From: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
To: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Cc: kvm@vger.kernel.org, Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>,
Mathias Krause <minipli@grsecurity.net>,
Andrew Jones <andrew.jones@linux.dev>
Subject: [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 11/20] x86/vmx: Track "is this CPU in guest mode" per-CPU
Date: Thu, 14 May 2026 14:04:51 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260514210500.1626871-12-seanjc@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260514210500.1626871-1-seanjc@google.com>
Track whether or not a CPU is in a SVM/VMX guest on a per-CPU basis to
play nice with SVM/VMX tests that run multiple vCPUs. How the VMX tests
in particular managed to survive this long with shared state is nothing
short of amazing.
Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
---
lib/x86/smp.h | 3 +++
x86/vmx.c | 18 +++++++++++-------
2 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/lib/x86/smp.h b/lib/x86/smp.h
index 7f973227..683240d8 100644
--- a/lib/x86/smp.h
+++ b/lib/x86/smp.h
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ struct percpu_data {
struct guest_regs guest_regs;
/* Track whether or not the current CPU's VMCS has been "launched". */
bool launched;
+ /* Track if this CPU is running in an SVM or VMX guest. */
+ bool in_guest;
};
#define typeof_percpu(name) typeof(((struct percpu_data *)0)->name)
@@ -113,6 +115,7 @@ BUILD_PERCPU_OP(exception_rflags_rf);
BUILD_PERCPU_OP(exception_error_code);
BUILD_PERCPU_OP(apic_ops);
BUILD_PERCPU_OP(launched);
+BUILD_PERCPU_OP(in_guest);
void smp_init(void);
diff --git a/x86/vmx.c b/x86/vmx.c
index 85772cae..12e5d449 100644
--- a/x86/vmx.c
+++ b/x86/vmx.c
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ static test_guest_func v2_guest_main;
u64 hypercall_field;
static int matched;
static int guest_finished;
-static int in_guest;
union vmx_basic_msr basic_msr;
union vmx_ctrl_msr ctrl_pin_rev;
@@ -1672,7 +1671,7 @@ static int handle_hypercall(void)
static void continue_abort(void)
{
- assert(!in_guest);
+ assert(!this_cpu_read_in_guest());
printf("Host was here when guest aborted:\n");
dump_stack();
longjmp(abort_target, 1);
@@ -1681,7 +1680,7 @@ static void continue_abort(void)
void __abort_test(void)
{
- if (in_guest)
+ if (this_cpu_read_in_guest())
hypercall(HYPERCALL_VMABORT);
else
longjmp(abort_target, 1);
@@ -1690,14 +1689,17 @@ void __abort_test(void)
static void continue_skip(void)
{
- assert(!in_guest);
+ assert(!this_cpu_read_in_guest());
longjmp(abort_target, 1);
abort();
}
void test_skip(const char *msg)
{
+ bool in_guest = this_cpu_read_in_guest();
+
printf("%s skipping test: %s\n", in_guest ? "Guest" : "Host", msg);
+
if (in_guest)
hypercall(HYPERCALL_VMABORT);
else
@@ -1731,7 +1733,8 @@ static noinline void vmx_enter_guest(struct vmentry_result *result)
memset(result, 0, sizeof(*result));
- in_guest = 1;
+ this_cpu_write_in_guest(true);
+
asm volatile (
"mov %[HOST_RSP], %%rdi\n\t"
"vmwrite %%rsp, %%rdi\n\t"
@@ -1758,7 +1761,8 @@ static noinline void vmx_enter_guest(struct vmentry_result *result)
GUEST_REGS_OFFSETS
: "rdi", "memory", "cc"
);
- in_guest = 0;
+
+ this_cpu_write_in_guest(false);
result->vmlaunch = !launched;
result->instr = launched ? "vmresume" : "vmlaunch";
@@ -1854,7 +1858,7 @@ static int test_run(struct vmx_test *test)
r = setjmp(abort_target);
if (r) {
- assert(!in_guest);
+ assert(!this_cpu_read_in_guest());
goto out;
}
--
2.54.0.563.g4f69b47b94-goog
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-05-14 21:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-05-14 21:04 [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 00/20] x86: Better backtraces for leaf functions Sean Christopherson
2026-05-14 21:04 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 01/20] x86/vmx: Drop unused SYSENTER "support" in nested VMX infrastructure Sean Christopherson
2026-05-14 21:04 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 02/20] x86/vmx: Drop unused guest_regs " Sean Christopherson
2026-05-14 21:04 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 03/20] x86/svm: Sort (and swap) GPRs by their index, not alphabetically Sean Christopherson
2026-05-14 21:04 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 04/20] x86: Dedup guest/host context switch of registers across SVM and VMX Sean Christopherson
2026-05-14 21:04 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 05/20] x86/virt: Use macro shenanigans to get reg offsets when swapping guest/host regs Sean Christopherson
2026-05-14 21:04 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 06/20] x86/virt: Track "guest regs" using per-CPU variable Sean Christopherson
2026-05-14 21:04 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 07/20] x86/svm: Don't VMLOAD/VMSAVE "guest" state around VMRUN Sean Christopherson
2026-05-14 21:04 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 08/20] x86/vmx: Use separate VMCSes for BSP vs. AP in INIT test Sean Christopherson
2026-05-14 21:04 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 09/20] x86/vmx: Swap GPRs after checking "launched" status Sean Christopherson
2026-05-14 21:04 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 10/20] x86/vmx: Track VMCS "launched" state per-CPU Sean Christopherson
2026-05-14 21:04 ` Sean Christopherson [this message]
2026-05-14 21:04 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 12/20] x86/vmx: Communicate hypercalls via RAX, not a global field Sean Christopherson
2026-05-14 21:04 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 13/20] x86/vmx: Initialize test stage in SIPI test *before* launching AP thread Sean Christopherson
2026-05-14 21:04 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 14/20] x86/kvmclock: Replace spaces with tabs Sean Christopherson
2026-05-14 21:04 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 15/20] x86/kvmclock: Skip kvmclock test when not running on KVM with CLOCKSOURCE2 Sean Christopherson
2026-05-14 21:04 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 16/20] x86/vmx: Tag "struct vmx_msr_entry" as needing to be 16-byte aligned Sean Christopherson
2026-05-14 21:04 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 17/20] x86/smp: Align the stack to a 16-byte boundary when invoking SMP function calls Sean Christopherson
2026-05-14 21:04 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 18/20] x86/vmx: Write to KVM's WALL_CLOCK MSR via VM-Entry load list sync in SIPI test Sean Christopherson
2026-05-14 21:04 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 19/20] x86: Better backtraces for leaf functions Sean Christopherson
2026-05-14 21:05 ` [kvm-unit-tests PATCH v3 20/20] x86: Prevent realmode test code instrumentation with nop-mcount Sean Christopherson
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