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* [PATCH 2/7] KVM: VMX: more cleanups to __vmx_vcpu_run
  2022-10-28 23:07 [RFC PATCH 0/7] KVM: SVM: move MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL save/restore to assembly Paolo Bonzini
@ 2022-10-28 23:07 ` Paolo Bonzini
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 12+ messages in thread
From: Paolo Bonzini @ 2022-10-28 23:07 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-kernel, kvm; +Cc: jmattson, seanjc, jpoimboe

Slightly improve register allocation, loading vmx only once
before vmlaunch/vmresume.

Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
---
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmenter.S | 40 +++++++++++++++++---------------------
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 22 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmenter.S b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmenter.S
index 1362fe5859f9..0aea6b348a96 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmenter.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmenter.S
@@ -81,13 +81,12 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(__vmx_vcpu_run)
 	 * there must not be any returns or indirect branches between this code
 	 * and vmentry.
 	 */
-	movl VMX_spec_ctrl(%_ASM_DI), %edi
+	movl VMX_spec_ctrl(%_ASM_DI), %eax
 	movl PER_CPU_VAR(x86_spec_ctrl_current), %esi
-	cmp %edi, %esi
+	cmp %eax, %esi
 	je .Lspec_ctrl_done
 	mov $MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, %ecx
 	xor %edx, %edx
-	mov %edi, %eax
 	wrmsr
 
 .Lspec_ctrl_done:
@@ -97,31 +96,28 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(__vmx_vcpu_run)
 	 * an LFENCE to stop speculation from skipping the wrmsr.
 	 */
 
-	/* Load @vmx to RAX. */
-	mov WORD_SIZE(%_ASM_SP), %_ASM_AX
-
 	/* Check if vmlaunch or vmresume is needed */
 	testb $VMX_RUN_VMRESUME, %bl
 
 	/* Load guest registers.  Don't clobber flags. */
-	mov VCPU_RCX(%_ASM_AX), %_ASM_CX
-	mov VCPU_RDX(%_ASM_AX), %_ASM_DX
-	mov VCPU_RBX(%_ASM_AX), %_ASM_BX
-	mov VCPU_RBP(%_ASM_AX), %_ASM_BP
-	mov VCPU_RSI(%_ASM_AX), %_ASM_SI
-	mov VCPU_RDI(%_ASM_AX), %_ASM_DI
+	mov VCPU_RAX(%_ASM_DI), %_ASM_AX
+	mov VCPU_RCX(%_ASM_DI), %_ASM_CX
+	mov VCPU_RDX(%_ASM_DI), %_ASM_DX
+	mov VCPU_RBX(%_ASM_DI), %_ASM_BX
+	mov VCPU_RBP(%_ASM_DI), %_ASM_BP
+	mov VCPU_RSI(%_ASM_DI), %_ASM_SI
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
-	mov VCPU_R8 (%_ASM_AX),  %r8
-	mov VCPU_R9 (%_ASM_AX),  %r9
-	mov VCPU_R10(%_ASM_AX), %r10
-	mov VCPU_R11(%_ASM_AX), %r11
-	mov VCPU_R12(%_ASM_AX), %r12
-	mov VCPU_R13(%_ASM_AX), %r13
-	mov VCPU_R14(%_ASM_AX), %r14
-	mov VCPU_R15(%_ASM_AX), %r15
+	mov VCPU_R8 (%_ASM_DI),  %r8
+	mov VCPU_R9 (%_ASM_DI),  %r9
+	mov VCPU_R10(%_ASM_DI), %r10
+	mov VCPU_R11(%_ASM_DI), %r11
+	mov VCPU_R12(%_ASM_DI), %r12
+	mov VCPU_R13(%_ASM_DI), %r13
+	mov VCPU_R14(%_ASM_DI), %r14
+	mov VCPU_R15(%_ASM_DI), %r15
 #endif
-	/* Load guest RAX.  This kills the @vmx pointer! */
-	mov VCPU_RAX(%_ASM_AX), %_ASM_AX
+	/* Load guest RDI.  This kills the @vmx pointer! */
+	mov VCPU_RDI(%_ASM_DI), %_ASM_DI
 
 	/* Check EFLAGS.ZF from 'testb' above */
 	jz .Lvmlaunch
-- 
2.31.1



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* [PATCH 0/7] KVM: VMX/SVM: use the same SPEC_CTRL assembly code
@ 2026-04-08 18:22 Paolo Bonzini
  2026-04-08 18:22 ` [PATCH 1/7] KVM: VMX: remove regs argument of __vmx_vcpu_run Paolo Bonzini
                   ` (6 more replies)
  0 siblings, 7 replies; 12+ messages in thread
From: Paolo Bonzini @ 2026-04-08 18:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-kernel, kvm; +Cc: seanjc, chang.seok.bae

As discussed in the APX thread, this series moves the SPEC_CTRL
handling for VMX entirely to vmenter.S, and while at it improves
the code reuse between SVM and VMX.

The prototype of __vmx_vcpu_run() and __svm_vcpu_run() becomes
the same, with a set of bit flags for the second argument (which
can be augmented with an extra bit for whether to save/restore APX).
The register allocation also becomes very similar, with %edi/%rdi
pointing to the vmx (resp. svm) argument (patches 1-4).

(In fact, most of this was already done at the time of commit 9f2febf3f04d
and predecessors, but I had never tested it and submitted it... because
well, assembly is scary).

Thanks to this, the code to restore the guest SPEC_CTRL value is the
same up to the register names and can be dropped into vmx/vmenter.S.
On the vmexit side the only change required is support for
X86_FEATURE_KERNEL_IBRS, which is a single ALTERNATIVE macro.

Paolo

Paolo Bonzini (7):
  KVM: VMX: remove regs argument of __vmx_vcpu_run
  KVM: VMX: more cleanups to __vmx_vcpu_run
  KVM: SVM: prepare for making SPEC_CTRL switch common with VMX
  KVM: SVM: adopt the same VMX_RUN_* flags as VMX
  KVM: SVM: extract RESTORE_*_SPEC_CTRL_BODY out of svm/vmenter.S
  KVM: VMX: switch to RESTORE_GUEST_SPEC_CTRL_BODY
  KVM: VMX: replace vmx_spec_ctrl_restore_host with
    RESTORE_HOST_SPEC_CTRL_BODY

 arch/x86/kvm/kvm-asm-offsets.c |   1 +
 arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c         |  14 ++-
 arch/x86/kvm/svm/vmenter.S     | 103 +++++--------------
 arch/x86/kvm/vmenter.h         |  75 ++++++++++++++
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/run_flags.h   |   9 --
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmenter.S     | 181 ++++++++++++++-------------------
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c         |  39 ++-----
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h         |   7 +-
 8 files changed, 194 insertions(+), 235 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 arch/x86/kvm/vmenter.h
 delete mode 100644 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/run_flags.h

-- 
2.52.0


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* [PATCH 1/7] KVM: VMX: remove regs argument of __vmx_vcpu_run
  2026-04-08 18:22 [PATCH 0/7] KVM: VMX/SVM: use the same SPEC_CTRL assembly code Paolo Bonzini
@ 2026-04-08 18:22 ` Paolo Bonzini
  2026-04-08 18:22 ` [PATCH 2/7] KVM: VMX: more cleanups to __vmx_vcpu_run Paolo Bonzini
                   ` (5 subsequent siblings)
  6 siblings, 0 replies; 12+ messages in thread
From: Paolo Bonzini @ 2026-04-08 18:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-kernel, kvm; +Cc: seanjc, chang.seok.bae

Registers are reachable through vcpu_vmx, no need to pass
a separate pointer to the regs[] array.

No functional change intended.

Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
---
 arch/x86/kvm/kvm-asm-offsets.c |  1 +
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmenter.S     | 58 +++++++++++++++-------------------
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c         |  3 +-
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h         |  3 +-
 4 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 37 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/kvm-asm-offsets.c b/arch/x86/kvm/kvm-asm-offsets.c
index 24a710d37323..36ac61724dd7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/kvm-asm-offsets.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/kvm-asm-offsets.c
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ static void __used common(void)
 
 	if (IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_KVM_INTEL)) {
 		BLANK();
+		OFFSET(VMX_vcpu_arch_regs, vcpu_vmx, vcpu.arch.regs);
 		OFFSET(VMX_spec_ctrl, vcpu_vmx, spec_ctrl);
 	}
 }
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmenter.S b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmenter.S
index 4426d34811fc..3530c5b7b729 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmenter.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmenter.S
@@ -11,24 +11,24 @@
 
 #define WORD_SIZE (BITS_PER_LONG / 8)
 
