Re: [PATCH] x86/kvm/mmu: make mmu->prev_roots cache work for NPT case

[Paolo Bonzini]

On 22/02/19 17:46, Vitaly Kuznetsov wrote:
> I noticed that fast_cr3_switch() always fails when we switch back from L2
> to L1 as it is not able to find a cached root. This is odd: host's CR3
> usually stays the same, we expect to always follow the fast path. Turns
> out the problem is that page role is always mismatched because
> kvm_mmu_get_page() filters out cr4_pae when direct, the value is stored
> in page header and later compared with new_role in cached_root_available().
> As cr4_pae is always set in long mode prev_roots cache is dysfunctional.

Really cr4_pae means "are the PTEs 8 bytes".  So I think your patch is
correct but on top we should set it to 1 (not zero!!) for
kvm_calc_shadow_ept_root_page_role, init_kvm_nested_mmu and
kvm_calc_tdp_mmu_root_page_role.  Or maybe everything breaks with that
change.

> - Do not clear cr4_pae in kvm_mmu_get_page() and check direct on call sites
>  (detect_write_misaligned(), get_written_sptes()).

These only run with shadow page tables, by the way.

Paolo