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 v7 09/26] KVM: nSVM: Triple fault if restore host CR3 fails on nested #VMEXIT
Date: Tue, 3 Mar 2026 00:34:03 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260303003421.2185681-10-yosry@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260303003421.2185681-1-yosry@kernel.org>
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
,nstead, and do not return early from nested_svm_vmexit(). Continue
cleaning up the vCPU state (e.g. clear pending exceptions), to handle
the failure as gracefully as possible.
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@kernel.org>
---
arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c | 10 +++-------
arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c | 11 ++---------
arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h | 6 +++---
3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
index 5ad0ac3680fdd..bb2cec5fd0434 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
@@ -1193,12 +1193,11 @@ static int nested_svm_vmexit_update_vmcb12(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
return 0;
}
-int nested_svm_vmexit(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
+void nested_svm_vmexit(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
{
struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu = &svm->vcpu;
struct vmcb *vmcb01 = svm->vmcb01.ptr;
struct vmcb *vmcb02 = svm->nested.vmcb02.ptr;
- int rc;
if (nested_svm_vmexit_update_vmcb12(vcpu))
kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_TRIPLE_FAULT, vcpu);
@@ -1317,9 +1316,8 @@ int nested_svm_vmexit(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
nested_svm_uninit_mmu_context(vcpu);
- rc = nested_svm_load_cr3(vcpu, vmcb01->save.cr3, false, true);
- if (rc)
- return 1;
+ if (nested_svm_load_cr3(vcpu, vmcb01->save.cr3, false, true))
+ kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_TRIPLE_FAULT, vcpu);
/*
* Drop what we picked up for L2 via svm_complete_interrupts() so it
@@ -1344,8 +1342,6 @@ 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 cb53174583a26..1b31b033d79b0 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);
@@ -4796,7 +4792,6 @@ 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;
@@ -4816,9 +4811,7 @@ 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 44d767cd1d25a..7629cb37c9302 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);
--
2.53.0.473.g4a7958ca14-goog
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[not found] <20260303003421.2185681-1-yosry@kernel.org>
2026-03-03 0:33 ` [PATCH v7 01/26] KVM: nSVM: Avoid clearing VMCB_LBR in vmcb12 Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:33 ` [PATCH v7 02/26] KVM: SVM: Switch svm_copy_lbrs() to a macro Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:33 ` [PATCH v7 03/26] KVM: SVM: Add missing save/restore handling of LBR MSRs Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 16:37 ` Sean Christopherson
2026-03-03 19:14 ` Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-04 0:44 ` Sean Christopherson
2026-03-04 0:48 ` Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:33 ` [PATCH v7 05/26] KVM: nSVM: Always inject a #GP if mapping VMCB12 fails on nested VMRUN Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:34 ` [PATCH v7 06/26] KVM: nSVM: Refactor checking LBRV enablement in vmcb12 into a helper Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:34 ` [PATCH v7 07/26] KVM: nSVM: Refactor writing vmcb12 on nested #VMEXIT as " Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:34 ` [PATCH v7 08/26] KVM: nSVM: Triple fault if mapping VMCB12 fails on nested #VMEXIT Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:34 ` Yosry Ahmed [this message]
2026-03-03 16:49 ` [PATCH v7 09/26] KVM: nSVM: Triple fault if restore host CR3 " Sean Christopherson
2026-03-03 19:15 ` Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:34 ` [PATCH v7 10/26] KVM: nSVM: Clear GIF on nested #VMEXIT(INVALID) Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:34 ` [PATCH v7 11/26] KVM: nSVM: Clear EVENTINJ fields in vmcb12 on nested #VMEXIT Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:34 ` [PATCH v7 12/26] KVM: nSVM: Clear tracking of L1->L2 NMI and soft IRQ " Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 16:50 ` Sean Christopherson
2026-03-03 19:15 ` Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:34 ` [PATCH v7 13/26] KVM: nSVM: Drop nested_vmcb_check_{save/control}() wrappers Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:34 ` [PATCH v7 14/26] KVM: nSVM: Drop the non-architectural consistency check for NP_ENABLE Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:34 ` [PATCH v7 15/26] KVM: nSVM: Add missing consistency check for nCR3 validity Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 16:56 ` Sean Christopherson
2026-03-03 19:17 ` Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:34 ` [PATCH v7 16/26] KVM: nSVM: Add missing consistency check for EFER, CR0, CR4, and CS Yosry Ahmed
2026-03-03 0:34 ` [PATCH v7 17/26] KVM: nSVM: Add missing consistency check for EVENTINJ Yosry Ahmed
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