Re: [PATCH v6 24/25] KVM: nVMX: Introduce new VMX_BASIC bit for event error_code delivery to L1

From: Maxim Levitsky
Date: Tue Oct 31 2023 - 13:58:16 EST


On Thu, 2023-09-14 at 02:33 -0400, Yang Weijiang wrote:
> Per SDM description(Vol.3D, Appendix A.1):
> "If bit 56 is read as 1, software can use VM entry to deliver a hardware
> exception with or without an error code, regardless of vector"
>
> Modify has_error_code check before inject events to nested guest. Only
> enforce the check when guest is in real mode, the exception is not hard
> exception and the platform doesn't enumerate bit56 in VMX_BASIC, in all
> other case ignore the check to make the logic consistent with SDM.
>
> Signed-off-by: Yang Weijiang <weijiang.yang@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c | 22 ++++++++++++++--------
> arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.h | 5 +++++
> 2 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
> index c5ec0ef51ff7..78a3be394d00 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c
> @@ -1205,9 +1205,9 @@ static int vmx_restore_vmx_basic(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx, u64 data)
> {
> const u64 feature_and_reserved =
> /* feature (except bit 48; see below) */
> - BIT_ULL(49) | BIT_ULL(54) | BIT_ULL(55) |
> + BIT_ULL(49) | BIT_ULL(54) | BIT_ULL(55) | BIT_ULL(56) |
> /* reserved */
> - BIT_ULL(31) | GENMASK_ULL(47, 45) | GENMASK_ULL(63, 56);
> + BIT_ULL(31) | GENMASK_ULL(47, 45) | GENMASK_ULL(63, 57);
> u64 vmx_basic = vmcs_config.nested.basic;
>
> if (!is_bitwise_subset(vmx_basic, data, feature_and_reserved))
> @@ -2846,12 +2846,16 @@ static int nested_check_vm_entry_controls(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
> CC(intr_type == INTR_TYPE_OTHER_EVENT && vector != 0))
> return -EINVAL;
>
> - /* VM-entry interruption-info field: deliver error code */
> - should_have_error_code =
> - intr_type == INTR_TYPE_HARD_EXCEPTION && prot_mode &&
> - x86_exception_has_error_code(vector);
> - if (CC(has_error_code != should_have_error_code))
> - return -EINVAL;
> + if (!prot_mode || intr_type != INTR_TYPE_HARD_EXCEPTION ||
> + !nested_cpu_has_no_hw_errcode_cc(vcpu)) {
> + /* VM-entry interruption-info field: deliver error code */
> + should_have_error_code =
> + intr_type == INTR_TYPE_HARD_EXCEPTION &&
> + prot_mode &&
> + x86_exception_has_error_code(vector);
> + if (CC(has_error_code != should_have_error_code))
> + return -EINVAL;
> + }
>
> /* VM-entry exception error code */
> if (CC(has_error_code &&
> @@ -6968,6 +6972,8 @@ static void nested_vmx_setup_basic(struct nested_vmx_msrs *msrs)
>
> if (cpu_has_vmx_basic_inout())
> msrs->basic |= VMX_BASIC_INOUT;
> + if (cpu_has_vmx_basic_no_hw_errcode())
> + msrs->basic |= VMX_BASIC_NO_HW_ERROR_CODE_CC;
> }
>
> static void nested_vmx_setup_cr_fixed(struct nested_vmx_msrs *msrs)
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.h b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.h
> index b4b9d51438c6..26842da6857d 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.h
> @@ -284,6 +284,11 @@ static inline bool nested_cr4_valid(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, unsigned long val)
> __kvm_is_valid_cr4(vcpu, val);
> }
>
> +static inline bool nested_cpu_has_no_hw_errcode_cc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
> +{
> + return to_vmx(vcpu)->nested.msrs.basic & VMX_BASIC_NO_HW_ERROR_CODE_CC;
> +}
> +
> /* No difference in the restrictions on guest and host CR4 in VMX operation. */
> #define nested_guest_cr4_valid nested_cr4_valid
> #define nested_host_cr4_valid nested_cr4_valid

Reviewed-by: Maxim Levitsky <mlevitsk@xxxxxxxxxx>

Best regards,
Maxim Levitsky