#+begin_signature -- Jeremy One Emacs to rule them all #+end_signature writes: > On Mon, Oct 16, 2023 at 09:14:35AM -0700, Compostella, Jeremy wrote: >> writes: >> >> > On Fri, Oct 13, 2023 at 04:03:02PM -0700, Compostella, Jeremy wrote: >> >> "kirill.shutemov@linux.intel.com" writes: >> >> > On Tue, Oct 03, 2023 at 02:06:52AM +0000, Huang, Kai wrote: >> >> >> On Tue, 2023-10-03 at 01:47 +0300, kirill.shutemov@linux.intel.com wrote: >> >> >> > On Fri, Sep 29, 2023 at 09:14:00AM +0000, Huang, Kai wrote: >> >> >> > > On Thu, 2023-09-28 at 15:30 -0700, Compostella, Jeremy wrote: >> >> >> > > > On TME enabled platform, BIOS publishes MTRR taking into account Total >> >> >> > > > Memory Encryption (TME) reserved bits. >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > > > generic_get_mtrr() performs a sanity check of the MTRRs relying on the >> >> >> > > > `phys_hi_rsvd' variable which is set using the cpuinfo_x86 structure >> >> >> > > > `x86_phys_bits' field. But at the time the generic_get_mtrr() >> >> >> > > > function is ran the `x86_phys_bits' has not been updated by >> >> >> > > > detect_tme() when TME is enabled. >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > > > Since the x86_phys_bits does not reflect yet the real maximal physical >> >> >> > > > address size yet generic_get_mtrr() complains by logging the following >> >> >> > > > messages. >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > > > mtrr: your BIOS has configured an incorrect mask, fixing it. >> >> >> > > > mtrr: your BIOS has configured an incorrect mask, fixing it. >> >> >> > > > [...] >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > > > In such a situation, generic_get_mtrr() returns an incorrect size but >> >> >> > > > no side effect were observed during our testing. >> >> >> > > > >> >> >> > > > For `x86_phys_bits' to be updated before generic_get_mtrr() runs, >> >> >> > > > move the detect_tme() call from init_intel() to early_init_intel(). >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > Hi, >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > This move looks good to me, but +Kirill who is the author of detect_tme() for >> >> >> > > further comments. >> >> >> > > >> >> >> > > Also I am not sure whether it's worth to consider to move this to >> >> >> > > get_cpu_address_sizes(), which calculates the >> >> >> > > virtual/physical address sizes. >> >> >> > > Thus it seems anything that can impact physical address size >> >> >> > > could be put there. >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Actually, I am not sure how this patch works. AFAICS after the patch we >> >> >> > have the following callchain: >> >> >> > >> >> >> > early_identify_cpu() >> >> >> > this_cpu->c_early_init() (which is early_init_init()) >> >> >> > detect_tme() >> >> >> > c->x86_phys_bits -= keyid_bits; >> >> >> > get_cpu_address_sizes(c); >> >> >> > c->x86_phys_bits = eax & 0xff; >> >> >> > >> >> >> > Looks like get_cpu_address_sizes() would override what detect_tme() does. >> >> >> >> >> >> After this patch, early_identify_cpu() calls get_cpu_address_sizes() first and >> >> >> then calls c_early_init(), which calls detect_tme(). >> >> >> >> >> >> So looks no override. No? >> >> >> >> No override indeed as get_cpu_address_sizes() is always called before >> >> early_init_intel or init_intel(). >> >> >> >> - init/main.c::start_kernel() >> >> - arch/x86/kernel/setup.c::setup_arch() >> >> - arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c::early_cpu_init() >> >> - early_identify_cpu() >> >> - get_cpu_address_sizes(c) >> >> c->x86_phys_bits = eax & 0xff; >> >> - arch/x86/kernel/cpu/intel.c::early_init_intel() >> >> - detect_tme() >> >> c->x86_phys_bits -= keyid_bits; >> > >> > Hmm.. Do I read it wrong: >> > >> > static void __init early_identify_cpu(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c) >> > { >> > ... >> > /* cyrix could have cpuid enabled via c_identify()*/ >> > if (have_cpuid_p()) { >> > ... >> > // Here we call early_intel_init() >> > if (this_cpu->c_early_init) >> > this_cpu->c_early_init(c); >> > ... >> > } >> > >> > get_cpu_address_sizes(c); >> > ... >> > } >> > >> > ? >> > >> > As far as I see get_cpu_address_sizes() called after early_intel_init(). >> >> On `58720809f527 v6.6-rc6 6.6-rc6 2de3c93ef41b' is what I have: >> >> ,---- >> | 1599 /* cyrix could have cpuid enabled via c_identify()*/ >> | 1600 if (have_cpuid_p()) { >> | 1601 cpu_detect(c); >> | 1602 get_cpu_vendor(c); >> | 1603 get_cpu_cap(c); >> | 1604 get_cpu_address_sizes(c); <= called first >> | 1605 setup_force_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_CPUID); >> | 1606 cpu_parse_early_param(); >> | 1607 >> | 1608 if (this_cpu->c_early_init) >> | 1609 this_cpu->c_early_init(c); >> | 1610 >> | 1611 c->cpu_index = 0; >> | 1612 filter_cpuid_features(c, false); >> | 1613 >> | 1614 if (this_cpu->c_bsp_init) >> | 1615 this_cpu->c_bsp_init(c); >> | 1616 } else { >> | 1617 setup_clear_cpu_cap(X86_FEATURE_CPUID); >> | 1618 } >> `---- >> Listing 1: arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c >> >> => get_cpu_address_sizes() is called first which is also conform to my >> experiments and instrumentation. > > Ah. It got patched in tip tree. See commit fbf6449f84bf. This commit breaks AMD code as early_init_amd() calls early_detect_mem_encrypt() to adjust x86_phys_bits which is not initialized properly and then overwritten after.