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| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/kernel/ldt.c | 35 |
1 files changed, 34 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/ldt.c b/arch/x86/kernel/ldt.c index 8748321c4486..34e918ad34d4 100644 --- a/arch/x86/kernel/ldt.c +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/ldt.c @@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ #include <asm/mmu_context.h> #include <asm/pgtable_areas.h> +#include <xen/xen.h> + /* This is a multiple of PAGE_SIZE. */ #define LDT_SLOT_STRIDE (LDT_ENTRIES * LDT_ENTRY_SIZE) @@ -543,6 +545,37 @@ static int read_default_ldt(void __user *ptr, unsigned long bytecount) return bytecount; } +static bool allow_16bit_segments(void) +{ + if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_16BIT)) + return false; + +#ifdef CONFIG_XEN_PV + /* + * Xen PV does not implement ESPFIX64, which means that 16-bit + * segments will not work correctly. Until either Xen PV implements + * ESPFIX64 and can signal this fact to the guest or unless someone + * provides compelling evidence that allowing broken 16-bit segments + * is worthwhile, disallow 16-bit segments under Xen PV. + */ + if (xen_pv_domain()) { + static DEFINE_MUTEX(xen_warning); + static bool warned; + + mutex_lock(&xen_warning); + if (!warned) { + pr_info("Warning: 16-bit segments do not work correctly in a Xen PV guest\n"); + warned = true; + } + mutex_unlock(&xen_warning); + + return false; + } +#endif + + return true; +} + static int write_ldt(void __user *ptr, unsigned long bytecount, int oldmode) { struct mm_struct *mm = current->mm; @@ -574,7 +607,7 @@ static int write_ldt(void __user *ptr, unsigned long bytecount, int oldmode) /* The user wants to clear the entry. */ memset(&ldt, 0, sizeof(ldt)); } else { - if (!IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_X86_16BIT) && !ldt_info.seg_32bit) { + if (!ldt_info.seg_32bit && !allow_16bit_segments()) { error = -EINVAL; goto out; } |