From: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, kvm@vger.kernel.org
Cc: jon@nutanix.com, d.riley@proxmox.com
Subject: [PATCH 20/28] KVM: nVMX: allow MBEC with EVMCS
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 2026 07:09:38 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260428110946.11466-21-pbonzini@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260428110946.11466-1-pbonzini@redhat.com>
From: Jon Kohler <jon@nutanix.com>
Extend EVMCS1_SUPPORTED_2NDEXEC to allow MBEC and EVMCS to coexist.
Presenting both EVMCS and MBEC simultaneously causes KVM to filter out
MBEC and not present it as a supported control to the guest, preventing
performance gains from MBEC when Windows HVCI is enabled.
The guest may choose not to use MBEC (e.g., if the admin does not enable
Windows HVCI / Memory Integrity), but if they use traditional nested
virt (Hyper-V, WSL2, etc.), having EVMCS exposed is important for
improving nested guest performance. IOW allowing MBEC and EVMCS to
coexist provides maximum optionality to Windows users without
overcomplicating VM administration.
Signed-off-by: Jon Kohler <jon@nutanix.com>
Message-ID: <20251223054806.1611168-8-jon@nutanix.com>
Tested-by: David Riley <d.riley@proxmox.com>
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
---
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/hyperv_evmcs.h | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/hyperv_evmcs.h b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/hyperv_evmcs.h
index fc7c4e7bd1bf..bc08fe40590e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/hyperv_evmcs.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/hyperv_evmcs.h
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
SECONDARY_EXEC_PT_CONCEAL_VMX | \
SECONDARY_EXEC_BUS_LOCK_DETECTION | \
SECONDARY_EXEC_NOTIFY_VM_EXITING | \
+ SECONDARY_EXEC_MODE_BASED_EPT_EXEC | \
SECONDARY_EXEC_ENCLS_EXITING)
#define EVMCS1_SUPPORTED_3RDEXEC (0ULL)
--
2.52.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-04-28 11:10 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 38+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-04-28 11:09 [PATCH v4 00/28] KVM: combined patchset for MBEC/GMET support Paolo Bonzini
2026-04-28 11:09 ` [PATCH 01/28] KVM: TDX/VMX: rework EPT_VIOLATION_EXEC_FOR_RING3_LIN into PROT_MASK Paolo Bonzini
2026-04-28 11:09 ` [PATCH 02/28] KVM: x86/mmu: remove SPTE_PERM_MASK Paolo Bonzini
2026-04-28 11:09 ` [PATCH 03/28] KVM: x86/mmu: free up bit 10 of PTEs in preparation for MBEC Paolo Bonzini
2026-04-28 11:09 ` [PATCH 04/28] KVM: x86/mmu: shuffle high bits of SPTEs " Paolo Bonzini
2026-04-28 11:09 ` [PATCH 05/28] KVM: x86/mmu: remove SPTE_EPT_* Paolo Bonzini
2026-04-28 11:09 ` [PATCH 06/28] KVM: x86/mmu: merge make_spte_{non,}executable Paolo Bonzini
2026-04-28 11:09 ` [PATCH 07/28] KVM: x86/mmu: rename and clarify BYTE_MASK Paolo Bonzini
2026-04-28 11:09 ` [PATCH 08/28] KVM: x86/mmu: introduce ACC_READ_MASK Paolo Bonzini
2026-04-28 11:09 ` [PATCH 09/28] KVM: x86/mmu: separate more EPT/non-EPT permission_fault() Paolo Bonzini
2026-04-28 11:09 ` [PATCH 10/28] KVM: x86/mmu: pass PFERR_GUEST_PAGE/FINAL_MASK to kvm_translate_gpa Paolo Bonzini
2026-04-28 11:09 ` [PATCH 11/28] KVM: x86/mmu: pass pte_access for final nGPA->GPA walk Paolo Bonzini
2026-04-29 7:58 ` Paolo Bonzini
2026-04-28 11:09 ` [PATCH 12/28] KVM: x86: make translate_nested_gpa vendor-specific Paolo Bonzini
2026-04-28 11:09 ` [PATCH 13/28] KVM: x86/mmu: split XS/XU bits for EPT Paolo Bonzini
2026-04-28 11:09 ` [PATCH 14/28] KVM: x86/mmu: move cr4_smep to base role Paolo Bonzini
2026-04-28 11:09 ` [PATCH 15/28] KVM: VMX: enable use of MBEC Paolo Bonzini
2026-04-28 11:09 ` [PATCH 16/28] KVM: nVMX: pass advanced EPT violation vmexit info to guest Paolo Bonzini
2026-04-28 11:09 ` [PATCH 17/28] KVM: nVMX: pass PFERR_USER_MASK to MMU on EPT violations Paolo Bonzini
2026-04-28 11:09 ` [PATCH 18/28] KVM: x86/mmu: add support for MBEC to EPT page table walks Paolo Bonzini
2026-04-28 11:09 ` [PATCH 19/28] KVM: nVMX: advertise MBEC to nested guests Paolo Bonzini
2026-04-28 11:09 ` Paolo Bonzini [this message]
2026-04-28 11:09 ` [PATCH 21/28] KVM: x86/mmu: propagate access mask from root pages down Paolo Bonzini
2026-04-28 11:09 ` [PATCH 22/28] KVM: x86/mmu: introduce cpu_role bit for availability of PFEC.I/D Paolo Bonzini
2026-04-28 11:09 ` [PATCH 23/28] KVM: SVM: add GMET bit definitions Paolo Bonzini
2026-04-28 11:09 ` [PATCH 24/28] KVM: x86/mmu: set CR0.WP=1 for shadow NPT MMU Paolo Bonzini
2026-04-28 11:09 ` [PATCH 25/28] KVM: x86/mmu: add support for GMET to NPT page table walks Paolo Bonzini
2026-04-28 11:09 ` [PATCH 26/28] KVM: SVM: enable GMET and set it in MMU role Paolo Bonzini
2026-04-28 11:09 ` [PATCH 27/28] KVM: SVM: work around errata 1218 Paolo Bonzini
2026-04-28 11:09 ` [PATCH 28/28] KVM: nSVM: enable GMET for guests Paolo Bonzini
2026-04-29 13:05 ` [PATCH v4 00/28] KVM: combined patchset for MBEC/GMET support David Riley
2026-04-29 13:12 ` Paolo Bonzini
2026-04-30 10:28 ` Paolo Bonzini
2026-04-30 12:08 ` David Riley
2026-05-05 1:14 ` Jon Kohler
2026-05-05 5:31 ` Paolo Bonzini
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2026-04-30 15:07 [PATCH v5 " Paolo Bonzini
2026-04-30 15:07 ` [PATCH 20/28] KVM: nVMX: allow MBEC with EVMCS Paolo Bonzini
2026-05-05 19:51 [PATCH v6 00/28] KVM: combined patchset for MBEC/GMET support Paolo Bonzini
2026-05-05 19:52 ` [PATCH 20/28] KVM: nVMX: allow MBEC with EVMCS Paolo Bonzini
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