From: Nikunj A Dadhania <nikunj@amd.com>
To: <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>, <kvm@vger.kernel.org>,
<bp@alien8.de>, <thomas.lendacky@amd.com>,
<dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>
Cc: <tglx@kernel.org>, <mingo@redhat.com>, <hpa@zytor.com>,
<xin@zytor.com>, <seanjc@google.com>, <pbonzini@redhat.com>,
<x86@kernel.org>, <sohil.mehta@intel.com>,
<chang.seok.bae@intel.com>, <jon.grimm@amd.com>, <nikunj@amd.com>
Subject: [PATCH v3 3/3] x86/fred: Fix early boot failures on SEV-ES/SNP guests
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2026 07:56:54 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260318075654.1792916-4-nikunj@amd.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260318075654.1792916-1-nikunj@amd.com>
FRED-enabled SEV-ES and SNP guests fail to boot due to the following issues
in the early boot sequence:
* FRED does not have a #VC exception handler in the dispatch logic
* Early FRED #VC exceptions attempt to use uninitialized per-CPU GHCBs
instead of boot_ghcb
Add X86_TRAP_VC case to fred_hwexc() with a new exc_vmm_communication()
function that provides the unified entry point FRED requires, dispatching
to existing user/kernel handlers based on privilege level. The function is
already declared via DECLARE_IDTENTRY_VC().
Fix early GHCB access by falling back to boot_ghcb in
__sev_{get,put}_ghcb() when per-CPU GHCBs are not yet initialized.
Fixes: 14619d912b65 ("x86/fred: FRED entry/exit and dispatch code")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org # 6.9+
Reviewed-by: Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@amd.com>
Signed-off-by: Nikunj A Dadhania <nikunj@amd.com>
---
arch/x86/coco/sev/noinstr.c | 6 ++++++
arch/x86/entry/entry_fred.c | 14 ++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 20 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/x86/coco/sev/noinstr.c b/arch/x86/coco/sev/noinstr.c
index 9d94aca4a698..5afd663a1c21 100644
--- a/arch/x86/coco/sev/noinstr.c
+++ b/arch/x86/coco/sev/noinstr.c
@@ -121,6 +121,9 @@ noinstr struct ghcb *__sev_get_ghcb(struct ghcb_state *state)
WARN_ON(!irqs_disabled());
+ if (!sev_cfg.ghcbs_initialized)
+ return boot_ghcb;
+
data = this_cpu_read(runtime_data);
ghcb = &data->ghcb_page;
@@ -164,6 +167,9 @@ noinstr void __sev_put_ghcb(struct ghcb_state *state)
WARN_ON(!irqs_disabled());
+ if (!sev_cfg.ghcbs_initialized)
+ return;
+
data = this_cpu_read(runtime_data);
ghcb = &data->ghcb_page;
diff --git a/arch/x86/entry/entry_fred.c b/arch/x86/entry/entry_fred.c
index 88c757ac8ccd..fbe2d10dd737 100644
--- a/arch/x86/entry/entry_fred.c
+++ b/arch/x86/entry/entry_fred.c
@@ -177,6 +177,16 @@ static noinstr void fred_extint(struct pt_regs *regs)
}
}
+#ifdef CONFIG_AMD_MEM_ENCRYPT
+noinstr void exc_vmm_communication(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code)
+{
+ if (user_mode(regs))
+ return user_exc_vmm_communication(regs, error_code);
+ else
+ return kernel_exc_vmm_communication(regs, error_code);
+}
+#endif
+
static noinstr void fred_hwexc(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code)
{
/* Optimize for #PF. That's the only exception which matters performance wise */
@@ -207,6 +217,10 @@ static noinstr void fred_hwexc(struct pt_regs *regs, unsigned long error_code)
#ifdef CONFIG_X86_CET
case X86_TRAP_CP: return exc_control_protection(regs, error_code);
#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_AMD_MEM_ENCRYPT
+ case X86_TRAP_VC: return exc_vmm_communication(regs, error_code);
+#endif
+
default: return fred_bad_type(regs, error_code);
}
--
2.48.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-18 7:57 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-18 7:56 [PATCH v3 0/3] x86/fred: Fix SEV-ES/SNP guest boot failures Nikunj A Dadhania
2026-03-18 7:56 ` [PATCH v3 1/3] x86/cpu: Enable FSGSBASE early in cpu_init_exception_handling() Nikunj A Dadhania
2026-03-18 13:54 ` Sohil Mehta
2026-03-18 15:39 ` Borislav Petkov
2026-03-18 15:53 ` Dave Hansen
2026-03-18 16:49 ` Sohil Mehta
2026-03-18 7:56 ` [PATCH v3 2/3] x86/cpu: Disable CR pinning during CPU bringup Nikunj A Dadhania
2026-03-18 7:56 ` Nikunj A Dadhania [this message]
2026-03-18 11:43 ` [PATCH v3 0/3] x86/fred: Fix SEV-ES/SNP guest boot failures Borislav Petkov
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