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[PATCH repost] x86/boot: Add a message about ignored early NMIs

NOMURA JUNICHI(野村　淳一) posted 1 patch 1 year, 11 months ago
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[PATCH repost] x86/boot: Add a message about ignored early NMIs
Posted by NOMURA JUNICHI(野村　淳一) 1 year, 11 months ago 
Commit 78a509fba9c9 ("x86/boot: Ignore NMIs during very early boot") added
empty handler in early boot stage to avoid boot failure by spurious NMIs.

Add a diagnostic message in case we need to know whether early NMIs have
occurred and/or what happened to them.

Signed-off-by: Jun'ichi Nomura <junichi.nomura@nec.com>
Suggested-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
Suggested-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20231130103339.GCZWhlA196uRklTMNF@fat_crate.local/

diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/ident_map_64.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/ident_map_64.c
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/ident_map_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/ident_map_64.c
@@ -387,7 +387,10 @@ void do_boot_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code)
 	kernel_add_identity_map(address, end);
 }
 
+extern int spurious_nmi_count;
+
 void do_boot_nmi_trap(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code)
 {
 	/* Empty handler to ignore NMI during early boot */
+	spurious_nmi_count++;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
@@ -357,6 +357,8 @@ unsigned long decompress_kernel(unsigned char *outbuf, unsigned long virt_addr,
 	return entry;
 }
 
+int spurious_nmi_count;
+
 /*
  * The compressed kernel image (ZO), has been moved so that its position
  * is against the end of the buffer used to hold the uncompressed kernel
@@ -493,6 +495,12 @@ asmlinkage __visible void *extract_kernel(void *rmode, unsigned char *output)
 	/* Disable exception handling before booting the kernel */
 	cleanup_exception_handling();
 
+	if (spurious_nmi_count) {
+		error_putstr("Spurious early NMI ignored. Number of NMIs: 0x");
+		error_puthex(spurious_nmi_count);
+		error_putstr("\n");
+	}
+
 	return output + entry_offset;
 }
Re: [PATCH repost] x86/boot: Add a message about ignored early NMIs
Posted by kirill.shutemov@linux.intel.com 1 year, 11 months ago 
On Fri, Jan 12, 2024 at 11:13:53AM +0000, NOMURA JUNICHI(野村 淳一) wrote:
> Commit 78a509fba9c9 ("x86/boot: Ignore NMIs during very early boot") added
> empty handler in early boot stage to avoid boot failure by spurious NMIs.
> 
> Add a diagnostic message in case we need to know whether early NMIs have
> occurred and/or what happened to them.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jun'ichi Nomura <junichi.nomura@nec.com>
> Suggested-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
> Suggested-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20231130103339.GCZWhlA196uRklTMNF@fat_crate.local/
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/ident_map_64.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/ident_map_64.c
> --- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/ident_map_64.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/ident_map_64.c
> @@ -387,7 +387,10 @@ void do_boot_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code)
>  	kernel_add_identity_map(address, end);
>  }
>  
> +extern int spurious_nmi_count;
> +

It has to be in a header file.

>  void do_boot_nmi_trap(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code)
>  {
>  	/* Empty handler to ignore NMI during early boot */
> +	spurious_nmi_count++;
>  }
> diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
> --- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
> @@ -357,6 +357,8 @@ unsigned long decompress_kernel(unsigned char *outbuf, unsigned long virt_addr,
>  	return entry;
>  }
>  
> +int spurious_nmi_count;
> +

It is not a right place to define a variable. Do it next to rest of
variables at the beginning of the file.
>  /*
>   * The compressed kernel image (ZO), has been moved so that its position
>   * is against the end of the buffer used to hold the uncompressed kernel
> @@ -493,6 +495,12 @@ asmlinkage __visible void *extract_kernel(void *rmode, unsigned char *output)
>  	/* Disable exception handling before booting the kernel */
>  	cleanup_exception_handling();
>  
> +	if (spurious_nmi_count) {
> +		error_putstr("Spurious early NMI ignored. Number of NMIs: 0x");
> +		error_puthex(spurious_nmi_count);
> +		error_putstr("\n");
> +	}
> +
>  	return output + entry_offset;
>  }
>  

-- 
  Kiryl Shutsemau / Kirill A. Shutemov
[PATCH v2] x86/boot: Add a message about ignored early NMIs
Posted by NOMURA JUNICHI(野村　淳一) 1 year, 11 months ago 
Commit 78a509fba9c9 ("x86/boot: Ignore NMIs during very early boot") added
empty handler in early boot stage to avoid boot failure by spurious NMIs.

Add a diagnostic message in case we need to know whether early NMIs have
occurred and/or what happened to them.

