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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


  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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