[PATCH] KVM: selftests: Verify KVM_MSR_EXIT_REASON_INVAL on reserved EFER write
From: Tharit Tangkijwanichakul
Date: Sat Sep 26 2026 - 06:44:51 EST
The msr_filter_deny test covers the FILTER and UNKNOWN MSR exit
reasons, but nothing exercises KVM_MSR_EXIT_REASON_INVAL.
Have the guest set a reserved bit (bit 63) in EFER while preserving
the other bits, and verify that the write exits to userspace with
KVM_MSR_EXIT_REASON_INVAL along with the attempted value.
Signed-off-by: Tharit Tangkijwanichakul <tharitt97@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Tested on Intel Core i5-10210U (VMX). Not tested on AMD.
---
.../selftests/kvm/x86/userspace_msr_exit_test.c | 12 +++++++++++-
1 file changed, 11 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..7446e1404264 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 +309,9 @@ 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);
+
+ /* Setting a reserved EFER bit is rejected by KVM, exit with INVAL */
+ wrmsr(MSR_EFER, rdmsr(MSR_EFER) | BIT_ULL(63));
}
static void guest_code_filter_deny(void)
@@ -627,6 +630,13 @@ 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_EFER) {
+ TEST_ASSERT(run->msr.data & BIT_ULL(63),
+ "MSR_EFER data missing reserved bit");
+ TEST_ASSERT(run->msr.reason == KVM_MSR_EXIT_REASON_INVAL,
+ "MSR_EFER trap w/o inval fault");
+ }
}
KVM_ONE_VCPU_TEST(user_msr, msr_filter_deny, guest_code_filter_deny)
@@ -667,7 +677,7 @@ 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 == 5, "Handled 5 wrmsr in user space");
}
KVM_ONE_VCPU_TEST(user_msr, msr_permission_bitmap, guest_code_permission_bitmap)
--
2.53.0