-#define VCPU_RAX	__VCPU_REGS_RAX * WORD_SIZE
-#define VCPU_RCX	__VCPU_REGS_RCX * WORD_SIZE
-#define VCPU_RDX	__VCPU_REGS_RDX * WORD_SIZE
-#define VCPU_RBX	__VCPU_REGS_RBX * WORD_SIZE
+#define VCPU_RAX	(VMX_vcpu_arch_regs + __VCPU_REGS_RAX * WORD_SIZE)
+#define VCPU_RCX	(VMX_vcpu_arch_regs + __VCPU_REGS_RCX * WORD_SIZE)
+#define VCPU_RDX	(VMX_vcpu_arch_regs + __VCPU_REGS_RDX * WORD_SIZE)
+#define VCPU_RBX	(VMX_vcpu_arch_regs + __VCPU_REGS_RBX * WORD_SIZE)
 /* Intentionally omit RSP as it's context switched by hardware */
-#define VCPU_RBP	__VCPU_REGS_RBP * WORD_SIZE
-#define VCPU_RSI	__VCPU_REGS_RSI * WORD_SIZE
-#define VCPU_RDI	__VCPU_REGS_RDI * WORD_SIZE
+#define VCPU_RBP	(VMX_vcpu_arch_regs + __VCPU_REGS_RBP * WORD_SIZE)
+#define VCPU_RSI	(VMX_vcpu_arch_regs + __VCPU_REGS_RSI * WORD_SIZE)
+#define VCPU_RDI	(VMX_vcpu_arch_regs + __VCPU_REGS_RDI * WORD_SIZE)
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
-#define VCPU_R8		__VCPU_REGS_R8  * WORD_SIZE
-#define VCPU_R9		__VCPU_REGS_R9  * WORD_SIZE
-#define VCPU_R10	__VCPU_REGS_R10 * WORD_SIZE
-#define VCPU_R11	__VCPU_REGS_R11 * WORD_SIZE
-#define VCPU_R12	__VCPU_REGS_R12 * WORD_SIZE
-#define VCPU_R13	__VCPU_REGS_R13 * WORD_SIZE
-#define VCPU_R14	__VCPU_REGS_R14 * WORD_SIZE
-#define VCPU_R15	__VCPU_REGS_R15 * WORD_SIZE
+#define VCPU_R8		(VMX_vcpu_arch_regs + __VCPU_REGS_R8  * WORD_SIZE)
+#define VCPU_R9		(VMX_vcpu_arch_regs + __VCPU_REGS_R9  * WORD_SIZE)
+#define VCPU_R10	(VMX_vcpu_arch_regs + __VCPU_REGS_R10 * WORD_SIZE)
+#define VCPU_R11	(VMX_vcpu_arch_regs + __VCPU_REGS_R11 * WORD_SIZE)
+#define VCPU_R12	(VMX_vcpu_arch_regs + __VCPU_REGS_R12 * WORD_SIZE)
+#define VCPU_R13	(VMX_vcpu_arch_regs + __VCPU_REGS_R13 * WORD_SIZE)
+#define VCPU_R14	(VMX_vcpu_arch_regs + __VCPU_REGS_R14 * WORD_SIZE)
+#define VCPU_R15	(VMX_vcpu_arch_regs + __VCPU_REGS_R15 * WORD_SIZE)
 #endif
 
 .macro VMX_DO_EVENT_IRQOFF call_insn call_target
@@ -68,7 +68,6 @@
 /**
  * __vmx_vcpu_run - Run a vCPU via a transition to VMX guest mode
  * @vmx:	struct vcpu_vmx *
- * @regs:	unsigned long * (to guest registers)
  * @flags:	VMX_RUN_VMRESUME:	use VMRESUME instead of VMLAUNCH
  *		VMX_RUN_SAVE_SPEC_CTRL: save guest SPEC_CTRL into vmx->spec_ctrl
  *		VMX_RUN_CLEAR_CPU_BUFFERS_FOR_MMIO: vCPU can access host MMIO
@@ -94,12 +93,6 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(__vmx_vcpu_run)
 	push %_ASM_ARG1
 
 	/* Save @flags (used for VMLAUNCH vs. VMRESUME and mitigations). */
-	push %_ASM_ARG3
-
-	/*
-	 * Save @regs, _ASM_ARG2 may be modified by vmx_update_host_rsp() and
-	 * @regs is needed after VM-Exit to save the guest's register values.
-	 */
 	push %_ASM_ARG2
 
 	lea (%_ASM_SP), %_ASM_ARG2
@@ -107,6 +100,9 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(__vmx_vcpu_run)
 
 	ALTERNATIVE "jmp .Lspec_ctrl_done", "", X86_FEATURE_MSR_SPEC_CTRL
 
+	/* Reload @vmx, _ASM_ARG1 may be modified by vmx_update_host_rsp().  */
+	mov WORD_SIZE(%_ASM_SP), %_ASM_DI
+
 	/*
 	 * SPEC_CTRL handling: if the guest's SPEC_CTRL value differs from the
 	 * host's, write the MSR.
@@ -115,7 +111,6 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(__vmx_vcpu_run)
 	 * there must not be any returns or indirect branches between this code
 	 * and vmentry.
 	 */
-	mov 2*WORD_SIZE(%_ASM_SP), %_ASM_DI
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 	mov VMX_spec_ctrl(%rdi), %rdx
 	cmp PER_CPU_VAR(x86_spec_ctrl_current), %rdx
@@ -142,8 +137,8 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(__vmx_vcpu_run)
 	 * an LFENCE to stop speculation from skipping the wrmsr.
 	 */
 
-	/* Load @regs to RAX. */
-	mov (%_ASM_SP), %_ASM_AX
+	/* Load @vmx to RAX. */
+	mov WORD_SIZE(%_ASM_SP), %_ASM_AX
 
 	/* Load guest registers.  Don't clobber flags. */
 	mov VCPU_RCX(%_ASM_AX), %_ASM_CX
@@ -162,7 +157,7 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(__vmx_vcpu_run)
 	mov VCPU_R14(%_ASM_AX), %r14
 	mov VCPU_R15(%_ASM_AX), %r15
 #endif
-	/* Load guest RAX.  This kills the @regs pointer! */
+	/* Load guest RAX.  This kills the @vmx pointer! */
 	mov VCPU_RAX(%_ASM_AX), %_ASM_AX
 
 	/*
@@ -172,7 +167,7 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(__vmx_vcpu_run)
 	 * do VERW.  Else, do nothing (no mitigations needed/enabled).
 	 */
 	ALTERNATIVE_2 "",									  \
-		      __stringify(testl $VMX_RUN_CLEAR_CPU_BUFFERS_FOR_MMIO, WORD_SIZE(%_ASM_SP); \
+		      __stringify(testl $VMX_RUN_CLEAR_CPU_BUFFERS_FOR_MMIO, (%_ASM_SP);	  \
 				  jz .Lskip_mmio_verw;						  \
 				  VERW;								  \
 				  .Lskip_mmio_verw:),					  	  \
@@ -180,7 +175,7 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(__vmx_vcpu_run)
 		      __stringify(VERW), X86_FEATURE_CLEAR_CPU_BUF_VM
 
 	/* Check @flags to see if VMLAUNCH or VMRESUME is needed. */
-	testl $VMX_RUN_VMRESUME, WORD_SIZE(%_ASM_SP)
+	testl $VMX_RUN_VMRESUME, (%_ASM_SP)
 	jz .Lvmlaunch
 
 	/*
@@ -215,8 +210,8 @@ SYM_INNER_LABEL_ALIGN(vmx_vmexit, SYM_L_GLOBAL)
 	/* Temporarily save guest's RAX. */
 	push %_ASM_AX
 
-	/* Reload @regs to RAX. */
-	mov WORD_SIZE(%_ASM_SP), %_ASM_AX
+	/* Reload @vmx to RAX. */
+	mov 2*WORD_SIZE(%_ASM_SP), %_ASM_AX
 
 	/* Save all guest registers, including RAX from the stack */
 	pop           VCPU_RAX(%_ASM_AX)
@@ -241,9 +236,6 @@ SYM_INNER_LABEL_ALIGN(vmx_vmexit, SYM_L_GLOBAL)
 	xor %ebx, %ebx
 
 .Lclear_regs:
-	/* Discard @regs.  The register is irrelevant, it just can't be RBX. */
-	pop %_ASM_AX
-
 	/*
 	 * Clear all general purpose registers except RSP and RBX to prevent
 	 * speculative use of the guest's values, even those that are reloaded
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index 8b24e682535b..054542ff0d02 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -7577,8 +7577,7 @@ static noinstr void vmx_vcpu_enter_exit(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	if (vcpu->arch.cr2 != native_read_cr2())
 		native_write_cr2(vcpu->arch.cr2);
 
-	vmx->fail = __vmx_vcpu_run(vmx, (unsigned long *)&vcpu->arch.regs,
-				   flags);
+	vmx->fail = __vmx_vcpu_run(vmx, flags);
 
 	vcpu->arch.cr2 = native_read_cr2();
 	vcpu->arch.regs_avail &= ~VMX_REGS_LAZY_LOAD_SET;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
index 70bfe81dea54..f963cb2982c9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
@@ -373,8 +373,7 @@ void pt_update_intercept_for_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void vmx_update_host_rsp(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx, unsigned long host_rsp);
 void vmx_spec_ctrl_restore_host(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx, unsigned int flags);
 unsigned int __vmx_vcpu_run_flags(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx);
-bool __vmx_vcpu_run(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx, unsigned long *regs,
-		    unsigned int flags);
+bool __vmx_vcpu_run(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx, unsigned int flags);
 void vmx_ept_load_pdptrs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 
 void vmx_set_intercept_for_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u32 msr, int type, bool set);
-- 
2.52.0



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* [PATCH 2/7] KVM: VMX: more cleanups to __vmx_vcpu_run
  2026-04-08 18:22 [PATCH 0/7] KVM: VMX/SVM: use the same SPEC_CTRL assembly code Paolo Bonzini
  2026-04-08 18:22 ` [PATCH 1/7] KVM: VMX: remove regs argument of __vmx_vcpu_run Paolo Bonzini
@ 2026-04-08 18:22 ` Paolo Bonzini
  2026-04-09  9:38   ` Binbin Wu
  2026-04-08 18:22 ` [PATCH 3/7] KVM: SVM: prepare for making SPEC_CTRL switch common with VMX Paolo Bonzini
                   ` (4 subsequent siblings)
  6 siblings, 1 reply; 12+ messages in thread
From: Paolo Bonzini @ 2026-04-08 18:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-kernel, kvm; +Cc: seanjc, chang.seok.bae

Slightly improve register allocation, loading vmx only once
before vmlaunch/vmresume.

