Re: [PATCH 0/2] KVM: x86: never write to memory from kvm_vcpu_check_block
From: Maxim Levitsky
Date: Wed Jul 20 2022 - 05:31:37 EST
On Wed, 2022-04-27 at 13:37 -0400, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> Maxim reported the following backtrace:
>
> [ 1355.807187] kvm_vcpu_map+0x159/0x190 [kvm]
> [ 1355.807628] nested_svm_vmexit+0x4c/0x7f0 [kvm_amd]
> [ 1355.808036] ? kvm_vcpu_block+0x54/0xa0 [kvm]
> [ 1355.808450] svm_check_nested_events+0x97/0x390 [kvm_amd]
> [ 1355.808920] kvm_check_nested_events+0x1c/0x40 [kvm]
> [ 1355.809396] kvm_arch_vcpu_runnable+0x4e/0x190 [kvm]
> [ 1355.809892] kvm_vcpu_check_block+0x4f/0x100 [kvm]
> [ 1355.811259] kvm_vcpu_block+0x6b/0xa0 [kvm]
>
> due to kmap being called in non-sleepable (!TASK_RUNNING) context.
> Fix it by extending kvm_x86_ops->nested_ops.hv_timer_pending and
> getting rid of one annoying instance of kvm_check_nested_events.
>
> Paolo
>
Any update on this patch series? Pinging so it is not forgotten.
Best regards,
Maxim Levitsky