MdeModulePkg/DxeIpl: Mark page table as read-only

This patch will set the memory pages used for page table as read-only
memory after the paging is setup. CR0.WP must set to let it take into
effect.

A simple page table memory management mechanism, page table pool concept,
is introduced to simplify the page table memory allocation and protection.
It will also help to reduce the potential recursive "split" action during
updating memory paging attributes.

The basic idea is to allocate a bunch of continuous pages of memory in
advance as one or more page table pools, and all future page tables
consumption will happen in those pool instead of system memory. If the page
pool is reserved at the boundary of 2MB page and with same size of 2MB page,
there's no page granularity "split" operation will be needed, because the
memory of new page tables (if needed) will be usually in the same page as
target page table you're working on.

And since we have centralized page tables (a few 2MB pages), it's easier
to protect them by changing their attributes to be read-only once and for
all. There's no need to apply the protection for new page tables any more
as long as the pool has free pages available.

Once current page table pool has been used up, one can allocate another 2MB
memory pool and just set this new 2MB memory block to be read-only instead of
setting the new page tables one page by one page.

Two new PCDs PcdPageTablePoolUnitSize and PcdPageTablePoolAlignment are used
to specify the size and alignment for page table pool. For IA32 processor
0x200000 (2MB) is the only choice for both of them to meet the requirement of
page table pool.

Laszlo (lersek@redhat.com) did a regression test on QEMU virtual platform with
one middle version of this series patch. The details can be found at

 https://lists.01.org/pipermail/edk2-devel/2017-December/018625.html

There're a few changes after his work.

Cc: Jiewen Yao <jiewen.yao@intel.com>
Cc: Star Zeng <star.zeng@intel.com>
Cc: Eric Dong <eric.dong@intel.com>
Cc: Ruiyu Ni <ruiyu.ni@intel.com>
Contributed-under: TianoCore Contribution Agreement 1.1
Signed-off-by: Jian J Wang <jian.j.wang@intel.com>
Reviewed-by: Jiewen Yao <jiewen.yao@intel.com>

3 files changed, 364 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/MdeModulePkg/Core/DxeIplPeim/Ia32/DxeLoadFunc.c b/MdeModulePkg/Core/DxeIplPeim/Ia32/DxeLoadFunc.c
index 441096a..0ec6089 100644
--- a/MdeModulePkg/Core/DxeIplPeim/Ia32/DxeLoadFunc.c
+++ b/MdeModulePkg/Core/DxeIplPeim/Ia32/DxeLoadFunc.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ Create4GPageTablesIa32Pae (
   NumberOfPdpEntriesNeeded = (UINT32) LShiftU64 (1, (PhysicalAddressBits - 30));

 

   TotalPagesNum = NumberOfPdpEntriesNeeded + 1;

-  PageAddress = (UINTN) AllocatePages (TotalPagesNum);

+  PageAddress = (UINTN) AllocatePageTableMemory (TotalPagesNum);

   ASSERT (PageAddress != 0);

 

   PageMap = (VOID *) PageAddress;

@@ -149,6 +149,12 @@ Create4GPageTablesIa32Pae (
       );

   }

 

+  //

+  // Protect the page table by marking the memory used for page table to be

+  // read-only.

+  //

+  EnablePageTableProtection ((UINTN)PageMap, FALSE);

+

   return (UINTN) PageMap;

 }

 

diff --git a/MdeModulePkg/Core/DxeIplPeim/X64/VirtualMemory.c b/MdeModulePkg/Core/DxeIplPeim/X64/VirtualMemory.c
index 7f63144..26116e4 100644
--- a/MdeModulePkg/Core/DxeIplPeim/X64/VirtualMemory.c
+++ b/MdeModulePkg/Core/DxeIplPeim/X64/VirtualMemory.c
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@ WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR REPRESENTATIONS OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED.
 #include "DxeIpl.h"

 #include "VirtualMemory.h"

 

+//

+// Global variable to keep track current available memory used as page table.

