linux-kernel - [PATCH] lguest: fix on Intel when KVM loaded (unhandled trap 13)

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Message-Id: <200905262054.42566.rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
Date:	Tue, 26 May 2009 20:54:41 +0930
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	"kvm-devel" <kvm-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
	lguest <lguest@...abs.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] lguest: fix on Intel when KVM loaded (unhandled trap 13)

When KVM is loaded, and hence VT set up, the vmcall instruction in an
lguest guest causes a #GP, not #UD.

Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
---
 drivers/lguest/x86/core.c |   19 ++++++++++---------
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/lguest/x86/core.c b/drivers/lguest/x86/core.c
--- a/drivers/lguest/x86/core.c
+++ b/drivers/lguest/x86/core.c
@@ -358,6 +358,16 @@ void lguest_arch_handle_trap(struct lg_c
 			if (emulate_insn(cpu))
 				return;
 		}
+		/* If KVM is active, the vmcall instruction triggers a
+		 * General Protection Fault.  Normally it triggers an
+		 * invalid opcode fault (6): */
+	case 6:
+		/* We need to check if ring == GUEST_PL and
+		 * faulting instruction == vmcall. */
+		if (is_hypercall(cpu)) {
+			rewrite_hypercall(cpu);
+			return;
+		}
 		break;
 	case 14: /* We've intercepted a Page Fault. */
 		/* The Guest accessed a virtual address that wasn't mapped.
@@ -403,15 +413,6 @@ void lguest_arch_handle_trap(struct lg_c
 		 * up the pointer now to indicate a hypercall is pending. */
 		cpu->hcall = (struct hcall_args *)cpu->regs;
 		return;
-	case 6:
-		/* kvm hypercalls trigger an invalid opcode fault (6).
-		 * We need to check if ring == GUEST_PL and
-		 * faulting instruction == vmcall. */
-		if (is_hypercall(cpu)) {
-			rewrite_hypercall(cpu);
-			return;
-		}
-		break;
 	}
 
 	/* We didn't handle the trap, so it needs to go to the Guest. */

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