Signed-off-by: Jun'ichi Nomura <junichi.nomura@nec.com>
Suggested-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
Suggested-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20231130103339.GCZWhlA196uRklTMNF@fat_crate.local/
--
v2
  * Moved variable declaration and definition to the right place
    based on comments from Kirill.
    No functional changes.

diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/ident_map_64.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/ident_map_64.c
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/ident_map_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/ident_map_64.c
@@ -390,4 +390,5 @@ void do_boot_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code)
 void do_boot_nmi_trap(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code)
 {
 	/* Empty handler to ignore NMI during early boot */
+	spurious_nmi_count++;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ struct port_io_ops pio_ops;
 
 memptr free_mem_ptr;
 memptr free_mem_end_ptr;
+int spurious_nmi_count;
 
 static char *vidmem;
 static int vidport;
@@ -493,6 +494,12 @@ asmlinkage __visible void *extract_kernel(void *rmode, unsigned char *output)
 	/* Disable exception handling before booting the kernel */
 	cleanup_exception_handling();
 
+	if (spurious_nmi_count) {
+		error_putstr("Spurious early NMI ignored. Number of NMIs: 0x");
+		error_puthex(spurious_nmi_count);
+		error_putstr("\n");
+	}
+
 	return output + entry_offset;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.h b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.h
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.h
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ extern char _head[], _end[];
 /* misc.c */
 extern memptr free_mem_ptr;
 extern memptr free_mem_end_ptr;
+extern int spurious_nmi_count;
 void *malloc(int size);
 void free(void *where);
 void __putstr(const char *s);
Re: [PATCH v2] x86/boot: Add a message about ignored early NMIs
Posted by Borislav Petkov 1 year, 11 months ago 
On Mon, Jan 15, 2024 at 08:57:45AM +0000, NOMURA JUNICHI(野村 淳一) wrote:
> +	if (spurious_nmi_count) {
> +		error_putstr("Spurious early NMI ignored. Number of NMIs: 0x");
> +		error_puthex(spurious_nmi_count);
> +		error_putstr("\n");

Uff, that's just silly:

Spurious early NMIs ignored: 0x0000000000000017

Would you like to add a error_putnum() or so in a prepatch which would
make this output

Spurious early NMIs ignored: 23.

?

So that it is human readable and doesn't make me wonder what that hex
value is supposed to mean?

Thx.

Btw, please use this version when sending next time:

---
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Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2024 08:57:45 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] x86/boot: Add a message about ignored early NMIs

Commit

  78a509fba9c9 ("x86/boot: Ignore NMIs during very early boot")

added an empty handler in early boot stage to avoid boot failure due to
spurious NMIs.

Add a diagnostic message to show when early NMIs have occurred and/or
what happened to them.

  [ bp: Touchups. ]

Suggested-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
Suggested-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
Signed-off-by: Jun'ichi Nomura <junichi.nomura@nec.com>
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@alien8.de>
Acked-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@linux.intel.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20231130103339.GCZWhlA196uRklTMNF@fat_crate.local
---
 arch/x86/boot/compressed/ident_map_64.c | 2 +-
 arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c         | 7 +++++++
 arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.h         | 1 +
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/ident_map_64.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/ident_map_64.c
index ff09ca6dbb87..909f2a35b60c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/ident_map_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/ident_map_64.c
@@ -389,5 +389,5 @@ void do_boot_page_fault(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code)
 
 void do_boot_nmi_trap(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code)
 {
-	/* Empty handler to ignore NMI during early boot */
+	spurious_nmi_count++;
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
index b99e08e6815b..e7f4eb24a9a4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ struct port_io_ops pio_ops;
 
 memptr free_mem_ptr;
 memptr free_mem_end_ptr;
+int spurious_nmi_count;
 
 static char *vidmem;
 static int vidport;
@@ -493,6 +494,12 @@ asmlinkage __visible void *extract_kernel(void *rmode, unsigned char *output)
 	/* Disable exception handling before booting the kernel */
 	cleanup_exception_handling();
 
+	if (spurious_nmi_count) {
+		error_putstr("Spurious early NMIs ignored: 0x");
+		error_puthex(spurious_nmi_count);
+		error_putstr("\n");
+	}
+
 	return output + entry_offset;
 }
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.h b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.h
index bc2f0f17fb90..b858d6aa648c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.h
+++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.h
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ extern char _head[], _end[];
 /* misc.c */
 extern memptr free_mem_ptr;
 extern memptr free_mem_end_ptr;
+extern int spurious_nmi_count;
 void *malloc(int size);
 void free(void *where);
 void __putstr(const char *s);
-- 
2.43.0



-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

https://people.kernel.org/tglx/notes-about-netiquette
Re: [PATCH v2] x86/boot: Add a message about ignored early NMIs
Posted by kirill.shutemov@linux.intel.com 1 year, 11 months ago 
On Mon, Jan 15, 2024 at 08:57:45AM +0000, NOMURA JUNICHI(野村 淳一) wrote:
> Commit 78a509fba9c9 ("x86/boot: Ignore NMIs during very early boot") added
> empty handler in early boot stage to avoid boot failure by spurious NMIs.
> 
> Add a diagnostic message in case we need to know whether early NMIs have
> occurred and/or what happened to them.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jun'ichi Nomura <junichi.nomura@nec.com>
> Suggested-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
> Suggested-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>

Acked-by: Kirill A. Shutemov <kirill.shutemov@linux.intel.com>

-- 
  Kiryl Shutsemau / Kirill A. Shutemov

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