Implement catch-all mechanism to handle invalid boot loaders that execute
random instructions and reach the VGA hole at 0xa0000, which would lead to
VM crashes with KVM_INTERNAL_ERROR.

When a BIOS boot loader gets corrupted, it can end up jumping across
address space and execute stray code. The typical symptom of that is
that it executes 0x0 (addw) instructions until the code reaches an MMIO
region, such as the VGA window. When running in KVM, attempting to
execute code from the MMIO window results in KVM_INTERNAL_ERROR exits
which crash the VM.

To prevent VM crashes before we reach such an MMIO window, introduce an
internal int 0xf0 handler and call it at strategic locations that should
never get executed in the first place. When we now have stray code
executing, these int calls cause an emergency print of "BIOS failed to
boot volume" and cleanly shut down the machine.

This is a nicer experience for users as it prints out why their system
broke and in addition it avoids KVM_INTERNAL_ERROR calls when a virtual
machine attempts to execute from MMIO because of a broken boot loader.

Signed-off-by: Alexander Graf <[email protected]>

---

v1 -> v2:

  - Clarify error message
  - Move 32bit handler entry to similar other interrupt code
---
 src/boot.c      | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 src/post.c      |  4 ++++
 src/romlayout.S |  4 ++++
 src/util.h      |  1 +
 4 files changed, 45 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/boot.c b/src/boot.c
index 5c37dafd..fd8bdf01 100644
--- a/src/boot.c
+++ b/src/boot.c
@@ -1044,3 +1044,39 @@ handle_19(void)
     BootSequence = 0;
     do_boot(0);
 }
+
+// INT f0h Boot Failure Service Entry Point
+void VISIBLE32FLAT
+handle_f0(void)
+{
+    printf("\n\nBIOS failed to boot volume. The boot loader may be 
corrupted.\n\n ");
+
+    /* Try to shut down. Will busy loop on failure to shut down. */
+    apm_shutdown();
+}
+
+static const u8 catchall[0x10] = {
+    0xcd,  // INT
+    0xf0,  // interrupt number 0xF0
+    0xeb,  // JMP short
+    0xfc,  // -3 (jump back to INT)
+};
+
+static void
+install_bootfail_catchall_one(u8 *catchall_addr)
+{
+    memcpy(catchall_addr, catchall, sizeof(catchall));
+}
+
+/*
+ * Install the catch-all code just before VGA hole at 0xa0000 and at the end
+ * of the PMM zero region.
+ */
+void
+install_bootfail_catchall(void)
+{
+    /* Install just before the VGA hole */
+    install_bootfail_catchall_one((u8*)BUILD_LOWRAM_END - sizeof(catchall));
+    /* and after the PMM zero region */
+    install_bootfail_catchall_one((u8*)BUILD_EBDA_MINIMUM);
+}
diff --git a/src/post.c b/src/post.c
index f93106a1..bdacbdb8 100644
--- a/src/post.c
+++ b/src/post.c
@@ -68,6 +68,9 @@ ivt_init(void)
     // set vector 0x79 to zero
     // this is used by 'gardian angel' protection system
     SET_IVT(0x79, SEGOFF(0, 0));
+
+    // Boot failure catch-all interrupt (INT 0xF0)
+    SET_IVT(0xf0, FUNC16(entry_f0));
 }
 
 static void
@@ -115,6 +118,7 @@ interface_init(void)
 
     // Other interfaces
     boot_init();
+    install_bootfail_catchall();
     bios32_init();
     pmm_init();
     pnp_init();
diff --git a/src/romlayout.S b/src/romlayout.S
index c4a4635e..e8feae9c 100644
--- a/src/romlayout.S
+++ b/src/romlayout.S
@@ -580,6 +580,10 @@ entry_19:
 entry_18:
         ENTRY_INTO32 _cfunc32flat_handle_18
 
+        // int f0 is SeaBIOS specific and used to handle early boot breakage
+entry_f0:
+        ENTRY_INTO32 _cfunc32flat_handle_f0
+
 
 /****************************************************************
  * Fixed position entry points
diff --git a/src/util.h b/src/util.h
index aff8e888..3c5d075c 100644
--- a/src/util.h
+++ b/src/util.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ int boot_lchs_find_scsi_device(struct pci_device *pci, int 
target, int lun,
                                struct chs_s *chs);
 int boot_lchs_find_ata_device(struct pci_device *pci, int chanid, int slave,
                               struct chs_s *chs);
+void install_bootfail_catchall(void);
 
 // bootsplash.c
 void enable_vga_console(void);
-- 
2.47.1




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