* [PATCH v2 1/4] KVM: nVMX: Make VMPTRLD result in #UD when eVMCS is used
2026-08-18 16:52 [PATCH v2 0/4] KVM: nVMX: Adjust VMPTRLD/VMPTRST behavior with active eVMCS Vitaly Kuznetsov
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From: Vitaly Kuznetsov @ 2026-08-18 16:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: kvm, Sean Christopherson, Paolo Bonzini; +Cc: f734222792, linux-kernel
VMPTRLD with active eVMCS is already forbidden, however, returning 1
without skipping the instruction or queuing an exception will likely
result in L1 getting stuck. Genuine Hyper-V seems to inject #UD under
similar circumstances, mimic the behavior in KVM.
Reported-by: f734222792@gmail.com
Link: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=221841
Suggested-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@redhat.com>
---
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c | 10 ++++++----
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
index ddf6df7bee93..216f54a0b8ae 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
@@ -5879,6 +5879,12 @@ static int handle_vmptrld(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
if (!nested_vmx_check_permission(vcpu))
return 1;
+ /* Forbid normal VMPTRLD if Enlightened version was used */
+ if (nested_vmx_is_evmptr12_valid(vmx)) {
+ kvm_queue_exception(vcpu, UD_VECTOR);
+ return 1;
+ }
+
if (nested_vmx_get_vmptr(vcpu, &vmptr, &r))
return r;
@@ -5888,10 +5894,6 @@ static int handle_vmptrld(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
if (vmptr == vmx->nested.vmxon_ptr)
return nested_vmx_fail(vcpu, VMXERR_VMPTRLD_VMXON_POINTER);
- /* Forbid normal VMPTRLD if Enlightened version was used */
- if (nested_vmx_is_evmptr12_valid(vmx))
- return 1;
-
if (vmx->nested.current_vmptr != vmptr) {
struct gfn_to_hva_cache *ghc = &vmx->nested.vmcs12_cache;
struct vmcs_hdr hdr;
--
2.55.0
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From: Vitaly Kuznetsov @ 2026-08-18 16:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: kvm, Sean Christopherson, Paolo Bonzini; +Cc: f734222792, linux-kernel
VMPTRST with active eVMCS is currently forbidden, however, returning 1
without skipping the instruction will likely result in L1 getting
stuck. While TLFS does not specify the expected behavior, genuine Hyper-V
seems to be returning eVMCS GPA. Implement the same behavior in KVM.
Reported-by: f734222792@gmail.com
Link: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=221841
Signed-off-by: Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@redhat.com>
---
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c | 14 +++++++++++---
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
index 216f54a0b8ae..4b56df4c57f1 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
@@ -5946,7 +5946,7 @@ static int handle_vmptrst(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
{
unsigned long exit_qual = vmx_get_exit_qual(vcpu);
u32 instr_info = vmcs_read32(VMX_INSTRUCTION_INFO);
- gpa_t current_vmptr = to_vmx(vcpu)->nested.current_vmptr;
+ gpa_t current_vmptr;
struct x86_exception e;
gva_t gva;
int r;
@@ -5954,8 +5954,16 @@ static int handle_vmptrst(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
if (!nested_vmx_check_permission(vcpu))
return 1;
- if (unlikely(nested_vmx_is_evmptr12_valid(to_vmx(vcpu))))
- return 1;
+ /*
+ * Hyper-V TLFS does not specify the behavior of VMPTRST when eVMCS is used
+ * but genuine Hyper-V seems to be returning eVMCS GPA.
+ */
+#ifdef CONFIG_KVM_HYPERV
+ if (nested_vmx_is_evmptr12_valid(to_vmx(vcpu)))
+ current_vmptr = to_vmx(vcpu)->nested.hv_evmcs_vmptr;
+ else
+#endif
+ current_vmptr = to_vmx(vcpu)->nested.current_vmptr;
if (get_vmx_mem_address(vcpu, exit_qual, instr_info,
true, sizeof(gpa_t), &gva))
--
2.55.0
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From: Vitaly Kuznetsov @ 2026-08-18 16:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: kvm, Sean Christopherson, Paolo Bonzini; +Cc: f734222792, linux-kernel
Previously, VMPTRST was forbidden with eVMCS and selftests were mocking the
correct behavior in vmptrst() by returning enlightened vmptr directly.
