linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] KVM: SVM: Fix CPL export via SS.DPL

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Date:	Mon, 30 Jun 2014 17:15:44 +0200
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@....de>
Cc:	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
	Gleb Natapov <gleb@...nel.org>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>, x86-ml <x86@...nel.org>,
	kvm@...r.kernel.org, Jörg Rödel <joro@...tes.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] KVM: SVM: Fix CPL export via SS.DPL

On Mon, Jun 30, 2014 at 05:03:57PM +0200, Jan Kiszka wrote:
> 15.5.1:
> 
> "When examining segment attributes after a #VMEXIT:
> [...]
> • Retrieve the CPL from the CPL field in the VMCB, not from any segment
> DPL."

Heey, it is even documented! :-P

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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