linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/9] KVM: nVMX: Initialize #VE info page for vmcs02 when proving #VE support

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Message-ID: <78b3a0ef-54dc-4f49-863e-fe8288a980a7@intel.com>
Date: Tue, 21 May 2024 11:09:21 +1200
From: "Huang, Kai" <kai.huang@...el.com>
To: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>, Paolo Bonzini
	<pbonzini@...hat.com>
CC: <kvm@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/9] KVM: nVMX: Initialize #VE info page for vmcs02 when
 proving #VE support



On 18/05/2024 12:04 pm, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> Point vmcs02.VE_INFORMATION_ADDRESS at the vCPU's #VE info page when
> initializing vmcs02, otherwise KVM will run L2 with EPT Violation #VE
> enabled and a VE info address pointing at pfn 0.

How about we just clear EPT_VIOLATION_VE bit in 2nd_exec_control 
unconditionally for vmcs02?  Your next patch says:

"
Always handle #VEs, e.g. due to prove EPT Violation #VE failures, in L0,
as KVM does not expose any #VE capabilities to L1, i.e. any and all #VEs
are KVM's responsibility.
"

> 
> Fixes: 8131cf5b4fd8 ("KVM: VMX: Introduce test mode related to EPT violation VE")
> Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
> ---
>   arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c | 3 +++
>   1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
> index d5b832126e34..6798fadaa335 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
> @@ -2242,6 +2242,9 @@ static void prepare_vmcs02_constant_state(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
>   		vmcs_write64(EPT_POINTER,
>   			     construct_eptp(&vmx->vcpu, 0, PT64_ROOT_4LEVEL));
>   
> +	if (vmx->ve_info)
> +		vmcs_write64(VE_INFORMATION_ADDRESS, __pa(vmx->ve_info));
> +
>   	/* All VMFUNCs are currently emulated through L0 vmexits.  */
>   	if (cpu_has_vmx_vmfunc())
>   		vmcs_write64(VM_FUNCTION_CONTROL, 0);