[PATCH v2 2/2] KVM: VMX: Fix VPID capability detection

From: Wanpeng Li
Date: Tue Oct 17 2017 - 00:04:12 EST


From: Wanpeng Li <wanpeng.li@xxxxxxxxxxx>

In my setup, EPT is not exposed to L1, the VPID capability is exposed and
can be observed by vmxcap tool in L1:
INVVPID supported yes
Individual-address INVVPID yes
Single-context INVVPID yes
All-context INVVPID yes
Single-context-retaining-globals INVVPID yes

However, the module parameter of VPID observed in L1 is always N, the
cpu_has_vmx_invvpid() check in L1 KVM fails since vmx_capability.vpid
is 0 and it is not read from MSR due to EPT is not exposed.

The VPID can be used to tag linear mappings when EPT is not enabled. However,
current logic just detects VPID capability if EPT is enabled, this patch
fixes it.

Cc: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Radim KrÄmÃÅ <rkrcmar@xxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Jim Mattson <jmattson@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Wanpeng Li <wanpeng.li@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
v1 -> v2:
* rdmsr_safe instead of rdmsr
* add more explanation to patch description

arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c | 10 +++++++---
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
index a6861ca..bf804e5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c
@@ -3684,15 +3684,19 @@ static __init int setup_vmcs_config(struct vmcs_config *vmcs_conf)
SECONDARY_EXEC_VIRTUALIZE_X2APIC_MODE |
SECONDARY_EXEC_VIRTUAL_INTR_DELIVERY);

+ rdmsr_safe(MSR_IA32_VMX_EPT_VPID_CAP,
+ &vmx_capability.ept, &vmx_capability.vpid);
+
if (_cpu_based_2nd_exec_control & SECONDARY_EXEC_ENABLE_EPT) {
/* CR3 accesses and invlpg don't need to cause VM Exits when EPT
enabled */
_cpu_based_exec_control &= ~(CPU_BASED_CR3_LOAD_EXITING |
CPU_BASED_CR3_STORE_EXITING |
CPU_BASED_INVLPG_EXITING);
- rdmsr(MSR_IA32_VMX_EPT_VPID_CAP,
- vmx_capability.ept, vmx_capability.vpid);
- }
+ } else
+ vmx_capability.ept = 0;
+ if (!(_cpu_based_2nd_exec_control & SECONDARY_EXEC_ENABLE_VPID))
+ vmx_capability.vpid = 0;

min = VM_EXIT_SAVE_DEBUG_CONTROLS | VM_EXIT_ACK_INTR_ON_EXIT;
#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
--
2.7.4