[PATCH v6 31/31] KVM: selftest: Add a selftest for VMRUN/#VMEXIT with unmappable vmcb12

From: Yosry Ahmed

Date: Tue Feb 24 2026 - 17:44:22 EST


Add a test that verifies that KVM correctly injects a #GP for nested
VMRUN and a shutdown for nested #VMEXIT, if the GPA of vmcb12 cannot be
mapped.

Signed-off-by: Yosry Ahmed <yosry@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile.kvm | 1 +
.../kvm/x86/svm_nested_invalid_vmcb12_gpa.c | 95 +++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 96 insertions(+)
create mode 100644 tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/svm_nested_invalid_vmcb12_gpa.c

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile.kvm b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile.kvm
index 36b48e766e499..f12e7c17d379d 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile.kvm
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/Makefile.kvm
@@ -110,6 +110,7 @@ TEST_GEN_PROGS_x86 += x86/state_test
TEST_GEN_PROGS_x86 += x86/vmx_preemption_timer_test
TEST_GEN_PROGS_x86 += x86/svm_vmcall_test
TEST_GEN_PROGS_x86 += x86/svm_int_ctl_test
+TEST_GEN_PROGS_x86 += x86/svm_nested_invalid_vmcb12_gpa
TEST_GEN_PROGS_x86 += x86/svm_nested_shutdown_test
TEST_GEN_PROGS_x86 += x86/svm_nested_soft_inject_test
TEST_GEN_PROGS_x86 += x86/svm_lbr_nested_state
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/svm_nested_invalid_vmcb12_gpa.c b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/svm_nested_invalid_vmcb12_gpa.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5b0dec4240937
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/kvm/x86/svm_nested_invalid_vmcb12_gpa.c
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2026, Google LLC.
+ */
+#include "kvm_util.h"
+#include "vmx.h"
+#include "svm_util.h"
+#include "kselftest.h"
+
+
+#define L2_GUEST_STACK_SIZE 64
+
+#define SYNC_GP 101
+#define SYNC_L2_STARTED 102
+
+extern char invalid_vmrun;
+
+static void guest_gp_handler(struct ex_regs *regs)
+{
+ GUEST_SYNC(SYNC_GP);
+ regs->rip = (uintptr_t)&invalid_vmrun;
+}
+
+static void l2_guest_code(void)
+{
+ GUEST_SYNC(SYNC_L2_STARTED);
+ vmcall();
+}
+
+static void l1_guest_code(struct svm_test_data *svm, u64 invalid_vmcb12_gpa)
+{
+ unsigned long l2_guest_stack[L2_GUEST_STACK_SIZE];
+
+ generic_svm_setup(svm, l2_guest_code,
+ &l2_guest_stack[L2_GUEST_STACK_SIZE]);
+
+ run_guest(svm->vmcb, invalid_vmcb12_gpa); /* #GP */
+
+ /* GP handler should jump here */
+ asm volatile ("invalid_vmrun:");
+ run_guest(svm->vmcb, svm->vmcb_gpa);
+ GUEST_ASSERT(svm->vmcb->control.exit_code == SVM_EXIT_VMMCALL);
+ GUEST_DONE();
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+ struct kvm_x86_state *state;
+ vm_vaddr_t nested_gva = 0;
+ struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu;
+ uint32_t maxphyaddr;
+ u64 max_legal_gpa;
+ struct kvm_vm *vm;
+ struct ucall uc;
+
+ TEST_REQUIRE(kvm_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_SVM));
+
+ vm = vm_create_with_one_vcpu(&vcpu, l1_guest_code);
+ vm_install_exception_handler(vcpu->vm, GP_VECTOR, guest_gp_handler);
+
+ /*
+ * Find the max legal GPA that is not backed by a memslot (i.e. cannot
+ * be mapped by KVM).
+ */
+ maxphyaddr = kvm_cpuid_property(vcpu->cpuid, X86_PROPERTY_MAX_PHY_ADDR);
+ max_legal_gpa = BIT_ULL(maxphyaddr) - PAGE_SIZE;
+ vcpu_alloc_svm(vm, &nested_gva);
+ vcpu_args_set(vcpu, 2, nested_gva, max_legal_gpa);
+
+ /* VMRUN with max_legal_gpa, KVM injects a #GP */
+ vcpu_run(vcpu);
+ TEST_ASSERT_KVM_EXIT_REASON(vcpu, KVM_EXIT_IO);
+ TEST_ASSERT_EQ(get_ucall(vcpu, &uc), UCALL_SYNC);
+ TEST_ASSERT_EQ(uc.args[1], SYNC_GP);
+
+ /*
+ * Enter L2 (with a legit vmcb12 GPA), then overwrite vmcb12 GPA with
+ * max_legal_gpa. KVM will fail to map vmcb12 on nested VM-Exit and
+ * cause a shutdown.
+ */
+ vcpu_run(vcpu);
+ TEST_ASSERT_KVM_EXIT_REASON(vcpu, KVM_EXIT_IO);
+ TEST_ASSERT_EQ(get_ucall(vcpu, &uc), UCALL_SYNC);
+ TEST_ASSERT_EQ(uc.args[1], SYNC_L2_STARTED);
+
+ state = vcpu_save_state(vcpu);
+ state->nested.hdr.svm.vmcb_pa = max_legal_gpa;
+ vcpu_load_state(vcpu, state);
+ vcpu_run(vcpu);
+ TEST_ASSERT_KVM_EXIT_REASON(vcpu, KVM_EXIT_SHUTDOWN);
+
+ kvm_x86_state_cleanup(state);
+ kvm_vm_free(vm);
+ return 0;
+}
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