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From: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
To: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>,
	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Cc: kvm@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	 Mathias Krause <minipli@grsecurity.net>,
	John Allen <john.allen@amd.com>,
	 Rick Edgecombe <rick.p.edgecombe@intel.com>,
	Chao Gao <chao.gao@intel.com>,
	 Binbin Wu <binbin.wu@linux.intel.com>,
	Xiaoyao Li <xiaoyao.li@intel.com>,
	 Jim Mattson <jmattson@google.com>
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] KVM: x86: Finalize kvm_cpu_caps setup from {svm,vmx}_set_cpu_caps()
Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2026 14:15:40 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260123221542.2498217-2-seanjc@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260123221542.2498217-1-seanjc@google.com>

Explicitly finalize kvm_cpu_caps as part of each vendor's setup flow to
fix a bug where clearing SHSTK and IBT due to lack of CET XFEATURE support
makes kvm-intel.ko unloadable when nested=1.  The late clearing results in
nested_vmx_setup_{entry,exit}_ctls() clearing VM_{ENTRY,EXIT}_LOAD_CET_STATE
when nested_vmx_setup_ctls_msrs() runs during the CPU compatibility checks,
ultimately leading to a mismatched VMCS config due to the reference config
having the CET bits set, but every CPU's "local" config having the bits
cleared.

Note, kvm_caps.supported_{xcr0,xss} are unconditionally initialized by
kvm_x86_vendor_init(), before calling into vendor code, and not referenced
between ops->hardware_setup() and their current/old location.

Fixes: 69cc3e886582 ("KVM: x86: Add XSS support for CET_KERNEL and CET_USER")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Mathias Krause <minipli@grsecurity.net>
Cc: John Allen <john.allen@amd.com>
Cc: Rick Edgecombe <rick.p.edgecombe@intel.com>
Cc: Chao Gao <chao.gao@intel.com>
Cc: Binbin Wu <binbin.wu@linux.intel.com>
Cc: Xiaoyao Li <xiaoyao.li@intel.com>
Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
---
 arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c   | 21 +++++++++++++++++++--
 arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.h   |  3 ++-
 arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c |  4 +++-
 arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c |  4 +++-
 arch/x86/kvm/x86.c     | 14 --------------
 arch/x86/kvm/x86.h     |  2 ++
 6 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c b/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c
index 575244af9c9f..267e59b405c1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.c
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@ do {									\
 /* DS is defined by ptrace-abi.h on 32-bit builds. */
 #undef DS
 
-void kvm_set_cpu_caps(void)
+void kvm_initialize_cpu_caps(void)
 {
 	memset(kvm_cpu_caps, 0, sizeof(kvm_cpu_caps));
 
@@ -1289,7 +1289,24 @@ void kvm_set_cpu_caps(void)
 		kvm_cpu_cap_clear(X86_FEATURE_RDPID);
 	}
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_FOR_KVM_INTERNAL(kvm_set_cpu_caps);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_FOR_KVM_INTERNAL(kvm_initialize_cpu_caps);
+
+void kvm_finalize_cpu_caps(void)
+{
+	if (!kvm_cpu_cap_has(X86_FEATURE_XSAVES))
+		kvm_caps.supported_xss = 0;
+
+	if (!kvm_cpu_cap_has(X86_FEATURE_SHSTK) &&
+	    !kvm_cpu_cap_has(X86_FEATURE_IBT))
+		kvm_caps.supported_xss &= ~XFEATURE_MASK_CET_ALL;
+
+	if ((kvm_caps.supported_xss & XFEATURE_MASK_CET_ALL) != XFEATURE_MASK_CET_ALL) {
+		kvm_cpu_cap_clear(X86_FEATURE_SHSTK);
+		kvm_cpu_cap_clear(X86_FEATURE_IBT);
+		kvm_caps.supported_xss &= ~XFEATURE_MASK_CET_ALL;
+	}
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_FOR_KVM_INTERNAL(kvm_finalize_cpu_caps);
 
 #undef F
 #undef SCATTERED_F
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.h b/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.h
index d3f5ae15a7ca..3b0b4b1adb97 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/cpuid.h
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 #include <uapi/asm/kvm_para.h>
 
 extern u32 kvm_cpu_caps[NR_KVM_CPU_CAPS] __read_mostly;
-void kvm_set_cpu_caps(void);
+void kvm_initialize_cpu_caps(void);
+void kvm_finalize_cpu_caps(void);
 
 void kvm_vcpu_after_set_cpuid(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu);
 struct kvm_cpuid_entry2 *kvm_find_cpuid_entry2(struct kvm_cpuid_entry2 *entries,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
index 7803d2781144..0c23fcaedcc5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
@@ -5305,7 +5305,7 @@ static __init void svm_adjust_mmio_mask(void)
 
 static __init void svm_set_cpu_caps(void)
 {
-	kvm_set_cpu_caps();
+	kvm_initialize_cpu_caps();
 
 	kvm_caps.supported_perf_cap = 0;
 
