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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] KVM: VMX: Enable Notify VM exit
To:     pbonzini@redhat.com, seanjc@google.com, vkuznets@redhat.com,
        wanpengli@tencent.com, jmattson@google.com, joro@8bytes.org,
        tglx@linutronix.de, mingo@redhat.com, bp@alien8.de, hpa@zytor.com
Cc:     x86@kernel.org, kvm@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
        Xiaoyao Li <xiaoyao.li@intel.com>
References: <20210525051204.1480610-1-tao3.xu@intel.com>
From:   Tao Xu <tao3.xu@intel.com>
Message-ID: <82581937-d8b9-1d02-6701-6ad86c19fcc6@intel.com>
Date:   Thu, 24 Jun 2021 12:52:57 +0800
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Hi,

Ping for comments.

Thank you!

On 5/25/21 1:12 PM, Tao Xu wrote:
> There are some cases that malicious virtual machines can cause CPU stuck
> (event windows don't open up), e.g., infinite loop in microcode when
> nested #AC (CVE-2015-5307). No event window obviously means no events,
> e.g. NMIs, SMIs, and IRQs will all be blocked, may cause the related
> hardware CPU can't be used by host or other VM.
> 
> To resolve those cases, it can enable a notify VM exit if no event
> window occur in VMX non-root mode for a specified amount of time
> (notify window). Since CPU is first observed the risk of not causing
> forward progress, after notify window time in a units of crystal clock,
> Notify VM exit will happen. Notify VM exit can happen incident to delivery
> of a vectored event.
> 
> Expose a module param for configuring notify window, which is in unit of
> crystal clock cycle.
> - A negative value (e.g. -1) is to disable this feature.
> - Make the default as 0. It is safe because an internal threshold is added
> to notify window to ensure all the normal instructions being coverd.
> - User can set it to a large value when they want to give more cycles to
> wait for some reasons, e.g., silicon wrongly kill some normal instruction
> due to internal threshold is too small.
> 
> Notify VM exit is defined in latest Intel Architecture Instruction Set
> Extensions Programming Reference, chapter 9.2.
> 
> Co-developed-by: Xiaoyao Li <xiaoyao.li@intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Xiaoyao Li <xiaoyao.li@intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Tao Xu <tao3.xu@intel.com>
> ---
> 
> Changelog:
> v2:
>       Default set notify window to 0, less than 0 to disable.
>       Add more description in commit message.
> ---
>   arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h         |  7 +++++
>   arch/x86/include/asm/vmxfeatures.h |  1 +
>   arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/vmx.h    |  4 ++-
>   arch/x86/kvm/vmx/capabilities.h    |  6 +++++
>   arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c             | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
>   include/uapi/linux/kvm.h           |  2 ++
>   6 files changed, 59 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h
> index 0ffaa3156a4e..9104c85a973f 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h
> @@ -74,6 +74,7 @@
>   #define SECONDARY_EXEC_TSC_SCALING              VMCS_CONTROL_BIT(TSC_SCALING)
>   #define SECONDARY_EXEC_ENABLE_USR_WAIT_PAUSE	VMCS_CONTROL_BIT(USR_WAIT_PAUSE)
>   #define SECONDARY_EXEC_BUS_LOCK_DETECTION	VMCS_CONTROL_BIT(BUS_LOCK_DETECTION)
> +#define SECONDARY_EXEC_NOTIFY_VM_EXITING	VMCS_CONTROL_BIT(NOTIFY_VM_EXITING)
>   
>   #define PIN_BASED_EXT_INTR_MASK                 VMCS_CONTROL_BIT(INTR_EXITING)
>   #define PIN_BASED_NMI_EXITING                   VMCS_CONTROL_BIT(NMI_EXITING)
> @@ -269,6 +270,7 @@ enum vmcs_field {
>   	SECONDARY_VM_EXEC_CONTROL       = 0x0000401e,
>   	PLE_GAP                         = 0x00004020,
>   	PLE_WINDOW                      = 0x00004022,
