Re: [PATCH v5 06/26] KVM: nSVM: Triple fault if mapping VMCB12 fails on nested #VMEXIT

From: Yosry Ahmed

Date: Mon Feb 23 2026 - 19:51:35 EST


> > @@ -1146,8 +1136,16 @@ int nested_svm_vmexit(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
> > /* in case we halted in L2 */
> > kvm_set_mp_state(vcpu, KVM_MP_STATE_RUNNABLE);
> >
> > + svm->nested.vmcb12_gpa = 0;
> > +
> > + if (kvm_vcpu_map(vcpu, gpa_to_gfn(vmcb12_gpa), &map)) {
> > + kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_TRIPLE_FAULT, vcpu);
> > + return 1;
>
> Returning early isn't entirely correct. In fact, I think it's worse than the
> current behavior in many aspects.
>
> By doing leave_guest_mode() and not switching back to vmcb01 and not putting
> vcpu->arch.mmu back to root_mmu, the vCPU will be in L1 but with vmcb02 and L2's
> MMU active.

Hmm yeah, the same problem also exists in
nested_svm_vmrun_error_vmexit() after "KVM: nSVM: Restrict mapping
VMCB12 on nested VMRUN". In that path, we only need to map vmcb12 to
zero event_inj in __nested_svm_vmexit(). We can probably move them to
the callers (nested_svm_vmrun_error_vmexit() and nested_svm_vmexit())
to make it easier to skip if mapping fails.

>
> The idea I can come up with is to isolate the vmcb12 writes (which is suprisingly
> straightforward), and then simply skip the vmcb12 updates. E.g.
>
> ---
[..]
> @@ -1184,14 +1168,53 @@ int nested_svm_vmexit(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
> if (guest_cpu_cap_has(vcpu, X86_FEATURE_NRIPS))
> vmcb12->control.next_rip = vmcb02->control.next_rip;
>
> + if (nested_vmcb12_has_lbrv(vcpu))
> + svm_copy_lbrs(&vmcb12->save, &vmcb02->save);
> +
> vmcb12->control.int_ctl = svm->nested.ctl.int_ctl;
> vmcb12->control.event_inj = svm->nested.ctl.event_inj;
> vmcb12->control.event_inj_err = svm->nested.ctl.event_inj_err;
>
> + trace_kvm_nested_vmexit_inject(vmcb12->control.exit_code,
> + vmcb12->control.exit_info_1,
> + vmcb12->control.exit_info_2,
> + vmcb12->control.exit_int_info,
> + vmcb12->control.exit_int_info_err,
> + KVM_ISA_SVM);
> +}
> +
> +int nested_svm_vmexit(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
> +{
> + struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu = &svm->vcpu;
> + struct vmcb *vmcb01 = svm->vmcb01.ptr;
> + struct vmcb *vmcb02 = svm->nested.vmcb02.ptr;
> + struct vmcb *vmcb12;
> + struct kvm_host_map map;
> + int rc;
> +
> + if (!kvm_vcpu_map(vcpu, gpa_to_gfn(svm->nested.vmcb12_gpa), &map)) {
> + vmcb12 = map.hva;

Maybe also kvm_vcpu_map() mapping call to
nested_svm_vmexit_update_vmcb12() and inject a tripe fault if it
fails? Probably plays nicer with "KVM: nSVM: Restrict mapping VMCB12
on nested VMRUN".

Otherwise it looks good to me.

Should I send a new version to add all the changes?