[PATCH v4 4/9] KVM: TDX: Don't assume exit_reason[31:16] is all-0 in tdx_to_vmx_exit_reason()

From: Xiaoyao Li

Date: Wed Aug 19 2026 - 06:02:17 EST


When handling the real Exit Reason, don't assume the upper 16 bits as
all-0 in tdx_to_vmx_exit_reason(), in preparation for enabling Bus Lock
VM exit.

When Bus Lock VM exit is enabled, the bit 26 of Exit Reason becomes
valid and it can be 1 with various exit reasons. Change the logic in
tdx_to_vmx_exit_reason() to check the 'basic' Exit Reason for correctness.
Also preserve bit[31:16] when changing the (basic) Exit Reason, to not
lose the information in bit[31:16].

Change the return type of tdx_to_vmx_exit_reason() to
"union vmx_exit_reason" for the convenience of manipulating the basic
field.

Fixes: c42856af8f70 ("KVM: TDX: Add a place holder for handler of TDX hypercalls (TDG.VP.VMCALL)")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Xiaoyao Li <xiaoyao.li@xxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v3:
- new patch split from patch 2 of v2.
---
arch/x86/kvm/vmx/tdx.c | 24 ++++++++++++++----------
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/tdx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/tdx.c
index 4e275cb6927a..987092283955 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/tdx.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx/tdx.c
@@ -938,10 +938,10 @@ static __always_inline bool tdx_is_exit_reason_valid(u64 vp_enter_ret)
/* Synthesized invalid Exit Reason */
#define TDX_INVALID_EXIT_REASON U16_MAX

-static __always_inline u32 tdx_to_vmx_exit_reason(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
+static __always_inline union vmx_exit_reason tdx_to_vmx_exit_reason(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
{
struct vcpu_tdx *tdx = to_tdx(vcpu);
- u32 exit_reason;
+ union vmx_exit_reason exit_reason;

/*
* Return the synthesized invalid Exit Reason, as the TDX module
@@ -949,22 +949,26 @@ static __always_inline u32 tdx_to_vmx_exit_reason(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)
* but this is NOT a failed VM-Enter.
*/
if (!tdx_is_exit_reason_valid(tdx->vp_enter_ret))
- return TDX_INVALID_EXIT_REASON;
+ return (union vmx_exit_reason) {
+ .basic = TDX_INVALID_EXIT_REASON,
+ };

- exit_reason = tdx->vp_enter_ret;
+ exit_reason.full = (u32)tdx->vp_enter_ret;

- switch (exit_reason) {
+ switch (exit_reason.basic) {
case EXIT_REASON_TDCALL:
if (tdvmcall_exit_type(vcpu))
- return EXIT_REASON_VMCALL;
-
- return tdcall_to_vmx_exit_reason(vcpu);
+ exit_reason.basic = EXIT_REASON_VMCALL;
+ else
+ exit_reason.basic = tdcall_to_vmx_exit_reason(vcpu);
+ break;
case EXIT_REASON_EPT_MISCONFIG:
/*
* Defer KVM_BUG_ON() until tdx_handle_exit() because this is in
* non-instrumentable code with interrupts disabled.
*/
- return TDX_INVALID_EXIT_REASON;
+ exit_reason.basic = TDX_INVALID_EXIT_REASON;
+ break;
default:
break;
}
@@ -981,7 +985,7 @@ static noinstr void tdx_vcpu_enter_exit(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu)

tdx->vp_enter_ret = tdh_vp_enter(&tdx->vp, &tdx->vp_enter_args);

- vt->exit_reason.full = tdx_to_vmx_exit_reason(vcpu);
+ vt->exit_reason = tdx_to_vmx_exit_reason(vcpu);

vt->exit_qualification = tdx->vp_enter_args.rcx;
tdx->ext_exit_qualification = tdx->vp_enter_args.rdx;
--
2.43.0