[Bug 61411] New: [Nested]L2 guest failed to start in VMware on KVM

[Bug 61411] New: [Nested]L2 guest failed to start in VMware on KVM

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            Bug ID: 61411
           Summary: [Nested]L2 guest failed to start in VMware on KVM
           Product: Virtualization
           Version: unspecified
    Kernel Version: 3.11.0-rc1
          Hardware: All
                OS: Linux
              Tree: Mainline
            Status: NEW
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P1
         Component: kvm
          Assignee: virtualization_kvm@kernel-bugs.osdl.org
          Reporter: chao.zhou@intel.com
        Regression: No

Environment:
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Host OS (ia32/ia32e/IA64):ia32e
Guest OS (ia32/ia32e/IA64):ia32e
Guest OS Type (Linux/Windows):Windows
kvm.git Commit:6b9e4fa07443f5baf5bbd7ab043abd6976f8d7bc
qemu.git Commit:aaa6a40194e9f204cb853f64ef3c1e170bb014e8
Host Kernel Version:3.11.0-rc1
Hardware:Ivytown_EP, Romley_EP


Bug detailed description:
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vmware product doesn't support foreign hypervisor, so if you want to start
vmware in nested environment, please configure your vmware config file(.vmx)
and add vmx.allowNested = "TRUE".

But after enable this option, when trying to start or install a VM, vmware will
report 'intel VT-x implementation is incompatible with vmware'
note:
1.VMware product: VMware player and VMware Workstation

Reproduce steps:
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1. qemu-system-x86_64 -enable-kvm -m 4G -smp 2 -net
nic,macaddr=00:12:34:12:42:14 -net tap,script=/etc/kvm/qemu-ifup win7.qcow -cpu
host  
2.install VMware player
3.use VMware player

Current result:
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'intel VT-x implementation is incompatible with vmware'

Expected result:
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L2 guest can boot up successfully in VMware on KVM

Basic root-causing log:
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--- Comment #1 from Zhou, Chao <chao.zhou@intel.com> ---
kvm.git +qemu.git: fd275235_8b303011
test on Ivytown_EP
kernel version: 3.17.0-rc1
enable ignore_msrs(echo 1>/sys/module/kvm/parameters/ignore_msrs), then create
L1 guest
qemu-system-x86_64 --enable-kvm -m 6G -smp 4 -net nic,macaddr=00:16:3e:5a:28:29
-net tap,script=/etc/kvm/qemu-ifup win7-nested.qcow2 -cpu host,-hypervisor
vmware boot up successfully

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Zhou, Chao <chao.zhou@intel.com> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|NEW                         |RESOLVED
         Resolution|---                         |CODE_FIX

--- Comment #2 from Zhou, Chao <chao.zhou@intel.com> ---
this commit fixed the bug:
commit a7c0b07d570848e50fce4d31ac01313484d6b844
Author: Wanpeng Li <wanpeng.li@linux.intel.com>
Date:   Thu Aug 21 19:46:50 2014 +0800

    KVM: nVMX: nested TPR shadow/threshold emulation

    This patch fix bug https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=61411

    TPR shadow/threshold feature is important to speed up the Windows guest.
    Besides, it is a must feature for certain VMM.

    We map virtual APIC page address and TPR threshold from L1 VMCS. If
    TPR_BELOW_THRESHOLD VM exit is triggered by L2 guest and L1 interested
    in, we inject it into L1 VMM for handling.

    Reviewed-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
    Signed-off-by: Wanpeng Li <wanpeng.li@linux.intel.com>
    [Add PAGE_ALIGNED check, do not write useless virtual APIC page address
     if TPR shadowing is disabled. - Paolo]
    Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>

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Zhou, Chao <chao.zhou@intel.com> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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             Status|RESOLVED                    |VERIFIED

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