x86/msr: Fix handling of MSR_AMD_PATCHLEVEL/MSR_IA32_UCODE_REV

There are a number of bugs.  There are no read/write hooks on the HVM side, so
guest accesses fall into the "read/write-discard" defaults, which bypass the
correct faulting behaviour and the Intel special case.

For the PV side, writes are discarded (again, bypassing proper faulting),
except for a pinned dom0, which is permitted to actually write the values
other than 0.  This is pointless with read hook implementing the Intel special
case.

However, implementing the Intel special case is itself pointless.  First of
all, OS software can't guarentee to read back 0 in the first place, because a)
this behaviour isn't guarenteed in the SDM, and b) there are SMM handlers
which use the CPUID instruction.  Secondly, when a guest executes CPUID, this
doesn't typically result in Xen executing a CPUID instruction in practice.

With the dom0 special case removed, there are now no writes to this MSR other
than Xen's microcode loading facilities, which means that the value held in
the MSR will be properly up-to-date.  Forward it directly, without jumping
through any hoops.

Signed-off-by: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>
Reviewed-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>

1 files changed, 34 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/msr.c b/xen/arch/x86/msr.c
index 4df4a59f4d..d1a646160a 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/msr.c
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/msr.c
@@ -135,6 +135,27 @@ int guest_rdmsr(const struct vcpu *v, uint32_t msr, uint64_t *val)
         /* Not offered to guests. */
         goto gp_fault;
 
+    case MSR_AMD_PATCHLEVEL:
+        BUILD_BUG_ON(MSR_IA32_UCODE_REV != MSR_AMD_PATCHLEVEL);
+        /*
+         * AMD and Intel use the same MSR for the current microcode version.
+         *
+         * There is no need to jump through the SDM-provided hoops for Intel.
+         * A guest might itself perform the "write 0, CPUID, read" sequence,
+         * but servicing the CPUID for the guest typically wont result in
+         * actually executing a CPUID instruction.
+         *
+         * As a guest can't influence the value of this MSR, the value will be
+         * from Xen's last microcode load, which can be forwarded straight to
+         * the guest.
+         */
+        if ( !(cp->x86_vendor & (X86_VENDOR_INTEL | X86_VENDOR_AMD)) ||
+             !(boot_cpu_data.x86_vendor &
+               (X86_VENDOR_INTEL | X86_VENDOR_AMD)) ||
+             rdmsr_safe(MSR_AMD_PATCHLEVEL, *val) )
+            goto gp_fault;
+        break;
+
     case MSR_SPEC_CTRL:
         if ( !cp->feat.ibrsb )
             goto gp_fault;
@@ -236,6 +257,19 @@ int guest_wrmsr(struct vcpu *v, uint32_t msr, uint64_t val)
         /* Not offered to guests. */
         goto gp_fault;
 
+    case MSR_AMD_PATCHLEVEL:
+        BUILD_BUG_ON(MSR_IA32_UCODE_REV != MSR_AMD_PATCHLEVEL);
+        /*
+         * AMD and Intel use the same MSR for the current microcode version.
+         *
+         * Both document it as read-only.  However Intel also document that,
+         * for backwards compatiblity, the OS should write 0 to it before
+         * trying to access the current microcode version.
+         */
+        if ( d->arch.cpuid->x86_vendor != X86_VENDOR_INTEL || val != 0 )
+            goto gp_fault;
+        break;
+
     case MSR_AMD_PATCHLOADER:
         /*
          * See note on MSR_IA32_UCODE_WRITE below, which may or may not apply