drivers/virt/vmgenid.c | 2 ++ include/linux/suspend.h | 4 ++++ kernel/power/main.c | 6 ++++++ 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+)
There's an additional virtual power state that various crypto-oriented
drivers may benefit from being notified of, such as WireGuard: right
after a virtual machine has forked. In WireGuard's case, the PM notifier
there that clears keys pre-suspend will be adjusted to also clear them
post-vmfork. This trivial commit wires up the machinery for that change,
which builds on the recently added vmgenid driver in the random.git
tree.
Cc: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael@kernel.org>
Cc: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
Cc: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@zx2c4.com>
---
drivers/virt/vmgenid.c | 2 ++
include/linux/suspend.h | 4 ++++
kernel/power/main.c | 6 ++++++
3 files changed, 12 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/virt/vmgenid.c b/drivers/virt/vmgenid.c
index 0ae1a39f2e28..4bef3e8b3476 100644
--- a/drivers/virt/vmgenid.c
+++ b/drivers/virt/vmgenid.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
#include <linux/kernel.h>
#include <linux/module.h>
#include <linux/acpi.h>
+#include <linux/suspend.h>
#include <linux/random.h>
ACPI_MODULE_NAME("vmgenid");
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ static void vmgenid_notify(struct acpi_device *device, u32 event)
if (!memcmp(old_id, state->this_id, sizeof(old_id)))
return;
add_vmfork_randomness(state->this_id, sizeof(state->this_id));
+ pm_notify_vmfork();
}
static const struct acpi_device_id vmgenid_ids[] = {
diff --git a/include/linux/suspend.h b/include/linux/suspend.h
index 300273ff40cc..a3836473b87b 100644
--- a/include/linux/suspend.h
+++ b/include/linux/suspend.h
@@ -477,6 +477,7 @@ static inline int is_hibernate_resume_dev(dev_t dev) { return 0; }
#define PM_POST_SUSPEND 0x0004 /* Suspend finished */
#define PM_RESTORE_PREPARE 0x0005 /* Going to restore a saved image */
#define PM_POST_RESTORE 0x0006 /* Restore failed */
+#define PM_POST_VMFORK 0x0007 /* Virtual machine has just forked */
extern struct mutex system_transition_mutex;
@@ -487,6 +488,7 @@ void restore_processor_state(void);
/* kernel/power/main.c */
extern int register_pm_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
extern int unregister_pm_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
+extern void pm_notify_vmfork(void);
extern void ksys_sync_helper(void);
#define pm_notifier(fn, pri) { \
@@ -525,6 +527,8 @@ static inline int unregister_pm_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
return 0;
}
+static inline void pm_notify_vmfork(void) {}
+
static inline void ksys_sync_helper(void) {}
#define pm_notifier(fn, pri) do { (void)(fn); } while (0)
diff --git a/kernel/power/main.c b/kernel/power/main.c
index 7e646079fbeb..a64cfb36b1b3 100644
--- a/kernel/power/main.c
+++ b/kernel/power/main.c
@@ -94,6 +94,12 @@ int pm_notifier_call_chain(unsigned long val)
return blocking_notifier_call_chain(&pm_chain_head, val, NULL);
}
+void pm_notify_vmfork(void)
+{
+ pm_notifier_call_chain(PM_POST_VMFORK);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pm_notify_vmfork);
+
/* If set, devices may be suspended and resumed asynchronously. */
int pm_async_enabled = 1;
--
2.35.1
On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 6:31 PM Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@zx2c4.com> wrote:
>
> There's an additional virtual power state that various crypto-oriented
> drivers may benefit from being notified of, such as WireGuard: right
> after a virtual machine has forked. In WireGuard's case, the PM notifier
> there that clears keys pre-suspend will be adjusted to also clear them
> post-vmfork. This trivial commit wires up the machinery for that change,
> which builds on the recently added vmgenid driver in the random.git
> tree.
Well, what does power management have to do with WireGuard'?
