linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 2/6] KVM: x86: nSVM: implement nested LBR virtualization

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Date:   Thu, 24 Mar 2022 19:21:42 +0100
From:   Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:     Maxim Levitsky <mlevitsk@...hat.com>, kvm@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>,
        Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@...hat.com>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Joerg Roedel <joro@...tes.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Jim Mattson <jmattson@...gle.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>,
        Wanpeng Li <wanpengli@...cent.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 2/6] KVM: x86: nSVM: implement nested LBR
 virtualization

On 3/22/22 18:40, Maxim Levitsky wrote:
> +		/* Copy LBR related registers from vmcb12,
> +		 * but make sure that we only pick LBR enable bit from the guest.
> +		 */
> +		svm_copy_lbrs(vmcb02, vmcb12);
> +		vmcb02->save.dbgctl &= LBR_CTL_ENABLE_MASK;

I still do not understand why it is not copying all bits outside
DEBUGCTL_RESERVED_BITS.  That is:

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
index c1baa3a68ce6..f1332d802ec8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
@@ -589,11 +589,12 @@ static void nested_vmcb02_prepare_save(struct vcpu_svm *svm, struct vmcb *vmcb12
  	}
  
  	if (unlikely(svm->lbrv_enabled && (svm->nested.ctl.virt_ext & LBR_CTL_ENABLE_MASK))) {
-		/* Copy LBR related registers from vmcb12,
-		 * but make sure that we only pick LBR enable bit from the guest.
+		/*
+		 * Reserved bits of DEBUGCTL are ignored.  Be consistent with
+		 * svm_set_msr's definition of reserved bits.
  		 */
  		svm_copy_lbrs(vmcb02, vmcb12);
-		vmcb02->save.dbgctl &= LBR_CTL_ENABLE_MASK;
+		vmcb02->save.dbgctl &= ~DEBUGCTL_RESERVED_BITS;
  		svm_update_lbrv(&svm->vcpu);
  
  	} else if (unlikely(vmcb01->control.virt_ext & LBR_CTL_ENABLE_MASK)) {
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
index 54fa048069b2..a6282be4e419 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(x86cpu, svm_cpu_id);
  #define SEG_TYPE_LDT 2
  #define SEG_TYPE_BUSY_TSS16 3
  
-#define DEBUGCTL_RESERVED_BITS (~(0x3fULL))
-
  static bool erratum_383_found __read_mostly;
  
  u32 msrpm_offsets[MSRPM_OFFSETS] __read_mostly;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
index cade032520cb..b687393e86ad 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h
@@ -487,6 +487,8 @@ static inline bool nested_npt_enabled(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
  /* svm.c */
  #define MSR_INVALID				0xffffffffU
  
+#define DEBUGCTL_RESERVED_BITS (~(0x3fULL))
+
  extern bool dump_invalid_vmcb;
  
  u32 svm_msrpm_offset(u32 msr);


> +		svm_update_lbrv(&svm->vcpu);
> +
> +	} else if (unlikely(vmcb01->control.virt_ext & LBR_CTL_ENABLE_MASK)) {
>   		svm_copy_lbrs(vmcb02, vmcb01);