linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/9] KVM: x86: Emulate triple fault shutdown if RSM emulation fails

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Message-ID: <61e9ec9e-d4f5-bea5-942a-21c259278094@redhat.com>
Date:   Thu, 10 Jun 2021 15:29:35 +0200
From:   Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:     Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@...hat.com>,
        Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
Cc:     Wanpeng Li <wanpengli@...cent.com>,
        Jim Mattson <jmattson@...gle.com>,
        Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        syzbot+fb0b6a7e8713aeb0319c@...kaller.appspotmail.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/9] KVM: x86: Emulate triple fault shutdown if RSM
 emulation fails

On 10/06/21 10:26, Vitaly Kuznetsov wrote:
> So should we actually have X86EMUL_CONTINUE when we queue
> KVM_REQ_TRIPLE_FAULT here?

Yes...

> (Initially, my comment was supposed to be 'why don't you add
> TRIPLE_FAULT to smm selftest?' but the above overshadows it)

... and a tenth patch to add a selftest would be nice to have indeed.

Paolo