[Bug 53621] New: nVMX: MSR_IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL

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https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=53621

           Summary: nVMX: MSR_IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL
           Product: Virtualization
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Linux
              Tree: Mainline
            Status: NEW
          Severity: enhancement
          Priority: P1
         Component: kvm
        AssignedTo: virtualization_kvm@kernel-bugs.osdl.org
        ReportedBy: nyh@math.technion.ac.il
        Regression: No


The existing code emulates the guest's use of the IA32_FEATURE_CONTROL MSR
in a way that was enough to run nested VMX guests, but did not fully
conform to the VMX specification, and in particular did not allow a guest
BIOS to prevent the guest OS from using VMX by setting the lock bit on this
MSR.

This simple patch emulates this MSR better, allowing the guest to lock it, and
verifying its setting on VMXON. Also make sure that this MSR (and of course,
VMXON state) is reset on guest vcpu reset (via SIPI).

This patch stems from these discussions:

http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.kvm.devel/87759
http://comments.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.kvm.devel/87846

I'm not sure why it wasn't accepted. The only remaining issue appeared to be
this:

  > > > +#define VMXON_NEEDED_FEATURES \
  > > > +      (FEATURE_CONTROL_LOCKED |
FEATURE_CONTROL_VMXON_ENABLED_OUTSIDE_SMX)

  Move it to the top of the file, or as a variable at the top of the
  function please.

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