[PATCH v4 13/23] KVM: x86: emulator: update the emulation mode after CR0 write

From: Maxim Levitsky
Date: Tue Oct 25 2022 - 08:46:18 EST


Update the emulation mode when handling writes to CR0, because
toggling CR0.PE switches between Real and Protected Mode, and toggling
CR0.PG when EFER.LME=1 switches between Long and Protected Mode.

This is likely a benign bug because there is no writeback of state,
other than the RIP increment, and when toggling CR0.PE, the CPU has
to execute code from a very low memory address.

Signed-off-by: Maxim Levitsky <mlevitsk@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c | 16 +++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c b/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c
index 2c56d08b426065..5cc3efa0e21c17 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/emulate.c
@@ -3290,11 +3290,25 @@ static int em_movbe(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt)

static int em_cr_write(struct x86_emulate_ctxt *ctxt)
{
- if (ctxt->ops->set_cr(ctxt, ctxt->modrm_reg, ctxt->src.val))
+ int cr_num = ctxt->modrm_reg;
+ int r;
+
+ if (ctxt->ops->set_cr(ctxt, cr_num, ctxt->src.val))
return emulate_gp(ctxt, 0);

/* Disable writeback. */
ctxt->dst.type = OP_NONE;
+
+ if (cr_num == 0) {
+ /*
+ * CR0 write might have updated CR0.PE and/or CR0.PG
+ * which can affect the cpu's execution mode.
+ */
+ r = emulator_recalc_and_set_mode(ctxt);
+ if (r != X86EMUL_CONTINUE)
+ return r;
+ }
+
return X86EMUL_CONTINUE;
}

--
2.34.3