From: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
To: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Cc: kvm@vger.kernel.org, Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>,
Mathias Krause <minipli@grsecurity.net>,
Andrew Jones <andrew.jones@linux.dev>
Subject: [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 00/20] x86: Better backtraces for leaf functions
Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 14:04:40 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260514210500.1626871-1-seanjc@google.com> (raw)
Finally re-posting Mathias' work to provide better backtraces on x86, which
was blocked by a fatal bug in the nVMX SIPI test that was exposed by the
stack frame side effects. This has been sitting on my local system(s) for
something like 5 months, and I all but forgot I hadn't posted it.
Most of this series is cleaning up the nVMX and nSVM to play nice with
multi-CPU tests. Then to fix the race in the problematic SIPI, abuse the
VM-Entry MSR load list to atomically detect VM-Enter (I'm still proud of
that hack).
For gory details:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/3bac29b9-4c49-4e5d-997e-9e4019a2fceb@grsecurity.net
Mathias Krause (3):
x86/vmx: Initialize test stage in SIPI test *before* launching AP
thread
x86: Better backtraces for leaf functions
x86: Prevent realmode test code instrumentation with nop-mcount
Sean Christopherson (17):
x86/vmx: Drop unused SYSENTER "support" in nested VMX infrastructure
x86/vmx: Drop unused guest_regs "support" in nested VMX infrastructure
x86/svm: Sort (and swap) GPRs by their index, not alphabetically
x86: Dedup guest/host context switch of registers across SVM and VMX
x86/virt: Use macro shenanigans to get reg offsets when swapping
guest/host regs
x86/virt: Track "guest regs" using per-CPU variable
x86/svm: Don't VMLOAD/VMSAVE "guest" state around VMRUN
x86/vmx: Use separate VMCSes for BSP vs. AP in INIT test
x86/vmx: Swap GPRs after checking "launched" status
x86/vmx: Track VMCS "launched" state per-CPU
x86/vmx: Track "is this CPU in guest mode" per-CPU
x86/vmx: Communicate hypercalls via RAX, not a global field
x86/kvmclock: Replace spaces with tabs
x86/kvmclock: Skip kvmclock test when not running on KVM with
CLOCKSOURCE2
x86/vmx: Tag "struct vmx_msr_entry" as needing to be 16-byte aligned
x86/smp: Align the stack to a 16-byte boundary when invoking SMP
function calls
x86/vmx: Write to KVM's WALL_CLOCK MSR via VM-Entry load list sync in
SIPI test
lib/x86/processor.h | 15 +++
lib/x86/smp.c | 21 ++++-
lib/x86/smp.h | 32 +++++++
lib/x86/virt.h | 61 ++++++++++++
x86/Makefile.common | 14 +++
x86/kvmclock.c | 42 ++++-----
x86/kvmclock.h | 2 +
x86/kvmclock_test.c | 225 +++++++++++++++++++++++---------------------
x86/realmode.c | 3 +
x86/svm.c | 19 ++--
x86/svm.h | 61 ++----------
x86/svm_tests.c | 5 +-
x86/vmx.c | 121 +++++++++++-------------
x86/vmx.h | 72 +-------------
x86/vmx_tests.c | 134 ++++++++++++++++----------
15 files changed, 443 insertions(+), 384 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 lib/x86/virt.h
base-commit: 4d60e2429d63dc0c24990114a8afc89e86c187cc
--
2.54.0.563.g4f69b47b94-goog
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2026-05-14 21:04 Sean Christopherson [this message]
2026-05-14 21:04 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 01/20] x86/vmx: Drop unused SYSENTER "support" in nested VMX infrastructure Sean Christopherson
2026-05-14 21:04 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 02/20] x86/vmx: Drop unused guest_regs " Sean Christopherson
2026-05-14 21:04 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 03/20] x86/svm: Sort (and swap) GPRs by their index, not alphabetically Sean Christopherson
2026-05-14 21:04 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 04/20] x86: Dedup guest/host context switch of registers across SVM and VMX Sean Christopherson
2026-05-14 21:04 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 05/20] x86/virt: Use macro shenanigans to get reg offsets when swapping guest/host regs Sean Christopherson
2026-05-14 21:04 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 06/20] x86/virt: Track "guest regs" using per-CPU variable Sean Christopherson
2026-05-14 21:04 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 07/20] x86/svm: Don't VMLOAD/VMSAVE "guest" state around VMRUN Sean Christopherson
2026-05-14 21:04 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 08/20] x86/vmx: Use separate VMCSes for BSP vs. AP in INIT test Sean Christopherson
2026-05-14 21:04 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 09/20] x86/vmx: Swap GPRs after checking "launched" status Sean Christopherson
2026-05-14 21:04 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 10/20] x86/vmx: Track VMCS "launched" state per-CPU Sean Christopherson
2026-05-14 21:04 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 11/20] x86/vmx: Track "is this CPU in guest mode" per-CPU Sean Christopherson
2026-05-14 21:04 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 12/20] x86/vmx: Communicate hypercalls via RAX, not a global field Sean Christopherson
2026-05-14 21:04 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 13/20] x86/vmx: Initialize test stage in SIPI test *before* launching AP thread Sean Christopherson
2026-05-14 21:04 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 14/20] x86/kvmclock: Replace spaces with tabs Sean Christopherson
2026-05-14 21:04 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 15/20] x86/kvmclock: Skip kvmclock test when not running on KVM with CLOCKSOURCE2 Sean Christopherson
2026-05-14 21:04 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 16/20] x86/vmx: Tag "struct vmx_msr_entry" as needing to be 16-byte aligned Sean Christopherson
2026-05-14 21:04 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 17/20] x86/smp: Align the stack to a 16-byte boundary when invoking SMP function calls Sean Christopherson
2026-05-14 21:04 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 18/20] x86/vmx: Write to KVM's WALL_CLOCK MSR via VM-Entry load list sync in SIPI test Sean Christopherson
2026-05-14 21:04 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 19/20] x86: Better backtraces for leaf functions Sean Christopherson
2026-05-14 21:05 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 20/20] x86: Prevent realmode test code instrumentation with nop-mcount Sean Christopherson
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