+//

+PAGE_TABLE_POOL   *mPageTablePool = NULL;

+

 /**

   Clear legacy memory located at the first 4K-page, if available.

 

@@ -151,6 +156,110 @@ ToSplitPageTable (
   return FALSE;

 }

 /**

+  Initialize a buffer pool for page table use only.

+

+  To reduce the potential split operation on page table, the pages reserved for

+  page table should be allocated in the times of PAGE_TABLE_POOL_UNIT_PAGES and

+  at the boundary of PAGE_TABLE_POOL_ALIGNMENT. So the page pool is always

+  initialized with number of pages greater than or equal to the given PoolPages.

+

+  Once the pages in the pool are used up, this method should be called again to

+  reserve at least another PAGE_TABLE_POOL_UNIT_PAGES. But usually this won't

+  happen in practice.

+

+  @param PoolPages  The least page number of the pool to be created.

+

+  @retval TRUE    The pool is initialized successfully.

+  @retval FALSE   The memory is out of resource.

+**/

+BOOLEAN

+InitializePageTablePool (

+  IN UINTN           PoolPages

+  )

+{

+  VOID          *Buffer;

+

+  //

+  // Always reserve at least PAGE_TABLE_POOL_UNIT_PAGES, including one page for

+  // header.

+  //

+  PoolPages += 1;   // Add one page for header.

+  PoolPages = ((PoolPages - 1) / PAGE_TABLE_POOL_UNIT_PAGES + 1) *

+              PAGE_TABLE_POOL_UNIT_PAGES;

+  Buffer = AllocateAlignedPages (PoolPages, PAGE_TABLE_POOL_ALIGNMENT);

+  if (Buffer == NULL) {

+    DEBUG ((DEBUG_ERROR, "ERROR: Out of aligned pages\r\n"));

+    return FALSE;

+  }

+

+  //

+  // Link all pools into a list for easier track later.

+  //

+  if (mPageTablePool == NULL) {

+    mPageTablePool = Buffer;

+    mPageTablePool->NextPool = mPageTablePool;

+  } else {

+    ((PAGE_TABLE_POOL *)Buffer)->NextPool = mPageTablePool->NextPool;

+    mPageTablePool->NextPool = Buffer;

+    mPageTablePool = Buffer;

+  }

+

+  //

+  // Reserve one page for pool header.

+  //

+  mPageTablePool->FreePages  = PoolPages - 1;

+  mPageTablePool->Offset = EFI_PAGES_TO_SIZE (1);

+

+  return TRUE;

+}

+

+/**

+  This API provides a way to allocate memory for page table.

+

+  This API can be called more than once to allocate memory for page tables.

+

+  Allocates the number of 4KB pages and returns a pointer to the allocated

+  buffer. The buffer returned is aligned on a 4KB boundary.

+

+  If Pages is 0, then NULL is returned.

+  If there is not enough memory remaining to satisfy the request, then NULL is

+  returned.

+

+  @param  Pages                 The number of 4 KB pages to allocate.

+

+  @return A pointer to the allocated buffer or NULL if allocation fails.

+

+**/

+VOID *

+AllocatePageTableMemory (

+  IN UINTN           Pages

+  )

+{

+  VOID          *Buffer;

+

+  if (Pages == 0) {

+    return NULL;

+  }

+

+  //

+  // Renew the pool if necessary.

+  //

+  if (mPageTablePool == NULL ||

+      Pages > mPageTablePool->FreePages) {

+    if (!InitializePageTablePool (Pages)) {

+      return NULL;

+    }

+  }

+

+  Buffer = (UINT8 *)mPageTablePool + mPageTablePool->Offset;

+

+  mPageTablePool->Offset     += EFI_PAGES_TO_SIZE (Pages);

+  mPageTablePool->FreePages  -= Pages;

+

+  return Buffer;

+}

+

+/**

   Split 2M page to 4K.

 

   @param[in]      PhysicalAddress       Start physical address the 2M page covered.

