[PATCH v2 5/6] KVM: nVMX: don't fail nested VM entry on invalid guest state if !from_vmentry

From: Maxim Levitsky
Date: Mon Aug 30 2021 - 08:56:11 EST


It is possible that when non root mode is entered via special entry
(!from_vmentry), that is from SMM or from loading the nested state,
the L2 state could be invalid in regard to non unrestricted guest mode,
but later it can become valid.

(for example when RSM emulation restores segment registers from SMRAM)

Thus delay the check to VM entry, where we will check this and fail.

Signed-off-by: Maxim Levitsky <mlevitsk@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c | 7 ++++++-
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c | 5 ++++-
2 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
index bc6327950657..1a05ae83dae5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
@@ -2546,8 +2546,13 @@ static int prepare_vmcs02(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct vmcs12 *vmcs12,
* Guest state is invalid and unrestricted guest is disabled,
* which means L1 attempted VMEntry to L2 with invalid state.
* Fail the VMEntry.
+ *
+ * However when force loading the guest state (SMM exit or
+ * loading nested state after migration, it is possible to
+ * have invalid guest state now, which will be later fixed by
+ * restoring L2 register state
*/
- if (CC(!vmx_guest_state_valid(vcpu))) {
+ if (CC(from_vmentry && !vmx_guest_state_valid(vcpu))) {
*entry_failure_code = ENTRY_FAIL_DEFAULT;
return -EINVAL;
}
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index 1c113195c846..02d061f5956a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -6624,7 +6624,10 @@ static fastpath_t vmx_vcpu_run(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
* consistency check VM-Exit due to invalid guest state and bail.
*/
if (unlikely(vmx->emulation_required)) {
- vmx->fail = 0;
+
+ /* We don't emulate invalid state of a nested guest */
+ vmx->fail = is_guest_mode(vcpu);
+
vmx->exit_reason.full = EXIT_REASON_INVALID_STATE;
vmx->exit_reason.failed_vmentry = 1;
kvm_register_mark_available(vcpu, VCPU_EXREG_EXIT_INFO_1);
--
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