linux-kernel - [PATCH 07/28] KVM: nVMX: always update CR3 in VMCS

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Date:   Tue, 26 May 2020 13:22:47 -0400
From:   Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     vkuznets@...hat.com, mlevitsk@...hat.com,
        Sean Christopherson <sean.j.christopherson@...el.com>,
        Jim Mattson <jmattson@...gle.com>
Subject: [PATCH 07/28] KVM: nVMX: always update CR3 in VMCS

vmx_load_mmu_pgd is delaying the write of GUEST_CR3 to prepare_vmcs02 as
an optimization, but this is only correct before the nested vmentry.
If userspace is modifying CR3 with KVM_SET_SREGS after the VM has
already been put in guest mode, the value of CR3 will not be updated.
Remove the optimization, which almost never triggers anyway.

Fixes: 04f11ef45810 ("KVM: nVMX: Always write vmcs02.GUEST_CR3 during nested VM-Enter")
Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
---
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c | 5 +----
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index aedc46407b1f..7efdc3c2f7f2 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -3085,10 +3085,7 @@ void vmx_load_mmu_pgd(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long pgd)
 			spin_unlock(&to_kvm_vmx(kvm)->ept_pointer_lock);
 		}
 
-		/* Loading vmcs02.GUEST_CR3 is handled by nested VM-Enter. */
-		if (is_guest_mode(vcpu))
-			update_guest_cr3 = false;
-		else if (!enable_unrestricted_guest && !is_paging(vcpu))
+		if (!enable_unrestricted_guest && !is_paging(vcpu))
 			guest_cr3 = to_kvm_vmx(kvm)->ept_identity_map_addr;
 		else if (test_bit(VCPU_EXREG_CR3, (ulong *)&vcpu->arch.regs_avail))
 			guest_cr3 = vcpu->arch.cr3;
-- 
2.26.2