linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 4/4] kvm: vmx: fix VMfailValid when write vmcs02/vmcs01

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Date:	Thu, 04 Dec 2014 15:28:18 +0100
From:	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:	Wanpeng Li <wanpeng.li@...ux.intel.com>
CC:	Nadav Amit <nadav.amit@...il.com>, rkrcmar@...hat.com,
	kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 4/4] kvm: vmx: fix VMfailValid when write vmcs02/vmcs01



On 04/12/2014 12:11, Wanpeng Li wrote:
> SDM 30.3 VMWRITE
> 
> ELSIF secondary source operand does not correspond to any VMCS field
>    THEN VMfailValid(VMREAD/VMWRITE from/to unsupported VMCS component);
> 
> We can't suppose L1 VMM expose MPX to L2 just if L0 support MPX. There
> will be VMfailValid if L0 doesn't support MPX and L1 expose MPX to L2
> when L0 writes vmcs02/vmcs01, in addition, there is no need to read
> GUEST_BNDCFGS if L1 VMM doesn't expose it to L2. This patch fix it by
> both check L0 support xsaves and L1 expose MPX to L2.

Did you have a reproducer for this?  It should not be needed, because
the bndcfgs entry/exit controls are hidden from
nested_vmx_exit_ctls_high and nested_vmx_entry_ctls_high if
!vmx_mpx_supported().

This hunk is also not correct:

> -	if (vmx_mpx_supported())
> +	if (vmx_mpx_supported() &&
> +		(vmcs12->vm_entry_controls & VM_ENTRY_LOAD_BNDCFGS))
>  		vmcs12->guest_bndcfgs = vmcs_read64(GUEST_BNDCFGS);
>  	if (nested_cpu_has_xsaves(vmcs12))
>  		vmcs12->xss_exit_bitmap = vmcs_read64(XSS_EXIT_BITMAP);

because there is no "save BNDCFGS" exit control; the guest BNDCFGS is
saved unconditionally into the vmcs.

Paolo
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