Bug #12746
closed
x86_emulate_cpuid() should clear upper 32 bits
100%
Description
When investigating a gcc9 gripe in the bhyve codebase, I noticed something that looked amiss:
1516 handled = x86_emulate_cpuid(svm_sc->vm, vcpu, 1517 (uint32_t *)&state->rax, 1518 (uint32_t *)&ctx->sctx_rbx, 1519 (uint32_t *)&ctx->sctx_rcx, 1520 (uint32_t *)&ctx->sctx_rdx);
While gcc9 was complaining about the alignment on the rax-rdx stores, it looked like the upper bits in those registers wouldn't be properly cleared. Indeed the SDM notes that the upper 32-bits of those registers is zeroed by CPUID calls. A quick test under bhyve showed that garbage left in the upper bits remained there after a CPUID call.
While no guest has complained about this to date, bhyve should probably do the right thing and clear those bits. (And in the process, address gcc9's gripe.)
Related issues
Updated by Patrick Mooney about 2 years ago
- Related to Bug #12749: gcc10 complains about vmcb_state struct packing added
Updated by Patrick Mooney about 2 years ago
Here's a silly little test program I've used to check if high bits in a CPUID operation are cleared:
#include <stdio.h>
int main()
{
unsigned long a, b, c, d;
unsigned long level = 0x00000002;
asm ("movq $0xffffffffffffffff, %%rbx\n\tcpuid\n\t"
: "=a" (a), "=b" (b), "=c" (c), "=d" (d)
: "0" (level));
printf("cpuid %lx: a:%lx b:%lx c:%lx d:%lx\n", level, a, b, c, d);
return (0);
}
Updated by Patrick Mooney about 2 years ago
Using the above script, bhyve would behave as noted in the issue report, leaving any garbage in the upper bits untouched. With the patch, the upper 32-bits of those registers is cleared by the CPUID emulation.
Updated by Electric Monk about 2 years ago
- Status changed from In Progress to Closed
- % Done changed from 0 to 100
git commit 3c5f2a9de9c6554ce899ad4ebf7978ea7293994a
commit 3c5f2a9de9c6554ce899ad4ebf7978ea7293994a
Author: Patrick Mooney <pmooney@pfmooney.com>
Date: 2020-05-22T02:56:09.000Z
12746 x86_emulate_cpuid() should clear upper 32 bits
Reviewed by: John Levon <john.levon@joyent.com>
Reviewed by: Mike Zeller <mike.zeller@joyent.com>
Reviewed by: Toomas Soome <tsoome@me.com>
Approved by: Dan McDonald <danmcd@joyent.com>