This also makes the code slightly more similar to the one for
AMD processors, in that both keep the pointer to struct vcpu_vmx
or vcpu_svm in %rdi.  The code for restoring the guest value of
SPEC_CTRL is also the same for Intel and AMD.

Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
---
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmenter.S | 83 ++++++++++++++++++--------------------
 1 file changed, 40 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmenter.S b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmenter.S
index 3530c5b7b729..babafd7dfa5b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmenter.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmenter.S
@@ -98,11 +98,11 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(__vmx_vcpu_run)
 	lea (%_ASM_SP), %_ASM_ARG2
 	call vmx_update_host_rsp
 
-	ALTERNATIVE "jmp .Lspec_ctrl_done", "", X86_FEATURE_MSR_SPEC_CTRL
-
 	/* Reload @vmx, _ASM_ARG1 may be modified by vmx_update_host_rsp().  */
 	mov WORD_SIZE(%_ASM_SP), %_ASM_DI
 
+	ALTERNATIVE "jmp .Lspec_ctrl_done", "", X86_FEATURE_MSR_SPEC_CTRL
+
 	/*
 	 * SPEC_CTRL handling: if the guest's SPEC_CTRL value differs from the
 	 * host's, write the MSR.
@@ -122,9 +122,9 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(__vmx_vcpu_run)
 	mov PER_CPU_VAR(x86_spec_ctrl_current), %ecx
 	xor %eax, %ecx
 	mov VMX_spec_ctrl + 4(%edi), %edx
-	mov PER_CPU_VAR(x86_spec_ctrl_current + 4), %edi
-	xor %edx, %edi
-	or %edi, %ecx
+	mov PER_CPU_VAR(x86_spec_ctrl_current + 4), %esi
+	xor %edx, %esi
+	or %esi, %ecx
 	je .Lspec_ctrl_done
 #endif
 	mov $MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, %ecx
@@ -137,28 +137,25 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(__vmx_vcpu_run)
 	 * an LFENCE to stop speculation from skipping the wrmsr.
 	 */
 
-	/* Load @vmx to RAX. */
-	mov WORD_SIZE(%_ASM_SP), %_ASM_AX
-
 	/* Load guest registers.  Don't clobber flags. */
-	mov VCPU_RCX(%_ASM_AX), %_ASM_CX
-	mov VCPU_RDX(%_ASM_AX), %_ASM_DX
-	mov VCPU_RBX(%_ASM_AX), %_ASM_BX
-	mov VCPU_RBP(%_ASM_AX), %_ASM_BP
-	mov VCPU_RSI(%_ASM_AX), %_ASM_SI
-	mov VCPU_RDI(%_ASM_AX), %_ASM_DI
+	mov VCPU_RAX(%_ASM_DI), %_ASM_AX
+	mov VCPU_RCX(%_ASM_DI), %_ASM_CX
+	mov VCPU_RDX(%_ASM_DI), %_ASM_DX
+	mov VCPU_RBX(%_ASM_DI), %_ASM_BX
+	mov VCPU_RBP(%_ASM_DI), %_ASM_BP
+	mov VCPU_RSI(%_ASM_DI), %_ASM_SI
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
-	mov VCPU_R8 (%_ASM_AX),  %r8
-	mov VCPU_R9 (%_ASM_AX),  %r9
-	mov VCPU_R10(%_ASM_AX), %r10
-	mov VCPU_R11(%_ASM_AX), %r11
-	mov VCPU_R12(%_ASM_AX), %r12
-	mov VCPU_R13(%_ASM_AX), %r13
-	mov VCPU_R14(%_ASM_AX), %r14
-	mov VCPU_R15(%_ASM_AX), %r15
+	mov VCPU_R8 (%_ASM_DI),  %r8
+	mov VCPU_R9 (%_ASM_DI),  %r9
+	mov VCPU_R10(%_ASM_DI), %r10
+	mov VCPU_R11(%_ASM_DI), %r11
+	mov VCPU_R12(%_ASM_DI), %r12
+	mov VCPU_R13(%_ASM_DI), %r13
+	mov VCPU_R14(%_ASM_DI), %r14
+	mov VCPU_R15(%_ASM_DI), %r15
 #endif
-	/* Load guest RAX.  This kills the @vmx pointer! */
-	mov VCPU_RAX(%_ASM_AX), %_ASM_AX
+	/* Load guest RDI.  This kills the @vmx pointer! */
+	mov VCPU_RDI(%_ASM_DI), %_ASM_DI
 
 	/*
 	 * Note, ALTERNATIVE_2 works in reverse order.  If CLEAR_CPU_BUF_VM is
@@ -207,29 +204,29 @@ SYM_INNER_LABEL_ALIGN(vmx_vmexit, SYM_L_GLOBAL)
 	UNWIND_HINT_RESTORE
 	ENDBR
 
-	/* Temporarily save guest's RAX. */
-	push %_ASM_AX
+	/* Temporarily save guest's RDI. */
+	push %_ASM_DI
 
 	/* Reload @vmx to RAX. */
-	mov 2*WORD_SIZE(%_ASM_SP), %_ASM_AX
+	mov 2*WORD_SIZE(%_ASM_SP), %_ASM_DI
 
-	/* Save all guest registers, including RAX from the stack */
-	pop           VCPU_RAX(%_ASM_AX)
-	mov %_ASM_CX, VCPU_RCX(%_ASM_AX)
-	mov %_ASM_DX, VCPU_RDX(%_ASM_AX)
-	mov %_ASM_BX, VCPU_RBX(%_ASM_AX)
-	mov %_ASM_BP, VCPU_RBP(%_ASM_AX)
-	mov %_ASM_SI, VCPU_RSI(%_ASM_AX)
-	mov %_ASM_DI, VCPU_RDI(%_ASM_AX)
+	/* Save all guest registers, including RDI from the stack */
+	mov %_ASM_AX, VCPU_RAX(%_ASM_DI)
+	mov %_ASM_CX, VCPU_RCX(%_ASM_DI)
+	mov %_ASM_DX, VCPU_RDX(%_ASM_DI)
+	mov %_ASM_BX, VCPU_RBX(%_ASM_DI)
+	mov %_ASM_BP, VCPU_RBP(%_ASM_DI)
+	mov %_ASM_SI, VCPU_RSI(%_ASM_DI)
+	pop           VCPU_RDI(%_ASM_DI)
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
-	mov %r8,  VCPU_R8 (%_ASM_AX)
-	mov %r9,  VCPU_R9 (%_ASM_AX)
-	mov %r10, VCPU_R10(%_ASM_AX)
-	mov %r11, VCPU_R11(%_ASM_AX)
-	mov %r12, VCPU_R12(%_ASM_AX)
-	mov %r13, VCPU_R13(%_ASM_AX)
-	mov %r14, VCPU_R14(%_ASM_AX)
-	mov %r15, VCPU_R15(%_ASM_AX)
+	mov %r8,  VCPU_R8 (%_ASM_DI)
+	mov %r9,  VCPU_R9 (%_ASM_DI)
+	mov %r10, VCPU_R10(%_ASM_DI)
+	mov %r11, VCPU_R11(%_ASM_DI)
+	mov %r12, VCPU_R12(%_ASM_DI)
+	mov %r13, VCPU_R13(%_ASM_DI)
+	mov %r14, VCPU_R14(%_ASM_DI)
+	mov %r15, VCPU_R15(%_ASM_DI)
 #endif
 
 	/* Clear return value to indicate VM-Exit (as opposed to VM-Fail). */
-- 
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* [PATCH 3/7] KVM: SVM: prepare for making SPEC_CTRL switch common with VMX
  2026-04-08 18:22 [PATCH 0/7] KVM: VMX/SVM: use the same SPEC_CTRL assembly code Paolo Bonzini
  2026-04-08 18:22 ` [PATCH 1/7] KVM: VMX: remove regs argument of __vmx_vcpu_run Paolo Bonzini
  2026-04-08 18:22 ` [PATCH 2/7] KVM: VMX: more cleanups to __vmx_vcpu_run Paolo Bonzini
@ 2026-04-08 18:22 ` Paolo Bonzini
  2026-04-08 18:22 ` [PATCH 4/7] KVM: SVM: adopt the same VMX_RUN_* flags as VMX Paolo Bonzini
                   ` (3 subsequent siblings)
  6 siblings, 0 replies; 12+ messages in thread
From: Paolo Bonzini @ 2026-04-08 18:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-kernel, kvm; +Cc: seanjc, chang.seok.bae

Remove the local labels and restrict RESTORE_*_BODY to just
the restore code itself.  Since the alternatives are different
between VMX and SVM, having labels in the per-vendor file and
jumps in another would be too confusing.

Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
---
 arch/x86/kvm/svm/vmenter.S | 54 +++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/vmenter.S b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/vmenter.S
index 3392bcadfb89..f4ea862652d8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/vmenter.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/vmenter.S
@@ -39,10 +39,8 @@
 	ALTERNATIVE_2 "", \
 		"jmp 800f", X86_FEATURE_MSR_SPEC_CTRL, \
 		"", X86_FEATURE_V_SPEC_CTRL
-801:
 .endm
-.macro RESTORE_GUEST_SPEC_CTRL_BODY
-800:
+.macro RESTORE_GUEST_SPEC_CTRL_BODY guest_spec_ctrl:req, label:req
 	/*
 	 * SPEC_CTRL handling: if the guest's SPEC_CTRL value differs from the
 	 * host's, write the MSR.  This is kept out-of-line so that the common
@@ -53,24 +51,23 @@
 	 * and vmentry.
 	 */
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
-	mov SVM_spec_ctrl(%rdi), %rdx
+	mov \guest_spec_ctrl, %rdx
 	cmp PER_CPU_VAR(x86_spec_ctrl_current), %rdx
-	je 801b
+	je \label
 	movl %edx, %eax
 	shr $32, %rdx
 #else
-	mov SVM_spec_ctrl(%edi), %eax
+	mov \guest_spec_ctrl, %eax
 	mov PER_CPU_VAR(x86_spec_ctrl_current), %ecx
 	xor %eax, %ecx
-	mov SVM_spec_ctrl + 4(%edi), %edx
+	mov 4 + \guest_spec_ctrl, %edx
 	mov PER_CPU_VAR(x86_spec_ctrl_current + 4), %esi
 	xor %edx, %esi
 	or %esi, %ecx
-	je 801b
+	je \label
 #endif
 	mov $MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, %ecx
 	wrmsr
-	jmp 801b
 .endm
 
 .macro RESTORE_HOST_SPEC_CTRL
@@ -78,10 +75,8 @@
 	ALTERNATIVE_2 "", \
 		"jmp 900f", X86_FEATURE_MSR_SPEC_CTRL, \
 		"", X86_FEATURE_V_SPEC_CTRL
-901:
 .endm
-.macro RESTORE_HOST_SPEC_CTRL_BODY spec_ctrl_intercepted:req
-900:
+.macro RESTORE_HOST_SPEC_CTRL_BODY guest_spec_ctrl:req, spec_ctrl_intercepted:req, label:req
 	/* Same for after vmexit.  */
 	mov $MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, %ecx
 
@@ -92,28 +87,27 @@
 	cmpb $0, \spec_ctrl_intercepted
 	jnz 998f
 	rdmsr
-	movl %eax, SVM_spec_ctrl(%_ASM_DI)
-	movl %edx, SVM_spec_ctrl + 4(%_ASM_DI)
+	movl %eax, \guest_spec_ctrl
+	movl %edx, 4 + \guest_spec_ctrl
 998:
 	/* Now restore the host value of the MSR if different from the guest's.  */
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 	mov PER_CPU_VAR(x86_spec_ctrl_current), %rdx
-	cmp SVM_spec_ctrl(%rdi), %rdx
-	je 901b
+	cmp \guest_spec_ctrl, %rdx
+	je \label
 	movl %edx, %eax
 	shr $32, %rdx
 #else
 	mov PER_CPU_VAR(x86_spec_ctrl_current), %eax
-	mov SVM_spec_ctrl(%edi), %esi
+	mov \guest_spec_ctrl, %esi
 	xor %eax, %esi
 	mov PER_CPU_VAR(x86_spec_ctrl_current + 4), %edx
-	mov SVM_spec_ctrl + 4(%edi), %edi
+	mov 4 + \guest_spec_ctrl, %edi
 	xor %edx, %edi
 	or %edi, %esi
-	je 901b
+	je \label
 #endif
 	wrmsr
-	jmp 901b
 .endm
 
 #define SVM_CLEAR_CPU_BUFFERS \
@@ -162,6 +156,7 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(__svm_vcpu_run)
 
 	/* Clobbers RAX, RCX, RDX (and ESI on 32-bit), consumes RDI (@svm). */
 	RESTORE_GUEST_SPEC_CTRL
+801:
 
 	/*
 	 * Use a single vmcb (vmcb01 because it's always valid) for
@@ -242,6 +237,7 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(__svm_vcpu_run)
 	 * and RSP (pointer to @spec_ctrl_intercepted).
 	 */
 	RESTORE_HOST_SPEC_CTRL
+901:
 
 	/*
 	 * Mitigate RETBleed for AMD/Hygon Zen uarch. RET should be
@@ -295,8 +291,12 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(__svm_vcpu_run)
 	pop %_ASM_BP
 	RET
 
-	RESTORE_GUEST_SPEC_CTRL_BODY
-	RESTORE_HOST_SPEC_CTRL_BODY (%_ASM_SP)
+800:
+	RESTORE_GUEST_SPEC_CTRL_BODY SVM_spec_ctrl(%_ASM_DI), 801b
+	jmp 801b
+900:
+	RESTORE_HOST_SPEC_CTRL_BODY SVM_spec_ctrl(%_ASM_DI), (%_ASM_SP), 901b
+	jmp 901b
 
 10:	cmpb $0, _ASM_RIP(kvm_rebooting)
 	jne 2b
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(__svm_sev_es_vcpu_run)
 
 	/* Clobbers RAX, RCX, and RDX (@hostsa), consumes RDI (@svm). */
 	RESTORE_GUEST_SPEC_CTRL
+801:
 
 	/* Get svm->current_vmcb->pa into RAX. */
 	mov SVM_current_vmcb(%rdi), %rax
@@ -378,6 +379,7 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(__svm_sev_es_vcpu_run)
 
 	/* Clobbers RAX, RCX, RDX, consumes RDI (@svm) and RSI (@spec_ctrl_intercepted). */
 	RESTORE_HOST_SPEC_CTRL
+901:
 
 	/*
 	 * Mitigate RETBleed for AMD/Hygon Zen uarch. RET should be
@@ -391,8 +393,12 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(__svm_sev_es_vcpu_run)
 	FRAME_END
 	RET
 
-	RESTORE_GUEST_SPEC_CTRL_BODY
-	RESTORE_HOST_SPEC_CTRL_BODY %sil
+800:
+	RESTORE_GUEST_SPEC_CTRL_BODY SVM_spec_ctrl(%_ASM_DI), 801b
+	jmp 801b
+900:
+	RESTORE_HOST_SPEC_CTRL_BODY SVM_spec_ctrl(%_ASM_DI), %sil, 901b
+	jmp 901b
 
 3:	cmpb $0, kvm_rebooting(%rip)
 	jne 2b
-- 
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* [PATCH 4/7] KVM: SVM: adopt the same VMX_RUN_* flags as VMX
  2026-04-08 18:22 [PATCH 0/7] KVM: VMX/SVM: use the same SPEC_CTRL assembly code Paolo Bonzini
                   ` (2 preceding siblings ...)
  2026-04-08 18:22 ` [PATCH 3/7] KVM: SVM: prepare for making SPEC_CTRL switch common with VMX Paolo Bonzini
@ 2026-04-08 18:22 ` Paolo Bonzini
  2026-04-08 18:22 ` [PATCH 5/7] KVM: SVM: extract RESTORE_*_SPEC_CTRL_BODY out of svm/vmenter.S Paolo Bonzini
                   ` (2 subsequent siblings)
  6 siblings, 0 replies; 12+ messages in thread
From: Paolo Bonzini @ 2026-04-08 18:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-kernel, kvm; +Cc: seanjc, chang.seok.bae

Rename VMX_RUN_* to KVM_ENTER_* (to not confuse with KVM_RUN_* that
already exists) and replace SVM's spec_ctrl_intercepted with that
same bitmask.

Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
---
 arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c       | 14 +++++++++-----
 arch/x86/kvm/svm/vmenter.S   | 21 +++++++++++----------
 arch/x86/kvm/vmenter.h       |  9 +++++++++
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/run_flags.h |  9 ---------
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmenter.S   | 12 ++++++------
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c       | 13 +++++++------
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h       |  3 +--
 7 files changed, 43 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 arch/x86/kvm/vmenter.h
 delete mode 100644 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/run_flags.h

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
index e6477affac9a..19808eee43de 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@
 
 #include "trace.h"
 
+#include "vmenter.h"
 #include "svm.h"
 #include "svm_ops.h"
 
@@ -4253,7 +4254,7 @@ static fastpath_t svm_exit_handlers_fastpath(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
 	return EXIT_FASTPATH_NONE;
 }
 
-static noinstr void svm_vcpu_enter_exit(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool spec_ctrl_intercepted)
+static noinstr void svm_vcpu_enter_exit(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned enter_flags)
 {
 	struct svm_cpu_data *sd = per_cpu_ptr(&svm_data, vcpu->cpu);
 	struct vcpu_svm *svm = to_svm(vcpu);
@@ -4275,10 +4276,10 @@ static noinstr void svm_vcpu_enter_exit(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool spec_ctrl_in
 	amd_clear_divider();
 
 	if (sev_es_guest(vcpu->kvm))
-		__svm_sev_es_vcpu_run(svm, spec_ctrl_intercepted,
+		__svm_sev_es_vcpu_run(svm, enter_flags,
 				      sev_es_host_save_area(sd));
 	else
-		__svm_vcpu_run(svm, spec_ctrl_intercepted);
+		__svm_vcpu_run(svm, enter_flags);
 
 	raw_local_irq_disable();
 
@@ -4289,7 +4290,10 @@ static __no_kcsan fastpath_t svm_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 run_flags)
 {
 	bool force_immediate_exit = run_flags & KVM_RUN_FORCE_IMMEDIATE_EXIT;
 	struct vcpu_svm *svm = to_svm(vcpu);
-	bool spec_ctrl_intercepted = msr_write_intercepted(vcpu, MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL);
+	unsigned enter_flags = 0;
+
+	if (msr_write_intercepted(vcpu, MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL))
+		enter_flags |= KVM_ENTER_SAVE_SPEC_CTRL;
 
 	trace_kvm_entry(vcpu, force_immediate_exit);
 
@@ -4370,7 +4374,7 @@ static __no_kcsan fastpath_t svm_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 run_flags)
 	if (!static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_V_SPEC_CTRL))
 		x86_spec_ctrl_set_guest(svm->virt_spec_ctrl);
 
-	svm_vcpu_enter_exit(vcpu, spec_ctrl_intercepted);
+	svm_vcpu_enter_exit(vcpu, enter_flags);
 
 	if (!static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_V_SPEC_CTRL))
 		x86_spec_ctrl_restore_host(svm->virt_spec_ctrl);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/vmenter.S b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/vmenter.S
index f4ea862652d8..545dc55582bf 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/vmenter.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/vmenter.S
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <asm/kvm_vcpu_regs.h>
 #include <asm/nospec-branch.h>
 #include "kvm-asm-offsets.h"
+#include "vmenter.h"
 
 #define WORD_SIZE (BITS_PER_LONG / 8)
 
@@ -76,7 +77,7 @@
 		"jmp 900f", X86_FEATURE_MSR_SPEC_CTRL, \
 		"", X86_FEATURE_V_SPEC_CTRL
 .endm
-.macro RESTORE_HOST_SPEC_CTRL_BODY guest_spec_ctrl:req, spec_ctrl_intercepted:req, label:req
+.macro RESTORE_HOST_SPEC_CTRL_BODY guest_spec_ctrl:req, enter_flags:req, label:req
 	/* Same for after vmexit.  */
 	mov $MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, %ecx
 
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@
 	 * Load the value that the guest had written into MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL,
 	 * if it was not intercepted during guest execution.
 	 */
-	cmpb $0, \spec_ctrl_intercepted
+	testl $KVM_ENTER_SAVE_SPEC_CTRL, \enter_flags
 	jnz 998f
 	rdmsr
 	movl %eax, \guest_spec_ctrl
@@ -115,8 +116,8 @@
 
 /**
  * __svm_vcpu_run - Run a vCPU via a transition to SVM guest mode
- * @svm:	struct vcpu_svm *
- * @spec_ctrl_intercepted: bool
+ * @svm:	 struct vcpu_svm *
+ * @enter_flags: u32
  */
 SYM_FUNC_START(__svm_vcpu_run)
 	push %_ASM_BP
@@ -274,7 +275,7 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(__svm_vcpu_run)
 	xor %r15d, %r15d
 #endif
 
-	/* "Pop" @spec_ctrl_intercepted.  */
+	/* "Pop" @enter_flags.  */
 	pop %_ASM_BX
 
 	pop %_ASM_BX
@@ -335,8 +336,8 @@ SYM_FUNC_END(__svm_vcpu_run)
 
 /**
  * __svm_sev_es_vcpu_run - Run a SEV-ES vCPU via a transition to SVM guest mode
- * @svm:	struct vcpu_svm *
- * @spec_ctrl_intercepted: bool
+ * @svm:	 struct vcpu_svm *
+ * @enter_flags: u32
  */
 SYM_FUNC_START(__svm_sev_es_vcpu_run)
 	FRAME_BEGIN
@@ -355,7 +356,7 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(__svm_sev_es_vcpu_run)
 
 	/*
 	 * Save volatile registers that hold arguments that are needed after
-	 * #VMEXIT (RDI=@svm and RSI=@spec_ctrl_intercepted).
+	 * #VMEXIT (RDI=@svm and RSI=@enter_flags).
 	 */
 	mov %rdi, SEV_ES_RDI (%rdx)
 	mov %rsi, SEV_ES_RSI (%rdx)
@@ -377,7 +378,7 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(__svm_sev_es_vcpu_run)
 	/* IMPORTANT: Stuff the RSB immediately after VM-Exit, before RET! */
 	FILL_RETURN_BUFFER %rax, RSB_CLEAR_LOOPS, X86_FEATURE_RSB_VMEXIT
 
-	/* Clobbers RAX, RCX, RDX, consumes RDI (@svm) and RSI (@spec_ctrl_intercepted). */
+	/* Clobbers RAX, RCX, RDX, consumes RDI (@svm) and RSI (@enter_flags). */
 	RESTORE_HOST_SPEC_CTRL
 901:
 
@@ -397,7 +398,7 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(__svm_sev_es_vcpu_run)
 	RESTORE_GUEST_SPEC_CTRL_BODY SVM_spec_ctrl(%_ASM_DI), 801b
 	jmp 801b
 900:
-	RESTORE_HOST_SPEC_CTRL_BODY SVM_spec_ctrl(%_ASM_DI), %sil, 901b
+	RESTORE_HOST_SPEC_CTRL_BODY SVM_spec_ctrl(%_ASM_DI), %esi, 901b
 	jmp 901b
 
 3:	cmpb $0, kvm_rebooting(%rip)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmenter.h b/arch/x86/kvm/vmenter.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..29cdae650069
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmenter.h
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
+#ifndef __KVM_X86_VMENTER_H
+#define __KVM_X86_VMENTER_H
+
+#define KVM_ENTER_VMRESUME			BIT(0)
+#define KVM_ENTER_SAVE_SPEC_CTRL		BIT(1)
+#define KVM_ENTER_CLEAR_CPU_BUFFERS_FOR_MMIO	BIT(2)
+
+#endif /* __KVM_X86_VMENTER_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/run_flags.h b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/run_flags.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 6a87a12135fb..000000000000
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/run_flags.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 */
-#ifndef __KVM_X86_VMX_RUN_FLAGS_H
-#define __KVM_X86_VMX_RUN_FLAGS_H
-
-#define VMX_RUN_VMRESUME			BIT(0)
-#define VMX_RUN_SAVE_SPEC_CTRL			BIT(1)
-#define VMX_RUN_CLEAR_CPU_BUFFERS_FOR_MMIO	BIT(2)
-
-#endif /* __KVM_X86_VMX_RUN_FLAGS_H */
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmenter.S b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmenter.S
index babafd7dfa5b..bed5a753166b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmenter.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmenter.S
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <asm/percpu.h>
 #include <asm/segment.h>
 #include "kvm-asm-offsets.h"
-#include "run_flags.h"
+#include "vmenter.h"
 
 #define WORD_SIZE (BITS_PER_LONG / 8)
 
@@ -68,9 +68,9 @@
 /**
  * __vmx_vcpu_run - Run a vCPU via a transition to VMX guest mode
  * @vmx:	struct vcpu_vmx *
- * @flags:	VMX_RUN_VMRESUME:	use VMRESUME instead of VMLAUNCH
- *		VMX_RUN_SAVE_SPEC_CTRL: save guest SPEC_CTRL into vmx->spec_ctrl
- *		VMX_RUN_CLEAR_CPU_BUFFERS_FOR_MMIO: vCPU can access host MMIO
+ * @flags:	KVM_ENTER_RUN_VMRESUME:	use VMRESUME instead of VMLAUNCH
+ *		KVM_ENTER_RUN_SAVE_SPEC_CTRL: save guest SPEC_CTRL into vmx->spec_ctrl
+ *		KVM_ENTER_RUN_CLEAR_CPU_BUFFERS_FOR_MMIO: vCPU can access host MMIO
  *
  * Returns:
  *	0 on VM-Exit, 1 on VM-Fail
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(__vmx_vcpu_run)
 	 * do VERW.  Else, do nothing (no mitigations needed/enabled).
 	 */
 	ALTERNATIVE_2 "",									  \
-		      __stringify(testl $VMX_RUN_CLEAR_CPU_BUFFERS_FOR_MMIO, (%_ASM_SP);	  \
+		      __stringify(testl $KVM_ENTER_CLEAR_CPU_BUFFERS_FOR_MMIO, (%_ASM_SP);	  \
 				  jz .Lskip_mmio_verw;						  \
 				  VERW;								  \
 				  .Lskip_mmio_verw:),					  	  \
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(__vmx_vcpu_run)
 		      __stringify(VERW), X86_FEATURE_CLEAR_CPU_BUF_VM
 
 	/* Check @flags to see if VMLAUNCH or VMRESUME is needed. */
-	testl $VMX_RUN_VMRESUME, (%_ASM_SP)
+	testl $KVM_ENTER_VMRESUME, (%_ASM_SP)
 	jz .Lvmlaunch
 
