Re: [PATCH V3] x86/monitor: Disallow setting mem_access_emulate_each_rep when vm_event is NULL

[Razvan Cojocaru <rcojocaru@bitdefender.com>]

On 04/09/16 08:54, Razvan Cojocaru wrote:
> It is meaningless (and potentially dangerous - see hvmemul_virtual_to_linear())
> to set mem_access_emulate_each_rep before xc_monitor_enable() (which allocates
> vcpu->arch.vm_event) has been called, so return an error from the
> XEN_DOMCTL_MONITOR_OP_EMULATE_EACH_REP hypercall when that is the case.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Razvan Cojocaru <rcojocaru@bitdefender.com>
> Reviewed-by: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citirx.com>
> 
> ---
> Changes since V2:
>  - Updated the if() condition as recommended by Andrew Cooper.
>  - Added Andrew Cooper's Reviewed-by.
> ---
>  xen/include/asm-x86/monitor.h | 16 +++++++++++++---
>  1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/xen/include/asm-x86/monitor.h b/xen/include/asm-x86/monitor.h
> index 0954b59..d367099 100644
> --- a/xen/include/asm-x86/monitor.h
> +++ b/xen/include/asm-x86/monitor.h
> @@ -32,19 +32,29 @@
>  static inline
>  int arch_monitor_domctl_op(struct domain *d, struct xen_domctl_monitor_op *mop)
>  {
> +    int rc = 0;
> +
>      switch ( mop->op )
>      {
>      case XEN_DOMCTL_MONITOR_OP_EMULATE_EACH_REP:
>          domain_pause(d);
> -        d->arch.mem_access_emulate_each_rep = !!mop->event;
> +        /*
> +         * Enabling mem_access_emulate_each_rep without a vm_event subscriber
> +         * is meaningless.
> +         */
> +        if ( d->max_vcpus && d->vcpu[0] && d->vcpu[0]->arch.vm_event )
> +            d->arch.mem_access_emulate_each_rep = !!mop->event;
> +        else
> +            rc = -EINVAL;
> +
>          domain_unpause(d);
>          break;
>  
>      default:
> -        return -EOPNOTSUPP;
> +        rc = -EOPNOTSUPP;
>      }
>  
> -    return 0;
> +    return rc;
>  }
>  
>  int arch_monitor_domctl_event(struct domain *d,

Hello,

According to the previous list discussion with Andrew Cooper, this fix
might be considered for the 4.7 release, so CC-ing Wei for a release
ack, as suggested.


Thanks,
Razvan

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