[PATCH v3 4/9] KVM: SVM: Add support for saving and restoring FRED MSRs
From: Shivansh Dhiman
Date: Fri Sep 25 2026 - 07:48:12 EST
Handle the FRED MSRs in svm_get_msr()/svm_set_msr() so they can be read
and written by userspace via KVM_{GET,SET}_MSRS, as required for VM
save/restore and live migration.
FRED_RSP1..FRED_CONFIG are backed by their VMCB save-area fields.
FRED_RSP0 has no VMCB field and is served from the KVM-managed cache
(svm->msr_guest_fred_rsp0).
Signed-off-by: Shivansh Dhiman <shivansh.dhiman@xxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v3:
* New patch.
* Lets userspace save/restore the FRED MSRs through KVM_{GET,SET}_MSRS.
---
arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 45 insertions(+)
diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
index c1263a3b3e73..72d49c6daee7 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kvm/svm/svm.c
@@ -2877,6 +2877,39 @@ static bool svm_pat_accesses_gpat(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, bool from_host)
return !from_host && is_guest_mode(vcpu) && l2_has_separate_pat(vcpu);
}
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
+static_assert(offsetof(struct vmcb_save_area, fred_config) -
+ offsetof(struct vmcb_save_area, fred_rsp1) ==
+ (MSR_IA32_FRED_CONFIG - MSR_IA32_FRED_RSP1) * sizeof(u64));
+
+static u64 *fred_msr_to_vmcb_field(struct vcpu_svm *svm, u32 msr)
+{
+ return &svm->vmcb->save.fred_rsp1 + (msr - MSR_IA32_FRED_RSP1);
+}
+
+static u64 svm_read_guest_fred_rsp0(struct vcpu_svm *svm)
+{
+ preempt_disable();
+ if (svm->guest_state_loaded && svm_manages_fred_rsp0(&svm->vcpu))
+ rdmsrq(MSR_IA32_FRED_RSP0, svm->msr_guest_fred_rsp0);
+ preempt_enable();
+
+ return svm->msr_guest_fred_rsp0;
+}
+
+static void svm_write_guest_fred_rsp0(struct vcpu_svm *svm, u64 data)
+{
+ preempt_disable();
+ if (svm->guest_state_loaded && svm_manages_fred_rsp0(&svm->vcpu))
+ wrmsrq(MSR_IA32_FRED_RSP0, data);
+ preempt_enable();
+
+ svm->msr_guest_fred_rsp0 = data;
+}
+#else
+static u64 svm_read_guest_fred_rsp0(struct vcpu_svm *svm) { return 0; }
+#endif
+
static int svm_get_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
{
struct vcpu_svm *svm = to_svm(vcpu);
@@ -2915,6 +2948,12 @@ static int svm_get_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr_info)
case MSR_SYSCALL_MASK:
msr_info->data = svm->vmcb01.ptr->save.sfmask;
break;
+ case MSR_IA32_FRED_RSP0:
+ msr_info->data = svm_read_guest_fred_rsp0(svm);
+ break;
+ case MSR_IA32_FRED_RSP1 ... MSR_IA32_FRED_CONFIG:
+ msr_info->data = *fred_msr_to_vmcb_field(svm, msr_info->index);
+ break;
#endif
case MSR_IA32_SYSENTER_CS:
msr_info->data = svm->vmcb01.ptr->save.sysenter_cs;
@@ -3160,6 +3199,12 @@ static int svm_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr)
case MSR_SYSCALL_MASK:
svm->vmcb01.ptr->save.sfmask = data;
break;
+ case MSR_IA32_FRED_RSP0:
+ svm_write_guest_fred_rsp0(svm, data);
+ break;
+ case MSR_IA32_FRED_RSP1 ... MSR_IA32_FRED_CONFIG:
+ *fred_msr_to_vmcb_field(svm, ecx) = data;
+ break;
#endif
case MSR_IA32_SYSENTER_CS:
svm->vmcb01.ptr->save.sysenter_cs = data;
--
2.43.0