From: Shivansh Dhiman <shivansh.dhiman@amd.com>
To: <seanjc@google.com>, <pbonzini@redhat.com>, <tglx@linutronix.de>,
<mingo@redhat.com>
Cc: <kvm@vger.kernel.org>, <x86@kernel.org>, <yosry.ahmed@linux.dev>,
<jmattson@google.com>, <thomas.lendacky@amd.com>,
<nikunj.dadhania@amd.com>, <ravi.bangoria@amd.com>,
<santosh.shukla@amd.com>, <shivansh.dhiman@amd.com>
Subject: [PATCH v3 2/5] KVM: nSVM: Disable LBRV in nested control cache when unsupported
Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2026 08:29:50 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260709082953.69434-3-shivansh.dhiman@amd.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260709082953.69434-1-shivansh.dhiman@amd.com>
Clear SVM_MISC2_ENABLE_V_LBR in __nested_copy_vmcb_control_to_cache() when
the vCPU does not support LBR Virtualization. This lets the cached value be
consumed directly instead of re-checking X86_FEATURE_LBRV on every access.
Suggested-by: Yosry Ahmed <yosry@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Shivansh Dhiman <shivansh.dhiman@amd.com>
---
Changelog:
v3:
* New patch.
* Sanitize V_LBR in the cache and drop the redundant X86_FEATURE_LBRV
checks (Yosry Ahmed).
---
arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c | 9 ++++++---
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
index d3df6b22bfef..84248e6665cf 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
@@ -534,6 +534,11 @@ void __nested_copy_vmcb_control_to_cache(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
if (!gmet_enabled || !guest_cpu_cap_has(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_GMET))
to->misc_ctl &= ~SVM_MISC_ENABLE_GMET;
+ /* Always clear misc_ctl2 bits that the guest cannot use */
+ to->misc_ctl2 = from->misc_ctl2;
+ if (!lbrv || !guest_cpu_cap_has(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_LBRV))
+ to->misc_ctl2 &= ~SVM_MISC2_ENABLE_V_LBR;
+
to->iopm_base_pa = from->iopm_base_pa & PAGE_MASK;
to->msrpm_base_pa = from->msrpm_base_pa & PAGE_MASK;
to->tsc_offset = from->tsc_offset;
@@ -551,7 +556,6 @@ void __nested_copy_vmcb_control_to_cache(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
to->event_inj_err = from->event_inj_err;
to->next_rip = from->next_rip;
to->nested_cr3 = from->nested_cr3;
- to->misc_ctl2 = from->misc_ctl2;
to->pause_filter_count = from->pause_filter_count;
to->pause_filter_thresh = from->pause_filter_thresh;
@@ -738,8 +742,7 @@ static int nested_svm_load_cr3(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long cr3,
bool nested_vmcb12_has_lbrv(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
{
- return guest_cpu_cap_has(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_LBRV) &&
- (to_svm(vcpu)->nested.ctl.misc_ctl2 & SVM_MISC2_ENABLE_V_LBR);
+ return to_svm(vcpu)->nested.ctl.misc_ctl2 & SVM_MISC2_ENABLE_V_LBR;
}
static void nested_vmcb02_prepare_save(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
--
2.43.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-09 8:31 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-09 8:29 [PATCH v3 0/5] KVM: SVM: Add Bus Lock Detect support and refactor LBRV Shivansh Dhiman
2026-07-09 8:29 ` [PATCH v3 1/5] KVM: SVM: Refactor svm_update_lbrv() Shivansh Dhiman
2026-07-09 19:53 ` Yosry Ahmed
2026-07-09 8:29 ` Shivansh Dhiman [this message]
2026-07-09 8:50 ` [PATCH v3 2/5] KVM: nSVM: Disable LBRV in nested control cache when unsupported sashiko-bot
2026-07-09 19:42 ` Yosry Ahmed
2026-07-09 19:48 ` Yosry Ahmed
2026-07-09 8:29 ` [PATCH v3 3/5] KVM: nSVM: Sanitize nested DR6 using kvm_dr6_fixed() Shivansh Dhiman
2026-07-09 8:51 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-09 8:29 ` [PATCH v3 4/5] KVM: SVM: Compute DEBUGCTL reserved bits dynamically Shivansh Dhiman
2026-07-09 8:44 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-09 8:29 ` [PATCH v3 5/5] KVM: SVM: Add Bus Lock Detect support Shivansh Dhiman
2026-07-09 8:55 ` sashiko-bot
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