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x86/cpu: Enable FSGSBASE early in cpu_init_exception_handling()
authorNikunj A Dadhania <nikunj@amd.com>
Wed, 18 Mar 2026 07:56:52 +0000 (07:56 +0000)
committerBorislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@alien8.de>
Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:29:50 +0000 (13:29 +0100)
Move FSGSBASE enablement from identify_cpu() to cpu_init_exception_handling()
to ensure it is enabled before any exceptions can occur on both boot and
secondary CPUs.

== Background ==

Exception entry code (paranoid_entry()) uses ALTERNATIVE patching based on
X86_FEATURE_FSGSBASE to decide whether to use RDGSBASE/WRGSBASE instructions
or the slower RDMSR/SWAPGS sequence for saving/restoring GSBASE.

On boot CPU, ALTERNATIVE patching happens after enabling FSGSBASE in CR4.
When the feature is available, the code is permanently patched to use
RDGSBASE/WRGSBASE, which require CR4.FSGSBASE=1 to execute without triggering

== Boot Sequence ==

Boot CPU (with CR pinning enabled):
  trap_init()
    cpu_init()                   <- Uses unpatched code (RDMSR/SWAPGS)
      x2apic_setup()
  ...
  arch_cpu_finalize_init()
    identify_boot_cpu()
      identify_cpu()
        cr4_set_bits(X86_CR4_FSGSBASE)  # Enables the feature
# This becomes part of cr4_pinned_bits
    ...
    alternative_instructions()   <- Patches code to use RDGSBASE/WRGSBASE

Secondary CPUs (with CR pinning enabled):
  start_secondary()
    cr4_init()                   <- Code already patched, CR4.FSGSBASE=1
                                    set implicitly via cr4_pinned_bits

    cpu_init()                   <- exceptions work because FSGSBASE is
                                    already enabled

Secondary CPU (with CR pinning disabled):
  start_secondary()
    cr4_init()                   <- Code already patched, CR4.FSGSBASE=0
    cpu_init()
      x2apic_setup()
        rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_APICBASE)  <- Triggers #VC in SNP guests
          exc_vmm_communication()
            paranoid_entry()       <- Uses RDGSBASE with CR4.FSGSBASE=0
                                      (patched code)
    ...
    ap_starting()
      identify_secondary_cpu()
        identify_cpu()
  cr4_set_bits(X86_CR4_FSGSBASE)  <- Enables the feature, which is
                                             too late

== CR Pinning ==

Currently, for secondary CPUs, CR4.FSGSBASE is set implicitly through
CR-pinning: the boot CPU sets it during identify_cpu(), it becomes part of
cr4_pinned_bits, and cr4_init() applies those pinned bits to secondary CPUs.
This works but creates an undocumented dependency between cr4_init() and the
pinning mechanism.

== Problem ==

Secondary CPUs boot after alternatives have been applied globally. They
execute already-patched paranoid_entry() code that uses RDGSBASE/WRGSBASE
instructions, which require CR4.FSGSBASE=1. Upcoming changes to CR pinning
behavior will break the implicit dependency, causing secondary CPUs to
generate #UD.

This issue manifests itself on AMD SEV-SNP guests, where the rdmsrq() in
x2apic_setup() triggers a #VC exception early during cpu_init(). The #VC
handler (exc_vmm_communication()) executes the patched paranoid_entry() path.
Without CR4.FSGSBASE enabled, RDGSBASE instructions trigger #UD.

== Fix ==

Enable FSGSBASE explicitly in cpu_init_exception_handling() before loading
exception handlers. This makes the dependency explicit and ensures both
boot and secondary CPUs have FSGSBASE enabled before paranoid_entry()
executes.

Fixes: c82965f9e530 ("x86/entry/64: Handle FSGSBASE enabled paranoid entry/exit")
Reported-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>
Suggested-by: Sohil Mehta <sohil.mehta@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Nikunj A Dadhania <nikunj@amd.com>
Signed-off-by: Borislav Petkov (AMD) <bp@alien8.de>
Reviewed-by: Sohil Mehta <sohil.mehta@intel.com>
Cc: <stable@kernel.org>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260318075654.1792916-2-nikunj@amd.com
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/common.c

index a8ff4376c2860e20c5f65d3167d0c53fb876a87a..7840b224d6a74a9cf9412213a0b2d4bcf3565454 100644 (file)
@@ -2050,12 +2050,6 @@ static void identify_cpu(struct cpuinfo_x86 *c)
        setup_umip(c);
        setup_lass(c);
 
-       /* Enable FSGSBASE instructions if available. */
-       if (cpu_has(c, X86_FEATURE_FSGSBASE)) {
-               cr4_set_bits(X86_CR4_FSGSBASE);
-               elf_hwcap2 |= HWCAP2_FSGSBASE;
-       }
-
        /*
         * The vendor-specific functions might have changed features.
         * Now we do "generic changes."
@@ -2416,6 +2410,18 @@ void cpu_init_exception_handling(bool boot_cpu)
        /* GHCB needs to be setup to handle #VC. */
        setup_ghcb();
 
+       /*
+        * On CPUs with FSGSBASE support, paranoid_entry() uses
+        * ALTERNATIVE-patched RDGSBASE/WRGSBASE instructions. Secondary CPUs
+        * boot after alternatives are patched globally, so early exceptions
+        * execute patched code that depends on FSGSBASE. Enable the feature
+        * before any exceptions occur.
+        */
+       if (cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_FSGSBASE)) {
+               cr4_set_bits(X86_CR4_FSGSBASE);
+               elf_hwcap2 |= HWCAP2_FSGSBASE;
+       }
+
        if (cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_FRED)) {
                /* The boot CPU has enabled FRED during early boot */
                if (!boot_cpu)