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From: Binbin Wu <binbin.wu@linux.intel.com>
To: kvm@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, x86@kernel.org
Cc: pbonzini@redhat.com, seanjc@google.com, dave.hansen@intel.com,
	kas@kernel.org, rick.p.edgecombe@intel.com,
	vishal.l.verma@intel.com, xiaoyao.li@intel.com,
	chao.gao@intel.com, binbin.wu@linux.intel.com
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] x86/cpu: Skip reading MSR_IA32_PLATFORM_ID in virtualized environment
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2026 10:47:46 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260428024746.1040531-3-binbin.wu@linux.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260428024746.1040531-1-binbin.wu@linux.intel.com>

The Linux kernel now reads MSR_IA32_PLATFORM_ID during CPU init.  When
running as a guest, if the underlying hypervisor does not emulate the
MSR, the RDMSR from 0x17 in intel_get_platform_id() can trigger an
unchecked MSR access during early boot.

    unchecked MSR access error: RDMSR from 0x17 at rIP: 0xffffffffba38d6fc (intel_get_platform_id+0x7c/0xb0)
    Call Trace:
     <TASK>
     ? early_init_intel+0x28/0x2c0
     ? early_cpu_init+0x9b/0x930
     ? setup_arch+0xbf/0xbb0
     ? _printk+0x6b/0x90
     ? start_kernel+0x7f/0xaa0
     ? x86_64_start_reservations+0x24/0x30
     ? x86_64_start_kernel+0xda/0xe0
     ? common_startup_64+0x13e/0x141
     </TASK>

Currently, KVM does not support guest reads of MSR_IA32_PLATFORM_ID for
TDX.  This should be fixed in the hypervisor, but for compatibility with
newer guests running on older KVM hosts, skip reading MSR_IA32_PLATFORM_ID
and return 0. It's meaningless to read MSR_IA32_PLATFORM_ID since guests
are not allowed to do microcode update.  cpu_has_old_microcode(), which
uses platform ID for CPU match, also skips checking whether the microcode
is old or not in a virtualized environment.

Since intel_get_platform_id() can be called early before cpuinfo_x86
is fully initialized, check whether it's running in a virtualized
environment from CPUID and opportunistically add a helper.

Fixes: d8630b67ca1ed ("x86/cpu: Add platform ID to CPU info structure")
Reported-by: Vishal Verma <vishal.l.verma@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Binbin Wu <binbin.wu@linux.intel.com>
---
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c     | 2 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c    | 4 ++++
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/internal.h | 5 +++++
 3 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
index 651202e6fefb..ee204c8a90bf 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/core.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ bool __init microcode_loader_disabled(void)
 	 * 3) Certain AMD patch levels are not allowed to be
 	 *    overwritten.
 	 */
-	hypervisor_present = native_cpuid_ecx(1) & BIT(31);
+	hypervisor_present = x86_cpuid_has_hypervisor();
 
 	if ((hypervisor_present && !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_MICROCODE_DBG)) ||
 	    amd_check_current_patch_level())
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
index 37ac4afe0972..cb93e4ea410e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/intel.c
@@ -147,6 +147,10 @@ u32 intel_get_platform_id(void)
 	if (intel_cpuid_vfm() <= INTEL_PENTIUM_II_KLAMATH)
 		return 0;
 
+	/* Don't try to read microcode bits when virtualized. */
+	if (x86_cpuid_has_hypervisor())
+		return 0;
+
 	/* get processor flags from MSR 0x17 */
 	native_rdmsr(MSR_IA32_PLATFORM_ID, val[0], val[1]);
 
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/internal.h b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/internal.h
index 3b93c0676b4f..0233e074d76b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/internal.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/microcode/internal.h
@@ -100,6 +100,11 @@ static inline unsigned int x86_cpuid_family(void)
 	return x86_family(eax);
 }
 
+static inline bool x86_cpuid_has_hypervisor(void)
+{
+	return native_cpuid_ecx(1) & BIT(31);
+}
+
 extern bool force_minrev;
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_CPU_SUP_AMD
-- 
2.46.0


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-04-28  2:43 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-04-28  2:47 [PATCH 0/2] Fix MSR_IA32_PLATFORM_ID access for TDX guests Binbin Wu
2026-04-28  2:47 ` [PATCH 1/2] KVM: TDX: Allow TDs to read MSR_IA32_PLATFORM_ID Binbin Wu
2026-04-28  5:31   ` Xiaoyao Li
2026-04-28 11:44   ` Chao Gao
2026-04-28 16:30     ` Sean Christopherson
2026-04-28 18:31       ` Edgecombe, Rick P
2026-04-28 18:44         ` Sean Christopherson
2026-04-28 19:28           ` Edgecombe, Rick P
2026-04-28 18:49   ` Dave Hansen
2026-04-28  2:47 ` Binbin Wu [this message]
2026-04-28  6:01   ` [PATCH 2/2] x86/cpu: Skip reading MSR_IA32_PLATFORM_ID in virtualized environment Xiaoyao Li
2026-04-28  9:57     ` Binbin Wu
2026-04-28 18:54     ` Edgecombe, Rick P
2026-04-28 19:13       ` Dave Hansen

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