From: Jim Mattson <jmattson@google.com>
To: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>,
Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>,
Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>,
Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>,
Thomas Gleixner <tglx@kernel.org>,
Ingo Molnar <mingo@redhat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@alien8.de>,
Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@linux.intel.com>,
x86@kernel.org, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>,
kvm@vger.kernel.org, linux-doc@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-kselftest@vger.kernel.org,
Yosry Ahmed <yosry@kernel.org>
Cc: Jim Mattson <jmattson@google.com>
Subject: [PATCH v6 03/10] KVM: x86: nSVM: Cache and validate vmcb12 g_pat
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:49:21 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260326174944.3820245-4-jmattson@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260326174944.3820245-1-jmattson@google.com>
When KVM_X86_QUIRK_NESTED_SVM_SHARED_PAT is disabled and nested paging is
enabled in vmcb12, validate g_pat at emulated VMRUN and cause an immediate
VMEXIT with exit code VMEXIT_INVALID if it is invalid, as specified in the
APM, volume 2: "Nested Paging and VMRUN/VMEXIT."
Fixes: 3d6368ef580a ("KVM: SVM: Add VMRUN handler")
Signed-off-by: Jim Mattson <jmattson@google.com>
---
arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h | 2 +-
arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c | 17 +++++++++++++----
arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h | 1 +
3 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
index 0809d8f28208..0b4ab141feae 100644
--- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
+++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h
@@ -2511,7 +2511,7 @@ int memslot_rmap_alloc(struct kvm_memory_slot *slot, unsigned long npages);
KVM_X86_QUIRK_SLOT_ZAP_ALL | \
KVM_X86_QUIRK_STUFF_FEATURE_MSRS | \
KVM_X86_QUIRK_IGNORE_GUEST_PAT | \
- KVM_X86_QUIRK_VMCS12_ALLOW_FREEZE_IN_SMM \
+ KVM_X86_QUIRK_VMCS12_ALLOW_FREEZE_IN_SMM | \
KVM_X86_QUIRK_NESTED_SVM_SHARED_PAT)
#define KVM_X86_CONDITIONAL_QUIRKS \
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
index 32fa8e688c00..0ad1e0348492 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
@@ -410,7 +410,8 @@ static bool nested_vmcb_check_controls(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
/* Common checks that apply to both L1 and L2 state. */
static bool nested_vmcb_check_save(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
- struct vmcb_save_area_cached *save)
+ struct vmcb_save_area_cached *save,
+ bool check_gpat)
{
if (CC(!(save->efer & EFER_SVME)))
return false;
@@ -445,6 +446,9 @@ static bool nested_vmcb_check_save(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
if (CC(!kvm_valid_efer(vcpu, save->efer)))
return false;
+ if (check_gpat && CC(!kvm_pat_valid(save->g_pat)))
+ return false;
+
return true;
}
@@ -452,7 +456,8 @@ int nested_svm_check_cached_vmcb12(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
{
struct vcpu_svm *svm = to_svm(vcpu);
- if (!nested_vmcb_check_save(vcpu, &svm->nested.save) ||
+ if (!nested_vmcb_check_save(vcpu, &svm->nested.save,
+ l2_has_separate_pat(svm)) ||
!nested_vmcb_check_controls(vcpu, &svm->nested.ctl))
return -EINVAL;
@@ -562,6 +567,7 @@ static void __nested_copy_vmcb_save_to_cache(struct vmcb_save_area_cached *to,
to->rax = from->rax;
to->cr2 = from->cr2;
+ to->g_pat = from->g_pat;
svm_copy_lbrs(to, from);
}
@@ -1971,13 +1977,16 @@ static int svm_set_nested_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
/*
* Validate host state saved from before VMRUN (see
- * nested_svm_check_permissions).
+ * nested_svm_check_permissions). Note that the g_pat field is not
+ * validated, because (a) it may have been clobbered by SMM before
+ * KVM_GET_NESTED_STATE, and (b) it is not loaded at emulated
+ * #VMEXIT.
*/
__nested_copy_vmcb_save_to_cache(&save_cached, save);
if (!(save->cr0 & X86_CR0_PG) ||
!(save->cr0 & X86_CR0_PE) ||
(save->rflags & X86_EFLAGS_VM) ||
- !nested_vmcb_check_save(vcpu, &save_cached))
+ !nested_vmcb_check_save(vcpu, &save_cached, false))
goto out_free;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
index 0f0c08c5ce0c..3588f6d3fb9b 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ struct vmcb_save_area_cached {
u64 isst_addr;
u64 rax;
u64 cr2;
+ u64 g_pat;
u64 dbgctl;
u64 br_from;
u64 br_to;
--
2.53.0.1018.g2bb0e51243-goog
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-26 17:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-26 17:49 [PATCH v6 00/10] KVM: x86: nSVM: Improve PAT virtualization Jim Mattson
2026-03-26 17:49 ` [PATCH v6 01/10] KVM: x86: Define KVM_X86_QUIRK_NESTED_SVM_SHARED_PAT Jim Mattson
2026-03-26 19:03 ` Yosry Ahmed
2026-04-03 8:39 ` kernel test robot
2026-03-26 17:49 ` [PATCH v6 02/10] KVM: x86: nSVM: Clear VMCB_NPT clean bit when updating hPAT from guest mode Jim Mattson
2026-03-26 17:49 ` Jim Mattson [this message]
2026-03-26 17:49 ` [PATCH v6 04/10] KVM: x86: nSVM: Set vmcb02.g_pat correctly for nested NPT Jim Mattson
2026-03-26 17:49 ` [PATCH v6 05/10] KVM: x86: nSVM: Redirect IA32_PAT accesses to either hPAT or gPAT Jim Mattson
2026-03-26 17:49 ` [PATCH v6 06/10] KVM: x86: Remove common handling of MSR_IA32_CR_PAT Jim Mattson
2026-03-26 17:49 ` [PATCH v6 07/10] KVM: x86: nSVM: Save gPAT to vmcb12.g_pat on VMEXIT Jim Mattson
2026-03-26 17:49 ` [PATCH v6 08/10] KVM: Documentation: document KVM_{GET,SET}_NESTED_STATE for SVM Jim Mattson
2026-03-26 17:49 ` [PATCH v6 09/10] KVM: x86: nSVM: Save/restore gPAT with KVM_{GET,SET}_NESTED_STATE Jim Mattson
2026-03-26 17:49 ` [PATCH v6 10/10] KVM: selftests: nSVM: Add svm_nested_pat test Jim Mattson
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