Re: [PATCH v6 0/3] Introduce Notify VM exit

[Chenyi Qiang <chenyi.qiang@intel.com>]

On 5/24/2022 3:30 AM, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> On 4/21/22 09:29, Chenyi Qiang wrote:
>> Virtual machines can exploit Intel ISA characterstics to cause
>> functional denial of service to the VMM. This series introduces a new
>> feature named Notify VM exit, which can help mitigate such kind of
>> attacks.
>>
>> Patch 1: An extension of KVM_SET_VCPU_EVENTS ioctl to inject a
>> synthesized shutdown event from user space. This is also a fix for other
>> synthesized triple fault, e.g. the RSM patch or nested_vmx_abort(),
>> which could get lost when exit to userspace to do migrate.
>>
>> Patch 2: A selftest about get/set triple fault event.
>>
>> Patch 3: The main patch to enable Notify VM exit.
> 
> Chenyi, can you send v7 for inclusion?
> 
> Paolo
> 

Hi Paolo

v7 is sent out at
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220524135624.22988-1-chenyi.qiang@intel.com/

>> ---
>> Change logs:
>> v5 -> v6
>> - Do some changes in document.
>> - Add a selftest about get/set triple fault event. (Sean)
>> - extend the argument to include both the notify window and some flags
>>    when enabling KVM_CAP_X86_BUS_LOCK_EXIT CAP. (Sean)
>> - Change to use KVM_VCPUEVENT_VALID_TRIPE_FAULT in flags field and add
>>    pending_triple_fault field in struct kvm_vcpu_events, which allows
>>    userspace to make/clear triple fault request. (Sean)
>> - Add a flag in kvm_x86_ops to avoid the kvm_has_notify_vmexit global
>>    varialbe and its export.(Sean)
>> - v5: 
>> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220318074955.22428-1-chenyi.qiang@intel.com/ 
>>
>>
>> v4 -> v5
>> - rename KVM_VCPUEVENTS_SHUTDOWN to KVM_VCPUEVENTS_TRIPLE_FAULT. Make it
>>    bidirection and add it to get_vcpu_events. (Sean)
>> - v4: 
>> https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220310084001.10235-1-chenyi.qiang@intel.com/ 
>>
>>
>> v3 -> v4
>> - Change this feature to per-VM scope. (Jim)
>> - Once VM_CONTEXT_INVALID set in exit_qualification, exit to user space
>>    notify this fatal case, especially the notify VM exit happens in L2.
>>    (Jim)
>> - extend KVM_SET_VCPU_EVENTS to allow user space to inject a shutdown
>>    event. (Jim)
>> - A minor code changes.
>> - Add document for the new KVM capability.
>> - v3: 
>> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20220223062412.22334-1-chenyi.qiang@intel.com/ 
>>
>>
>> v2 -> v3
>> - add a vcpu state notify_window_exits to record the number of
>>    occurence as well as a pr_warn output. (Sean)
>> - Add the handling in nested VM to prevent L1 bypassing the restriction
>>    through launching a L2. (Sean)
>> - Only kill L2 when L2 VM is context invalid, synthesize a
>>    EXIT_REASON_TRIPLE_FAULT to L1 (Sean)
>> - To ease the current implementation, make module parameter
>>    notify_window read-only. (Sean)
>> - Disable notify window exit by default.
>> - v2: 
>> https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20210525051204.1480610-1-tao3.xu@intel.com/
>>
>> v1 -> v2
>> - Default set notify window to 0, less than 0 to disable.
>> - Add more description in commit message.
>> ---
>>
>> Chenyi Qiang (2):
>>    KVM: X86: Save&restore the triple fault request
>>    KVM: selftests: Add a test to get/set triple fault event
>>
>> Tao Xu (1):
>>    KVM: VMX: Enable Notify VM exit
>>
>>   Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst                | 55 +++++++++++
>>   arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h               |  9 ++
>>   arch/x86/include/asm/vmx.h                    |  7 ++
>>   arch/x86/include/asm/vmxfeatures.h            |  1 +
>>   arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/kvm.h               |  4 +-
>>   arch/x86/include/uapi/asm/vmx.h               |  4 +-
>>   arch/x86/kvm/vmx/capabilities.h               |  6 ++
>>   arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c                     |  8 ++
>>   arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c                        | 48 +++++++++-
>>   arch/x86/kvm/x86.c                            | 33 ++++++-
>>   arch/x86/kvm/x86.h                            |  5 +
>>   include/uapi/linux/kvm.h                      | 10 ++
>>   tools/testing/selftests/kvm/.gitignore        |  1 +
>>   tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile          |  1 +
>>   .../kvm/x86_64/triple_fault_event_test.c      | 96 +++++++++++++++++++
>>   15 files changed, 280 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>>   create mode 100644 
>> tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86_64/triple_fault_event_test.c
>>
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