> +	NOTIFY_WINDOW                   = 0x00004024,
>   	VM_INSTRUCTION_ERROR            = 0x00004400,
>   	VM_EXIT_REASON                  = 0x00004402,
>   	VM_EXIT_INTR_INFO               = 0x00004404,
> @@ -555,6 +557,11 @@ enum vm_entry_failure_code {
>   #define EPT_VIOLATION_EXECUTABLE	(1 << EPT_VIOLATION_EXECUTABLE_BIT)
>   #define EPT_VIOLATION_GVA_TRANSLATED	(1 << EPT_VIOLATION_GVA_TRANSLATED_BIT)
>   
> +/*
> + * Exit Qualifications for NOTIFY VM EXIT
> + */
> +#define NOTIFY_VM_CONTEXT_INVALID     BIT(0)
> +
>   /*
>    * VM-instruction error numbers
>    */
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/vmxfeatures.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/vmxfeatures.h
> index d9a74681a77d..15f0f2ab4f95 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/vmxfeatures.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/vmxfeatures.h
> @@ -84,5 +84,6 @@
>   #define VMX_FEATURE_USR_WAIT_PAUSE	( 2*32+ 26) /* Enable TPAUSE, UMONITOR, UMWAIT in guest */
>   #define VMX_FEATURE_ENCLV_EXITING	( 2*32+ 28) /* "" VM-Exit on ENCLV (leaf dependent) */
>   #define VMX_FEATURE_BUS_LOCK_DETECTION	( 2*32+ 30) /* "" VM-Exit when bus lock caused */
> +#define VMX_FEATURE_NOTIFY_VM_EXITING	( 2*32+ 31) /* VM-Exit when no event windows after notify window */
>   
>   #endif /* _ASM_X86_VMXFEATURES_H */
> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/vmx.h b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/vmx.h
> index 946d761adbd3..ef4c80f6553e 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/vmx.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/vmx.h
> @@ -91,6 +91,7 @@
>   #define EXIT_REASON_UMWAIT              67
>   #define EXIT_REASON_TPAUSE              68
>   #define EXIT_REASON_BUS_LOCK            74
> +#define EXIT_REASON_NOTIFY              75
>   
>   #define VMX_EXIT_REASONS \
>   	{ EXIT_REASON_EXCEPTION_NMI,         "EXCEPTION_NMI" }, \
> @@ -153,7 +154,8 @@
>   	{ EXIT_REASON_XRSTORS,               "XRSTORS" }, \
>   	{ EXIT_REASON_UMWAIT,                "UMWAIT" }, \
>   	{ EXIT_REASON_TPAUSE,                "TPAUSE" }, \
> -	{ EXIT_REASON_BUS_LOCK,              "BUS_LOCK" }
> +	{ EXIT_REASON_BUS_LOCK,              "BUS_LOCK" }, \
> +	{ EXIT_REASON_NOTIFY,                "NOTIFY"}
>   
>   #define VMX_EXIT_REASON_FLAGS \
>   	{ VMX_EXIT_REASONS_FAILED_VMENTRY,	"FAILED_VMENTRY" }
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/capabilities.h b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/capabilities.h
> index 8dee8a5fbc17..8527f34a84ac 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/capabilities.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/capabilities.h
> @@ -407,4 +407,10 @@ static inline u64 vmx_supported_debugctl(void)
>   	return debugctl;
>   }
>   
> +static inline bool cpu_has_notify_vm_exiting(void)
> +{
> +	return vmcs_config.cpu_based_2nd_exec_ctrl &
> +		SECONDARY_EXEC_NOTIFY_VM_EXITING;
> +}
> +
>   #endif /* __KVM_X86_VMX_CAPS_H */
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
> index 4bceb5ca3a89..c0ad01c88dac 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
> @@ -205,6 +205,10 @@ module_param(ple_window_max, uint, 0444);
>   int __read_mostly pt_mode = PT_MODE_SYSTEM;
>   module_param(pt_mode, int, S_IRUGO);
>   
> +/* Default is 0, less than 0 (for example, -1) disables notify window. */
> +static int __read_mostly notify_window;
> +module_param(notify_window, int, 0644);
> +
>   static DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(vmx_l1d_should_flush);
>   static DEFINE_STATIC_KEY_FALSE(vmx_l1d_flush_cond);
>   static DEFINE_MUTEX(vmx_l1d_flush_mutex);
> @@ -2539,7 +2543,8 @@ static __init int setup_vmcs_config(struct vmcs_config *vmcs_conf,
>   			SECONDARY_EXEC_PT_USE_GPA |