@@ -177,7 +286,7 @@ Split2MPageTo4K (
   //

   AddressEncMask = PcdGet64 (PcdPteMemoryEncryptionAddressOrMask) & PAGING_1G_ADDRESS_MASK_64;

 

-  PageTableEntry = AllocatePages (1);

+  PageTableEntry = AllocatePageTableMemory (1);

   ASSERT (PageTableEntry != NULL);

 

   //

@@ -238,7 +347,7 @@ Split1GPageTo2M (
   //

   AddressEncMask = PcdGet64 (PcdPteMemoryEncryptionAddressOrMask) & PAGING_1G_ADDRESS_MASK_64;

 

-  PageDirectoryEntry = AllocatePages (1);

+  PageDirectoryEntry = AllocatePageTableMemory (1);

   ASSERT (PageDirectoryEntry != NULL);

 

   //

@@ -266,6 +375,184 @@ Split1GPageTo2M (
 }

 

 /**

+  Set one page of page table pool memory to be read-only.

+

+  @param[in] PageTableBase    Base address of page table (CR3).

+  @param[in] Address          Start address of a page to be set as read-only.

+  @param[in] Level4Paging     Level 4 paging flag.

+

+**/

+VOID

+SetPageTablePoolReadOnly (

+  IN  UINTN                             PageTableBase,

+  IN  EFI_PHYSICAL_ADDRESS              Address,

+  IN  BOOLEAN                           Level4Paging

+  )

+{

+  UINTN                 Index;

+  UINTN                 EntryIndex;

+  UINT64                AddressEncMask;

+  EFI_PHYSICAL_ADDRESS  PhysicalAddress;

+  UINT64                *PageTable;

+  UINT64                *NewPageTable;

+  UINT64                PageAttr;

+  UINT64                LevelSize[5];

+  UINT64                LevelMask[5];

+  UINTN                 LevelShift[5];

+  UINTN                 Level;

+  UINT64                PoolUnitSize;

+

+  ASSERT (PageTableBase != 0);

+

+  //

+  // Since the page table is always from page table pool, which is always

+  // located at the boundary of PcdPageTablePoolAlignment, we just need to

+  // set the whole pool unit to be read-only.

+  //

+  Address = Address & PAGE_TABLE_POOL_ALIGN_MASK;

+

+  LevelShift[1] = PAGING_L1_ADDRESS_SHIFT;

+  LevelShift[2] = PAGING_L2_ADDRESS_SHIFT;

+  LevelShift[3] = PAGING_L3_ADDRESS_SHIFT;

+  LevelShift[4] = PAGING_L4_ADDRESS_SHIFT;

+

+  LevelMask[1] = PAGING_4K_ADDRESS_MASK_64;

+  LevelMask[2] = PAGING_2M_ADDRESS_MASK_64;

+  LevelMask[3] = PAGING_1G_ADDRESS_MASK_64;

+  LevelMask[4] = PAGING_1G_ADDRESS_MASK_64;

+

+  LevelSize[1] = SIZE_4KB;

+  LevelSize[2] = SIZE_2MB;

+  LevelSize[3] = SIZE_1GB;

+  LevelSize[4] = SIZE_512GB;

+

+  AddressEncMask  = PcdGet64 (PcdPteMemoryEncryptionAddressOrMask) &

+                    PAGING_1G_ADDRESS_MASK_64;

+  PageTable       = (UINT64 *)(UINTN)PageTableBase;

+  PoolUnitSize    = PAGE_TABLE_POOL_UNIT_SIZE;

+

+  for (Level = (Level4Paging) ? 4 : 3; Level > 0; --Level) {

+    Index = ((UINTN)RShiftU64 (Address, LevelShift[Level]));

+    Index &= PAGING_PAE_INDEX_MASK;

+

+    PageAttr = PageTable[Index];

+    if ((PageAttr & IA32_PG_PS) == 0) {

+      //

+      // Go to next level of table.

+      //

+      PageTable = (UINT64 *)(UINTN)(PageAttr & ~AddressEncMask &

+                                    PAGING_4K_ADDRESS_MASK_64);

+      continue;

+    }

+

+    if (PoolUnitSize >= LevelSize[Level]) {

+      //

+      // Clear R/W bit if current page granularity is not larger than pool unit

+      // size.