Since KVM's behavior has changed to match genuine Hyper-V, adjust evmcs
test accordingly.
Signed-off-by: Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@redhat.com>
---
tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86/evmcs.h | 8 --------
tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86/vmx.h | 3 ---
tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/hyperv_evmcs.c | 5 ++---
3 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86/evmcs.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86/evmcs.h
index be79bda024bf..8b14a5dfa04b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86/evmcs.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86/evmcs.h
@@ -265,14 +265,6 @@ static inline bool load_evmcs(struct hyperv_test_pages *hv)
return true;
}
-static inline int evmcs_vmptrst(u64 *value)
-{
- *value = current_vp_assist->current_nested_vmcs &
- ~HV_X64_MSR_VP_ASSIST_PAGE_ENABLE;
-
- return 0;
-}
-
static inline int evmcs_vmread(u64 encoding, u64 *value)
{
switch (encoding) {
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86/vmx.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86/vmx.h
index 90fffaf91595..047d02aa9688 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86/vmx.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86/vmx.h
@@ -341,9 +341,6 @@ static inline int vmptrst(u64 *value)
u64 tmp;
u8 ret;
- if (enable_evmcs)
- return evmcs_vmptrst(value);
-
__asm__ __volatile__("vmptrst %[value]; setna %[ret]"
: [value]"=m"(tmp), [ret]"=rm"(ret)
: : "cc", "memory");
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/hyperv_evmcs.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/hyperv_evmcs.c
index c7fa114aee20..88262ddf7fcb 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/hyperv_evmcs.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/hyperv_evmcs.c
@@ -95,16 +95,15 @@ void guest_code(struct vmx_pages *vmx_pages, struct hyperv_test_pages *hv_pages,
GUEST_ASSERT(prepare_for_vmx_operation(vmx_pages));
GUEST_SYNC(3);
GUEST_ASSERT(load_evmcs(hv_pages));
- GUEST_ASSERT(vmptrstz() == hv_pages->enlightened_vmcs_gpa);
+ /* VMPTRST returns -1 until VMLAUNCH with eVMCS ptr set */
+ GUEST_ASSERT(vmptrstz() == -1);
GUEST_SYNC(4);
- GUEST_ASSERT(vmptrstz() == hv_pages->enlightened_vmcs_gpa);
prepare_vmcs(vmx_pages, l2_guest_code,
&l2_guest_stack[L2_GUEST_STACK_SIZE]);
GUEST_SYNC(5);
- GUEST_ASSERT(vmptrstz() == hv_pages->enlightened_vmcs_gpa);
current_evmcs->revision_id = -1u;
GUEST_ASSERT(vmlaunch());
current_evmcs->revision_id = EVMCS_VERSION;
--
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From: Vitaly Kuznetsov @ 2026-08-18 16:52 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: kvm, Sean Christopherson, Paolo Bonzini; +Cc: f734222792, linux-kernel
Check that VMPTRLD when eVMCS is active results in #UD. This matches
genuine Hyper-V's behavior.
Use KVM_ASM_SAFE framework to handle #UD from VMPTRLD. Unfortunately, the
same trick cannot be applied to the existing #UD check on VMLAUNCH as
VMLAUNCH clobbers all registers which KVM_ASM_SAFE depends on. Keep
VMLAUNCH handling separately.
