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 3/5] KVM: nSVM: Sanitize nested DR6 using kvm_dr6_fixed()
Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2026 08:29:51 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260709082953.69434-4-shivansh.dhiman@amd.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260709082953.69434-1-shivansh.dhiman@amd.com>
When preparing vmcb02 for nested VMRUN, KVM ORs DR6_ACTIVE_LOW into the
guest DR6 to force the fixed bits to 1. DR6_ACTIVE_LOW forces bit 11
(DR6_BUS_LOCK) to 1 unconditionally.
Use kvm_dr6_fixed() instead, which forces DR6_RTM and DR6_BUS_LOCK based on
the guest's CPUID. DR6_RTM is a reserved bit on AMD and is thus always set
to 1. DR6_BUS_LOCK is left writable once the guest supports Bus Lock
Detect.
Signed-off-by: Shivansh Dhiman <shivansh.dhiman@amd.com>
---
Changelog:
v3:
* New patch.
* Use kvm_dr6_fixed() instead of open-coding DR6_FIXED_1 | DR6_RTM.
---
arch/x86/kvm/regs.c | 3 ++-
arch/x86/kvm/regs.h | 1 +
arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c | 2 +-
3 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/regs.c b/arch/x86/kvm/regs.c
index d2caf5a67dba..1b5dfa765140 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/regs.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/regs.c
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ void kvm_update_dr7(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_FOR_KVM_INTERNAL(kvm_update_dr7);
-static u64 kvm_dr6_fixed(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+u64 kvm_dr6_fixed(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
{
u64 fixed = DR6_FIXED_1;
@@ -775,6 +775,7 @@ static u64 kvm_dr6_fixed(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
fixed |= DR6_BUS_LOCK;
return fixed;
}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_FOR_KVM_INTERNAL(kvm_dr6_fixed);
int kvm_set_dr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int dr, unsigned long val)
{
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/regs.h b/arch/x86/kvm/regs.h
index 94fd86728fed..e85c3ff3e120 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/regs.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/regs.h
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ int kvm_set_cr3(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long cr3);
int kvm_set_cr4(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long cr4);
int kvm_set_cr8(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long cr8);
int kvm_set_dr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int dr, unsigned long val);
+u64 kvm_dr6_fixed(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
unsigned long kvm_get_dr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int dr);
unsigned long kvm_get_cr8(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
void kvm_lmsw(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long msw);
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
index 84248e6665cf..0a9e28a02692 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ static void nested_vmcb02_prepare_save(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
if (unlikely(new_vmcb12 || vmcb12_is_dirty(control, VMCB_DR))) {
vmcb02->save.dr7 = svm->nested.save.dr7 | DR7_FIXED_1;
- svm->vcpu.arch.dr6 = svm->nested.save.dr6 | DR6_ACTIVE_LOW;
+ svm->vcpu.arch.dr6 = svm->nested.save.dr6 | kvm_dr6_fixed(vcpu);
vmcb_mark_dirty(vmcb02, VMCB_DR);
}
--
2.43.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-09 8:32 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 ` [PATCH v3 2/5] KVM: nSVM: Disable LBRV in nested control cache when unsupported Shivansh Dhiman
2026-07-09 8:50 ` sashiko-bot
2026-07-09 19:42 ` Yosry Ahmed
2026-07-09 19:48 ` Yosry Ahmed
2026-07-09 8:29 ` Shivansh Dhiman [this message]
2026-07-09 8:51 ` [PATCH v3 3/5] KVM: nSVM: Sanitize nested DR6 using kvm_dr6_fixed() 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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