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[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] [xen master] x86/alternatives: Clear CR4.CET when clearing CR0.WP
commit 48cdc15a424f9fadad7f9aed00e7dc8ef16a2196
Author: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>
AuthorDate: Mon Nov 1 10:17:59 2021 +0000
Commit: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>
CommitDate: Wed Feb 23 15:33:43 2022 +0000
x86/alternatives: Clear CR4.CET when clearing CR0.WP
This allows us to have CET active much earlier in boot.
Signed-off-by: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
---
xen/arch/x86/alternative.c | 9 ++++++++-
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/alternative.c b/xen/arch/x86/alternative.c
index 436047abe0..ec24692e95 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/alternative.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/alternative.c
@@ -333,9 +333,13 @@ static int __init cf_check nmi_apply_alternatives(
*/
if ( !(alt_done & alt_todo) )
{
- unsigned long cr0;
+ unsigned long cr0, cr4;
cr0 = read_cr0();
+ cr4 = read_cr4();
+
+ if ( cr4 & X86_CR4_CET )
+ write_cr4(cr4 & ~X86_CR4_CET);
/* Disable WP to allow patching read-only pages. */
write_cr0(cr0 & ~X86_CR0_WP);
@@ -345,6 +349,9 @@ static int __init cf_check nmi_apply_alternatives(
write_cr0(cr0);
+ if ( cr4 & X86_CR4_CET )
+ write_cr4(cr4);
+
alt_done |= alt_todo;
}
--
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