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[RFC,29/32] x86/ia32: do not modify the DPL bits for a null selector

Message ID 20221220063658.19271-30-xin3.li@intel.com
State New
Headers
Series x86: enable FRED for x86-64 |

Commit Message

Li, Xin3 Dec. 20, 2022, 6:36 a.m. UTC 
  When a null selector is to be loaded into a segment register,
reload_segments() sets its DPL bits to 3. Later when the IRET
instruction loads it, it zeros the segment register. The two
operations offset each other to actually effect a nop.

Unlike IRET, ERETU does not make any of DS, ES, FS, or GS null
if it is found to have DPL < 3. It is expected that a FRED-enabled
operating system will return to ring 3 (in compatibility mode)
only when those segments all have DPL = 3.

Thus when FRED is enabled, we end up with having 3 in a segment
register even when it is initially set to 0.

Fix it by not modifying the DPL bits for a null selector.

Signed-off-by: Xin Li <xin3.li@intel.com>
---
 arch/x86/ia32/ia32_signal.c | 21 +++++++++++++--------
 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_signal.c b/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_signal.c
index 14c739303099..31f5bbb59441 100644
--- a/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_signal.c
+++ b/arch/x86/ia32/ia32_signal.c
@@ -36,22 +36,27 @@ 
 #include <asm/smap.h>
 #include <asm/gsseg.h>
 
+static inline u16 usrseg(u16 sel)
+{
+	return sel <= 3 ? sel : sel | 3;
+}
+
 static inline void reload_segments(struct sigcontext_32 *sc)
 {
 	unsigned int cur;
 
 	savesegment(gs, cur);
-	if ((sc->gs | 0x03) != cur)
-		load_gs_index(sc->gs | 0x03);
+	if (usrseg(sc->gs) != cur)
+		load_gs_index(usrseg(sc->gs));
 	savesegment(fs, cur);
-	if ((sc->fs | 0x03) != cur)
-		loadsegment(fs, sc->fs | 0x03);
+	if (usrseg(sc->fs) != cur)
+		loadsegment(fs, usrseg(sc->fs));
 	savesegment(ds, cur);
-	if ((sc->ds | 0x03) != cur)
-		loadsegment(ds, sc->ds | 0x03);
+	if (usrseg(sc->ds) != cur)
+		loadsegment(ds, usrseg(sc->ds));
 	savesegment(es, cur);
-	if ((sc->es | 0x03) != cur)
-		loadsegment(es, sc->es | 0x03);
+	if (usrseg(sc->es) != cur)
+		loadsegment(es, usrseg(sc->es));
 }
 
 /*