From: Jon Kohler <jon@nutanix.com>
To: seanjc@google.com, pbonzini@redhat.com, tglx@linutronix.de,
mingo@redhat.com, bp@alien8.de, dave.hansen@linux.intel.com,
x86@kernel.org, hpa@zytor.com, kvm@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: ken@codelabs.ch, Alexander.Grest@microsoft.com,
chao.gao@intel.com, madvenka@linux.microsoft.com,
mic@digikod.net, nsaenz@amazon.es, tao1.su@linux.intel.com,
xiaoyao.li@intel.com, zhao1.liu@intel.com,
Jon Kohler <jon@nutanix.com>
Subject: [PATCH 8/8] KVM: nVMX: advertise MBEC and setup mmu has_mbec
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2025 22:48:01 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251223054806.1611168-9-jon@nutanix.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251223054806.1611168-1-jon@nutanix.com>
Add SECONDARY_EXEC_MODE_BASED_EPT_EXEC as optional secondary execution
control bit; however, this is not used by L1 VM's, so filter out this
similar to how VMFUNC is treated.
Advertise SECONDARY_EXEC_MODE_BASED_EPT_EXEC (MBEC) to userspace, which
allows userspace to expose and advertise the feature to the guest.
When MBEC is enabled by userspace, configure mmu root_role has_mbec.
Signed-off-by: Jon Kohler <jon@nutanix.com>
---
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c | 6 ++++++
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c | 7 +++++++
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h | 1 +
3 files changed, 14 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
index bcea087b642f..ca1f548e0703 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
@@ -474,6 +474,7 @@ static void nested_ept_new_eptp(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
static void nested_ept_init_mmu_context(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
{
+ struct vmcs12 *vmcs12 = get_vmcs12(vcpu);
WARN_ON(mmu_is_nested(vcpu));
vcpu->arch.mmu = &vcpu->arch.guest_mmu;
@@ -483,6 +484,8 @@ static void nested_ept_init_mmu_context(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
vcpu->arch.mmu->get_pdptr = kvm_pdptr_read;
vcpu->arch.walk_mmu = &vcpu->arch.nested_mmu;
+ if (nested_cpu_has2(vmcs12, SECONDARY_EXEC_MODE_BASED_EPT_EXEC))
+ vcpu->arch.mmu->root_role.has_mbec = true;
}
static void nested_ept_uninit_mmu_context(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
@@ -7313,6 +7316,9 @@ static void nested_vmx_setup_secondary_ctls(u32 ept_caps,
msrs->ept_caps |= VMX_EPT_AD_BIT;
}
+ if (cpu_has_vmx_mode_based_ept_exec())
+ msrs->secondary_ctls_high |=
+ SECONDARY_EXEC_MODE_BASED_EPT_EXEC;
/*
* Advertise EPTP switching irrespective of hardware support,
* KVM emulates it in software so long as VMFUNC is supported.
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index 520ccca27502..e23e4ffdc1b8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -2682,6 +2682,7 @@ static int setup_vmcs_config(struct vmcs_config *vmcs_conf,
return -EIO;
vmx_cap->ept = 0;
+ _cpu_based_2nd_exec_control &= ~SECONDARY_EXEC_MODE_BASED_EPT_EXEC;
_cpu_based_2nd_exec_control &= ~SECONDARY_EXEC_EPT_VIOLATION_VE;
}
if (!(_cpu_based_2nd_exec_control & SECONDARY_EXEC_ENABLE_VPID) &&
@@ -4610,6 +4611,12 @@ static u32 vmx_secondary_exec_control(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
*/
exec_control &= ~SECONDARY_EXEC_ENABLE_VMFUNC;
+ /*
+ * KVM doesn't support mode-based EPT execute control for L1, but the
+ * capability is advertised to L1 guests so they can use it for L2.
+ */
+ exec_control &= ~SECONDARY_EXEC_MODE_BASED_EPT_EXEC;
+
/* SECONDARY_EXEC_DESC is enabled/disabled on writes to CR4.UMIP,
* in vmx_set_cr4. */
exec_control &= ~SECONDARY_EXEC_DESC;
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
index bb3d96b620b1..ef45e0ca0bb8 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
@@ -584,6 +584,7 @@ static inline u8 vmx_get_rvi(void)
SECONDARY_EXEC_ENABLE_VMFUNC | \
SECONDARY_EXEC_BUS_LOCK_DETECTION | \
SECONDARY_EXEC_NOTIFY_VM_EXITING | \
+ SECONDARY_EXEC_MODE_BASED_EPT_EXEC | \
SECONDARY_EXEC_ENCLS_EXITING | \
SECONDARY_EXEC_EPT_VIOLATION_VE)
--
2.43.0
prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-12-23 5:05 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-12-23 5:47 [PATCH 0/8] KVM: VMX: Introduce Intel Mode-Based Execute Control (MBEC) Jon Kohler
2025-12-23 5:47 ` [PATCH 1/8] KVM: TDX/VMX: rework EPT_VIOLATION_EXEC_FOR_RING3_LIN into PROT_MASK Jon Kohler
2025-12-23 5:47 ` [PATCH 2/8] KVM: x86/mmu: remove SPTE_PERM_MASK Jon Kohler
2025-12-23 5:47 ` [PATCH 3/8] KVM: x86/mmu: adjust MMIO generation bit allocation and allowed mask Jon Kohler
2025-12-23 5:47 ` [PATCH 4/8] KVM: x86/mmu: update access permissions from ACC_ALL to ACC_RWX Jon Kohler
2025-12-23 5:47 ` [PATCH 5/8] KVM: x86/mmu: bootstrap support for Intel MBEC Jon Kohler
2026-03-03 17:54 ` Paolo Bonzini
2026-03-03 19:04 ` Jon Kohler
2025-12-23 5:47 ` [PATCH 6/8] KVM: VMX: enhance EPT violation handler for MBEC Jon Kohler
2025-12-23 5:48 ` [PATCH 7/8] KVM: VMX: allow MBEC with EVMCS Jon Kohler
2025-12-23 5:48 ` Jon Kohler [this message]
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