[PATCH v2 0/4] KVM: nVMX: Adjust VMPTRLD/VMPTRST behavior with active eVMCS
From: Vitaly Kuznetsov
Date: Tue Aug 18 2026 - 12:54:33 EST
Changes since v1:
- Fix build when !CONFIG_KVM_HYPERV [Sashiko]
- Drop now-unneeded evmcs_vmptrst() [Sashiko]
- Avoid hardcoding VMPTRLD insn length in hyperv_evmcs [Sashiko], use
KVM_ASM_SAFE framework instead [Sean]
It was reported (https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=221841) that
KVM's emulation of VMPTRLD/VMPTRST instructions when Enlightened VMCS is
active is sub-optimal: returning '1' does not make the L1 guest skip the
instruction so a hang is likely to happen. While TLFS does not really
specify the expected behavior, genuine Hyper-V seems to return #UD for
VMPTRLD and eVMCS pointer for VMPTRST. Alter the behavior in KVM and check
it in selftests.
Note: this is not a security issue. Misbehaving L1 can only do self-harm
by doing VMPTRLD/VMPTRST when it also uses eVMCS.
Vitaly Kuznetsov (4):
KVM: nVMX: Make VMPTRLD result in #UD when eVMCS is used
KVM: nVMX: Make VMPTRST return eVMCS GPA when it is used
KVM: selftests: Adapt to the updated VMPTRST behavior when eVMCS is
used
KVM: selftests: Check VMPTRLD with active eVMCS
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/nested.c | 24 +++++++++-----
.../testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86/evmcs.h | 8 -----
tools/testing/selftests/kvm/include/x86/vmx.h | 22 +++++++++----
.../testing/selftests/kvm/x86/hyperv_evmcs.c | 31 ++++++++++++++-----
4 files changed, 56 insertions(+), 29 deletions(-)
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