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From: Yosry Ahmed <yosry.ahmed@linux.dev>
To: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
Cc: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>,
	kvm@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	Yosry Ahmed <yosry.ahmed@linux.dev>,
	stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v5 07/26] KVM: nSVM: Triple fault if restore host CR3 fails on nested #VMEXIT
Date: Fri,  6 Feb 2026 19:08:32 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260206190851.860662-8-yosry.ahmed@linux.dev> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260206190851.860662-1-yosry.ahmed@linux.dev>

If loading L1's CR3 fails on a nested #VMEXIT, nested_svm_vmexit()
returns an error code that is ignored by most callers, and continues to
run L1 with corrupted state. A sane recovery is not possible in this
case, and HW behavior is to cause a shutdown. Inject a triple fault
instead.

From the APM:
	Upon #VMEXIT, the processor performs the following actions in
	order to return to the host execution context:

	...
	if (illegal host state loaded, or exception while loading
	    host state)
		shutdown
	else
		execute first host instruction following the VMRUN

Remove the return value of nested_svm_vmexit(), which is mostly
unchecked anyway.

Fixes: d82aaef9c88a ("KVM: nSVM: use nested_svm_load_cr3() on guest->host switch")
CC: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Yosry Ahmed <yosry.ahmed@linux.dev>
---
 arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c | 12 ++++++------
 arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c    | 11 ++---------
 arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h    |  6 +++---
 3 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
index 830341b0e1f8..33e6e1e77aac 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
@@ -1118,7 +1118,7 @@ void svm_copy_vmloadsave_state(struct vmcb *to_vmcb, struct vmcb *from_vmcb)
 	to_vmcb->save.sysenter_eip = from_vmcb->save.sysenter_eip;
 }
 
-int nested_svm_vmexit(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
+void nested_svm_vmexit(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
 {
 	struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu = &svm->vcpu;
 	gpa_t vmcb12_gpa = svm->nested.vmcb12_gpa;
@@ -1140,7 +1140,7 @@ int nested_svm_vmexit(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
 
 	if (kvm_vcpu_map(vcpu, gpa_to_gfn(vmcb12_gpa), &map)) {
 		kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_TRIPLE_FAULT, vcpu);
-		return 1;
+		return;
 	}
 
 	/* Give the current vmcb to the guest */
@@ -1302,8 +1302,10 @@ int nested_svm_vmexit(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
 
 	nested_svm_uninit_mmu_context(vcpu);
 
-	if (nested_svm_load_cr3(vcpu, vmcb01->save.cr3, false, true))
-		return 1;
+	if (nested_svm_load_cr3(vcpu, vmcb01->save.cr3, false, true)) {
+		kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_TRIPLE_FAULT, vcpu);
+		return;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Drop what we picked up for L2 via svm_complete_interrupts() so it
@@ -1328,8 +1330,6 @@ int nested_svm_vmexit(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
 	 */
 	if (kvm_apicv_activated(vcpu->kvm))
 		__kvm_vcpu_update_apicv(vcpu);
-
-	return 0;
 }
 
 static void nested_svm_triple_fault(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
index d93414db6559..a534c08fbe61 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
@@ -2234,13 +2234,9 @@ static int emulate_svm_instr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, int opcode)
 		[SVM_INSTR_VMSAVE] = vmsave_interception,
 	};
 	struct vcpu_svm *svm = to_svm(vcpu);
-	int ret;
 
 	if (is_guest_mode(vcpu)) {
-		/* Returns '1' or -errno on failure, '0' on success. */
-		ret = nested_svm_simple_vmexit(svm, guest_mode_exit_codes[opcode]);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
+		nested_svm_simple_vmexit(svm, guest_mode_exit_codes[opcode]);
 		return 1;
 	}
 	return svm_instr_handlers[opcode](vcpu);
@@ -4792,7 +4788,6 @@ static int svm_enter_smm(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, union kvm_smram *smram)
 {
 	struct vcpu_svm *svm = to_svm(vcpu);
 	struct kvm_host_map map_save;
-	int ret;
 
 	if (!is_guest_mode(vcpu))
 		return 0;
@@ -4812,9 +4807,7 @@ static int svm_enter_smm(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, union kvm_smram *smram)
 	svm->vmcb->save.rsp = vcpu->arch.regs[VCPU_REGS_RSP];
 	svm->vmcb->save.rip = vcpu->arch.regs[VCPU_REGS_RIP];
 