Assisted-by: Claude:claude-sonnet-4-6
Signed-off-by: Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@redhat.com>
---
tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86/vmx.h | 19 +++++++++++---
.../testing/selftests/kvm/x86/hyperv_evmcs.c | 26 +++++++++++++++----
2 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86/vmx.h b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86/vmx.h
index 047d02aa9688..e6adde3970d4 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86/vmx.h
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86/vmx.h
@@ -325,9 +325,6 @@ static inline int vmptrld(u64 vmcs_pa)
{
u8 ret;
- if (enable_evmcs)
- return -1;
-
__asm__ __volatile__ ("vmptrld %[pa]; setna %[ret]"
: [ret]"=rm"(ret)
: [pa]"m"(vmcs_pa)
@@ -336,6 +333,22 @@ static inline int vmptrld(u64 vmcs_pa)
return ret;
}
+static inline int vmptrld_safe(u64 vmcs_pa)
+{
+ u64 error_code;
+ u8 vector;
+ u8 failed;
+
+ asm volatile(KVM_ASM_SAFE("vmptrld %[pa]")
+ "\n\tsetna %[failed]"
+ : KVM_ASM_SAFE_OUTPUTS(vector, error_code),
+ [failed]"=qm"(failed)
+ : [pa]"m"(vmcs_pa)
+ : "cc", "memory", KVM_ASM_SAFE_CLOBBERS);
+
+ return vector ? vector : failed ? -EINVAL : 0;
+}
+
static inline int vmptrst(u64 *value)
{
u64 tmp;
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/hyperv_evmcs.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/hyperv_evmcs.c
index 88262ddf7fcb..cff27638834b 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/hyperv_evmcs.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/hyperv_evmcs.c
@@ -23,7 +23,11 @@ static int ud_count;
static void guest_ud_handler(struct ex_regs *regs)
{
ud_count++;
- regs->rip += 3; /* VMLAUNCH */
+ /*
+ * VMLAUNCH insn can't be easily covered by KVM_ASM_SAFE framework but
+ * luckily the instruction is always three bytes.
+ */
+ regs->rip += 3;
}
static void guest_nmi_handler(struct ex_regs *regs)
@@ -182,7 +186,15 @@ void guest_code(struct vmx_pages *vmx_pages, struct hyperv_test_pages *hv_pages,
GUEST_ASSERT(vmreadz(VM_EXIT_REASON) == EXIT_REASON_VMCALL);
GUEST_SYNC(11);
- /* Try enlightened vmptrld with an incorrect GPA */
+ /* VMPTRLD instruction causes #UD after enlightened VMLAUNCH */
+ GUEST_ASSERT(vmptrld_safe(hv_pages->enlightened_vmcs_gpa) == UD_VECTOR);
+
+ /*
+ * Try enlightened vmptrld with an incorrect GPA. GUEST_SYNC(12) signals
+ * the host to enable guest_ud_handler() which cannot be enabled beforehand
+ * to not override the default fixup handler from KVM_ASM_SAFE().
+ */
+ GUEST_SYNC(12);
evmcs_vmptrld(0xdeadbeef, hv_pages->enlightened_vmcs);
GUEST_ASSERT(vmlaunch());
GUEST_ASSERT(ud_count == 1);
@@ -256,7 +268,6 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
vcpu_args_set(vcpu, 3, vmx_pages_gva, hv_pages_gva, addr_gva2gpa(vm, hcall_page));
vcpu_set_msr(vcpu, HV_X64_MSR_VP_INDEX, vcpu->id);
- vm_install_exception_handler(vm, UD_VECTOR, guest_ud_handler);
vm_install_exception_handler(vm, NMI_VECTOR, guest_nmi_handler);
pr_info("Running L1 which uses EVMCS to run L2\n");
@@ -286,7 +297,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
/* Force immediate L2->L1 exit before resuming */
if (stage == 8) {
- pr_info("Injecting NMI into L1 before L2 had a chance to run after restore\n");
+ pr_debug("Injecting NMI into L1 before L2 had a chance to run after restore\n");
inject_nmi(vcpu);
}
@@ -296,9 +307,14 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
* KVM_STATE_NESTED_EVMCS is not lost.
*/
if (stage == 9) {
- pr_info("Trying extra KVM_GET_NESTED_STATE/KVM_SET_NESTED_STATE cycle\n");
+ pr_debug("Trying extra KVM_GET_NESTED_STATE/KVM_SET_NESTED_STATE cycle\n");
vcpu = save_restore_vm(vm, vcpu);
}
+
+ if (stage == 12) {
+ pr_debug("Trying enlightened VMLAUNCH with an invalid PTR\n");
+ vm_install_exception_handler(vm, UD_VECTOR, guest_ud_handler);
+ }
}
done:
--
2.55.0
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