* [PATCH v2] KVM: selftests: Verify KVM_MSR_EXIT_REASON_INVAL on non-canonical FS_BASE write
@ 2026-09-29 16:29 Tharit Tangkijwanichakul
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From: Tharit Tangkijwanichakul @ 2026-09-29 16:29 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: seanjc, pbonzini, shuah
Cc: kvm, linux-kselftest, linux-kernel, linux-kernel-mentees, skhan,
me, jkoolstra, Tharit Tangkijwanichakul
The msr_filter_deny test covers the FILTER and UNKNOWN MSR exit
reasons, but nothing exercises KVM_MSR_EXIT_REASON_INVAL.
Have the guest write a non-canonical value to FS_BASE and verify
that the write exits to userspace with KVM_MSR_EXIT_REASON_INVAL along
with the attempted value.
FS_BASE writes are passed through to hardware, i.e. a plain WRMSR
takes #GP directly without exiting, so use forced emulation to route
the write through KVM.
Signed-off-by: Tharit Tangkijwanichakul <tharitt97@gmail.com>
---
v2:
- Use a write of non-canonical to FS_BASE value instead of
reserved EFER bit 63 because writing non-canonical can't
become valid without massive architectural changes unlike EFER reserved bit
(suggested by Sean).
Tested on Intel Core i5-10210U (VMX). Not tested on AMD.
---
.../kvm/x86/userspace_msr_exit_test.c | 19 ++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/userspace_msr_exit_test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/userspace_msr_exit_test.c
index 2808ce727e5f..40b084cba2c0 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/userspace_msr_exit_test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/userspace_msr_exit_test.c
@@ -309,6 +309,14 @@ static void guest_msr_calls(bool trapped)
/* Invalid MSR, should always be handled by user space exit */
GUEST_ASSERT(rdmsr(0xdeadbeef) == 0xdeadbeef);
wrmsr(0xdeadbeef, 0x1234);
+
+ /*
+ * Writing a non-canonical value to FS_BASE is rejected by KVM, but
+ * FS_BASE writes are passed through to hardware, so force emulation
+ * to route the write through KVM and get an INVAL exit.
+ */
+ if (is_forced_emulation_enabled)
+ test_em_wrmsr(MSR_FS_BASE, NONCANONICAL);
}
static void guest_code_filter_deny(void)
@@ -627,6 +635,13 @@ static void handle_wrmsr(struct kvm_run *run)
TEST_ASSERT(run->msr.reason == KVM_MSR_EXIT_REASON_UNKNOWN,
"deadbeef trap w/o inval fault");
}
+
+ if (run->msr.index == MSR_FS_BASE) {
+ TEST_ASSERT(run->msr.data == NONCANONICAL,
+ "MSR_FS_BASE data is not NONCANONICAL");
+ TEST_ASSERT(run->msr.reason == KVM_MSR_EXIT_REASON_INVAL,
+ "MSR_FS_BASE trap w/o inval fault");
+ }
}
KVM_ONE_VCPU_TEST(user_msr, msr_filter_deny, guest_code_filter_deny)
@@ -667,7 +682,9 @@ KVM_ONE_VCPU_TEST(user_msr, msr_filter_deny, guest_code_filter_deny)
done:
TEST_ASSERT(msr_reads == 4, "Handled 4 rdmsr in user space");
- TEST_ASSERT(msr_writes == 3, "Handled 3 wrmsr in user space");
+ TEST_ASSERT(msr_writes == (is_forced_emulation_enabled ? 5 : 3),
+ "Handled %u wrmsr in user space, expected %u",
+ msr_writes, is_forced_emulation_enabled ? 5 : 3);
}
KVM_ONE_VCPU_TEST(user_msr, msr_permission_bitmap, guest_code_permission_bitmap)
--
2.53.0
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