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File 5dcae816-VT-x-runtime-modification-of-exec-sp.patch of Package xen.17121

# Commit 0cafb89ae632e17f7e047cc9ff5827a8d31b6bae
# Date 2019-11-12 17:12:54 +0000
# Author Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>
# Committer Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>
x86/vtx: Allow runtime modification of the exec-sp setting

See patch for details.

Signed-off-by: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>
Reviewed-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>
Reviewed-by: George Dunlap <george.dunlap@citrix.com>

--- a/docs/misc/xen-command-line.markdown
+++ b/docs/misc/xen-command-line.markdown
@@ -831,6 +831,21 @@ effect the inverse meaning.
 >> Allows mapping of RuntimeServices which have no cachability attribute
 >> set as UC.
 
+>> This boolean may be modified at runtime using `xl set-parameters
+>> ept=[no-]exec-sp` to switch between fast and secure.
+
+>> *   When switching from secure to fast, preexisting HVM domains will run
+>>     at their current performance until they are rebooted; new domains will
+>>     run without any overhead.
+
+>> *   When switching from fast to secure, all HVM domains will immediately
+>>     suffer a performance penalty.
+
+>> **Warning: No guarantee is made that this runtime option will be retained
+>>   indefinitely, or that it will retain this exact behaviour.  It is
+>>   intended as an emergency option for people who first chose fast, then
+>>   change their minds to secure, and wish not to reboot.**
+
 ### extra\_guest\_irqs
 > `= [<domU number>][,<dom0 number>]`
 
--- a/xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmx/vmcs.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmx/vmcs.c
@@ -107,6 +107,41 @@ static int __init parse_ept_param(const
 }
 custom_param("ept", parse_ept_param);
 
+static int parse_ept_param_runtime(const char *s)
+{
+    int val;
+
+    if ( !cpu_has_vmx_ept || !hvm_funcs.hap_supported ||
+         !(hvm_funcs.hap_capabilities &
+           (HVM_HAP_SUPERPAGE_2MB | HVM_HAP_SUPERPAGE_1GB)) )
+    {
+        printk("VMX: EPT not available, or not in use - ignoring\n");
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    if ( (val = parse_boolean("exec-sp", s, NULL)) < 0 )
+        return -EINVAL;
+
+    if ( val != opt_ept_exec_sp )
+    {
+        struct domain *d;
+
+        opt_ept_exec_sp = val;
+
+        rcu_read_lock(&domlist_read_lock);
+        for_each_domain ( d )
+            if ( paging_mode_hap(d) )
+                p2m_change_entry_type_global(d, p2m_ram_rw, p2m_ram_rw);
+        rcu_read_unlock(&domlist_read_lock);
+    }
+
+    printk("VMX: EPT executable superpages %sabled\n",
+           val ? "en" : "dis");
+
+    return 0;
+}
+custom_runtime_only_param("ept", parse_ept_param_runtime);
+
 /* Dynamic (run-time adjusted) execution control flags. */
 u32 vmx_pin_based_exec_control __read_mostly;
 u32 vmx_cpu_based_exec_control __read_mostly;
--- a/xen/arch/x86/mm/p2m.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/mm/p2m.c
@@ -263,17 +263,22 @@ int p2m_is_logdirty_range(struct p2m_dom
     return 0;
 }
 
+/*
+ * May be called with ot = nt = p2m_ram_rw for its side effect of
+ * recalculating all PTEs in the p2m.
+ */
 void p2m_change_entry_type_global(struct domain *d,
                                   p2m_type_t ot, p2m_type_t nt)
 {
     struct p2m_domain *p2m = p2m_get_hostp2m(d);
 
-    ASSERT(ot != nt);
     ASSERT(p2m_is_changeable(ot) && p2m_is_changeable(nt));
 
     p2m_lock(p2m);
     p2m->change_entry_type_global(p2m, ot, nt);
-    p2m->global_logdirty = (nt == p2m_ram_logdirty);
+    /* Don't allow 'recalculate' operations to change the logdirty state. */
+    if ( ot != nt )
+        p2m->global_logdirty = (nt == p2m_ram_logdirty);
     p2m_unlock(p2m);
 }

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