FAILED: patch "[PATCH] KVM: x86: Preserve DR6.BLD (Bus Lock Detect) when delivering" failed to apply to 5.15-stable tree

[<gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>]

The patch below does not apply to the 5.15-stable tree.
If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm
tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit
id to <stable@vger.kernel.org>.

To reproduce the conflict and resubmit, you may use the following commands:

git fetch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/ linux-5.15.y
git checkout FETCH_HEAD
git cherry-pick -x 719a1d58bf43edd03b271df90b67c58c1e9a7da4
# <resolve conflicts, build, test, etc.>
git commit -s
git send-email --to '<stable@vger.kernel.org>' --in-reply-to '2026110455-refreeze-failing-83c2@gregkh' --subject-prefix 'PATCH 5.15.y' 'HEAD^..'

Possible dependencies:



thanks,

greg k-h

------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------

From 719a1d58bf43edd03b271df90b67c58c1e9a7da4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:36:23 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] KVM: x86: Preserve DR6.BLD (Bus Lock Detect) when delivering
 #DB payload

Preserve Bus Lock Detect if it isn't present in the payload.  Unlike RTM,
which is explicitly modified on every #DB,  DR6.BLD is modified if and only
if the #DB is due to a (coincident) Bus Lock Detect.

Per Intel's SDM:

  Other debug exceptions do not modify this bit.

And AMD's APM

  All other #DB exceptions leave DR6[BLD] unmodified,

Restore the explicit RTM handling that was clobbered by commit
9a3ecd5e2aa1 ("KVM: X86: Rename DR6_INIT to DR6_ACTIVE_LOW"), as the
semantics of any given bit are feature specific, i.e. are obviously not
consistent for active-high versus active-low.  In other words, while the
bug was technically introduced when support for Bus Lock Detect was added,
it's really that attempt to genericize handling of active-low bits that set
KVM up to fail.

Fixes: e8ea85fb280e ("KVM: X86: Add support for the emulation of DR6_BUS_LOCK bit")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260930193634.3415089-2-seanjc@google.com
Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index de77b222870e..997a6b79c03c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -399,30 +399,37 @@ void kvm_deliver_exception_payload(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 	switch (ex->vector) {
 	case DB_VECTOR:
 		/*
-		 * "Certain debug exceptions may clear bit 0-3.  The
-		 * remaining contents of the DR6 register are never
-		 * cleared by the processor".
+		 * DR6 is a mess.  Reserved/unused bits are fixed-to-1, and so
+		 * to maintain backwards compatibility with existing software,
+		 * features that use previously-reserved bits have active-low
+		 * semantics, i.e. clear the bit when the feature is present in
+		 * the payload.
+		 *
+		 * Further complicating matters, some DR6 bits are preserved by
+		 * hardware, while others are explicitly modified on every #DB.
+		 * The trap bits are always set based on the payload, as is the
+		 * RTM flag (but it's active low).  All other bits are modified
+		 * if and only if a relevant debug exception occurs, e.g. BD,
+		 * BS, and BT are never cleared by hardware, and BLD is never
+		 * set by hardware (when supported, excepting RESET).
+		 *
+		 * Lastly, the payload does NOT have active-low semantics, e.g.
+		 * so that it's compatible VMX's pending debug exceptions and
+		 * qualification fields, and to avoid bleeding the DR6 madness
+		 * into other KVM code.
+		 *
+		 * To compute DR6:
+		 *
+		 *  1. "Reset" the bits that are modified on all #DBs
+		 *  2. Clear active-low bits that are present in the payload.
+		 *  3. Set active-high bits that are present in the payload.
+		 *  4. Clear fixed-0 bits.
+		 *  5. Set fixed-1 bits.
 		 */
 		vcpu->arch.dr6 &= ~DR_TRAP_BITS;
-		/*
-		 * In order to reflect the #DB exception payload in guest
-		 * dr6, three components need to be considered: active low
-		 * bit, FIXED_1 bits and active high bits (e.g. DR6_BD,
-		 * DR6_BS and DR6_BT)
-		 * DR6_ACTIVE_LOW contains the FIXED_1 and active low bits.
-		 * In the target guest dr6:
-		 * FIXED_1 bits should always be set.
-		 * Active low bits should be cleared if 1-setting in payload.
-		 * Active high bits should be set if 1-setting in payload.
-		 *
-		 * Note, the payload is compatible with the pending debug
-		 * exceptions/exit qualification under VMX, that active_low bits
-		 * are active high in payload.
-		 * So they need to be flipped for DR6.
-		 */
-		vcpu->arch.dr6 |= DR6_ACTIVE_LOW;
-		vcpu->arch.dr6 |= ex->payload;
-		vcpu->arch.dr6 ^= ex->payload & DR6_ACTIVE_LOW;
+		vcpu->arch.dr6 |= DR6_RTM;
+		vcpu->arch.dr6 &= ~(ex->payload & DR6_ACTIVE_LOW);
+		vcpu->arch.dr6 |= (ex->payload & ~DR6_ACTIVE_LOW);
 
 		/*
 		 * The #DB payload is defined as compatible with the 'pending
@@ -431,6 +438,7 @@ void kvm_deliver_exception_payload(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
 		 * breakpoint), it is reserved and must be zero in DR6.
 		 */
 		vcpu->arch.dr6 &= ~BIT(12);
+		vcpu->arch.dr6 |= DR6_FIXED_1;
 		break;
 	case PF_VECTOR:
 		vcpu->arch.cr2 = ex->payload;