From: Jan Beulich Subject: IOMMU/x86: fix type ref-counting race upon IOMMU page table construction When arch_iommu_populate_page_table() gets invoked for an already running guest, simply looking at page types once isn't enough, as they may change at any time. Add logic to re-check the type after having mapped the page, unmapping it again if needed. This is XSA-285. Signed-off-by: Jan Beulich Tentatively-Acked-by: Andrew Cooper --- v4: Re-write comment (use George's wording). v3: Re-base. v2: Re-base. --- a/xen/drivers/passthrough/x86/iommu.c +++ b/xen/drivers/passthrough/x86/iommu.c @@ -70,6 +70,27 @@ int arch_iommu_populate_page_table(struc rc = iommu_map(d, _dfn(gfn), _mfn(mfn), PAGE_ORDER_4K, IOMMUF_readable | IOMMUF_writable, &flush_flags); + + /* + * We may be working behind the back of a running guest, which + * may change the type of a page at any time. We can't prevent + * this (for instance, by bumping the type count while mapping + * the page) without causing legitimate guest type-change + * operations to fail. So after adding the page to the IOMMU, + * check again to make sure this is still valid. NB that the + * writable entry in the iommu is harmless until later, when + * the actual device gets assigned. + */ + if ( !rc && !is_hvm_domain(d) && + ((page->u.inuse.type_info & PGT_type_mask) != + PGT_writable_page) ) + { + rc = iommu_unmap(d, _dfn(gfn), PAGE_ORDER_4K, &flush_flags); + /* If the type changed yet again, simply force a retry. */ + if ( !rc && ((page->u.inuse.type_info & PGT_type_mask) == + PGT_writable_page) ) + rc = -ERESTART; + } } if ( rc ) {