Re: [PATCH] KVM: VMX: Always reflect SGX EPCM #PFs back into the guest

From: Huang, Kai

Date: Sun Nov 23 2025 - 19:28:17 EST


On Fri, 2025-11-21 at 14:20 -0800, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> When handling intercepted #PFs, reflect EPCM (Enclave Page Cache Map)
> violations, i.e. #PFs with the SGX flag set, back into the guest. KVM
> doesn't shadow EPCM entries (the EPCM deals only with virtual/linear
> addresses), and so EPCM violation cannot be due to KVM interference,
> and more importantly can't be resolved by KVM.
>
> On pre-SGX2 hardware, EPCM violations are delivered as #GP(0) faults, but
> on SGX2+ hardware, they are delivered as #PF(SGX). Failure to account for
> the SGX2 behavior could put a vCPU into an infinite loop due to KVM not
> realizing the #PF is the guest's responsibility.
>
> Take care to deliver the EPCM violation as a #GP(0) if the _guest_ CPU
> model is only SGX1.
>
> Fixes: 72add915fbd5 ("KVM: VMX: Enable SGX virtualization for SGX1, SGX2 and LC")
> Cc: Kai Huang <kai.huang@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@xxxxxxxxxx>
>

Reviewed-by: Kai Huang <kai.huang@xxxxxxxxx>