Re: [PATCH] target/riscv: Fix priority of csr related check in riscv_csrrw_check

[Anup Patel]

On Thu, Aug 4, 2022 at 5:59 PM Weiwei Li <liweiwei@iscas.ac.cn> wrote:
>
>
> 在 2022/8/4 上午11:38, Anup Patel 写道:
> > On Wed, Aug 3, 2022 at 6:16 PM Weiwei Li <liweiwei@iscas.ac.cn> wrote:
> >> Normally, riscv_csrrw_check is called when executing Zicsr instructions.
> >> And we can only do access control for existed CSRs. So the priority of
> >> CSR related check, from highest to lowest, should be as follows:
> >> 1) check whether Zicsr is supported: raise RISCV_EXCP_ILLEGAL_INST if not
> >> 2) check whether csr is existed: raise RISCV_EXCP_ILLEGAL_INST if not
> >> 3) do access control: raise RISCV_EXCP_ILLEGAL_INST or RISCV_EXCP_VIRT_
> >> INSTRUCTION_FAULT if not allowed
> >>
> >> The predicates contain parts of function of both 2) and 3), So they need
> >> to be placed in the middle of riscv_csrrw_check
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Weiwei Li <liweiwei@iscas.ac.cn>
> >> Signed-off-by: Junqiang Wang <wangjunqiang@iscas.ac.cn>
> >> ---
> >>   target/riscv/csr.c | 44 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------
> >>   1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
> >>
> >> diff --git a/target/riscv/csr.c b/target/riscv/csr.c
> >> index 0fb042b2fd..d81f466c80 100644
> >> --- a/target/riscv/csr.c
> >> +++ b/target/riscv/csr.c
> >> @@ -3270,6 +3270,30 @@ static inline RISCVException 
> >> riscv_csrrw_check(CPURISCVState *env,
> >>       /* check privileges and return RISCV_EXCP_ILLEGAL_INST if check 
> >> fails */
> >>       int read_only = get_field(csrno, 0xC00) == 3;
> >>       int csr_min_priv = csr_ops[csrno].min_priv_ver;
> >> +
> >> +    /* ensure the CSR extension is enabled. */
> >> +    if (!cpu->cfg.ext_icsr) {
> >> +        return RISCV_EXCP_ILLEGAL_INST;
> >> +    }
> >> +
> >> +    if (env->priv_ver < csr_min_priv) {
> >> +        return RISCV_EXCP_ILLEGAL_INST;
> > This line breaks nested virtualization because for nested virtualization
> > to work, the guest hypervisor accessing h<xyz> and vs<xyz> CSRs from
> > VS-mode should result in a virtual instruction trap not illegal
> > instruction trap.
> >
> > Regards,
> > Anup
>
> Do you mean "if (env->priv_ver < csr_min_priv)" ?

I got confused with the csr_min_priv name. This variable holds
min priv spec verison and not the privilege level required for
the CSR.

No issues with the "if (env->priv_ver < csr_min_priv)" check.

Regards,
Anup

>
> If so, I think illegal instruction trap is better, since the csr is not
> implemented(or existed) when
>
> env->priv_ver < csr_min_priv and virtual instruction trap is only raised
> for implemented csr access.
>
> Regards,
>
> Weiwei Li
>
> >> +    }
> >> +
> >> +    /* check predicate */
> >> +    if (!csr_ops[csrno].predicate) {
> >> +        return RISCV_EXCP_ILLEGAL_INST;
> >> +    }
> >> +
> >> +    if (write_mask && read_only) {
> >> +        return RISCV_EXCP_ILLEGAL_INST;
> >> +    }
> >> +
> >> +    RISCVException ret = csr_ops[csrno].predicate(env, csrno);
> >> +    if (ret != RISCV_EXCP_NONE) {
> >> +        return ret;
> >> +    }
> >> +
> >>   #if !defined(CONFIG_USER_ONLY)
> >>       int csr_priv, effective_priv = env->priv;
> >>
> >> @@ -3290,25 +3314,7 @@ static inline RISCVException 
> >> riscv_csrrw_check(CPURISCVState *env,
> >>           return RISCV_EXCP_ILLEGAL_INST;
> >>       }
> >>   #endif
> >> -    if (write_mask && read_only) {
> >> -        return RISCV_EXCP_ILLEGAL_INST;
> >> -    }
> >> -
> >> -    /* ensure the CSR extension is enabled. */
> >> -    if (!cpu->cfg.ext_icsr) {
> >> -        return RISCV_EXCP_ILLEGAL_INST;
> >> -    }
> >> -
> >> -    /* check predicate */
> >> -    if (!csr_ops[csrno].predicate) {
> >> -        return RISCV_EXCP_ILLEGAL_INST;
> >> -    }
> >> -
> >> -    if (env->priv_ver < csr_min_priv) {
> >> -        return RISCV_EXCP_ILLEGAL_INST;
> >> -    }
> >> -
> >> -    return csr_ops[csrno].predicate(env, csrno);
> >> +    return RISCV_EXCP_NONE;
> >>   }
> >>
> >>   static RISCVException riscv_csrrw_do64(CPURISCVState *env, int csrno,
> >> --
> >> 2.17.1
> >>
> >>
>