----- liran.alon@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > ----- pbonzini@xxxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > Direct access to MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL and MSR_IA32_PRED_CMD is > > important > > for performance. Allow load/store of MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, restore > > guest > > IBRS on VM entry and set it to 0 on VM exit (because Linux does not > > use > > it yet). > > > > Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@xxxxxxxxxx> > > --- > > arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > > 1 file changed, 42 insertions(+) > > > > diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c > > index 669f5f74857d..ef603692aa98 100644 > > --- a/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c > > +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/vmx.c > > @@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ > > module_param_named(preemption_timer, enable_preemption_timer, > bool, > > S_IRUGO); > > #endif > > > > +static bool __read_mostly have_spec_ctrl; > > + > > #define KVM_GUEST_CR0_MASK (X86_CR0_NW | X86_CR0_CD) > > #define KVM_VM_CR0_ALWAYS_ON_UNRESTRICTED_GUEST (X86_CR0_WP | > > X86_CR0_NE) > > #define KVM_VM_CR0_ALWAYS_ON \ > > @@ -609,6 +611,8 @@ struct vcpu_vmx { > > u64 msr_host_kernel_gs_base; > > u64 msr_guest_kernel_gs_base; > > #endif > > + u64 spec_ctrl; > > + > > u32 vm_entry_controls_shadow; > > u32 vm_exit_controls_shadow; > > u32 secondary_exec_control; > > @@ -3361,6 +3365,9 @@ static int vmx_get_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, > > struct msr_data *msr_info) > > case MSR_IA32_TSC: > > msr_info->data = guest_read_tsc(vcpu); > > break; > > + case MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL: > > + msr_info->data = to_vmx(vcpu)->spec_ctrl; > > + break; > > case MSR_IA32_SYSENTER_CS: > > msr_info->data = vmcs_read32(GUEST_SYSENTER_CS); > > break; > > @@ -3500,6 +3507,9 @@ static int vmx_set_msr(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, > > struct msr_data *msr_info) > > case MSR_IA32_TSC: > > kvm_write_tsc(vcpu, msr_info); > > break; > > + case MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL: > > + to_vmx(vcpu)->spec_ctrl = data; > > + break; > > case MSR_IA32_CR_PAT: > > if (vmcs_config.vmentry_ctrl & VM_ENTRY_LOAD_IA32_PAT) { > > if (!kvm_mtrr_valid(vcpu, MSR_IA32_CR_PAT, data)) > > @@ -7062,6 +7072,17 @@ static __init int hardware_setup(void) > > goto out; > > } > > > > + /* > > + * FIXME: this is only needed until SPEC_CTRL is supported > > + * by upstream Linux in cpufeatures, then it can be replaced > > + * with static_cpu_has. > > + */ > > + have_spec_ctrl = cpu_has_spec_ctrl(); > > + if (have_spec_ctrl) > > + pr_info("kvm: SPEC_CTRL available\n"); > > + else > > + pr_info("kvm: SPEC_CTRL not available\n"); > > + > > if (boot_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_NX)) > > kvm_enable_efer_bits(EFER_NX); > > > > @@ -7131,6 +7152,8 @@ static __init int hardware_setup(void) > > vmx_disable_intercept_for_msr(MSR_IA32_SYSENTER_CS, false); > > vmx_disable_intercept_for_msr(MSR_IA32_SYSENTER_ESP, false); > > vmx_disable_intercept_for_msr(MSR_IA32_SYSENTER_EIP, false); > > + vmx_disable_intercept_for_msr(MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, false); > > + vmx_disable_intercept_for_msr(MSR_IA32_PRED_CMD, false); > > > > memcpy(vmx_msr_bitmap_legacy_x2apic_apicv, > > vmx_msr_bitmap_legacy, PAGE_SIZE); > > @@ -9601,6 +9624,13 @@ static void __noclone vmx_vcpu_run(struct > > kvm_vcpu *vcpu) > > > > vmx_arm_hv_timer(vcpu); > > > > + /* > > + * MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL is restored after the last indirect branch > > + * before vmentry. > > + */ > > + if (have_spec_ctrl && vmx->spec_ctrl != 0) > > + wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, vmx->spec_ctrl); > > + > > vmx->__launched = vmx->loaded_vmcs->launched; > > asm( > > /* Store host registers */ > > @@ -9707,6 +9737,18 @@ static void __noclone vmx_vcpu_run(struct > > kvm_vcpu *vcpu) > > #endif > > ); > > > > + if (have_spec_ctrl) { > > + rdmsrl(MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, vmx->spec_ctrl); > > + if (vmx->spec_ctrl != 0) As I said also on the AMD patch, I think this is a bug. Intel specify that we should set IBRS bit even if it was already set on every #VMExit. -Liran > > + wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_SPEC_CTRL, 0); > > + } > > + /* > > + * Speculative execution past the above wrmsrl might encounter > > + * an indirect branch and use guest-controlled contents of the > > + * indirect branch predictor; block it. > > + */ > > + asm("lfence"); > > + > > /* MSR_IA32_DEBUGCTLMSR is zeroed on vmexit. Restore it if needed > > */ > > if (vmx->host_debugctlmsr) > > update_debugctlmsr(vmx->host_debugctlmsr); > > -- > > 1.8.3.1 > > Reviewed-by: Liran Alon <liran.alon@xxxxxxxxxx>