Re: [PATCH 0/2] nVMX: Ensure host's PAT stays sane

From: Sean Christopherson
Date: Tue Jun 11 2024 - 21:22:50 EST


On Wed, 05 Jun 2024 15:45:25 -0700, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> Fix a bug(s) where test_load_host_pat clobbers PAT and causes all
> subsequent tests to effectively run with all memory mapped as UC. Xiangfei
> first noticed that this caused rdtsc_vmexit_diff_test to fail, but it can
> also lead to timeouts if more tests are added, i.e. if more stuff runs after
> test_load_host_pat.
>
> Sean Christopherson (2):
> nVMX: Ensure host's PAT is loaded at the end of all VMX tests
> nVMX: Verify KVM actually loads the value in HOST_PAT into the PAT MSR
>
> [...]

Applied to kvm-x86 next, thanks!

[1/2] nVMX: Ensure host's PAT is loaded at the end of all VMX tests
https://github.com/kvm-x86/kvm-unit-tests/commit/8cbb8d3cbca9
[2/2] nVMX: Verify KVM actually loads the value in HOST_PAT into the PAT MSR
https://github.com/kvm-x86/kvm-unit-tests/commit/d31433807f2b

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