Re: [PATCH] arch/x86: Set XSS while handling #VC intercept for CPUID

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Tue Oct 03 2023 - 05:40:41 EST



* Jinank Jain <jinankjain@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> According to [1], while handling the #VC intercept for CPUID leaf
> 0x0000_000D, we need to supply the value of XSS in the GHCB page. If
> this value is not provided then a spec compliant hypervisor can fail the
> GHCB request and kill the guest.
>
> [1] https://www.amd.com/system/files/TechDocs/56421-guest-hypervisor-communication-block-standardization.pdf

URL doesn't seem to exist, I get redirected to AMD's 404 page.

Thanks,

Ingo