[PATCH 2/3] x86: KVM: VMX: cache guest written value of MSR_IA32_DEBUGCTL

From: Maxim Levitsky
Date: Tue Apr 15 2025 - 20:26:30 EST


Store the guest's written value of MSR_IA32_DEBUGCTL in a software field,
insted of always reading/writing the GUEST_IA32_DEBUGCTL vmcs field.

This will allow in the future to have a different value in the
actual GUEST_IA32_DEBUGCTL from the value that the guest has set.

Signed-off-by: Maxim Levitsky <mlevitsk@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c | 5 ++++-
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h | 1 +
2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index 4237422dc4ed..c9208a4acda4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -2196,11 +2196,14 @@ static u64 vmx_get_supported_debugctl(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool host_initiated

u64 vmx_get_guest_debugctl(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
{
- return vmcs_read64(GUEST_IA32_DEBUGCTL);
+ return to_vmx(vcpu)->msr_ia32_debugctl;
}

static void __vmx_set_guest_debugctl(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 data)
{
+ struct vcpu_vmx *vmx = to_vmx(vcpu);
+
+ vmx->msr_ia32_debugctl = data;
vmcs_write64(GUEST_IA32_DEBUGCTL, data);
}

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
index 8ac46fb47abd..699da6d2bc66 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.h
@@ -291,6 +291,7 @@ struct vcpu_vmx {
/* SGX Launch Control public key hash */
u64 msr_ia32_sgxlepubkeyhash[4];
u64 msr_ia32_mcu_opt_ctrl;
+ u64 msr_ia32_debugctl;
bool disable_fb_clear;

struct pt_desc pt_desc;
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2.26.3