+      //

+      if ((PageAttr & IA32_PG_RW) != 0) {

+        while (PoolUnitSize > 0) {

+          //

+          // PAGE_TABLE_POOL_UNIT_SIZE and PAGE_TABLE_POOL_ALIGNMENT are fit in

+          // one page (2MB). Then we don't need to update attributes for pages

+          // crossing page directory. ASSERT below is for that purpose.

+          //

+          ASSERT (Index < EFI_PAGE_SIZE/sizeof (UINT64));

+

+          PageTable[Index] &= ~(UINT64)IA32_PG_RW;

+          PoolUnitSize    -= LevelSize[Level];

+

+          ++Index;

+        }

+      }

+

+      break;

+

+    } else {

+      //

+      // The smaller granularity of page must be needed.

+      //

+      NewPageTable = AllocatePageTableMemory (1);

+      ASSERT (NewPageTable != NULL);

+

+      PhysicalAddress = PageAttr & LevelMask[Level];

+      for (EntryIndex = 0;

+            EntryIndex < EFI_PAGE_SIZE/sizeof (UINT64);

+            ++EntryIndex) {

+        NewPageTable[EntryIndex] = PhysicalAddress  | AddressEncMask |

+                                   IA32_PG_P | IA32_PG_RW;

+        if (Level > 1) {

+          NewPageTable[EntryIndex] |= IA32_PG_PS;

+        }

+        PhysicalAddress += LevelSize[Level];

+      }

+

+      PageTable[Index] = (UINT64)(UINTN)NewPageTable | AddressEncMask |

+                                        IA32_PG_P | IA32_PG_RW;

+      PageTable = NewPageTable;

+    }

+  }

+}

+

+/**

+  Prevent the memory pages used for page table from been overwritten.

+

+  @param[in] PageTableBase    Base address of page table (CR3).

+  @param[in] Level4Paging     Level 4 paging flag.

+

+**/

+VOID

+EnablePageTableProtection (

+  IN  UINTN     PageTableBase,

+  IN  BOOLEAN   Level4Paging

+  )

+{

+  PAGE_TABLE_POOL         *HeadPool;

+  PAGE_TABLE_POOL         *Pool;

+  UINT64                  PoolSize;

+  EFI_PHYSICAL_ADDRESS    Address;

+

+  if (mPageTablePool == NULL) {

+    return;

+  }

+

+  //

+  // Disable write protection, because we need to mark page table to be write

+  // protected.

+  //

+  AsmWriteCr0 (AsmReadCr0() & ~CR0_WP);

+

+  //

+  // SetPageTablePoolReadOnly might update mPageTablePool. It's safer to

+  // remember original one in advance.

+  //

+  HeadPool = mPageTablePool;

+  Pool = HeadPool;

+  do {

+    Address  = (EFI_PHYSICAL_ADDRESS)(UINTN)Pool;

+    PoolSize = Pool->Offset + EFI_PAGES_TO_SIZE (Pool->FreePages);

+

+    //

+    // The size of one pool must be multiple of PAGE_TABLE_POOL_UNIT_SIZE, which

+    // is one of page size of the processor (2MB by default). Let's apply the

+    // protection to them one by one.

+    //

+    while (PoolSize > 0) {

+      SetPageTablePoolReadOnly(PageTableBase, Address, Level4Paging);

+      Address   += PAGE_TABLE_POOL_UNIT_SIZE;

+      PoolSize  -= PAGE_TABLE_POOL_UNIT_SIZE;

+    }

+

+    Pool = Pool->NextPool;

+  } while (Pool != HeadPool);

+

+  //

+  // Enable write protection, after page table attribute updated.

+  //

+  AsmWriteCr0 (AsmReadCr0() | CR0_WP);

+}

+

+/**

   Allocates and fills in the Page Directory and Page Table Entries to

   establish a 1:1 Virtual to Physical mapping.

