From: Yosry Ahmed <yosry@kernel.org>
To: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
Cc: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>,
kvm@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
Yosry Ahmed <yosry@kernel.org>,
stable@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v6 08/31] KVM: nSVM: Triple fault if mapping VMCB12 fails on nested #VMEXIT
Date: Tue, 24 Feb 2026 22:33:42 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260224223405.3270433-9-yosry@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260224223405.3270433-1-yosry@kernel.org>
KVM currently injects a #GP and hopes for the best if mapping VMCB12
fails on nested #VMEXIT, and only if the failure mode is -EINVAL.
Mapping the VMCB12 could also fail if creating host mappings fails.
After the #GP is injected, nested_svm_vmexit() bails early, without
cleaning up (e.g. KVM_REQ_GET_NESTED_STATE_PAGES is set, is_guest_mode()
is true, etc).
Instead of optionally injecting a #GP, triple fault the guest if mapping
VMCB12 fails since KVM cannot make a sane recovery. The APM states that
a #VMEXIT will triple fault if host state is illegal or an exception
occurs while loading host state, so the behavior is not entirely made
up.
Do not return early from nested_svm_vmexit(), continue cleaning up the
vCPU state (e.g. switch back to vmcb01), to handle the failure as
gracefully as possible.
Fixes: cf74a78b229d ("KVM: SVM: Add VMEXIT handler and intercepts")
CC: stable@vger.kernel.org
Co-developed-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Yosry Ahmed <yosry@kernel.org>
---
arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c | 8 ++------
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
index 6364c52e6e0a8..280d0fccd1971 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
@@ -1198,12 +1198,8 @@ int nested_svm_vmexit(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
struct vmcb *vmcb02 = svm->nested.vmcb02.ptr;
int rc;
- rc = nested_svm_vmexit_update_vmcb12(vcpu);
- if (rc) {
- if (rc == -EINVAL)
- kvm_inject_gp(vcpu, 0);
- return 1;
- }
+ if (nested_svm_vmexit_update_vmcb12(vcpu))
+ kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_TRIPLE_FAULT, vcpu);
/* Exit Guest-Mode */
leave_guest_mode(vcpu);
--
2.53.0.414.gf7e9f6c205-goog
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[not found] <20260224223405.3270433-1-yosry@kernel.org>
2026-02-24 22:33 ` [PATCH v6 01/31] KVM: nSVM: Avoid clearing VMCB_LBR in vmcb12 Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-24 22:33 ` [PATCH v6 02/31] KVM: SVM: Switch svm_copy_lbrs() to a macro Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-24 22:33 ` [PATCH v6 03/31] KVM: SVM: Add missing save/restore handling of LBR MSRs Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:02 ` Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-24 22:33 ` [PATCH v6 05/31] KVM: nSVM: Always inject a #GP if mapping VMCB12 fails on nested VMRUN Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-24 22:33 ` [PATCH v6 06/31] KVM: nSVM: Refactor checking LBRV enablement in vmcb12 into a helper Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-24 22:33 ` [PATCH v6 07/31] KVM: nSVM: Refactor writing vmcb12 on nested #VMEXIT as " Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-24 22:33 ` Yosry Ahmed [this message]
2026-02-24 22:33 ` [PATCH v6 09/31] KVM: nSVM: Triple fault if restore host CR3 fails on nested #VMEXIT Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-24 22:33 ` [PATCH v6 10/31] KVM: nSVM: Drop nested_vmcb_check_{save/control}() wrappers Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-24 22:33 ` [PATCH v6 11/31] KVM: nSVM: Call enter_guest_mode() before switching to VMCB02 Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-24 22:33 ` [PATCH v6 12/31] KVM: nSVM: Make nested_svm_merge_msrpm() return an errno Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-24 22:33 ` [PATCH v6 13/31] KVM: nSVM: Call nested_svm_merge_msrpm() from enter_svm_guest_mode() Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-24 22:33 ` [PATCH v6 14/31] KVM: nSVM: Call nested_svm_init_mmu_context() before switching to VMCB02 Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-24 22:33 ` [PATCH v6 15/31] KVM: nSVM: Refactor minimal #VMEXIT handling out of nested_svm_vmexit() Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-24 22:33 ` [PATCH v6 16/31] KVM: nSVM: Unify handling of VMRUN failures with proper cleanup Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-25 22:44 ` Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-28 0:07 ` Sean Christopherson
2026-02-28 0:46 ` Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-28 1:05 ` Sean Christopherson
2026-03-02 16:02 ` Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-02 16:11 ` Sean Christopherson
2026-02-24 22:33 ` [PATCH v6 17/31] KVM: nSVM: Clear EVENTINJ field in VMCB12 on nested #VMEXIT Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-24 22:33 ` [PATCH v6 18/31] KVM: nSVM: Drop the non-architectural consistency check for NP_ENABLE Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-24 22:33 ` [PATCH v6 19/31] KVM: nSVM: Add missing consistency check for nCR3 validity Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-24 22:33 ` [PATCH v6 20/31] KVM: nSVM: Add missing consistency check for hCR0.PG and NP_ENABLE Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:00 ` Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-24 22:33 ` [PATCH v6 21/31] KVM: nSVM: Add missing consistency check for EFER, CR0, CR4, and CS Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:03 ` Yosry Ahmed
2026-02-24 22:33 ` [PATCH v6 22/31] KVM: nSVM: Add missing consistency check for EVENTINJ Yosry Ahmed
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