From: Mohamed Mediouni <mohamed@unpredictable.fr>
To: qemu-devel@nongnu.org
Cc: qemu-arm@nongnu.org, Pedro Barbuda <pbarbuda@microsoft.com>,
Pierrick Bouvier <pierrick.bouvier@oss.qualcomm.com>,
Peter Maydell <peter.maydell@linaro.org>,
Mohamed Mediouni <mohamed@unpredictable.fr>,
"Doug Cook (WINDOWS)" <dcook@microsoft.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 09/18] target/i386/whpx: handle processor reset
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2026 16:57:28 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261027155737.59271-10-mohamed@unpredictable.fr> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261027155737.59271-1-mohamed@unpredictable.fr>
From: "Doug Cook (WINDOWS)" <dcook@microsoft.com>
WHPX is not properly handling processor reset:
- Does not reset partition, so several registers (e.g. Hypercall,
GuestOsId) carry values forward as "Locked" into the next session.
- Does not clear hypervisor-managed TSC deadline (live-lock).
- Does not re-arm the wait-for-SIPI trigger, so all CPUs start running
immediately after reset.
Some firmware may tolerate this, but OVMF does not. Typical result is
that boot hangs or ends in triple-fault, e.g.
qemu-system-x86_64: WHPX: Unexpected VP exit code 4
After this patch, I am able to boot to Windows desktop, reset, and boot
back to Windows desktop. Tried many times in sequence with no problems.
Used several different reset mechanisms (OS shutdown menu, external
"reset", watchdog reset) with no problems.
Resolves: https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/work_items/2402
Signed-off-by: Doug Cook <dcook@microsoft.com>
Reviewed-by: Mohamed Mediouni <mohamed@unpredictable.fr>
---
target/i386/whpx/whpx-all.c | 29 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 29 insertions(+)
diff --git a/target/i386/whpx/whpx-all.c b/target/i386/whpx/whpx-all.c
index 29a630b03c..6b00724ceb 100644
--- a/target/i386/whpx/whpx-all.c
+++ b/target/i386/whpx/whpx-all.c
@@ -541,6 +541,35 @@ void whpx_set_registers(CPUState *cpu, WHPXStateLevel level)
assert(cpu_is_stopped(cpu) || qemu_cpu_is_self(cpu));
+ /* Assumes that cpu_synchronize_all_post_reset() runs cpu 0 first. */
+ if (level == WHPX_LEVEL_RESET_STATE && cpu->cpu_index == 0) {
+ hr = whp_dispatch.WHvResetPartition(whpx->partition);
+ if (FAILED(hr)) {
+ error_report("WHPX: Failed to reset partition, hr=%08lx", hr);
+ }
+ }
+
+ /* Reset hypervisor-owned TSC deadline. */
+ if (level == WHPX_LEVEL_RESET_STATE) {
+ WHV_REGISTER_VALUE tsc_deadline = {};
+
+ whpx_set_reg(cpu, WHvX64RegisterTscDeadline, tsc_deadline);
+ }
+
+ /*
+ * Re-arm partition's wait-for-SIPI state.
+ * whpx_vcpu_run() ignores cpu->halted, depends on SIPI for this.
+ * This must follow WHvResetPartition.
+ */
+ if (level == WHPX_LEVEL_RESET_STATE && whpx_irqchip_in_kernel()) {
+ WHV_REGISTER_VALUE activity = {};
+
+ whpx_get_reg(cpu, WHvRegisterInternalActivityState, &activity);
+ activity.InternalActivity.StartupSuspend = !cpu_is_bsp(x86_cpu);
+ activity.InternalActivity.HaltSuspend = 0;
+ whpx_set_reg(cpu, WHvRegisterInternalActivityState, activity);
+ }
+
/*
* Following MSRs have side effects on the guest or are too heavy for
* runtime. Limit them to full state update.
--
2.54.0 (Apple Git-157)
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-27 15:59 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 19+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-27 15:57 [PATCH v2 00/18] whpx: i386: updates for QEMU 11.2 Mohamed Mediouni
2026-10-27 15:57 ` [PATCH v2 01/18] target/i386/whpx: fix VMX capability MSR values Mohamed Mediouni
2026-10-27 15:57 ` [PATCH v2 02/18] target/i386/whpx: whpx_get_xsave_state error handling Mohamed Mediouni
2026-10-27 15:57 ` [PATCH v2 03/18] whpx: i386: get APIC state before VM save Mohamed Mediouni
2026-10-27 15:57 ` [PATCH v2 04/18] whpx: i386: fix TPR encodings for local APIC Mohamed Mediouni
2026-10-27 15:57 ` [PATCH v2 05/18] whpx: i386: save/restore xss Mohamed Mediouni
2026-10-27 15:57 ` [PATCH v2 06/18] whpx: i386: make nested virtualisation init failure non-fatal Mohamed Mediouni
2026-10-27 15:57 ` [PATCH v2 07/18] whpx: i386: allow migration for restricted scenarios Mohamed Mediouni
2026-10-27 15:57 ` [PATCH v2 08/18] whpx: i386: avoid updating hflags for vmexits Mohamed Mediouni
2026-10-27 15:57 ` Mohamed Mediouni [this message]
2026-10-27 15:57 ` [PATCH v2 10/18] target/arm/whpx: handle processor reset Mohamed Mediouni
2026-10-27 15:57 ` [PATCH v2 11/18] whpx: apic: migrate APIC implementation to new interface Mohamed Mediouni
2026-10-27 15:57 ` [PATCH v2 12/18] whpx: i386: forward the dynamic EBX of CPUID[0xD] sub-leaves 0 and 1, not 1 and 2 Mohamed Mediouni
2026-10-27 15:57 ` [PATCH v2 13/18] whpx: i386: do not require ProcessorFeaturesBanks on legacy Windows Mohamed Mediouni
2026-10-27 15:57 ` [PATCH v2 14/18] whpx: i386: fall back to xAPIC when the MSR exit bitmap is unavailable Mohamed Mediouni
2026-10-27 15:57 ` [PATCH v2 15/18] multi-target: restrict whpx-accel-*-cpu to matching target Mohamed Mediouni
2026-10-27 15:57 ` [PATCH v2 16/18] whpx: i386: also save debug registers Mohamed Mediouni
2026-10-27 15:57 ` [PATCH v2 17/18] whpx: i386: save/restore pending interruption/events Mohamed Mediouni
2026-10-27 15:57 ` [PATCH v2 18/18] whpx: docs: update for experimental VM save/restore support Mohamed Mediouni
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