gpxe: Don't use "lret $2" to return from an interrupt
authorH. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
Wed, 15 Apr 2009 04:52:50 +0000 (21:52 -0700)
committerH. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
Wed, 15 Apr 2009 04:52:50 +0000 (21:52 -0700)
Using "lret $2" to return from an interrupt causes interrupts to be
disabled in the calling program, since the INT instruction will have
disabled interrupts.  Instead, patch CF on the stack and use iret to
return.

Interestingly, the original PC BIOS had this bug in at least one
place.

Signed-off-by: H. Peter Anvin <hpa@zytor.com>
gpxe/src/arch/i386/firmware/pcbios/e820mangler.S
gpxe/src/arch/i386/firmware/pcbios/fakee820.c
gpxe/src/arch/i386/interface/pxe/pxe_entry.S

index 4ba3fb1..decb083 100644 (file)
@@ -490,6 +490,18 @@ get_mangled_e820:
        .size get_mangled_e820, . - get_mangled_e820
 
 /****************************************************************************
+ * Set/clear CF on the stack as appropriate, assumes stack is as it should
+ * be immediately before IRET
+ ****************************************************************************
+ */
+patch_cf:
+       pushw   %bp
+       movw    %sp, %bp
+       setc    8(%bp)  /* Set/reset CF; clears PF, AF, ZF, SF */
+       popw    %bp
+       ret
+
+/****************************************************************************
  * INT 15,e820 handler
  ****************************************************************************
  */
@@ -500,7 +512,8 @@ int15_e820:
        popw    %ds
        call    get_mangled_e820
        popw    %ds
-       lret    $2
+       call    patch_cf
+       iret
        .size int15_e820, . - int15_e820
        
 /****************************************************************************
@@ -512,7 +525,7 @@ int15_e801:
        /* Call previous handler */
        pushfw
        lcall   *%cs:int15_vector
-       pushfw
+       call    patch_cf
        /* Edit result */
        pushw   %ds
        pushw   %cs:rm_ds
@@ -524,9 +537,7 @@ int15_e801:
        xchgw   %ax, %cx
        xchgw   %bx, %dx
        popw    %ds
-       /* Restore flags returned by previous handler and return */
-       popfw
-       lret    $2
+       iret
        .size int15_e801, . - int15_e801
        
 /****************************************************************************
@@ -538,16 +549,14 @@ int15_88:
        /* Call previous handler */
        pushfw
        lcall   *%cs:int15_vector
-       pushfw
+       call    patch_cf
        /* Edit result */
        pushw   %ds
        pushw   %cs:rm_ds
        popw    %ds
        call    patch_1m
        popw    %ds
-       /* Restore flags returned by previous handler and return */
-       popfw
-       lret    $2
+       iret
        .size int15_88, . - int15_88
                
 /****************************************************************************
index e171edf..552bf41 100644 (file)
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ void fake_e820 ( void ) {
                              "cmpl $0x534d4150, %%edx\n\t"
                              "jne 99f\n\t"
                              "pushaw\n\t"
+                             "movw %%sp, %%bp\n\t"
+                             "andb $~0x01, 22(%%bp)\n\t" /* Clear return CF */
                              "leaw e820map(%%bx), %%si\n\t"
                              "cs rep movsb\n\t"
                              "popaw\n\t"
@@ -73,8 +75,7 @@ void fake_e820 ( void ) {
                              "xorl %%ebx,%%ebx\n\t"
                              "\n1:\n\t"
                              "popfw\n\t"
-                             "clc\n\t"
-                             "lret $2\n\t"
+                             "iret\n\t"
                              "\n99:\n\t"
                              "popfw\n\t"
                              "ljmp *%%cs:real_int15_vector\n\t" )
index 22ef418..0e8c8e2 100644 (file)
@@ -199,9 +199,12 @@ pxe_int_1a:
        shll    $4, %edx
        addl    $pxenv, %edx
        movw    $0x564e, %ax
+       pushw   %bp
+       movw    %sp, %bp
+       andb    $~0x01, 8(%bp)  /* Clear CF on return */
+       popw    %bp
        popfw
-       clc
-       lret    $2
+       iret
 1:     /* INT 1A,other - pass through */
        popfw
        ljmp    *%cs:pxe_int_1a_vector