-	ret = nested_svm_simple_vmexit(svm, SVM_EXIT_SW);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+	nested_svm_simple_vmexit(svm, SVM_EXIT_SW);
 
 	/*
 	 * KVM uses VMCB01 to store L1 host state while L2 runs but
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
index 44d767cd1d25..7629cb37c930 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
@@ -793,14 +793,14 @@ int nested_svm_vmrun(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 void svm_copy_vmrun_state(struct vmcb_save_area *to_save,
 			  struct vmcb_save_area *from_save);
 void svm_copy_vmloadsave_state(struct vmcb *to_vmcb, struct vmcb *from_vmcb);
-int nested_svm_vmexit(struct vcpu_svm *svm);
+void nested_svm_vmexit(struct vcpu_svm *svm);
 
-static inline int nested_svm_simple_vmexit(struct vcpu_svm *svm, u32 exit_code)
+static inline void nested_svm_simple_vmexit(struct vcpu_svm *svm, u32 exit_code)
 {
 	svm->vmcb->control.exit_code	= exit_code;
 	svm->vmcb->control.exit_info_1	= 0;
 	svm->vmcb->control.exit_info_2	= 0;
-	return nested_svm_vmexit(svm);
+	nested_svm_vmexit(svm);
 }
 
 int nested_svm_exit_handled(struct vcpu_svm *svm);
-- 
2.53.0.rc2.204.g2597b5adb4-goog


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-02-06 19:09 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 26+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
     [not found] <20260206190851.860662-1-yosry.ahmed@linux.dev>
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 01/26] KVM: nSVM: Avoid clearing VMCB_LBR in vmcb12 Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 02/26] KVM: SVM: Switch svm_copy_lbrs() to a macro Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 03/26] KVM: SVM: Add missing save/restore handling of LBR MSRs Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 05/26] KVM: nSVM: Always inject a #GP if mapping VMCB12 fails on nested VMRUN Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 06/26] KVM: nSVM: Triple fault if mapping VMCB12 fails on nested #VMEXIT Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-24  0:35   ` Sean Christopherson
2026-02-24  0:51     ` Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-24  1:17       ` Sean Christopherson
2026-02-06 19:08 ` Yosry Ahmed [this message]
2026-02-24  0:38   ` [PATCH v5 07/26] KVM: nSVM: Triple fault if restore host CR3 " Sean Christopherson
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 08/26] KVM: nSVM: Drop nested_vmcb_check_{save/control}() wrappers Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 09/26] KVM: nSVM: Call enter_guest_mode() before switching to VMCB02 Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-21  1:12   ` Sean Christopherson
2026-02-21  1:26     ` Jim Mattson
2026-02-21  9:06     ` Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 10/26] KVM: nSVM: Make nested_svm_merge_msrpm() return an errno Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 11/26] KVM: nSVM: Call nested_svm_merge_msrpm() from enter_svm_guest_mode() Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 12/26] KVM: nSVM: Call nested_svm_init_mmu_context() before switching to VMCB02 Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 13/26] KVM: nSVM: Refactor minimal #VMEXIT handling out of nested_svm_vmexit() Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 14/26] KVM: nSVM: Unify handling of VMRUN failures with proper cleanup Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 15/26] KVM: nSVM: Clear EVENTINJ field in VMCB12 on nested #VMEXIT Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 16/26] KVM: nSVM: Drop the non-architectural consistency check for NP_ENABLE Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 17/26] KVM: nSVM: Add missing consistency check for nCR3 validity Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 18/26] KVM: nSVM: Add missing consistency check for hCR0.PG and NP_ENABLE Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 19/26] KVM: nSVM: Add missing consistency check for EFER, CR0, CR4, and CS Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-06 19:08 ` [PATCH v5 20/26] KVM: nSVM: Add missing consistency check for event_inj Yosry Ahmed

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