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,
Yosry Ahmed <yosry@kernel.org>,
Shivansh Dhiman <shivansh.dhiman@amd.com>,
Nikunj A Dadhania <nikunj@amd.com>,
Ravi Bangoria <ravi.bangoria@amd.com>,
Tom Lendacky <thomas.lendacky@amd.com>
Subject: [PATCH v5 05/12] KVM: x86: WARN if fixed-1 DR6 bits aren't already set when delivering payload
Date: Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:13:06 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260930011313.3197688-6-seanjc@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260930011313.3197688-1-seanjc@google.com>
WARN if the fixed-1 bits in DR6 aren't already set when delivering a #DB
payload, as (stating the obvious) KVM should never clear fixed-1 bits.
Opportunistically switch to kvm_get_dr6_fixed_1() instead using the more
conservative DR6_FIXED_1, to ensure that bits that are fixed-1 from the
guest's perspective are indeed '1'. In practice, this aspect should be a
glorified nop specifically because fixed-1 bits should already be set.
Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com>
---
arch/x86/kvm/x86.c | 10 +++++++---
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index 99518e3265b4..5b3918a4ed52 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -399,7 +399,9 @@ void kvm_deliver_exception_payload(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
return;
switch (ex->vector) {
- case DB_VECTOR:
+ case DB_VECTOR: {
+ unsigned long dr6_fixed_1 = kvm_get_dr6_fixed_1(vcpu);
+
/*
* DR6 is a mess. Reserved/unused bits are fixed-to-1, and so
* to maintain backwards compatibility with existing software,
@@ -426,7 +428,7 @@ void kvm_deliver_exception_payload(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
* 2. Clear active-low bits that are present in the payload.
* 3. Set active-high bits that are present in the payload.
* 4. Clear fixed-0 bits.
- * 5. Set fixed-1 bits.
+ * 5. Sanity check (and set, if necessary) fixed-1 bits.
*/
vcpu->arch.dr6 &= ~DR_TRAP_BITS;
vcpu->arch.dr6 |= DR6_RTM;
@@ -440,8 +442,10 @@ void kvm_deliver_exception_payload(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
* breakpoint), it is reserved and must be zero in DR6.
*/
vcpu->arch.dr6 &= ~BIT(12);
- vcpu->arch.dr6 |= DR6_FIXED_1;
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE((vcpu->arch.dr6 & dr6_fixed_1) != dr6_fixed_1))
+ vcpu->arch.dr6 |= dr6_fixed_1;
break;
+ }
case PF_VECTOR:
vcpu->arch.cr2 = ex->payload;
break;
--
2.56.0.rc1.315.gc6ed9934b7-goog
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-09-30 1:13 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-30 1:13 [PATCH v5 00/12] KVM: x86: Bus Lock Detect fixes and SVM support Sean Christopherson
2026-09-30 1:13 ` [PATCH v5 01/12] KVM: x86: Preserve DR6.BLD (Bus Lock Detect) when delivering #DB payload Sean Christopherson
2026-09-30 1:13 ` [PATCH v5 02/12] KVM: x86: Rename kvm_dr6_fixed() => kvm_get_dr6_fixed_1() Sean Christopherson
2026-09-30 1:13 ` [PATCH v5 03/12] KVM: Return an "unsigned long", not "u64" for the fixed-1 DR6 bits Sean Christopherson
2026-09-30 1:13 ` [PATCH v5 04/12] KVM: x86: Force fixed-1 bits in DR6 after synchronizing with hardware Sean Christopherson
2026-09-30 1:13 ` Sean Christopherson [this message]
2026-09-30 1:13 ` [PATCH v5 06/12] KVM: x86: Kill off DR6_FIXED_1 to prevent future misuse Sean Christopherson
2026-09-30 1:13 ` [PATCH v5 07/12] KVM: SVM: Add helper to query if LBR virtualization needs to be enabled Sean Christopherson
2026-09-30 1:13 ` [PATCH v5 08/12] KVM: nSVM: Disable LBRV in nested control cache when unsupported Sean Christopherson
2026-09-30 1:13 ` [PATCH v5 09/12] KVM: nSVM: Open code check on LBR virtualization being enabled in vmcb12 Sean Christopherson
2026-09-30 1:13 ` [PATCH v5 10/12] KVM: nSVM: Don't assume all active-low bits DR6 are fixed-1 Sean Christopherson
2026-09-30 1:13 ` [PATCH v5 11/12] KVM: SVM: Add a vCPU-aware helper to get supported DEBUGCTL bits Sean Christopherson
2026-09-30 1:13 ` [PATCH v5 12/12] KVM: SVM: Add support for virtualizating Bus Lock Detect Sean Christopherson
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