@@ -5387,6 +5387,8 @@ static __init void svm_set_cpu_caps(void)
 	 */
 	kvm_cpu_cap_clear(X86_FEATURE_BUS_LOCK_DETECT);
 	kvm_cpu_cap_clear(X86_FEATURE_MSR_IMM);
+
+	kvm_finalize_cpu_caps();
 }
 
 static __init int svm_hardware_setup(void)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index 27acafd03381..7d373e32ea9c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -8173,7 +8173,7 @@ static __init u64 vmx_get_perf_capabilities(void)
 
 static __init void vmx_set_cpu_caps(void)
 {
-	kvm_set_cpu_caps();
+	kvm_initialize_cpu_caps();
 
 	/* CPUID 0x1 */
 	if (nested)
@@ -8230,6 +8230,8 @@ static __init void vmx_set_cpu_caps(void)
 		kvm_cpu_cap_clear(X86_FEATURE_SHSTK);
 		kvm_cpu_cap_clear(X86_FEATURE_IBT);
 	}
+
+	kvm_finalize_cpu_caps();
 }
 
 static bool vmx_is_io_intercepted(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 8acfdfc583a1..36385e6aebfa 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -220,7 +220,6 @@ static DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct kvm_user_return_msrs, user_return_msrs);
 				| XFEATURE_MASK_BNDCSR | XFEATURE_MASK_AVX512 \
 				| XFEATURE_MASK_PKRU | XFEATURE_MASK_XTILE)
 
-#define XFEATURE_MASK_CET_ALL	(XFEATURE_MASK_CET_USER | XFEATURE_MASK_CET_KERNEL)
 /*
  * Note, KVM supports exposing PT to the guest, but does not support context
  * switching PT via XSTATE (KVM's PT virtualization relies on perf; swapping
@@ -10138,19 +10137,6 @@ int kvm_x86_vendor_init(struct kvm_x86_init_ops *ops)
 	if (!tdp_enabled)
 		kvm_caps.supported_quirks &= ~KVM_X86_QUIRK_IGNORE_GUEST_PAT;
 
-	if (!kvm_cpu_cap_has(X86_FEATURE_XSAVES))
-		kvm_caps.supported_xss = 0;
-
-	if (!kvm_cpu_cap_has(X86_FEATURE_SHSTK) &&
-	    !kvm_cpu_cap_has(X86_FEATURE_IBT))
-		kvm_caps.supported_xss &= ~XFEATURE_MASK_CET_ALL;
-
-	if ((kvm_caps.supported_xss & XFEATURE_MASK_CET_ALL) != XFEATURE_MASK_CET_ALL) {
-		kvm_cpu_cap_clear(X86_FEATURE_SHSTK);
-		kvm_cpu_cap_clear(X86_FEATURE_IBT);
-		kvm_caps.supported_xss &= ~XFEATURE_MASK_CET_ALL;
-	}
-
 	if (kvm_caps.has_tsc_control) {
 		/*
 		 * Make sure the user can only configure tsc_khz values that
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.h b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.h
index 70e81f008030..9edfac5d5ffb 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.h
@@ -483,6 +483,8 @@ extern struct kvm_host_values kvm_host;
 extern bool enable_pmu;
 extern bool enable_mediated_pmu;
 
+#define XFEATURE_MASK_CET_ALL	(XFEATURE_MASK_CET_USER | XFEATURE_MASK_CET_KERNEL)
+
 /*
  * Get a filtered version of KVM's supported XCR0 that strips out dynamic
  * features for which the current process doesn't (yet) have permission to use.
-- 
2.52.0.457.g6b5491de43-goog


  reply	other threads:[~2026-01-23 22:15 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-01-23 22:15 [PATCH 0/3] KVM: x86: CET vs. nVMX fix and hardening Sean Christopherson
2026-01-23 22:15 ` Sean Christopherson [this message]
2026-01-27  7:42   ` [PATCH 1/3] KVM: x86: Finalize kvm_cpu_caps setup from {svm,vmx}_set_cpu_caps() Chao Gao
2026-01-27 15:12   ` Xiaoyao Li
2026-01-27 16:19     ` Sean Christopherson
2026-01-23 22:15 ` [PATCH 2/3] KVM: x86: Harden against unexpected adjustments to kvm_cpu_caps Sean Christopherson
2026-01-27  7:47   ` Chao Gao
2026-01-23 22:15 ` [PATCH 3/3] KVM: VMX: Print out "bad" offsets+value on VMCS config mismatch Sean Christopherson
2026-01-26 14:57   ` Sean Christopherson
2026-01-27  7:53     ` Chao Gao
2026-01-27 18:59       ` Sean Christopherson

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