[PATCH 09/32] KVM/x86: Stop using 32-bit MSR interfaces

From: Juergen Gross

Date: Mon Jun 29 2026 - 02:07:31 EST


The 32-bit MSR interfaces rdmsr(), wrmsr() and rdmsr_safe() are
planned to be removed. Use the related 64-bit variants instead.

Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@xxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c | 24 +++++++++++++-----------
arch/x86/kvm/x86.c | 4 ++--
arch/x86/virt/vmx/tdx/tdx.c | 6 ++++--
3 files changed, 19 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
index 2325be57d3d7..49948bbaf2de 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/vmx.c
@@ -2676,13 +2676,13 @@ static bool cpu_has_sgx(void)

static int adjust_vmx_controls(u32 ctl_min, u32 ctl_opt, u32 msr, u32 *result)
{
- u32 vmx_msr_low, vmx_msr_high;
+ struct msr vmx_msr;
u32 ctl = ctl_min | ctl_opt;

- rdmsr(msr, vmx_msr_low, vmx_msr_high);
+ rdmsrq(msr, vmx_msr.q);

- ctl &= vmx_msr_high; /* bit == 0 in high word ==> must be zero */
- ctl |= vmx_msr_low; /* bit == 1 in low word ==> must be one */
+ ctl &= vmx_msr.h; /* bit == 0 in high word ==> must be zero */
+ ctl |= vmx_msr.l; /* bit == 1 in low word ==> must be one */

/* Ensure minimum (required) set of control bits are supported. */
if (ctl_min & ~ctl)
@@ -2738,6 +2738,7 @@ static int setup_vmcs_config(struct vmcs_config *vmcs_conf,
u64 _cpu_based_3rd_exec_control = 0;
u32 _vmexit_control = 0;
u32 _vmentry_control = 0;
+ struct msr val;
u64 basic_msr;
u64 misc_msr;

@@ -2787,8 +2788,9 @@ static int setup_vmcs_config(struct vmcs_config *vmcs_conf,
SECONDARY_EXEC_VIRTUALIZE_X2APIC_MODE |
SECONDARY_EXEC_VIRTUAL_INTR_DELIVERY);

- rdmsr_safe(MSR_IA32_VMX_EPT_VPID_CAP,
- &vmx_cap->ept, &vmx_cap->vpid);
+ rdmsrq_safe(MSR_IA32_VMX_EPT_VPID_CAP, &val.q);
+ vmx_cap->ept = val.l;
+ vmx_cap->vpid = val.h;

if (!(_cpu_based_2nd_exec_control & SECONDARY_EXEC_ENABLE_EPT) &&
vmx_cap->ept) {
@@ -4435,7 +4437,7 @@ void vmx_deliver_interrupt(struct kvm_lapic *apic, int delivery_mode,
*/
void vmx_set_constant_host_state(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
{
- u32 low32, high32;
+ struct msr val;
unsigned long tmpl;
unsigned long cr0, cr3, cr4;

@@ -4476,8 +4478,8 @@ void vmx_set_constant_host_state(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)

vmcs_writel(HOST_RIP, (unsigned long)vmx_vmexit); /* 22.2.5 */

- rdmsr(MSR_IA32_SYSENTER_CS, low32, high32);
- vmcs_write32(HOST_IA32_SYSENTER_CS, low32);
+ rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_SYSENTER_CS, val.q);
+ vmcs_write32(HOST_IA32_SYSENTER_CS, val.l);

/*
* SYSENTER is used for 32-bit system calls on either 32-bit or
@@ -4492,8 +4494,8 @@ void vmx_set_constant_host_state(struct vcpu_vmx *vmx)
vmcs_writel(HOST_IA32_SYSENTER_EIP, tmpl); /* 22.2.3 */

if (vmcs_config.vmexit_ctrl & VM_EXIT_LOAD_IA32_PAT) {
- rdmsr(MSR_IA32_CR_PAT, low32, high32);
- vmcs_write64(HOST_IA32_PAT, low32 | ((u64) high32 << 32));
+ rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_CR_PAT, val.q);
+ vmcs_write64(HOST_IA32_PAT, val.q);
}

if (cpu_has_load_ia32_efer())
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
index afcac1042947..9b645563ece9 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
@@ -7633,9 +7633,9 @@ static void kvm_probe_feature_msr(u32 msr_index)

static void kvm_probe_msr_to_save(u32 msr_index)
{
- u32 dummy[2];
+ u64 dummy;

- if (rdmsr_safe(msr_index, &dummy[0], &dummy[1]))
+ if (rdmsrq_safe(msr_index, &dummy))
return;

/*
diff --git a/arch/x86/virt/vmx/tdx/tdx.c b/arch/x86/virt/vmx/tdx/tdx.c
index 42df8ea464c4..1b9ff749dd8e 100644
--- a/arch/x86/virt/vmx/tdx/tdx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/virt/vmx/tdx/tdx.c
@@ -1430,6 +1430,7 @@ static __init int record_keyid_partitioning(u32 *tdx_keyid_start,
u32 *nr_tdx_keyids)
{
u32 _nr_mktme_keyids, _tdx_keyid_start, _nr_tdx_keyids;
+ struct msr val;
int ret;

/*
@@ -1437,8 +1438,9 @@ static __init int record_keyid_partitioning(u32 *tdx_keyid_start,
* Bit [31:0]: Number of MKTME KeyIDs.
* Bit [63:32]: Number of TDX private KeyIDs.
*/
- ret = rdmsr_safe(MSR_IA32_MKTME_KEYID_PARTITIONING, &_nr_mktme_keyids,
- &_nr_tdx_keyids);
+ ret = rdmsrq_safe(MSR_IA32_MKTME_KEYID_PARTITIONING, &val.q);
+ _nr_mktme_keyids = val.l;
+ _nr_tdx_keyids = val.h;
if (ret || !_nr_tdx_keyids)
return -EINVAL;

--
2.54.0