> Cc: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael@kernel.org>
> Cc: Pavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>
> Cc: Len Brown <len.brown@intel.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@zx2c4.com>
> ---
> drivers/virt/vmgenid.c | 2 ++
> include/linux/suspend.h | 4 ++++
> kernel/power/main.c | 6 ++++++
> 3 files changed, 12 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/virt/vmgenid.c b/drivers/virt/vmgenid.c
> index 0ae1a39f2e28..4bef3e8b3476 100644
> --- a/drivers/virt/vmgenid.c
> +++ b/drivers/virt/vmgenid.c
> @@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
> #include <linux/kernel.h>
> #include <linux/module.h>
> #include <linux/acpi.h>
> +#include <linux/suspend.h>
> #include <linux/random.h>
>
> ACPI_MODULE_NAME("vmgenid");
> @@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ static void vmgenid_notify(struct acpi_device *device, u32 event)
> if (!memcmp(old_id, state->this_id, sizeof(old_id)))
> return;
> add_vmfork_randomness(state->this_id, sizeof(state->this_id));
> + pm_notify_vmfork();
IMV, this is completely confusing.
> }
>
> static const struct acpi_device_id vmgenid_ids[] = {
> diff --git a/include/linux/suspend.h b/include/linux/suspend.h
> index 300273ff40cc..a3836473b87b 100644
> --- a/include/linux/suspend.h
> +++ b/include/linux/suspend.h
> @@ -477,6 +477,7 @@ static inline int is_hibernate_resume_dev(dev_t dev) { return 0; }
> #define PM_POST_SUSPEND 0x0004 /* Suspend finished */
> #define PM_RESTORE_PREPARE 0x0005 /* Going to restore a saved image */
> #define PM_POST_RESTORE 0x0006 /* Restore failed */
> +#define PM_POST_VMFORK 0x0007 /* Virtual machine has just forked */
>
> extern struct mutex system_transition_mutex;
>
> @@ -487,6 +488,7 @@ void restore_processor_state(void);
> /* kernel/power/main.c */
> extern int register_pm_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
> extern int unregister_pm_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb);
> +extern void pm_notify_vmfork(void);
> extern void ksys_sync_helper(void);
>
> #define pm_notifier(fn, pri) { \
> @@ -525,6 +527,8 @@ static inline int unregister_pm_notifier(struct notifier_block *nb)
> return 0;
> }
>
> +static inline void pm_notify_vmfork(void) {}
> +
> static inline void ksys_sync_helper(void) {}
>
> #define pm_notifier(fn, pri) do { (void)(fn); } while (0)
> diff --git a/kernel/power/main.c b/kernel/power/main.c
> index 7e646079fbeb..a64cfb36b1b3 100644
> --- a/kernel/power/main.c
> +++ b/kernel/power/main.c
> @@ -94,6 +94,12 @@ int pm_notifier_call_chain(unsigned long val)
> return blocking_notifier_call_chain(&pm_chain_head, val, NULL);
> }
>
> +void pm_notify_vmfork(void)
> +{
> + pm_notifier_call_chain(PM_POST_VMFORK);
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pm_notify_vmfork);
> +
> /* If set, devices may be suspended and resumed asynchronously. */
> int pm_async_enabled = 1;
>
> --
> 2.35.1
>
Hi Rafael, On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 6:36 PM Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael@kernel.org> wrote: > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 6:31 PM Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@zx2c4.com> wrote: > > > > There's an additional virtual power state that various crypto-oriented > > drivers may benefit from being notified of, such as WireGuard: right > > after a virtual machine has forked. In WireGuard's case, the PM notifier > > there that clears keys pre-suspend will be adjusted to also clear them > > post-vmfork. This trivial commit wires up the machinery for that change, > > which builds on the recently added vmgenid driver in the random.git > > tree. > > Well, what does power management have to do with WireGuard'? I guess a bit more background would be in order. If I post a v2 of this, I'll include that there. But for now: WireGuard has ephemeral session keys. They're not supposed to exist for longer than a few minutes for a crypto property called "forward secrecy". In order to ensure this, WireGuard currently registers a PM notifier that fires before suspend/hibernate, which memzeros the various keys. That's all well and fine and works. There's now another power-ish event that WireGuard also cares about: when a virtual machine has been forked. In this case, too, the reaction is the same - memzero the various keys, only for a different reason: rather than forward secrecy, the property we want here is that a key+nonce tuple is never used on more than one plaintext. The argument of this patchset is that VM forking is kind of like a power event, so why not re-use the same notifier for that. However, if you disagree, I could move ahead with a separate notification mechanism not involving the PM notifier. Jason
