
> > > -     vp_synchronize_vectors(vdev);
> > > +     /* Disable VQ/configuration callbacks. */
> > > +     vp_disable_vectors(vdev);
> > >  }
> > >
> > >  static u16 vp_config_vector(struct virtio_pci_device *vp_dev, u16 vector)
> > > @@ -194,6 +194,7 @@ static void del_vq(struct virtio_pci_vq_info *info)
> > >  }
> > >
> > >  static const struct virtio_config_ops virtio_pci_config_ops = {
> > > +     .ready          = vp_enable_vectors,
> > >       .get            = vp_get,
> > >       .set            = vp_set,
> > >       .get_status     = vp_get_status,
> > > diff --git a/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_modern.c b/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_modern.c
> > > index 30654d3a0b41..acf0f6b6381d 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_modern.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/virtio/virtio_pci_modern.c
> > > @@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ static void vp_reset(struct virtio_device *vdev)
> > >        */
> > >       while (vp_modern_get_status(mdev))
> > >               msleep(1);
> > > -     /* Flush pending VQ/configuration callbacks. */
> > > -     vp_synchronize_vectors(vdev);
> > > +     /* Disable VQ/configuration callbacks. */
> > > +     vp_disable_vectors(vdev);
> > >  }
> > >
> > >  static u16 vp_config_vector(struct virtio_pci_device *vp_dev, u16 vector)
> > > @@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ static bool vp_get_shm_region(struct virtio_device *vdev,
> > >  }
> > >
> > >  static const struct virtio_config_ops virtio_pci_config_nodev_ops = {
> > > +     .ready          = vp_enable_vectors,
> > >       .get            = NULL,
> > >       .set            = NULL,
> > >       .generation     = vp_generation,
> > > @@ -397,6 +398,7 @@ static const struct virtio_config_ops virtio_pci_config_nodev_ops = {
> > >  };
> > >
> > >  static const struct virtio_config_ops virtio_pci_config_ops = {
> > > +     .ready          = vp_enable_vectors,
> > >       .get            = vp_get,
> > >       .set            = vp_set,
> > >       .generation     = vp_generation,
> > > --
> > > 2.25.1
> >