From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
To: "Tina Zhang" <zhang_wei@open-hieco.net>
Cc: kvm@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 8/8] KVM: selftests: Add nested SVM DecodeAssists test
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:37:06 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260923143706.7E50A1F000FF@smtp.kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <b16dc4ca74d0337c5535813d48f5ea206b3d5a87.1790171702.git.zhang_wei@open-hieco.net>
Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 1 potential issue(s) to consider:
- [Low] kvm: selftests: missing .global directive on inline assembly labels causes LTO link error
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commit 08e87505d5c0bae297f7e3e768c2e12a61d10322
Author: Tina Zhang <zhang_wei@open-hieco.net>
KVM: selftests: Add nested SVM DecodeAssists test
This commit adds a nested SVM selftest to verify KVM's virtualization of
DecodeAssists. It covers instruction byte extraction for various instructions
and edge cases such as synthesized nested page faults and userspace-injected
page faults.
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/svm_nested_decode_assists_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/svm_nested_decode_assists_test.c
> new file mode 100644
> index 0000000000000..aba91d8bb1a28
> --- /dev/null
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/svm_nested_decode_assists_test.c
> @@ -0,0 +1,590 @@
[ ... ]
> +extern u8 l2_movsb_insn[];
> +
> +static void l2_movsb_code(void)
> +{
> + asm volatile("mov %0, %%rsi\n\t"
> + "mov %1, %%rdi\n\t"
> + "l2_movsb_insn:\n\t"
[Severity: Low]
Is a .global (or .globl) directive needed for this assembly label?
When building the selftests with Link-Time Optimization (LTO) enabled, the
l2_movsb_code function and the functions referencing the extern l2_movsb_insn
array (like test_synthesized_npf_after_hardware_npf) might be partitioned
into different LTRANS units.
Since this label lacks a global directive, it remains strictly local to its
inline assembly block's partition. The linker therefore cannot resolve the
extern declaration in other partitions, causing an undefined reference build
error.
> + "movsb"
> + : : "r"(&mmio_source), "r"(&npf_target)
> + : "rsi", "rdi", "memory");
> + GUEST_FAIL("L2 MOVSB did not cause a nested page fault");
> +}
> +
> +extern u8 l2_userspace_pf_insn[];
> +
> +static void l2_userspace_pf_code(void)
> +{
> + asm volatile("movzbl (%0), %%eax\n\t"
> + "l2_userspace_pf_insn:\n\t"
[Severity: Low]
Does this label also need a .global directive to prevent LTO linkage failures,
similar to the l2_movsb_insn label above?
> + "nop"
> + : : "r"(&mmio_source) : "rax", "memory");
> + GUEST_FAIL("Userspace-injected #PF was not intercepted by L1");
> +}
> +
[ ... ]
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Sashiko AI review · https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/cover.1790171702.git.zhang_wei@open-hieco.net?part=8
prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-23 14:37 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-23 14:02 [PATCH v8 0/8] KVM: nSVM: Enable DecodeAssists for nested guests Tina Zhang
2026-09-23 14:02 ` [PATCH v8 1/8] KVM: x86: Provide INVLPG linear address to intercept handlers Tina Zhang
2026-09-23 19:49 ` Jim Mattson
2026-09-23 14:02 ` [PATCH v8 2/8] KVM: nSVM: Synthesize DecodeAssists EXITINFO for emulated intercepts Tina Zhang
2026-09-23 14:02 ` [PATCH v8 3/8] KVM: nSVM: Track valid hardware DecodeAssist bytes Tina Zhang
2026-09-23 14:02 ` [PATCH v8 4/8] KVM: nSVM: Propagate hardware DecodeAssist bytes to VMCB12 Tina Zhang
2026-09-23 14:02 ` [PATCH v8 5/8] KVM: nSVM: Fetch DecodeAssist bytes for synthesized faults Tina Zhang
2026-09-23 22:20 ` Jim Mattson
2026-09-30 12:24 ` Tina Zhang
2026-10-13 11:53 ` Tina Zhang
2026-10-13 15:58 ` Sean Christopherson
2026-09-23 14:02 ` [PATCH v8 6/8] KVM: nSVM: Use emulator bytes for synthesized nested #NPF Tina Zhang
2026-09-23 14:02 ` [PATCH v8 7/8] KVM: nSVM: Advertise DecodeAssists to L1 Tina Zhang
2026-09-23 14:34 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-23 14:02 ` [PATCH v8 8/8] KVM: selftests: Add nested SVM DecodeAssists test Tina Zhang
2026-09-23 14:37 ` sashiko-bot [this message]
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