From: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, kvm@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 00/11] KVM: fix issues with stale control fields
Date: Sat, 26 Sep 2026 01:32:42 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260926053253.195597-1-pbonzini@redhat.com> (raw)
Fix two bugs where the guest could do stupid things on purpose to
cause problems in the host.
Patches 1-5 cover cases where actions done through VMCB control fields
have to be redone if VMRUN fails. In particular, failed VMRUNs can
cause pending TLB flushes to be dropped.
Patch 6 fixes a case where eVMCS execution controls can cause the
host to use a stale MSR permission bitmap. Patches 7-11 are tests
for nested x2APIC; don't run them on an unpatched kernel.
Paolo
Sean Christopherson (11):
KVM: SVM: Preserve TLB control (i.e. pending TLB flush) on failed
VMRUN
KVM: SVM: Update control fields on #VMEXIT if and only if VMRUN
succeeded
KVM: SVM: Don't mark ASID fields as dirty when setting control.tlb_ctl
KVM: SVM: Sync guest's PERF_CNTR_GLOBAL_CTL from h/w only on
successful VMRUN
KVM: SVM: Use the active VMCB's MSR bitmap when checking if MSR is
intercepted
KVM: nVMX: Force MSR bitmap refresh if runtime eVMCS controls are
modified
KVM: selftests: Add x2APIC MSR test for inhibiting APICv while nested
KVM: selftests: Run the nested x2APIC with and without APICv being
inhibited in L2
KVM: selftests: Verify that L0's TPR doesn't get clobbered
KVM: selftests: Extend nested x2APIC test to validate disabling x2APIC
virt
KVM: selftests: Extend nested x2APIC test to validate using eVMCS for
vmcs12
arch/x86/kvm/svm/sev.c | 1 -
arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c | 43 ++--
arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.h | 1 +
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c | 6 +
tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile.kvm | 1 +
.../selftests/kvm/x86/nested_x2apic_test.c | 235 ++++++++++++++++++
6 files changed, 263 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/nested_x2apic_test.c
--
2.52.0
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Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-26 5:32 Paolo Bonzini [this message]
2026-09-26 5:32 ` [PATCH 01/11] KVM: SVM: Preserve TLB control (i.e. pending TLB flush) on failed VMRUN Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-26 5:32 ` [PATCH 02/11] KVM: SVM: Update control fields on #VMEXIT if and only if VMRUN succeeded Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-26 5:32 ` [PATCH 03/11] KVM: SVM: Don't mark ASID fields as dirty when setting control.tlb_ctl Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-26 5:32 ` [PATCH 04/11] KVM: SVM: Sync guest's PERF_CNTR_GLOBAL_CTL from h/w only on successful VMRUN Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-26 5:32 ` [PATCH 05/11] KVM: SVM: Use the active VMCB's MSR bitmap when checking if MSR is intercepted Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-26 5:32 ` [PATCH 06/11] KVM: nVMX: Force MSR bitmap refresh if runtime eVMCS controls are modified Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-26 5:32 ` [PATCH 07/11] KVM: selftests: Add x2APIC MSR test for inhibiting APICv while nested Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-26 5:32 ` [PATCH 08/11] KVM: selftests: Run the nested x2APIC with and without APICv being inhibited in L2 Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-26 5:32 ` [PATCH 09/11] KVM: selftests: Verify that L0's TPR doesn't get clobbered Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-26 5:32 ` [PATCH 10/11] KVM: selftests: Extend nested x2APIC test to validate disabling x2APIC virt Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-26 5:32 ` [PATCH 11/11] KVM: selftests: Extend nested x2APIC test to validate using eVMCS for vmcs12 Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-26 6:11 ` [PATCH 00/11] KVM: fix issues with stale control fields Paolo Bonzini
2026-09-28 17:01 ` Sean Christopherson
2026-09-26 6:12 ` Paolo Bonzini
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