 	/*
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index 054542ff0d02..ef0de3cc0bc2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
 #include "x86_ops.h"
 #include "smm.h"
 #include "vmx_onhyperv.h"
+#include "vmenter.h"
 #include "posted_intr.h"
 
 #include "mmu/spte.h"
@@ -1000,12 +1001,12 @@ static bool msr_write_intercepted(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx, u32 msr)
 	return vmx_test_msr_bitmap_write(vmx->loaded_vmcs->msr_bitmap, msr);
 }
 
-unsigned int __vmx_vcpu_run_flags(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
+unsigned int __vmx_vcpu_enter_flags(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
 {
 	unsigned int flags = 0;
 
 	if (vmx->loaded_vmcs->launched)
-		flags |= VMX_RUN_VMRESUME;
+		flags |= KVM_ENTER_VMRESUME;
 
 	/*
 	 * If writes to the SPEC_CTRL MSR aren't intercepted, the guest is free
@@ -1013,11 +1014,11 @@ unsigned int __vmx_vcpu_run_flags(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
 	 * it after vmexit and store it in vmx->spec_ctrl.
 	 */
 	if (!msr_write_intercepted(vmx, MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL))
-		flags |= VMX_RUN_SAVE_SPEC_CTRL;
+		flags |= KVM_ENTER_SAVE_SPEC_CTRL;
 
 	if (cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_CLEAR_CPU_BUF_VM_MMIO) &&
 	    kvm_vcpu_can_access_host_mmio(&vmx->vcpu))
-		flags |= VMX_RUN_CLEAR_CPU_BUFFERS_FOR_MMIO;
+		flags |= KVM_ENTER_CLEAR_CPU_BUFFERS_FOR_MMIO;
 
 	return flags;
 }
@@ -7504,7 +7505,7 @@ void noinstr vmx_spec_ctrl_restore_host(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx,
 	if (!cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_MSR_SPEC_CTRL))
 		return;
 
-	if (flags & VMX_RUN_SAVE_SPEC_CTRL)
+	if (flags & KVM_ENTER_SAVE_SPEC_CTRL)
 		vmx->spec_ctrl = native_rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL);
 
 	/*
@@ -7695,7 +7696,7 @@ fastpath_t vmx_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 run_flags)
 	kvm_wait_lapic_expire(vcpu);
 
 	/* The actual VMENTER/EXIT is in the .noinstr.text section. */
-	vmx_vcpu_enter_exit(vcpu, __vmx_vcpu_run_flags(vmx));
+	vmx_vcpu_enter_exit(vcpu, __vmx_vcpu_enter_flags(vmx));
 
 	/* All fields are clean at this point */
 	if (kvm_is_using_evmcs()) {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
index f963cb2982c9..9cb5a205f19d 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 #include "vmcs.h"
 #include "vmx_ops.h"
 #include "../cpuid.h"
-#include "run_flags.h"
 #include "../mmu.h"
 #include "common.h"
 
@@ -372,7 +371,7 @@ struct vmx_uret_msr *vmx_find_uret_msr(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx, u32 msr);
 void pt_update_intercept_for_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void vmx_update_host_rsp(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx, unsigned long host_rsp);
 void vmx_spec_ctrl_restore_host(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx, unsigned int flags);
-unsigned int __vmx_vcpu_run_flags(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx);
+unsigned int __vmx_vcpu_enter_flags(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx);
 bool __vmx_vcpu_run(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx, unsigned int flags);
 void vmx_ept_load_pdptrs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 
-- 
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* [PATCH 5/7] KVM: SVM: extract RESTORE_*_SPEC_CTRL_BODY out of svm/vmenter.S
  2026-04-08 18:22 [PATCH 0/7] KVM: VMX/SVM: use the same SPEC_CTRL assembly code Paolo Bonzini
                   ` (3 preceding siblings ...)
  2026-04-08 18:22 ` [PATCH 4/7] KVM: SVM: adopt the same VMX_RUN_* flags as VMX Paolo Bonzini
@ 2026-04-08 18:22 ` Paolo Bonzini
  2026-04-08 18:22 ` [PATCH 6/7] KVM: VMX: switch to RESTORE_GUEST_SPEC_CTRL_BODY Paolo Bonzini
  2026-04-08 18:22 ` [PATCH 7/7] KVM: VMX: replace vmx_spec_ctrl_restore_host with RESTORE_HOST_SPEC_CTRL_BODY Paolo Bonzini
  6 siblings, 0 replies; 12+ messages in thread
From: Paolo Bonzini @ 2026-04-08 18:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-kernel, kvm; +Cc: seanjc, chang.seok.bae

Pure code movement, in preparation for using these macros for
VMX as well.

Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
---
 arch/x86/kvm/svm/vmenter.S | 62 ----------------------------------
 arch/x86/kvm/vmenter.h     | 68 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 67 insertions(+), 63 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/vmenter.S b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/vmenter.S
index 545dc55582bf..67a05fe9827e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/vmenter.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/vmenter.S
@@ -41,35 +41,6 @@
 		"jmp 800f", X86_FEATURE_MSR_SPEC_CTRL, \
 		"", X86_FEATURE_V_SPEC_CTRL
 .endm
-.macro RESTORE_GUEST_SPEC_CTRL_BODY guest_spec_ctrl:req, label:req
-	/*
-	 * SPEC_CTRL handling: if the guest's SPEC_CTRL value differs from the
-	 * host's, write the MSR.  This is kept out-of-line so that the common
-	 * case does not have to jump.
-	 *
-	 * IMPORTANT: To avoid RSB underflow attacks and any other nastiness,
-	 * there must not be any returns or indirect branches between this code
-	 * and vmentry.
-	 */
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
-	mov \guest_spec_ctrl, %rdx
-	cmp PER_CPU_VAR(x86_spec_ctrl_current), %rdx
-	je \label
-	movl %edx, %eax
-	shr $32, %rdx
-#else
-	mov \guest_spec_ctrl, %eax
-	mov PER_CPU_VAR(x86_spec_ctrl_current), %ecx
-	xor %eax, %ecx
-	mov 4 + \guest_spec_ctrl, %edx
-	mov PER_CPU_VAR(x86_spec_ctrl_current + 4), %esi
-	xor %edx, %esi
-	or %esi, %ecx
-	je \label
-#endif
-	mov $MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, %ecx
-	wrmsr
-.endm
 
 .macro RESTORE_HOST_SPEC_CTRL
 	/* No need to do anything if SPEC_CTRL is unset or V_SPEC_CTRL is set */
@@ -77,39 +48,6 @@
 		"jmp 900f", X86_FEATURE_MSR_SPEC_CTRL, \
 		"", X86_FEATURE_V_SPEC_CTRL
 .endm
-.macro RESTORE_HOST_SPEC_CTRL_BODY guest_spec_ctrl:req, enter_flags:req, label:req
-	/* Same for after vmexit.  */
-	mov $MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, %ecx
-
-	/*
-	 * Load the value that the guest had written into MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL,
-	 * if it was not intercepted during guest execution.
-	 */
-	testl $KVM_ENTER_SAVE_SPEC_CTRL, \enter_flags
-	jnz 998f
-	rdmsr
-	movl %eax, \guest_spec_ctrl
-	movl %edx, 4 + \guest_spec_ctrl
-998:
-	/* Now restore the host value of the MSR if different from the guest's.  */
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
-	mov PER_CPU_VAR(x86_spec_ctrl_current), %rdx
-	cmp \guest_spec_ctrl, %rdx
-	je \label
-	movl %edx, %eax
-	shr $32, %rdx
-#else
-	mov PER_CPU_VAR(x86_spec_ctrl_current), %eax
-	mov \guest_spec_ctrl, %esi
-	xor %eax, %esi
-	mov PER_CPU_VAR(x86_spec_ctrl_current + 4), %edx
-	mov 4 + \guest_spec_ctrl, %edi
-	xor %edx, %edi
-	or %edi, %esi
-	je \label
-#endif
-	wrmsr
-.endm
 
 #define SVM_CLEAR_CPU_BUFFERS \
 	ALTERNATIVE "", __CLEAR_CPU_BUFFERS, X86_FEATURE_CLEAR_CPU_BUF_VM
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmenter.h b/arch/x86/kvm/vmenter.h
index 29cdae650069..e746e1328d3f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmenter.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmenter.h
@@ -6,4 +6,70 @@
 #define KVM_ENTER_SAVE_SPEC_CTRL		BIT(1)
 #define KVM_ENTER_CLEAR_CPU_BUFFERS_FOR_MMIO	BIT(2)
 