 

@@ -360,7 +647,7 @@ CreateIdentityMappingPageTables (
   } else {

     TotalPagesNum = NumberOfPml4EntriesNeeded + 1;

   }

-  BigPageAddress = (UINTN) AllocatePages (TotalPagesNum);

+  BigPageAddress = (UINTN) AllocatePageTableMemory (TotalPagesNum);

   ASSERT (BigPageAddress != 0);

 

   //

@@ -455,6 +742,12 @@ CreateIdentityMappingPageTables (
       );

   }

 

+  //

+  // Protect the page table by marking the memory used for page table to be

+  // read-only.

+  //

+  EnablePageTableProtection ((UINTN)PageMap, TRUE);

+

   if (PcdGetBool (PcdSetNxForStack)) {

     EnableExecuteDisableBit ();

   }

diff --git a/MdeModulePkg/Core/DxeIplPeim/X64/VirtualMemory.h b/MdeModulePkg/Core/DxeIplPeim/X64/VirtualMemory.h
index 26a2100..e7959b2 100644
--- a/MdeModulePkg/Core/DxeIplPeim/X64/VirtualMemory.h
+++ b/MdeModulePkg/Core/DxeIplPeim/X64/VirtualMemory.h
@@ -148,11 +148,37 @@ typedef union {
 

 #pragma pack()

 

+#define CR0_WP                      BIT16

+

 #define IA32_PG_P                   BIT0

 #define IA32_PG_RW                  BIT1

+#define IA32_PG_PS                  BIT7

+

+#define PAGING_PAE_INDEX_MASK       0x1FF

 

+#define PAGING_4K_ADDRESS_MASK_64   0x000FFFFFFFFFF000ull

+#define PAGING_2M_ADDRESS_MASK_64   0x000FFFFFFFE00000ull

 #define PAGING_1G_ADDRESS_MASK_64   0x000FFFFFC0000000ull

 

+#define PAGING_L1_ADDRESS_SHIFT     12

+#define PAGING_L2_ADDRESS_SHIFT     21

+#define PAGING_L3_ADDRESS_SHIFT     30

+#define PAGING_L4_ADDRESS_SHIFT     39

+

+#define PAGING_PML4E_NUMBER         4

+

+#define PAGE_TABLE_POOL_ALIGNMENT   BASE_2MB

+#define PAGE_TABLE_POOL_UNIT_SIZE   SIZE_2MB

+#define PAGE_TABLE_POOL_UNIT_PAGES  EFI_SIZE_TO_PAGES (PAGE_TABLE_POOL_UNIT_SIZE)

+#define PAGE_TABLE_POOL_ALIGN_MASK  \

+  (~(EFI_PHYSICAL_ADDRESS)(PAGE_TABLE_POOL_ALIGNMENT - 1))

+

+typedef struct {

+  VOID            *NextPool;

+  UINTN           Offset;

+  UINTN           FreePages;

+} PAGE_TABLE_POOL;

+

 /**

   Enable Execute Disable Bit.

 

@@ -252,4 +278,39 @@ IsNullDetectionEnabled (
   VOID

   );

 

+/**

+  Prevent the memory pages used for page table from been overwritten.

+

+  @param[in] PageTableBase    Base address of page table (CR3).

+  @param[in] Level4Paging     Level 4 paging flag.

+

+**/

+VOID

+EnablePageTableProtection (

+  IN  UINTN     PageTableBase,

+  IN  BOOLEAN   Level4Paging

+  );

+

+/**

+  This API provides a way to allocate memory for page table.

+

+  This API can be called more than once to allocate memory for page tables.

+

+  Allocates the number of 4KB pages and returns a pointer to the allocated

+  buffer. The buffer returned is aligned on a 4KB boundary.

+

+  If Pages is 0, then NULL is returned.

+  If there is not enough memory remaining to satisfy the request, then NULL is

+  returned.

+

+  @param  Pages                 The number of 4 KB pages to allocate.

+

+  @return A pointer to the allocated buffer or NULL if allocation fails.

+

+**/

+VOID *

+AllocatePageTableMemory (

+  IN UINTN           Pages

+  );

+

 #endif