From: Yosry Ahmed <yosry@kernel.org>
To: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
Cc: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>,
kvm@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Yosry Ahmed <yosry@kernel.org>, Jim Mattson <jmattson@google.com>
Subject: [PATCH v7 25/26] KVM: nSVM: Only copy SVM_MISC_ENABLE_NP from VMCB01's misc_ctl
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2026 00:34:19 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260303003421.2185681-26-yosry@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260303003421.2185681-1-yosry@kernel.org>
The 'misc_ctl' field in VMCB02 is taken as-is from VMCB01. However, the
only bit that needs to copied is SVM_MISC_ENABLE_NP, as all other known
bits in misc_ctl are related to SEV guests, and KVM doesn't support
nested virtualization for SEV guests.
Only copy SVM_MISC_ENABLE_NP to harden against future bugs if/when other
bits are set for L1 but should not be set for L2.
Opportunistically add a comment explaining why SVM_MISC_ENABLE_NP is
taken from VMCB01 and not VMCB02.
Suggested-by: Jim Mattson <jmattson@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Yosry Ahmed <yosry@kernel.org>
---
arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c | 12 ++++++++++--
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
index 7ae62f04667cc..fd1fc2d67bd33 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
@@ -849,8 +849,16 @@ static void nested_vmcb02_prepare_control(struct vcpu_svm *svm,
V_NMI_BLOCKING_MASK);
}
- /* Copied from vmcb01. msrpm_base can be overwritten later. */
- vmcb02->control.misc_ctl = vmcb01->control.misc_ctl;
+ /*
+ * Copied from vmcb01. msrpm_base can be overwritten later.
+ *
+ * SVM_MISC_ENABLE_NP in vmcb12 is only used for consistency checks. If
+ * L1 enables NPTs, KVM shadows L1's NPTs and uses those to run L2. If
+ * L1 disables NPT, KVM runs L2 with the same NPTs used to run L1. For
+ * the latter, L1 runs L2 with shadow page tables that translate L2 GVAs
+ * to L1 GPAs, so the same NPTs can be used for L1 and L2.
+ */
+ vmcb02->control.misc_ctl = vmcb01->control.misc_ctl & SVM_MISC_ENABLE_NP;
vmcb02->control.iopm_base_pa = vmcb01->control.iopm_base_pa;
vmcb02->control.msrpm_base_pa = vmcb01->control.msrpm_base_pa;
vmcb_mark_dirty(vmcb02, VMCB_PERM_MAP);
--
2.53.0.473.g4a7958ca14-goog
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-03 0:34 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 52+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-03 0:33 [PATCH v7 00/26] Nested SVM fixes, cleanups, and hardening Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:33 ` [PATCH v7 01/26] KVM: nSVM: Avoid clearing VMCB_LBR in vmcb12 Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:33 ` [PATCH v7 02/26] KVM: SVM: Switch svm_copy_lbrs() to a macro Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:33 ` [PATCH v7 03/26] KVM: SVM: Add missing save/restore handling of LBR MSRs Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 16:37 ` Sean Christopherson
2026-03-03 19:14 ` Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-04 0:44 ` Sean Christopherson
2026-03-04 0:48 ` Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:33 ` [PATCH v7 04/26] KVM: selftests: Add a test for LBR save/restore (ft. nested) Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:33 ` [PATCH v7 05/26] KVM: nSVM: Always inject a #GP if mapping VMCB12 fails on nested VMRUN Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:34 ` [PATCH v7 06/26] KVM: nSVM: Refactor checking LBRV enablement in vmcb12 into a helper Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:34 ` [PATCH v7 07/26] KVM: nSVM: Refactor writing vmcb12 on nested #VMEXIT as " Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:34 ` [PATCH v7 08/26] KVM: nSVM: Triple fault if mapping VMCB12 fails on nested #VMEXIT Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:34 ` [PATCH v7 09/26] KVM: nSVM: Triple fault if restore host CR3 " Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 16:49 ` Sean Christopherson
2026-03-03 19:15 ` Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:34 ` [PATCH v7 10/26] KVM: nSVM: Clear GIF on nested #VMEXIT(INVALID) Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:34 ` [PATCH v7 11/26] KVM: nSVM: Clear EVENTINJ fields in vmcb12 on nested #VMEXIT Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:34 ` [PATCH v7 12/26] KVM: nSVM: Clear tracking of L1->L2 NMI and soft IRQ " Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 16:50 ` Sean Christopherson
2026-03-03 19:15 ` Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:34 ` [PATCH v7 13/26] KVM: nSVM: Drop nested_vmcb_check_{save/control}() wrappers Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:34 ` [PATCH v7 14/26] KVM: nSVM: Drop the non-architectural consistency check for NP_ENABLE Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:34 ` [PATCH v7 15/26] KVM: nSVM: Add missing consistency check for nCR3 validity Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 16:56 ` Sean Christopherson
2026-03-03 19:17 ` Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:34 ` [PATCH v7 16/26] KVM: nSVM: Add missing consistency check for EFER, CR0, CR4, and CS Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:34 ` [PATCH v7 17/26] KVM: nSVM: Add missing consistency check for EVENTINJ Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:34 ` [PATCH v7 18/26] KVM: SVM: Rename vmcb->nested_ctl to vmcb->misc_ctl Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:34 ` [PATCH v7 19/26] KVM: SVM: Rename vmcb->virt_ext to vmcb->misc_ctl2 Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:34 ` [PATCH v7 20/26] KVM: nSVM: Cache all used fields from VMCB12 Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:34 ` [PATCH v7 21/26] KVM: nSVM: Restrict mapping vmcb12 on nested VMRUN Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:34 ` [PATCH v7 22/26] KVM: nSVM: Use PAGE_MASK to drop lower bits of bitmap GPAs from vmcb12 Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:34 ` [PATCH v7 23/26] KVM: nSVM: Sanitize TLB_CONTROL field when copying " Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:34 ` [PATCH v7 24/26] KVM: nSVM: Sanitize INT/EVENTINJ fields " Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:34 ` Yosry Ahmed [this message]
2026-03-03 0:34 ` [PATCH v7 26/26] KVM: selftest: Add a selftest for VMRUN/#VMEXIT with unmappable vmcb12 Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-05 22:30 ` Jim Mattson
2026-03-05 22:52 ` Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-06 0:05 ` Jim Mattson
2026-03-06 0:40 ` Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-06 1:17 ` Jim Mattson
2026-03-06 1:39 ` Sean Christopherson
2026-03-06 1:46 ` Jim Mattson
2026-03-06 15:52 ` Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-06 17:54 ` Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-06 22:15 ` Jim Mattson
2026-03-06 22:35 ` Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-06 16:09 ` Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-06 16:35 ` Sean Christopherson
2026-03-06 17:25 ` Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-05 17:08 ` [PATCH v7 00/26] Nested SVM fixes, cleanups, and hardening Sean Christopherson
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