-#endif /* __KVM_X86_VMENTER_H */
+#ifdef __ASSEMBLER__
+.macro RESTORE_GUEST_SPEC_CTRL_BODY guest_spec_ctrl:req, label:req
+	/*
+	 * SPEC_CTRL handling: if the guest's SPEC_CTRL value differs from the
+	 * host's, write the MSR.  This is kept out-of-line so that the common
+	 * case does not have to jump.
+	 *
+	 * IMPORTANT: To avoid RSB underflow attacks and any other nastiness,
+	 * there must not be any returns or indirect branches between this code
+	 * and vmentry.
+	 */
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+	mov \guest_spec_ctrl, %rdx
+	cmp PER_CPU_VAR(x86_spec_ctrl_current), %rdx
+	je \label
+	movl %edx, %eax
+	shr $32, %rdx
+#else
+	mov \guest_spec_ctrl, %eax
+	mov PER_CPU_VAR(x86_spec_ctrl_current), %ecx
+	xor %eax, %ecx
+	mov 4 + \guest_spec_ctrl, %edx
+	mov PER_CPU_VAR(x86_spec_ctrl_current + 4), %esi
+	xor %edx, %esi
+	or %esi, %ecx
+	je \label
+#endif
+	mov $MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, %ecx
+	wrmsr
+.endm
+
+.macro RESTORE_HOST_SPEC_CTRL_BODY guest_spec_ctrl:req, enter_flags:req, label:req
+	/* Same for after vmexit.  */
+	mov $MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, %ecx
+
+	/*
+	 * Load the value that the guest had written into MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL,
+	 * if it was not intercepted during guest execution.
+	 */
+	testl $KVM_ENTER_SAVE_SPEC_CTRL, \enter_flags
+	jnz 998f
+	rdmsr
+	movl %eax, \guest_spec_ctrl
+	movl %edx, 4 + \guest_spec_ctrl
+998:
+	/* Now restore the host value of the MSR if different from the guest's.  */
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+	mov PER_CPU_VAR(x86_spec_ctrl_current), %rdx
+	cmp \guest_spec_ctrl, %rdx
+	je \label
+	movl %edx, %eax
+	shr $32, %rdx
+#else
+	mov PER_CPU_VAR(x86_spec_ctrl_current), %eax
+	mov \guest_spec_ctrl, %esi
+	xor %eax, %esi
+	mov PER_CPU_VAR(x86_spec_ctrl_current + 4), %edx
+	mov 4 + \guest_spec_ctrl, %edi
+	xor %edx, %edi
+	or %edi, %esi
+	je \label
+#endif
+	wrmsr
+.endm
+
+#endif /* __ASSEMBLER__ */
+#endif /* __KVM_X86_ENTER_FLAGS_H */
-- 
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* [PATCH 6/7] KVM: VMX: switch to RESTORE_GUEST_SPEC_CTRL_BODY
  2026-04-08 18:22 [PATCH 0/7] KVM: VMX/SVM: use the same SPEC_CTRL assembly code Paolo Bonzini
                   ` (4 preceding siblings ...)
  2026-04-08 18:22 ` [PATCH 5/7] KVM: SVM: extract RESTORE_*_SPEC_CTRL_BODY out of svm/vmenter.S Paolo Bonzini
@ 2026-04-08 18:22 ` Paolo Bonzini
  2026-04-08 18:22 ` [PATCH 7/7] KVM: VMX: replace vmx_spec_ctrl_restore_host with RESTORE_HOST_SPEC_CTRL_BODY Paolo Bonzini
  6 siblings, 0 replies; 12+ messages in thread
From: Paolo Bonzini @ 2026-04-08 18:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-kernel, kvm; +Cc: seanjc, chang.seok.bae

This has exactly the same expansion, so there is no change.

Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
---
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmenter.S | 31 ++++---------------------------
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmenter.S b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmenter.S
index bed5a753166b..f3240a3ff8f5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmenter.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmenter.S
@@ -101,35 +101,12 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(__vmx_vcpu_run)
 	/* Reload @vmx, _ASM_ARG1 may be modified by vmx_update_host_rsp().  */
 	mov WORD_SIZE(%_ASM_SP), %_ASM_DI
 
-	ALTERNATIVE "jmp .Lspec_ctrl_done", "", X86_FEATURE_MSR_SPEC_CTRL
-
 	/*
-	 * SPEC_CTRL handling: if the guest's SPEC_CTRL value differs from the
-	 * host's, write the MSR.
-	 *
-	 * IMPORTANT: To avoid RSB underflow attacks and any other nastiness,
-	 * there must not be any returns or indirect branches between this code
-	 * and vmentry.
+	 * Unlike AMD there's no V_SPEC_CTRL here, so do not leave the body
+	 * out of line.  Clobbers RAX, RCX, RDX, RSI.
 	 */
-#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
-	mov VMX_spec_ctrl(%rdi), %rdx
-	cmp PER_CPU_VAR(x86_spec_ctrl_current), %rdx
-	je .Lspec_ctrl_done
-	movl %edx, %eax
-	shr $32, %rdx
-#else
-	mov VMX_spec_ctrl(%edi), %eax
-	mov PER_CPU_VAR(x86_spec_ctrl_current), %ecx
-	xor %eax, %ecx
-	mov VMX_spec_ctrl + 4(%edi), %edx
-	mov PER_CPU_VAR(x86_spec_ctrl_current + 4), %esi
-	xor %edx, %esi
-	or %esi, %ecx
-	je .Lspec_ctrl_done
-#endif
-	mov $MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, %ecx
-	wrmsr
-
+	ALTERNATIVE "jmp .Lspec_ctrl_done", "", X86_FEATURE_MSR_SPEC_CTRL
+	RESTORE_GUEST_SPEC_CTRL_BODY VMX_spec_ctrl(%_ASM_DI), .Lspec_ctrl_done
 .Lspec_ctrl_done:
 
 	/*
-- 
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* [PATCH 7/7] KVM: VMX: replace vmx_spec_ctrl_restore_host with RESTORE_HOST_SPEC_CTRL_BODY
  2026-04-08 18:22 [PATCH 0/7] KVM: VMX/SVM: use the same SPEC_CTRL assembly code Paolo Bonzini
                   ` (5 preceding siblings ...)
  2026-04-08 18:22 ` [PATCH 6/7] KVM: VMX: switch to RESTORE_GUEST_SPEC_CTRL_BODY Paolo Bonzini
@ 2026-04-08 18:22 ` Paolo Bonzini
  2026-04-08 21:48   ` Paolo Bonzini
  2026-04-09 17:36   ` Uros Bizjak
  6 siblings, 2 replies; 12+ messages in thread
From: Paolo Bonzini @ 2026-04-08 18:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-kernel, kvm; +Cc: seanjc, chang.seok.bae

Reuse the same assembly as SVM, just with alternatives instead
of cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_KERNEL_IBRS).

Due to the dearth of registers in 32-bit x86, save/restore %eax
across the restoring sequence, keeping it simple; the main alternative
would be to leave vmx and flags on the stack, avoiding the need to read
flags from %ebx.  It's not really measurable difference.

Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
---
 arch/x86/kvm/vmenter.h     |  4 ++--
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmenter.S | 25 +++++++++++++++----------
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c     | 25 -------------------------
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h     |  1 -
 4 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmenter.h b/arch/x86/kvm/vmenter.h
index e746e1328d3f..d822dafc75f7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmenter.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmenter.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 	mov PER_CPU_VAR(x86_spec_ctrl_current), %rdx
 	cmp \guest_spec_ctrl, %rdx
-	je \label
+	ALTERNATIVE "", __stringify(je \label), X86_FEATURE_KERNEL_IBRS
 	movl %edx, %eax
 	shr $32, %rdx
 #else
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
 	mov 4 + \guest_spec_ctrl, %edi
 	xor %edx, %edi
 	or %edi, %esi
-	je \label
+	ALTERNATIVE "", __stringify(je \label), X86_FEATURE_KERNEL_IBRS
 #endif
 	wrmsr
 .endm
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmenter.S b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmenter.S
index f3240a3ff8f5..c0574d68ff45 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmenter.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmenter.S
@@ -105,9 +105,9 @@ SYM_FUNC_START(__vmx_vcpu_run)
 	 * Unlike AMD there's no V_SPEC_CTRL here, so do not leave the body
 	 * out of line.  Clobbers RAX, RCX, RDX, RSI.
 	 */
-	ALTERNATIVE "jmp .Lspec_ctrl_done", "", X86_FEATURE_MSR_SPEC_CTRL
-	RESTORE_GUEST_SPEC_CTRL_BODY VMX_spec_ctrl(%_ASM_DI), .Lspec_ctrl_done
-.Lspec_ctrl_done:
+	ALTERNATIVE "jmp .Lspec_ctrl_guest_done", "", X86_FEATURE_MSR_SPEC_CTRL
+	RESTORE_GUEST_SPEC_CTRL_BODY VMX_spec_ctrl(%_ASM_DI), .Lspec_ctrl_guest_done
+.Lspec_ctrl_guest_done:
 
 	/*
 	 * Since vmentry is serializing on affected CPUs, there's no need for
@@ -252,16 +252,21 @@ SYM_INNER_LABEL_ALIGN(vmx_vmexit, SYM_L_GLOBAL)
 	FILL_RETURN_BUFFER %_ASM_CX, RSB_CLEAR_LOOPS, X86_FEATURE_RSB_VMEXIT,\
 			   X86_FEATURE_RSB_VMEXIT_LITE
 
-	pop %_ASM_ARG2	/* @flags */
-	pop %_ASM_ARG1	/* @vmx */
-
-	call vmx_spec_ctrl_restore_host
-
-	CLEAR_BRANCH_HISTORY_VMEXIT
-
 	/* Put return value in AX */
 	mov %_ASM_BX, %_ASM_AX
 
