Re: [PATCH v2 3/5] KVM: SVM: Manually context switch DEBUGCTL if LBR virtualization is disabled

From: Ravi Bangoria
Date: Thu Feb 27 2025 - 09:23:45 EST


> Somewhat related but independent: CPU automatically clears DEBUGCTL[BTF]
> on #DB exception. So, when DEBUGCTL is save/restored by KVM (i.e. when
> LBR virtualization is disabled), it's KVM's responsibility to clear
> DEBUGCTL[BTF].

Found this with below KUT test.

(I wasn't sure whether I should send a separate series for kernel fix + KUT
patch, or you can squash kernel fix in your patch and I shall send only KUT
patch. So for now, sending it as a reply here.)

---
diff --git a/x86/debug.c b/x86/debug.c
index f493567c..2d204c63 100644
--- a/x86/debug.c
+++ b/x86/debug.c
@@ -409,6 +409,45 @@ static noinline unsigned long singlestep_with_sti_hlt(void)
return start_rip;
}

+static noinline unsigned long __run_basic_block_ss_test(void)
+{
+ unsigned long start_rip;
+
+ wrmsr(MSR_IA32_DEBUGCTLMSR, DEBUGCTLMSR_BTF);
+
+ asm volatile(
+ "pushf\n\t"
+ "pop %%rax\n\t"
+ "or $(1<<8),%%rax\n\t"
+ "push %%rax\n\t"
+ "popf\n\t"
+ "1: nop\n\t"
+ "jmp 2f\n\t"
+ "nop\n\t"
+ "2: lea 1b(%%rip), %0\n\t"
+ : "=r" (start_rip) : : "rax"
+ );
+
+ return start_rip;
+}
+
+static void run_basic_block_ss_test(void)
+{
+ unsigned long jmp_target;
+ unsigned long debugctl;
+
+ write_dr6(0);
+ jmp_target = __run_basic_block_ss_test() + 4;
+
+ report(is_single_step_db(dr6[0]) && db_addr[0] == jmp_target,
+ "Basic Block Single-step #DB: 0x%lx == 0x%lx", db_addr[0],
+ jmp_target);
+
+ debugctl = rdmsr(MSR_IA32_DEBUGCTLMSR);
+ /* CPU should automatically clear DEBUGCTL[BTF] on #DB exception */
+ report(debugctl == 0, "DebugCtl[BTF] reset post #DB. 0x%lx", debugctl);
+}
+
int main(int ac, char **av)
{
unsigned long cr4;
@@ -475,6 +514,12 @@ int main(int ac, char **av)
run_ss_db_test(singlestep_with_movss_blocking_and_dr7_gd);
run_ss_db_test(singlestep_with_sti_hlt);

+ /* Seems DEBUGCTL[BTF] is not supported on Intel. Run it only on AMD */
+ if (this_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SVM)) {
+ n = 0;
+ run_basic_block_ss_test();
+ }
+
n = 0;
write_dr1((void *)&value);
write_dr6(DR6_BS);
---

Thanks,
Ravi