Re: [PATCH] kvm: x86: vmx: add checks on guest RIP

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On 03/12/2014 23:56, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> > This check is off by one.  It is checking bits 63:47 instead of bits
> > 63:48 (this quirk is intentionally part of the specification, so that
> > you can reenter a guest at 0x800000000000 after e.g. a VMCALL vmexit and
> > cause a general protection fault).
> 
> Seriously?  Intel did that for vmcall but not sysret?

Yes, it is even tested by kvm-unit-tests. :)

Paolo
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