>   			SECONDARY_EXEC_PT_CONCEAL_VMX |
>   			SECONDARY_EXEC_ENABLE_VMFUNC |
> -			SECONDARY_EXEC_BUS_LOCK_DETECTION;
> +			SECONDARY_EXEC_BUS_LOCK_DETECTION |
> +			SECONDARY_EXEC_NOTIFY_VM_EXITING;
>   		if (cpu_has_sgx())
>   			opt2 |= SECONDARY_EXEC_ENCLS_EXITING;
>   		if (adjust_vmx_controls(min2, opt2,
> @@ -4376,6 +4381,9 @@ static void vmx_compute_secondary_exec_control(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
>   	if (!vcpu->kvm->arch.bus_lock_detection_enabled)
>   		exec_control &= ~SECONDARY_EXEC_BUS_LOCK_DETECTION;
>   
> +	if (cpu_has_notify_vm_exiting() && notify_window < 0)
> +		exec_control &= ~SECONDARY_EXEC_NOTIFY_VM_EXITING;
> +
>   	vmx->secondary_exec_control = exec_control;
>   }
>   
> @@ -4423,6 +4431,9 @@ static void init_vmcs(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
>   		vmx->ple_window_dirty = true;
>   	}
>   
> +	if (cpu_has_notify_vm_exiting() && notify_window >= 0)
> +		vmcs_write32(NOTIFY_WINDOW, notify_window);
> +
>   	vmcs_write32(PAGE_FAULT_ERROR_CODE_MASK, 0);
>   	vmcs_write32(PAGE_FAULT_ERROR_CODE_MATCH, 0);
>   	vmcs_write32(CR3_TARGET_COUNT, 0);           /* 22.2.1 */
> @@ -5642,6 +5653,31 @@ static int handle_bus_lock_vmexit(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
>   	return 0;
>   }
>   
> +static int handle_notify(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> +{
> +	unsigned long exit_qual = vmx_get_exit_qual(vcpu);
> +
> +	if (!(exit_qual & NOTIFY_VM_CONTEXT_INVALID)) {
> +		/*
> +		 * Notify VM exit happened while executing iret from NMI,
> +		 * "blocked by NMI" bit has to be set before next VM entry.
> +		 */
> +		if (enable_vnmi &&
> +		    (exit_qual & INTR_INFO_UNBLOCK_NMI))
> +			vmcs_set_bits(GUEST_INTERRUPTIBILITY_INFO,
> +				      GUEST_INTR_STATE_NMI);
> +
> +		return 1;
> +	}
> +
> +	vcpu->run->exit_reason = KVM_EXIT_INTERNAL_ERROR;
> +	vcpu->run->internal.suberror = KVM_INTERNAL_ERROR_NO_EVENT_WINDOW;
> +	vcpu->run->internal.ndata = 1;
> +	vcpu->run->internal.data[0] = exit_qual;
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
>   /*
>    * The exit handlers return 1 if the exit was handled fully and guest execution
>    * may resume.  Otherwise they set the kvm_run parameter to indicate what needs
> @@ -5699,6 +5735,7 @@ static int (*kvm_vmx_exit_handlers[])(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu) = {
>   	[EXIT_REASON_PREEMPTION_TIMER]	      = handle_preemption_timer,
>   	[EXIT_REASON_ENCLS]		      = handle_encls,
>   	[EXIT_REASON_BUS_LOCK]                = handle_bus_lock_vmexit,
> +	[EXIT_REASON_NOTIFY]		      = handle_notify,
>   };
>   
>   static const int kvm_vmx_max_exit_handlers =
> @@ -6042,7 +6079,8 @@ static int __vmx_handle_exit(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, fastpath_t exit_fastpath)
>   	     exit_reason.basic != EXIT_REASON_EPT_VIOLATION &&
>   	     exit_reason.basic != EXIT_REASON_PML_FULL &&
>   	     exit_reason.basic != EXIT_REASON_APIC_ACCESS &&
> -	     exit_reason.basic != EXIT_REASON_TASK_SWITCH)) {
> +	     exit_reason.basic != EXIT_REASON_TASK_SWITCH &&
> +	     exit_reason.basic != EXIT_REASON_NOTIFY)) {
>   		int ndata = 3;
>   
>   		vcpu->run->exit_reason = KVM_EXIT_INTERNAL_ERROR;
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h b/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
> index 3fd9a7e9d90c..bb3b49b1fb0d 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
> @@ -278,6 +278,8 @@ struct kvm_xen_exit {
>   #define KVM_INTERNAL_ERROR_DELIVERY_EV	3
>   /* Encounter unexpected vm-exit reason */
>   #define KVM_INTERNAL_ERROR_UNEXPECTED_EXIT_REASON	4
> +/* Encounter notify vm-exit */
> +#define KVM_INTERNAL_ERROR_NO_EVENT_WINDOW   5
>   
>   /* for KVM_RUN, returned by mmap(vcpu_fd, offset=0) */
>   struct kvm_run {
>