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From: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>
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 <jbeulich@suse.com>
Tentatively-Acked-by: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>

--- a/xen/drivers/passthrough/x86/iommu.c
+++ b/xen/drivers/passthrough/x86/iommu.c
@@ -68,6 +68,27 @@ int arch_iommu_populate_page_table(struct domain *d)
                 rc = hd->platform_ops->map_page(d, gfn, mfn,
                                                 IOMMUF_readable |
                                                 IOMMUF_writable);
+
+                /*
+                 * 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 = hd->platform_ops->unmap_page(d, gfn);
+                    /* 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 )
             {