[PATCH v5 12/26] KVM: nSVM: Call nested_svm_init_mmu_context() before switching to VMCB02

From: Yosry Ahmed

Date: Fri Feb 06 2026 - 14:14:03 EST


In preparation for moving more code that depends on
nested_svm_init_mmu_context() before switching to VMCB02, move the call
outside of nested_vmcb02_prepare_control() into callers, a bit earlier.
nested_svm_init_mmu_context() needs to be called after
enter_guest_mode(), but not after switching to VMCB02.

No functional change intended.

Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Yosry Ahmed <yosry.ahmed@xxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c | 11 +++++++----
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
index c16b68a07369..77cb98e39fb3 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/nested.c
@@ -803,10 +803,6 @@ static void nested_vmcb02_prepare_control(struct vcpu_svm *svm,
/* Also overwritten later if necessary. */
vmcb02->control.tlb_ctl = TLB_CONTROL_DO_NOTHING;

- /* nested_cr3. */
- if (nested_npt_enabled(svm))
- nested_svm_init_mmu_context(vcpu);
-
vcpu->arch.tsc_offset = kvm_calc_nested_tsc_offset(
vcpu->arch.l1_tsc_offset,
svm->nested.ctl.tsc_offset,
@@ -945,6 +941,9 @@ int enter_svm_guest_mode(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, u64 vmcb12_gpa,

enter_guest_mode(vcpu);

+ if (nested_npt_enabled(svm))
+ nested_svm_init_mmu_context(vcpu);
+
nested_svm_copy_common_state(svm->vmcb01.ptr, svm->nested.vmcb02.ptr);

svm_switch_vmcb(svm, &svm->nested.vmcb02);
@@ -1893,6 +1892,10 @@ static int svm_set_nested_state(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
nested_copy_vmcb_control_to_cache(svm, ctl);

enter_guest_mode(vcpu);
+
+ if (nested_npt_enabled(svm))
+ nested_svm_init_mmu_context(vcpu);
+
svm_switch_vmcb(svm, &svm->nested.vmcb02);
nested_vmcb02_prepare_control(svm, svm->vmcb->save.rip, svm->vmcb->save.cs.base);

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2.53.0.rc2.204.g2597b5adb4-goog