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From: Chao Gao <chao.gao@intel.com>
To: "Huang, Kai" <kai.huang@intel.com>
Cc: "kvm@vger.kernel.org" <kvm@vger.kernel.org>,
	"pbonzini@redhat.com" <pbonzini@redhat.com>, "Christopherson,,
	Sean" <seanjc@google.com>,
	"binbin.wu@linux.intel.com" <binbin.wu@linux.intel.com>,
	"Guo, Xuelian" <xuelian.guo@intel.com>,
	"robert.hu@linux.intel.com" <robert.hu@linux.intel.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 2/5] KVM: x86: Virtualize CR3.LAM_{U48,U57}
Date: Sat, 22 Apr 2023 12:51:14 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <ZENnwtBzRVz14eS+@chao-email> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <ZEKsgceQo6MEWbB5@chao-email>

On Fri, Apr 21, 2023 at 11:32:17PM +0800, Chao Gao wrote:
>>For case 2) I _think_ we need new code to check both VMCS12's HOST_CR3 and
>>GUEST_CR3 against active control bits.  The key code path is 
>
>...
>
>>
>>	nested_vmx_run() -> 
>>		-> nested_vmx_check_host_state()
>>		-> nested_vmx_enter_non_root_mode()
>>			-> prepare_vmcs02_early()
>>			-> prepare_vmcs02()
>>
>>Since nested_vmx_load_cr3() is used in both VMENTER using VMCS12's HOST_CR3
>>(VMEXIT to L1) and GUEST_CR3 (VMENTER to L2), and it currently already checks
>>kvm_vcpu_is_illegal_gpa(vcpu, cr3), changing it to additionally check guest CR3
>>active control bits seems just enough.
>
>IMO, current KVM relies on hardware to do consistency check on the GUEST_CR3
>during VM entry.

Please disregard my remark on the consistency check on GUEST_CR3. I just took
a closer look at the code. It is indeed done by KVM in nested_vmx_load_cr3().
Sorry for the noise.

  reply	other threads:[~2023-04-22  4:51 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 48+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-04-04 13:09 [PATCH v7 0/5] Linear Address Masking (LAM) KVM Enabling Binbin Wu
2023-04-04 13:09 ` [PATCH v7 1/5] KVM: x86: Virtualize CR4.LAM_SUP Binbin Wu
2023-04-04 13:09 ` [PATCH v7 2/5] KVM: x86: Virtualize CR3.LAM_{U48,U57} Binbin Wu
2023-04-06 12:57   ` Huang, Kai
2023-04-09 11:36     ` Binbin Wu
2023-04-11 23:11       ` Huang, Kai
2023-04-12 11:58   ` Huang, Kai
2023-04-13  1:36     ` Binbin Wu
2023-04-13  2:27       ` Huang, Kai
2023-04-13  4:45         ` Binbin Wu
2023-04-13  9:13           ` Huang, Kai
2023-04-21  6:35             ` Binbin Wu
2023-04-21 11:43               ` Huang, Kai
2023-04-21 15:32                 ` Chao Gao
2023-04-22  4:51                   ` Chao Gao [this message]
2023-04-22  8:14                     ` Huang, Kai
2023-04-22  3:32                 ` Binbin Wu
2023-04-22  4:43                   ` Chao Gao
2023-04-27 13:19                     ` Huang, Kai
2023-04-29  4:56                       ` Binbin Wu
2023-04-25 22:48                   ` Huang, Kai
2023-04-26  3:05                     ` Chao Gao
2023-04-26  5:13                       ` Binbin Wu
2023-04-26  8:44                         ` Huang, Kai
2023-04-26  8:50                           ` Binbin Wu
2023-04-26  8:43                       ` Huang, Kai
2023-04-26 10:52                         ` Binbin Wu
2023-04-27 13:23                           ` Huang, Kai
2023-04-17  7:24   ` Chao Gao
2023-04-17  8:02     ` Binbin Wu
2023-04-04 13:09 ` [PATCH v7 3/5] KVM: x86: Introduce untag_addr() in kvm_x86_ops Binbin Wu
2023-04-18  3:08   ` Zeng Guang
2023-04-18  3:34     ` Binbin Wu
2023-04-19  2:30   ` Chao Gao
2023-04-19  3:08     ` Binbin Wu
2023-04-21  7:48       ` Binbin Wu
2023-04-21  8:21         ` Chao Gao
2023-04-04 13:09 ` [PATCH v7 4/5] KVM: x86: Untag address when LAM applicable Binbin Wu
2023-04-06 13:20   ` Huang, Kai
2023-04-10  3:35     ` Binbin Wu
2023-04-18  3:28   ` Zeng Guang
2023-04-18  3:38     ` Binbin Wu
2023-04-19  6:43   ` Chao Gao
2023-04-21  7:57     ` Binbin Wu
2023-04-21  8:36       ` Chao Gao
2023-04-21  9:13         ` Binbin Wu
2023-04-04 13:09 ` [PATCH v7 5/5] KVM: x86: Expose LAM feature to userspace VMM Binbin Wu
2023-04-21  9:40 ` [PATCH v7 0/5] Linear Address Masking (LAM) KVM Enabling Binbin Wu

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