+	pop %_ASM_BX	/* @flags */
+	pop %_ASM_DI	/* @vmx */
+
+        /* Clobbers RAX, RCX, RDX, RSI.  */
+	ALTERNATIVE "jmp .Lspec_ctrl_host_done", "", X86_FEATURE_MSR_SPEC_CTRL
+	push %_ASM_AX
+	RESTORE_HOST_SPEC_CTRL_BODY VMX_spec_ctrl(%_ASM_DI), %ebx, .Lspec_ctrl_host_done
+	pop %_ASM_AX
+.Lspec_ctrl_host_done:
+
+	CLEAR_BRANCH_HISTORY_VMEXIT
+
 	pop %_ASM_BX
 #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
 	pop %r12
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index ef0de3cc0bc2..84a5441142fc 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -7497,31 +7497,6 @@ void noinstr vmx_update_host_rsp(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx, unsigned long host_rsp)
 	}
 }
 
-void noinstr vmx_spec_ctrl_restore_host(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx,
-					unsigned int flags)
-{
-	u64 hostval = this_cpu_read(x86_spec_ctrl_current);
-
-	if (!cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_MSR_SPEC_CTRL))
-		return;
-
-	if (flags & KVM_ENTER_SAVE_SPEC_CTRL)
-		vmx->spec_ctrl = native_rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL);
-
-	/*
-	 * If the guest/host SPEC_CTRL values differ, restore the host value.
-	 *
-	 * For legacy IBRS, the IBRS bit always needs to be written after
-	 * transitioning from a less privileged predictor mode, regardless of
-	 * whether the guest/host values differ.
-	 */
-	if (cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_KERNEL_IBRS) ||
-	    vmx->spec_ctrl != hostval)
-		native_wrmsrq(MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, hostval);
-
-	barrier_nospec();
-}
-
 static fastpath_t vmx_exit_handlers_fastpath(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 					     bool force_immediate_exit)
 {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
index 9cb5a205f19d..fec85c739fad 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
@@ -370,7 +370,6 @@ void vmx_set_virtual_apic_mode(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 struct vmx_uret_msr *vmx_find_uret_msr(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx, u32 msr);
 void pt_update_intercept_for_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void vmx_update_host_rsp(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx, unsigned long host_rsp);
-void vmx_spec_ctrl_restore_host(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx, unsigned int flags);
 unsigned int __vmx_vcpu_enter_flags(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx);
 bool __vmx_vcpu_run(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx, unsigned int flags);
 void vmx_ept_load_pdptrs(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
-- 
2.52.0


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* Re: [PATCH 7/7] KVM: VMX: replace vmx_spec_ctrl_restore_host with RESTORE_HOST_SPEC_CTRL_BODY
  2026-04-08 18:22 ` [PATCH 7/7] KVM: VMX: replace vmx_spec_ctrl_restore_host with RESTORE_HOST_SPEC_CTRL_BODY Paolo Bonzini
@ 2026-04-08 21:48   ` Paolo Bonzini
  2026-04-09 17:36   ` Uros Bizjak
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 12+ messages in thread
From: Paolo Bonzini @ 2026-04-08 21:48 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-kernel, kvm; +Cc: seanjc, chang.seok.bae

On 4/8/26 20:22, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> Reuse the same assembly as SVM, just with alternatives instead
> of cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_KERNEL_IBRS).
> 
> Due to the dearth of registers in 32-bit x86, save/restore %eax
> across the restoring sequence, keeping it simple; the main alternative
> would be to leave vmx and flags on the stack, avoiding the need to read
> flags from %ebx.  It's not really measurable difference.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
> ---
>   arch/x86/kvm/vmenter.h     |  4 ++--
>   arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmenter.S | 25 +++++++++++++++----------
>   arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c     | 25 -------------------------
>   arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h     |  1 -
>   4 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmenter.h b/arch/x86/kvm/vmenter.h
> index e746e1328d3f..d822dafc75f7 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmenter.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmenter.h
> @@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
>   #ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
>   	mov PER_CPU_VAR(x86_spec_ctrl_current), %rdx
>   	cmp \guest_spec_ctrl, %rdx
> -	je \label
> +	ALTERNATIVE "", __stringify(je \label), X86_FEATURE_KERNEL_IBRS

Actually the other way round:

         ALTERNATIVE __stringify(je \label), "", X86_FEATURE_KERNEL_IBRS

>   	movl %edx, %eax
>   	shr $32, %rdx
>   #else
> @@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
>   	mov 4 + \guest_spec_ctrl, %edi
>   	xor %edx, %edi
>   	or %edi, %esi
> -	je \label
> +	ALTERNATIVE "", __stringify(je \label), X86_FEATURE_KERNEL_IBRS

Same here.

Paolo


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* Re: [PATCH 2/7] KVM: VMX: more cleanups to __vmx_vcpu_run
  2026-04-08 18:22 ` [PATCH 2/7] KVM: VMX: more cleanups to __vmx_vcpu_run Paolo Bonzini
@ 2026-04-09  9:38   ` Binbin Wu
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 12+ messages in thread
From: Binbin Wu @ 2026-04-09  9:38 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Paolo Bonzini; +Cc: linux-kernel, kvm, seanjc, chang.seok.bae



On 4/9/2026 2:22 AM, Paolo Bonzini wrote:

[...]
> @@ -207,29 +204,29 @@ SYM_INNER_LABEL_ALIGN(vmx_vmexit, SYM_L_GLOBAL)
>  	UNWIND_HINT_RESTORE
>  	ENDBR
>  
> -	/* Temporarily save guest's RAX. */
> -	push %_ASM_AX
> +	/* Temporarily save guest's RDI. */
> +	push %_ASM_DI
>  
>  	/* Reload @vmx to RAX. */

RAX -> RDI

> -	mov 2*WORD_SIZE(%_ASM_SP), %_ASM_AX
> +	mov 2*WORD_SIZE(%_ASM_SP), %_ASM_DI
>  

[...]


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* Re: [PATCH 7/7] KVM: VMX: replace vmx_spec_ctrl_restore_host with RESTORE_HOST_SPEC_CTRL_BODY
  2026-04-08 18:22 ` [PATCH 7/7] KVM: VMX: replace vmx_spec_ctrl_restore_host with RESTORE_HOST_SPEC_CTRL_BODY Paolo Bonzini
  2026-04-08 21:48   ` Paolo Bonzini
@ 2026-04-09 17:36   ` Uros Bizjak
  1 sibling, 0 replies; 12+ messages in thread
From: Uros Bizjak @ 2026-04-09 17:36 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Paolo Bonzini, linux-kernel, kvm; +Cc: seanjc, chang.seok.bae

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On 4/8/26 20:22, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> Reuse the same assembly as SVM, just with alternatives instead
> of cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_KERNEL_IBRS).
> 
> Due to the dearth of registers in 32-bit x86, save/restore %eax
> across the restoring sequence, keeping it simple; the main alternative
> would be to leave vmx and flags on the stack, avoiding the need to read
> flags from %ebx.  It's not really measurable difference.

You don't need to save/restore %eax. Considering that
RESTORE_HOST_SPEC_CTRL_BODY doesn't touch %ebx, and that

testl $KVM_ENTER_SAVE_SPEC_CTRL, \enter_flags

is placed at the beginning of the macro, you can put @flags into %eax:

+ pop %_ASM_AX /* @flags */
+ pop %_ASM_DI /* @vmx */
+
+        /* Clobbers RAX, RCX, RDX, RSI.  */
+ ALTERNATIVE "jmp .Lspec_ctrl_host_done", "", X86_FEATURE_MSR_SPEC_CTRL
+ RESTORE_HOST_SPEC_CTRL_BODY VMX_spec_ctrl(%_ASM_DI), %eax,
.Lspec_ctrl_host_done
+.Lspec_ctrl_host_done:
+
+ CLEAR_BRANCH_HISTORY_VMEXIT

The above macro will clobber %eax via clear_bhb_loop(), so you should leave:

   /* Put return value in AX */
   mov %_ASM_BX, %_ASM_AX

after it, like in the attached (partial) patch.

BR,
Uros.

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diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmenter.S b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmenter.S
index 4426d34811fc..b707ebf6e7a5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmenter.S
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmenter.S
@@ -286,10 +286,13 @@ SYM_INNER_LABEL_ALIGN(vmx_vmexit, SYM_L_GLOBAL)
 	FILL_RETURN_BUFFER %_ASM_CX, RSB_CLEAR_LOOPS, X86_FEATURE_RSB_VMEXIT,\
 			   X86_FEATURE_RSB_VMEXIT_LITE
 
-	pop %_ASM_ARG2	/* @flags */
-	pop %_ASM_ARG1	/* @vmx */
+	pop %_ASM_AX	/* @flags */
+	pop %_ASM_DI	/* @vmx */
 
-	call vmx_spec_ctrl_restore_host
+	/* Clobbers RAX, RCX, RDX, RSI.  */
+	ALTERNATIVE "jmp .Lspec_ctrl_host_done", "", X86_FEATURE_MSR_SPEC_CTRL
+	RESTORE_HOST_SPEC_CTRL_BODY VMX_spec_ctrl(%_ASM_DI), %eax, .Lspec_ctrl_host_done
+.Lspec_ctrl_host_done:
 
 	CLEAR_BRANCH_HISTORY_VMEXIT
 

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