On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 7:19 PM Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@zx2c4.com> wrote: > > Hi Rafael, > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 6:36 PM Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael@kernel.org> wrote: > > > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 6:31 PM Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@zx2c4.com> wrote: > > > > > > There's an additional virtual power state that various crypto-oriented > > > drivers may benefit from being notified of, such as WireGuard: right > > > after a virtual machine has forked. In WireGuard's case, the PM notifier > > > there that clears keys pre-suspend will be adjusted to also clear them > > > post-vmfork. This trivial commit wires up the machinery for that change, > > > which builds on the recently added vmgenid driver in the random.git > > > tree. > > > > Well, what does power management have to do with WireGuard'? > > I guess a bit more background would be in order. If I post a v2 of > this, I'll include that there. But for now: > > WireGuard has ephemeral session keys. They're not supposed to exist > for longer than a few minutes for a crypto property called "forward > secrecy". In order to ensure this, WireGuard currently registers a PM > notifier that fires before suspend/hibernate, which memzeros the > various keys. That's all well and fine and works. > > There's now another power-ish event that WireGuard also cares about: > when a virtual machine has been forked. In this case, too, the > reaction is the same - memzero the various keys, only for a different > reason: rather than forward secrecy, the property we want here is that > a key+nonce tuple is never used on more than one plaintext. > > The argument of this patchset is that VM forking is kind of like a > power event, so why not re-use the same notifier for that. IMV the problem with this approach is that WireGuard is not the only user of PM (suspend/hibernate) notifiers and the other users of them will have no idea about what to do with PM_POST_VMFORK which from their perspective has nothing to do with suspend and/or hibernation. > However, if you disagree, I could move ahead with a separate notification > mechanism not involving the PM notifier. Yes, please.
On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 7:50 PM Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael@kernel.org> wrote: > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 7:19 PM Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@zx2c4.com> wrote: > > > > Hi Rafael, > > > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 6:36 PM Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael@kernel.org> wrote: > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 1, 2022 at 6:31 PM Jason A. Donenfeld <Jason@zx2c4.com> wrote: > > > > > > > > There's an additional virtual power state that various crypto-oriented > > > > drivers may benefit from being notified of, such as WireGuard: right > > > > after a virtual machine has forked. In WireGuard's case, the PM notifier > > > > there that clears keys pre-suspend will be adjusted to also clear them > > > > post-vmfork. This trivial commit wires up the machinery for that change, > > > > which builds on the recently added vmgenid driver in the random.git > > > > tree. > > > > > > Well, what does power management have to do with WireGuard'? > > > > I guess a bit more background would be in order. If I post a v2 of > > this, I'll include that there. But for now: > > > > WireGuard has ephemeral session keys. They're not supposed to exist > > for longer than a few minutes for a crypto property called "forward > > secrecy". In order to ensure this, WireGuard currently registers a PM > > notifier that fires before suspend/hibernate, which memzeros the > > various keys. That's all well and fine and works. > > > > There's now another power-ish event that WireGuard also cares about: > > when a virtual machine has been forked. In this case, too, the > > reaction is the same - memzero the various keys, only for a different > > reason: rather than forward secrecy, the property we want here is that > > a key+nonce tuple is never used on more than one plaintext. > > > > The argument of this patchset is that VM forking is kind of like a > > power event, so why not re-use the same notifier for that. > > IMV the problem with this approach is that WireGuard is not the only > user of PM (suspend/hibernate) notifiers and the other users of them > will have no idea about what to do with PM_POST_VMFORK which from > their perspective has nothing to do with suspend and/or hibernation. > > > However, if you disagree, I could move ahead with a separate notification > > mechanism not involving the PM notifier. > > Yes, please. Will do. Sorry for the noise.
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