From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
To: LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Cc: x86@kernel.org, "Chang S. Bae" <chang.seok.bae@intel.com>,
Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>,
Arjan van de Ven <arjan@linux.intel.com>,
kvm@vger.kernel.org, Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Subject: [patch 06/31] x86/fpu: Remove pointless memset in fpu_clone()
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2021 02:00:07 +0200 (CEST) [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20211011223610.645433623@linutronix.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: 20211011215813.558681373@linutronix.de
Zeroing the forked task's FPU register buffer to avoid leaking init
optimized stale data into the clone is a pointless exercise for the case
where the current task has TIF_NEED_FPU_LOAD set. In that case the FPU
register state is copied from current's FPU register buffer which can
contain stale init optimized data as well.
The alledged information leak is non-existant because this stale
init optimized data is nowhere used and cannot leak anywhere.
Signed-off-by: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@linutronix.de>
---
arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c | 6 ------
1 file changed, 6 deletions(-)
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/fpu/core.c
@@ -260,12 +260,6 @@ int fpu_clone(struct task_struct *dst)
return 0;
/*
- * Don't let 'init optimized' areas of the XSAVE area
- * leak into the child task:
- */
- memset(&dst_fpu->state.xsave, 0, fpu_kernel_xstate_size);
-
- /*
* If the FPU registers are not owned by current just memcpy() the
* state. Otherwise save the FPU registers directly into the
* child's FPU context, without any memory-to-memory copying.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-10-12 0:08 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 96+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-10-11 23:59 [patch 00/31] x86/fpu: Preparatory cleanups for AMX support (part 1) Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-11 23:59 ` [patch 01/31] x86/fpu: Remove pointless argument from switch_fpu_finish() Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-12 0:00 ` [patch 02/31] x86/fpu: Update stale comments Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-12 0:00 ` [patch 03/31] x86/pkru: Remove useless include Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-12 0:00 ` [patch 04/31] x86/fpu: Restrict xsaves()/xrstors() to independent states Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-12 14:24 ` Borislav Petkov
2021-10-12 0:00 ` [patch 05/31] x86/fpu: Cleanup the on_boot_cpu clutter Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-12 0:00 ` Thomas Gleixner [this message]
2021-10-12 0:00 ` [patch 07/31] x86/process: Clone FPU in copy_thread() Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-12 0:00 ` [patch 08/31] x86/fpu: Do not inherit FPU context for kernel and IO worker threads Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-12 0:00 ` [patch 09/31] x86/fpu: Do not inherit FPU context for CLONE_THREAD Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-12 16:10 ` Borislav Petkov
2021-10-12 18:52 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-12 19:01 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-12 0:00 ` [patch 10/31] x86/fpu: Cleanup xstate xcomp_bv initialization Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-12 0:00 ` [patch 11/31] x86/fpu/xstate: Provide and use for_each_xfeature() Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-12 16:45 ` Borislav Petkov
2021-10-12 0:00 ` [patch 12/31] x86/fpu/xstate: Mark all init only functions __init Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-12 0:00 ` [patch 13/31] x86/fpu: Move KVMs FPU swapping to FPU core Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-12 16:53 ` Borislav Petkov
2021-10-12 18:25 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-12 18:26 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-12 17:22 ` Paolo Bonzini
2021-10-13 6:15 ` Liu, Jing2
2021-10-13 6:26 ` Paolo Bonzini
2021-10-13 7:46 ` Liu, Jing2
2021-10-13 8:42 ` Paolo Bonzini
2021-10-13 10:14 ` Andy Lutomirski
2021-10-13 12:26 ` Paolo Bonzini
2021-10-13 14:14 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-13 14:24 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-13 14:59 ` Andy Lutomirski
