[PATCH] KVM: fix race between mmio reads and injected interrupts

The kvm mmio read path looks like:

 1. guest read faults
 2. kvm emulates read, calls emulator_read_emulated()
 3. fails as a read requires userspace help
 4. exit to userspace
 5. userspace emulates read, kvm sets vcpu->mmio_read_completed
 6. re-enter guest, fault again
 7. kvm emulates read, calls emulator_read_emulated()
 8. succeeds as vcpu->mmio_read_emulated is set
 9. instruction completes and guest is resumed

A problem surfaces if the userspace exit (step 5) also requests an interrupt
injection.  In that case, the guest does not re-execute the original
instruction, but the interrupt handler.  The next time an mmio read is
exectued (likely for a different address), step 3 will find
vcpu->mmio_read_completed set and return the value read for the original
instruction.

The problem manifested itself in a few annoying ways:
- little squares appear randomly on console when switching virtual terminals
- ne2000 fails under nfs read load
- rtl8139 complains about "pci errors" even though the device model is
  incapable of issuing them.

Fix by skipping interrupt injection if an mmio read is pending.

A better fix is to avoid re-entry into the guest, and re-emulating immediately
instead.  However that's a bit more complex.

Signed-off-by: Avi Kivity <avi@qumranet.com>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

diff --git a/drivers/kvm/svm.c b/drivers/kvm/svm.c
index 714f6a7..7397bfb 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/kvm/svm.c
+++ b/drivers/kvm/svm.c
@@ -1407,7 +1407,8 @@ static int svm_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct kvm_run *kvm_run)
        int r;
 
 again:
-       do_interrupt_requests(vcpu, kvm_run);
+       if (!vcpu->mmio_read_completed)
+               do_interrupt_requests(vcpu, kvm_run);
 
        clgi();
 

diff --git a/drivers/kvm/vmx.c b/drivers/kvm/vmx.c
index 0aa2659..27f2751 100644 (file)
--- a/drivers/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/drivers/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -1717,7 +1717,8 @@ again:
        vmcs_writel(HOST_GS_BASE, segment_base(gs_sel));
 #endif
 
-       do_interrupt_requests(vcpu, kvm_run);
+       if (!vcpu->mmio_read_completed)
+               do_interrupt_requests(vcpu, kvm_run);
 
        if (vcpu->guest_debug.enabled)
                kvm_guest_debug_pre(vcpu);