2021-10-13 15:05 ` Paolo Bonzini
2021-10-13 10:25 ` Liu, Jing2
2021-10-13 12:37 ` Paolo Bonzini
2021-10-13 14:06 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-14 6:50 ` Paolo Bonzini
2021-10-14 8:02 ` Liu, Jing2
2021-10-14 9:01 ` Paolo Bonzini
2021-10-14 11:21 ` Liu, Jing2
2021-10-14 11:33 ` Paolo Bonzini
2021-10-14 11:30 ` Liu, Jing2
2021-10-14 11:39 ` Paolo Bonzini
2021-11-22 8:50 ` Liu, Jing2
2021-10-14 14:09 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-14 14:37 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-14 15:01 ` Paolo Bonzini
2021-10-14 19:14 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-15 9:20 ` Liu, Jing2
2021-10-15 9:36 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-15 14:24 ` Liu, Jing2
2021-10-15 15:53 ` Paolo Bonzini
2021-10-16 14:45 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-15 9:00 ` Liu, Jing2
2021-10-15 10:50 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-15 11:17 ` Paolo Bonzini
2021-10-15 13:01 ` Liu, Jing2
2021-10-14 12:23 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-14 12:26 ` Paolo Bonzini
2021-10-14 14:23 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-13 15:12 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-14 8:21 ` Liu, Jing2
2021-10-14 13:08 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-12 0:00 ` [patch 14/31] x86/fpu: Replace KVMs homebrewn FPU copy from user Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-12 17:00 ` Borislav Petkov
2021-10-13 14:57 ` Sean Christopherson
2021-10-13 15:12 ` Paolo Bonzini
2021-10-13 15:16 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-12 17:30 ` Paolo Bonzini
2021-10-12 0:00 ` [patch 15/31] x86/fpu: Rework copy_xstate_to_uabi_buf() Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-12 17:30 ` Paolo Bonzini
2021-10-12 0:00 ` [patch 16/31] x86/fpu: Replace KVMs homebrewn FPU copy to user Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-12 17:10 ` Borislav Petkov
2021-10-12 17:36 ` Paolo Bonzini
2021-10-12 17:47 ` Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-12 18:40 ` [patch V2 16/31] x86/fpu: Replace KVMs home brewed " Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-13 5:34 ` [patch 16/31] x86/fpu: Replace KVMs homebrewn " Paolo Bonzini
2021-10-12 0:00 ` [patch 17/31] x86/fpu: Mark fpu__init_prepare_fx_sw_frame() as __init Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-12 0:00 ` [patch 18/31] x86/fpu: Move context switch and exit to user inlines into sched.h Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-12 0:00 ` [patch 19/31] x86/fpu: Clean up cpu feature tests Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-12 0:00 ` [patch 20/31] x86/fpu: Make os_xrstor_booting() private Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-12 0:00 ` [patch 21/31] x86/fpu: Move os_xsave() and os_xrstor() to core Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-12 0:00 ` [patch 22/31] x86/fpu: Move legacy ASM wrappers " Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-12 0:00 ` [patch 23/31] x86/fpu: Make WARN_ON_FPU() private Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-12 0:00 ` [patch 24/31] x86/fpu: Move fpregs_restore_userregs() to core Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-12 17:32 ` Borislav Petkov
2021-10-12 0:00 ` [patch 25/31] x86/fpu: Move mxcsr related code " Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-12 0:00 ` [patch 26/31] x86/fpu: Move fpstate functions to api.h Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-12 17:46 ` Borislav Petkov
2021-10-12 0:00 ` [patch 27/31] x86/fpu: Remove internal.h dependency from fpu/signal.h Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-12 0:00 ` [patch 28/31] x86/sev: Include fpu/xcr.h Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-12 7:24 ` Xiaoyao Li
2021-10-12 0:00 ` [patch 29/31] x86/fpu: Mop up the internal.h leftovers Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-12 0:00 ` [patch 30/31] x86/fpu: Replace the includes of fpu/internal.h Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-12 0:00 ` [patch 31/31] x86/fpu: Provide a proper function for ex_handler_fprestore() Thomas Gleixner
2021-10-12 21:15 ` [patch 00/31] x86/fpu: Preparatory cleanups for AMX support (part 1) Thomas Gleixner
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